Leo (likewise showcased as Leo: Ridiculous Sweet) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language activity spine chiller film[6] coordinated by Lokesh Kanagaraj and delivered by Seven Screen Studio. The film stars Vijay in the nominal job, close by Sanjay Dutt, Arjun, Trisha, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, Madonna Sebastian, George Maryan, Mansoor Ali Khan, Priya Anand and Mathew Thomas. It is the third portion in the Lokesh True to life Universe and is propelled by A Background marked by Savagery (2005), a transformation of the realistic novel of a similar name. The film follows Parthi, a bistro proprietor and creature hero in Theog, who is sought after by criminals Antony and Harold Das who suspect him to be Antony’s alienated child, Leo.
Leo(2023)
The film was formally reported in January 2023 under the provisional title Thalapathy 67, as it is Vijay’s 67th film as a lead entertainer, and the authority title was declared a couple of days after the fact. Head photography started that very month in Chennai alongside an irregular timetable in Kashmir, which was again trailed by one more timetable held at the previous area, and wrapped by mid-July. The film has music formed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography took care of by Manoj Paramahamsa and altering by Philomin Raj.
Leo was delivered overall on 19 October 2023 in norm and IMAX arrangements to blended surveys from pundits. It set a few film industry standards for a Tamil film, arising as the most elevated earning Tamil film of 2023, the fourth most elevated netting Indian film of 2023, the most noteworthy earning Tamil film abroad and the most elevated netting film in Tamil Nadu.
Plot
Parthiban “Parthi” is a creature hero and a bistro proprietor in Theog, Himachal Pradesh living with his significant other, Sathya, child Siddharth “Siddhu” and little girl Mathi “Chintu”. At some point, Parthi’s companion, Joshy Andrews, a woods officer, calls him to assist with restraining a spotted hyena undermining the townsfolk. With Siddhu’s assistance, Parthi figures out how to tranquilise the hyena. He deliberately maintains a strategic distance from public consideration over this episode and takes on the hyena after it quiets down.
One evening, Parthi and Chintu are at the bistro when Shanmugham, a burglar, and his men show up to loot it. Parthi attempts to mollify them by giving them cash, yet one of the gangsters takes action on his worker Shruthi. Infuriated, Parthi pummels every one of them. At the point when one of them endeavors to kill Chintu, Parthi weapons every one of them down decisively, however later has a profound breakdown. At first captured, Parthi is delivered for having carried out the homicides justifiably, however his photo shows up in papers all over India. One such picture is seen by famous criminal Harold Das in Telangana, who illuminates his senior sibling, Antony Das about him. Antony promptly leaves with his individuals for Theog.https://flaxbollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/download-17-3.jpg
In the mean time, Shanmugham’s family members endeavor to kill Parthi and his family, provoking him to demand a high-positioning, equipped cop from Tamil Nadu to be shipped off his home for security. Parthi’s solicitation is conceded as Napoleon, having been advanced as of late following his heroics with Dilli in Tiruchirappalli,[a] is doled out to safeguard his loved ones. On gathering Parthi, Antony demands that Parthi is his child, Leo Das, who was dared to be dead, however Parthi eagerly denies this. Antony undermines him to acknowledge his personality and give up or confront the results. Antony meets Sathya and tells her that Leo is a mass killer, inciting her to dive into Parthi’s past. Simultaneously, Joshy begins diving into Leo’s past and finds out about his companion, Hridayaraj D’Souza, who was captured and is to be hanged in three days. On gathering with Hridayaraj, Joshy finds out about Leo’s past.
In 1999, Antony laid out a tobacco production line called Das and Co. Harold got back to India from Canada and began assembling and sneaking datura, a medication fundamentally more deadly than cocaine, involving the processing plant as a front as their tobacco items didn’t take off. Antony’s twin youngsters, Leo and Elisa Das, accomplished the filthy work for them to easily maintain the business. Being areas of strength for an in the mysterious, Antony attempted to forfeit Elisa in light of his crystal gazer’s recommendation, as this would have permitted their tobacco items to take off. All incensed, Leo burns down Harold’s medications, however Harold figures out how to kill Elisa and Antony shoots Leo, who was since dared to be dead.
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On hearing this, Joshy is persuaded that Parthi isn’t Leo, while Sathya additionally gets conclusive confirmation of the equivalent. In the interim, Antony grabs Siddhu and lets him know that he will forfeit Siddhu as he was unable to forfeit Elisa with his own hands. Parthi and Napoleon give pursue to Antony and his men, and Parthi in the end finds them. He polishes off Antony and his men yet doesn’t track down Siddhu. Harold finds out about Antony’s demise and calls Parthi to get Antony’s body return for Siddhu. As Parthi goes to Harold’s sanctuary, Harold uncovers that he has sent men to kill Sathya and Chintu. Be that as it may, Napoleon, Joshy, and the hyena polish off every one of the men. Harold’s men assault Parthi at their den, yet he figures out how to fight them off. As Harold and Parthi participate in a fistfight, Parthi gets a weapon and holds Harold at gunpoint.
