Much-awaited
film
Settai
is
all
set
to
hit
the
screens
tomorrow
(April
5).
It
is
a
remake
of
superhit
Hindi
film
Delhi
Belly.
The
Bollywood
version
was
an
adult
comedy
where
there
were
lots
of
cuss
words
in
the
film.
But
the
Tamil
version
is
targeted
towards
family
audience.
Director
Kannan
has
omitted
vulgar
dialogues
and
changed
the
script
to
suit
the
local
audience
yet
retaining
the
core
plot.
The
title
of
the
film
was
chosen
after
asking
netizens
to
suggest
a
name.
The
contest
created
by
the
film
team
got
good
response
on
Twitter
and
based
on
people's
verdict,
the
film
was
named
Settai.
Varuthapadaatha
Vaalibar
Sangam
and
Vai
Raja
Vai
were
also
considered.
Arya,
Santhanam,
Premji
Amaren
will
be
reprising
the
roles
played
by
Imran
Khan,
Vir
Das
and
Kunaal
Roy
Kapoor
in
the
original.
Hansika
Motwani
and
Anjali
were
roped
in
to
play
the
female
leads,
which
were
played
by
Poorna
Jagannathan
and
Shenaz
Treasurywala
in
the
Hindi
version.
Nassar,
Ali,
Subbu
Panchu,
Suja
Varunee
and
others
were
signed
for
the
supporting
cast.
Neetu
Chandra
has
done
a
special
number
in
the
film.
Explaining
about
the
cast
and
convicing
actors
to
star
in
the
film,
Kannan
claimed,
"Casting
for
Settai
was
most
challenging
because
initially
all
the
actors
were
sceptical
how
would
I
remake
the
film
for
Tamil
audience.
When
I
met
Arya
to
discuss
the
idea
of
the
film,
he
was
taken
aback
that
how
am
I
even
going
to
remake
the
original
without
using
any
cuss
word.
And
so
did
the
female
actors.
But
I
sat
down
with
them
and
explained
how
family-friendly
this
film
would
be," he
added.
The
first
promotional
video
was
attached
with
Mugamoodi
in
cinemas
and
simultaneously
released
on
YouTube.
The
teaser
was
overwhelmingly
received
by
audience,
as
it
fetched
2.8
lakh
hits,
which
was
one
of
the
highest
at
that
time,
in
three
days.
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Settai
SS
Thaman
has
composed
five
tracks
for
Settai.
The
interesting
part
of
the
album
is
that
Madhan
Karky
wrote
his
100th
song
for
the
film.
Madhan
entered
the
Tamil
film
industry
in
2009.
Settai
He
wrote
his
first
song
'Irumbile...'
for
Rajini's
Endhiran
directed
by
Shankar.
But
a
song
written
by
him
later
for
director
Kannan's
Kandean
Kadhalai
was
the
first
to
release.
His
100th
song
for
director
Kannan's
Settai
is
by
chance.
Settai
Settai's
music
especially
the
song
'Agalathey,
Agalathey',
has
been
topping
the
charts
of
all
the
Tamil
FM
channels.
Settai
The
multi-starrer
comedy
will
is
releasing
worldwide
in
over
500
screens.
It
is
hitting
screens
in
Andhra
Pradesh
as
Crazy
Boys.
Settai
The
film
produced
by
Ronnie
Screwvala
and
Siddharth
Roy
Kapoor
for
UTV
Motion
Pictures
has
PG
Muthaiah's
cinematography
and
Leo
John
Paul's
editing.