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Mugamoodi ( Mask), subtitled onscreen as The Superhero Within, is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by Mysskin and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur. The film, which is dedicated to Bruce Lee, stars Jiiva, Narain and Pooja Hegde (in her film debut), alongside Nassar, Selva and Girish Karnad. In the film, Anand alias Bruce Lee, a martial artist, wears a superhero costume in order to impress his girlfriend Shakthi, but Anand gets framed for his friend Viji's death and sets out to prove his innocence by becoming a real superhero called Mugamoodi.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Mugamoodi is referenced by 107 other articles, and connects out to Central Board of Film Certification, martial arts and Suriya.

It sits within the topics 2010s superhero films, 2010s vigilante films and 2012 films.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

Film · TMDB

4.5

A man can no longer tolerate injustice and corruption and he becomes a vigilante to fight for a better society.

Released: 2012-08-31162 minDir: MysskinAction, Drama

Cast

  • Jiiva as Anand/Bruce Lee/Mugamoodi
  • Narain as Anguchamy/Dragon
  • Pooja Hegde as Shakthi Gaurav
  • Girish Karnad as Anand's Grand father
  • Nassar as Gaurav
  • Selva as Sifu Chandru

Themes

  • kung fu
  • superhero

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Ratings

IMDb

5.1/10

1,319 votes

Year
2012
Runtime
150 min
Genres
Action, Adventure
Rated
Not Rated
Awards
2 nominations

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
India
Original language
Tamil
Director
Mysskin
Screenwriter
Mysskin
Cast member
Jiiva
Composer
K
Production company
UTV Motion Pictures
Performer
K
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2012-01-01
title
முகமூடி
distributed by
Netflix
film editor
Paul Gauguin
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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections
Contents
  • Plot
  • Cast
  • Production
  • Development
  • Pre-production
  • Casting
  • Effects and design
  • Filming
  • Post-production
  • Music
  • Marketing
  • Release
  • Theatrical
  • Distribution
  • Home media
  • Reception
  • Critical response
  • Box office
  • Accolades
  • Potential sequel
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Mugamoodi ( Mask), subtitled onscreen as The Superhero Within, is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by Mysskin and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur. The film, which is dedicated to Bruce Lee, stars Jiiva, Narain and Pooja Hegde (in her film debut), alongside Nassar, Selva and Girish Karnad. In the film, Anand alias Bruce Lee, a martial artist, wears a superhero costume in order to impress his girlfriend Shakthi, but Anand gets framed for his friend Viji's death and sets out to prove his innocence by becoming a real superhero called Mugamoodi.

Principal photography began in December 2011 and took place in India, Switzerland, and other parts of Europe. The post-production involved the application of VFX. The music was composed by Krishna Kumar, while cinematography and editing were handled by Sathyan Sooryan and Gaugin.

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