Right now, Harold concedes that Parthi isn’t Leo and states that he and his family can leave openly. Notwithstanding, Parthi begins snickering lastly concedes that he is Leo prior to gunning down Harold, safeguarding Siddhu and burning the whole Das and Co. processing plant. Leo expresses that he has done no good thing from quite a while ago and any individual who demands realizing his story should either kick the bucket or currently be dead.
In an epilog, as harmony gets back to Parthi’s life, he gets a call. The guest uncovers that he realizes Parthi is Leo and lets him know that obliterating just his family’s datura plant was sufficiently not to make the general public medication free as medications are uncontrolled all over India. The guest additionally says that he realizes Parthi perceives his identity,[b] as Parthi murmurs in irritation.Salaar teaser Prabhas trailer drop on (2023)
Project
Vijay as Parthiban “Parthi”/Leo Das
Sanjay Dutt as Antony Das (voiceover by P. Ravi Shankar)
Arjun as Harold Das
Trisha as Sathya (voiceover by Chinmayi Sripaada)
Gautham Menon as Joshy Andrews
Mysskin as Shanmugam
Madonna Sebastian as Elisa Das
George Maryan as Napoleon
Mansoor Ali Khan as Hridayaraj D’Souza
Sandy as a burglar in Shanmugam’s pack
Priya Anand as Priya Joshy Andrews
Mathew Thomas as Siddharth “Siddhu”
Babu Antony as Antony’s colleague
Janany Kunaseelan as Shruthi
Iyal as Mathi “Chintu”
Mukhtar Khan as Bhawar Jetha, a cop
Ramakrishnan as Gabby
Denzil Smith as an Adjudicator
Dinesh Expert as Dinesh
Madhusudhan Rao as Shanmugam’s brother by marriage
Vaiyapuri as a celestial prophet
Maya Krishnan as Vikram’s helper
Punya Elizabeth as Sathya’s companion
Thavasi as Harold’s colleague
Sachin Mani as Shruthi’s better half
Shanthi as Shanmugam’s better half
Santhi Mayadevi as Parthiban’s promoter
Leela Samson as a public examiner
Dinesh Lamba as the Divisional Backwoods Official
Anurag Kashyap as Daniel (appearance)
Kamal Haasan as Vikram (voice as it were)
Creation
Advancement
Leo is the second cooperation of Vijay with Lokesh Kanagaraj after Expert (2021).
After the outcome of Expert in mid 2021, it was accounted for that Lokesh Kanagaraj visited Vijay at his home and portrayed a content which dazzled him. The task should be the entertainer’s 66th movie as a main entertainer; nonetheless, that situation rather went to Varisu (2023).[7] Reports of a likely cooperation among Lokesh and Vijay went on through February 2022.[8][9] The next Spring, Lokesh affirmed there were conversations for him to coordinate Vijay’s 67th film.[10] That May, he affirmed the undertaking, probably named Thalapathy 67.[11] The venture was financed by S. S. Lalit Kumar’s Seven Screen Studio, which had dispersed and co-created Master.[12] Vijay’s supervisor, Jagadish Palanisamy, filled in as a co-maker. The organization made a public declaration on 30 January 2023, affirming the project,[13] and the film’s true title Leo was uncovered on 3 February 2023.[14]
The film was made on a careful spending plan of ₹250-350 crore, and Vijay was accounted for to get ₹120 crore (US$15 million) as his remuneration.[15][16] Be that as it may, he supposedly chose to take the income sharing model, to help the film’s creation; according to the premise, he would get ₹50 crore (US$6.3 million) as a development, and a piece of the benefits would be gotten as the entertainer’s remuneration.[17] Vijay was not for making Leo a dish Indian film, as he needed to zero in on fulfilling the Tamil crowd. The entertainer, in any case, altered his perspective after Lalit and Jagadish persuaded him. A few changes were likewise made to the first story to assist the film with taking special care of a more extensive audience.[18][19] In August 2023, the film was accounted for to be a piece of the Lokesh True to life Universe (LCU), as the creators had marked a no protest declaration with Dream Hero Pictures and Raaj Kamal Movies Global, the makers of the LCU’s past portions Kaithi (2019) and Vikram (2022) respectively.[20] The film’s status in the LCU was not affirmed until after its release.[21]
Pre-creation
It took Lokesh almost a half year for the composition and pre-production.[22] Lokesh co-composed the movie’s content alongside Rathna Kumar, in his third back to back joint effort with the director,[23] and Deeraj Vaidy, head of Jil Jung Juk (2016). The two of them joined the composing group in mid August 2022.[24] Lokesh said the film would be totally made in his style, not at all like Expert which he considered a half Vijay film and half his film.[22] A muhurat puja was hung on 5 December 2022 at AVM Studios in Chennai with the film’s cast and crew.[25] On 7 December, the group shot the special video for the film for almost three days.[26]
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In mid-January 2023, Manoj Paramahamsa was reported as cinematographer, denoting his most memorable cooperation with Lokesh and third with Vijay after Nanban (2012) and Monster (2022).[27] Anirudh Ravichander would score the music, in his third continuous movie with the director.[28] Lokesh further held the vast majority of his standard specialists including supervisor Philomin Raj, stunt movement pair Anbariv, dance choreographer Dinesh Kumar and workmanship chief N. Sathees Kumar.[29] Praveen Raja would style the ensembles for Vijay, alongside his customary outfit planners Pallavi Singh and Eka Lakhani.[30][31] Ramkumar Balasubramanian was named as leader maker of the film by the creation house.[32]
Projecting
Trisha was given a role as the female lead, rejoining with Vijay a long time since their last delivery, Kuruvi (2008). Sanjay Dutt would make his Tamil introduction with this film.
Vijay would don a dark concealed haircut for his personality, which was concluded after 30 different looks.[33][34] Trisha was given a role as the female lead,[35] matching inverse Vijay for the fifth time after Ghilli (2004), Thirupaachi (2005), Aathi (2006) and Kuruvi (2008).[36][37] Sanjay Dutt was affirmed to play one of the principal bad guys, in his Tamil film debut as well as his second South Indian film after KGF: Section 2 (2022).[38] Dutt consented to be a piece of the undertaking, subsequent to being dazzled by the one-line described for the film.[39] Priya Anand likewise joined the film in a significant role,[40] while Arjun was additionally projected in a significant role.[41] He considered it a “alternate” and “new” one that would legitimize his title “Activity King”.[42]
Madonna Sebastian,[43] Mysskin,[44] Sandy Master,[45] Gautham Vasudev Menon,[46] and Mansoor Ali Khan would play unmistakable roles.[47] Mathew Thomas, would likewise make his Tamil presentation with the film.[48] their consideration were all affirmed by the creation house in late-January 2023.[49] Manobala and Janany Kunaseelan were available at the film’s primer shooting, affirming their presence in the film;[50][51] the last option would make her acting introduction in an element with this film.[50] George Maryan was additionally highlighted in the muhurat puja, consequently affirming his inclusion.[52] Abhirami Venkatachalam and Babu Antony were likewise affirmed in the wake of taking part in the film’s Kashmir schedule.[53][54] Manobala kicked the bucket on 3 May 2023 without having shot any scenes.[55] George Maryan repeats his job from Kaithi, while Maya S. Krishnan and Kamal Haasan momentarily repeat their jobs from Vikram, the last option has a voice just role.[56]
Recording
Leo was essentially recorded in Kashmir.
Head photography started with the primary timetable on 2 January 2023 at EVP Film City in Chennai.[57] Minor segments of the film were held at Kodaikanal somewhat recently of January and Mysskin went for a portion of his bits there as he was unable to dispense dates to venture out to Kashmir, where the resulting timetable would take place.[58] The subsequent timetable initiated in Kashmir on 1 February.[59] During this timetable, film of Vijay was spilled and went viral,[60] provoking the film’s true innovation security accomplice to caution individuals against sharing released content or they would be deleted.[61] Moreover, the majority of the cast and team individuals were denied from utilizing cell phones on the sets, to keep spillage of stills and recordings from the shoot.[62] On 27 February 2023, Mysskin tweeted that he had finished shooting his parts for the film, which incorporated an extraordinary trick sequence.[63] toward the beginning of Spring, Menon declared that he had finished shooting for the film.[64]
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Manoj Paramahamsa brought an IMAX-ensured RED V-Raptor 8K camera to shoot huge segments, a first for a Tamil film.[65][66] On 11 Walk, Dutt began recording for his bits in the Kashmir schedule,[33] and finished them inside six days.[67] Recording was ended on 21 Walk because of a minor quake in the location,[68] yet continued before long. An activity grouping made on an expense of ₹10 crore (US$1.3 million) and including a hyena was shot in this schedule.[69] Vijay shot a battle scene with just a straightforward, meager shirt and needed to move on ice, regardless of the temperature being – 20 °C. A grouping including him shirtless was likewise filmed.[70] The Kashmir plan finished on 23 March.[71] The studio shared an in the background video of the Kashmir plan that day as a recognition for the team of Leo, who worked in the background in – 5 to – 6 °C. The chief expressed gratitude toward every single individual from the group for making the Kashmir plan happen.[71] The group took shots at Dal Lake, Hazratbal Holy place, Sonamarg, Pahalgam and Srinagar in this schedule.[72]
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The third timetable was planned to start on 29 Walk at Chennai,[73] however initiated on 5 April. A set was raised for this timetable which prompted the deferment. Vijay, alongside Dutt, Trisha, Arjun and Priya Anand joined the simultaneous schedule,[74] which was accounted for to happen for 17 days.[75] Some activity scenes were shot with a Mocobot camera.[76] Trisha, Dutt and Arjun would start recording from May.[77] Lokesh likewise wanted to shoot the basic melody succession highlighting no less than 2000 foundation artists.[78] The tune was shot toward the beginning of June in Chennai with 500 foundation artists.[79] The creators burned through ₹7 crore (US$880,000) for shooting the tune for 7 days.[80] Paramahamsa bought a Komodo-X camera to shoot the activity groupings in high goal, subsequently turning into the main Indian film to be shot utilizing this camera.[81] In late-June, creation moved to Talakona.[82] The last timetable was shot in Hyderabad and the peak segment in Ramoji Film City.[83] Vijay had finished going for his bits by 10 July.[84] Head photography wrapped by 14 July 2023, with shooting having endured 125 working days.[85] A month after the fact, the group got back to Kashmir for interwoven filming.[86]
After creation
V. Srinivas Mohan is one of the enhanced visualizations bosses
In February 2023, The Hours of India revealed that the film would have an “broadened after creation time” because of Lokesh not having any desire to think twice about the CGI.[87] Vijay began naming for his fragments toward the beginning of July 2023 and finished it on 10 July.[88] Monesh H. what’s more, V. Srinivas Mohan are the enhanced visualizations bosses, alongside the Moving Picture Organization, Al Zhara VFX and Out of this world VFX, the film’s central special visualizations studios.[89][90] The film’s advanced transitional and variety reviewing works started in late August 2023.[91] Chinmayi Sripaada named for Trisha for the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada renditions of the film.[92] The hyena highlighted in the film was made through special visualizations, and the activity grouping highlighting the hyena cost ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million).[93]
Music
Fundamental article: Leo (soundtrack)
The soundtrack is made by Anirudh Ravichander, in his fourth cooperation with Vijay after Kaththi (2014), Expert (2021) and Monster (2022); third joint effort with Lokesh after Expert and Vikram.[29] The music privileges were bought by Sony Music India for ₹16 crore (US$2.0 million).[94] The sound send off was to be hung on 30 September 2023 at the Nehru Arena, yet was later dropped on 27 September 2023 because of perpetual solicitations for passes notwithstanding security constraints.[95] The First Movie Soundtrack was delivered on 19 October 2023.[96]
Promoting
On 16 September 2023, at the eleventh South Indian Global Film Grants, Lokesh reported that the film updates would start from the accompanying day.[97] The authority product of Leo was sent off by Veeleos on 17 September 2023.[98]
Leo: Horrendous Sweet Promotion was delivered on 3 February 2023, uncovering the film’s title.[99] The principal look banner was delivered on 22 June 2023, and turned into the most enjoyed first search in quite a while on Twitter.[100] The Telugu banner which delivered on 17 September 2023, turned into the quickest banner of an Indian film to arrive at 1 million preferences on Instagram in 32 minutes.[101] The film’s trailer, delivered on 5 October 2023, turned into the most watched Tamil trailer in 24 hours with 47 million perspectives across four languages.[102] It acquired 1 million preferences in a short time, 2 million preferences in 7 hours, and over 3.7 million preferences in 24 hours, turning into the quickest film trailer to accomplish the feat.[103]
Discharge
Dramatic
Leo was dramatically delivered on 19 October 2023 in norm, IMAX and other premium formats.[14][104] Separated from Tamil, it was delivered in named adaptations including the Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages.[105]
In the Unified Realm – (likewise with the remainder of the world) the film was at first delivered on October 19, 2023, but in a variant which was grouped 15 (for solid ridiculous savagery, gore, danger, sexual danger) – following 2 minutes and 40 seconds of cuts.[106]
The Hindi-language rendition of the film (additionally delivered at this equivalent moment) was delivered whole with a 18 order (areas of strength for brutality), with the first Tamil-language adaptation of the film accordingly being grouped 18 whole with a similar thinking given, on October 30, 2023, later being delivered four days after the fact, on November 3, 2023, with showcasing for this arrival of the film obviously signifying its whole status.[107]
Leo was the main film of Vijay to be delivered in the IMAX design in the UK.[108] It was the principal Tamil film to deliver in Bangladesh around the same time as its overall delivery, very much like in other major countries.[109] Leo was the primary Tamil film to be delivered in more than 999 areas in North America and debuted on 18 October 2023.[110] It was accounted for that no less than three variants of the film — unmistakable in contrasts in scene arrangement and altering for Leo’s uncover to Antony — exist in theatres.[111]
Appropriation
Sree Gokulam Motion pictures gained the conveyance privileges of the film in Kerala for ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million).[112] Sithara Amusements brought the circulation freedoms for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,[113] and Swagath Endeavor did as such for Karnataka.[114] Phars Movies procured the abroad dissemination privileges and will deliver the actual film in the Center East.[115] Ahimsa Diversion obtained the dispersion privileges for the UK and 4 Seasons Manifestations until the end of Europe,[116][117] Prathyangira Films and AA Manifestations for North America,[118] Home Screen Diversion for Singapore,[119] Malik Streams for Malaysia,[120] and Digital Frameworks Australia for Australia and New Zealand.[121]
Pre-appointments
Pre-appointments began in the UK on 7 September 2023, a month and a half before the release.[122] More than 10,000 tickets were sold on the principal day of pre-appointments with an assortment of £100,000 (US$136,986.3).[123] Pre-appointments began in the US and Canada and in Germany on 27 September 2023, three weeks before the release.[118][124] After the trailer was delivered, the debut appointments for the film in the US got over US$500K.[125] 32,500 tickets were sold for the film’s debut in the UK for ₹2.5 crore (US$310,000), in this manner turning into the most elevated Day 1 assortment in the UK for a Tamil film.[126][127] Day 1 appointments in the UK crossed £320,000 (US$438,356.16) before 13 days for the delivery turning into the most elevated Day 1 assortment in the UK for an Indian film outperforming Pathaan.[128] Pre-appointments began in Singapore on 12 September 2023, seven days before the delivery and north of 15,000 tickets were sold on the first day.[129] Leo pre-appointments in quite a while got US$900K with more than 40,700 tickets sold before seven days for the release.[130]
Pre-discharge business
As indicated by Indian exchange sources, Leo is set to turn into the principal Tamil film to accomplish a pre-discharge recuperation of ₹422 crore (US$53 million) with the offer of satellite, computerized, music, and dramatic rights,[131] out of which, ₹246 crore (US$31 million) has been procured from the film’s non-dramatic rights.[132] The abroad dramatic freedoms were offered to Phars Movies for ₹60 crore (US$7.5 million).[133]
Home media
The advanced streaming freedoms were obtained by Netflix and the satellite privileges by Sun TV.[134][135] The film debuted on Netflix from 24 November 2023 in India and will chief on 28 November 2023 in the remainder of the world.[136][137]
Gathering
Basic gathering
Leo got blended surveys from critics.[138][139][140]
Divya Nair of Rediff gave 3.5/5 stars and stated “Lokesh has keenly utilized Vijay’s tension and activities to make an image of double character which turns out impeccably for Leo. The unexpected expansion in the Sridevi S of The Hours of India gave 3/5 stars and expressed “However the entire ‘LCU’ part looks constrained, one can express that with Leo, Lokesh has a most grounded shot in his arm for the following establishment. Lokesh and Vijay’s Leo is a great deal ‘ridiculous’ than ‘sweet’. Leo’s thunder may not be at its top here, yet, hello! it is as yet a Lion!”[143]
Suhasini Srihari of Deccan Messenger gave 3/5 stars and stated “Leo sets up as an enjoyment to Thalapathy fans, and Kanagaraj has purposely played with the finish of the film that leaves the crowd fully expecting a significant coordinated effort in the future.”[144] Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express gave 3/5 stars and expressed to Vijay, it is for sure a stage back for essayist chief Lokesh Kanagaraj.”[145] Himesh Mankad of Pinkvilla evaluated 2.5/5 stars and stated “The film works principally because of the quick moving account, Vijay’s strong exhibition, and the LCU association while the issue is in its slender plot, powerless bad guy track, and routine writing”.[146] Sonil Dedhia of News18 evaluated the film 2.5/5 stars and valued Vijay’s presence and activity successions however censured the storyline.[147]