David (Tamil: டேவிட்) is an upcoming Indian Tamil action-thriller film directed by Bejoy Nambiar, starring Vikram and Jiiva in the titular roles, alongside Tabu, Lara Dutta, Isha Sharvani and Nassar. An altered version with the same title David featuring a slightly different cast was simultaneously shot in Hindi.The plot revolves around the lives of two different men named David, who are about to take a step which is going to change their lives forever.David release date is confirmed as February 1, 2013.
Bejoy Nambiar announced in December 2011 that he would make a Hindi film titled David, a gangster-comedy, and signed on Vikram to play a protagonist in the film. The pair had previously worked together in Mani Ratnam's Raavan and Raavanan, in which Nambiar had been an assistant director.Sanjeev Lamba of Reliance, the film's producer, then noted that the film had undergone changes and would be made a bilingual in Tamil and Hindi, with a third dubbed version in Telugu. In January 2012, the producers signed Tabu and Isha Sharvani to play lead female roles in the film, with reports that Isha would be paired opposite Vikram.In April 2012, Jiiva confirmed that he joined the film to appear as the second protagonist, announcing that Vikram would be a part of both versions.Jiiva would be playing a rock band star in the film who hails from Bandra, Mumbai.
The Tamil version would simultaneously show tracks of two people named David with Vikram’s storytaking place in Goa, while Jiiva's portion happens in Mumbai. A third story, featuring Neil Nitin Mukesh that was shot for the Hindi version, was planned to be retained for the Tamil version as well, but was eventually scrapped.
Scenes involving Vikram were filmed out first and were canned in locations which were meant to show a Goan backdrop. The team thus shot scenes featuring Vikram and Isha Sharvani in Alleppey, Kerala in late February 2012, before moving to Kuttanad.Mangalore beach was designed to replicate the beaches of Goa and a song featuring Remo Fernandes was also shot in February.Ratnavelu revealed that scenes were also canned in Kapu, Karnataka disguising Goa and that Vikram finished his portions for the film by March 2012.Nishan, a Mumbai-based actor who had appeared in Malayalam language films, was also selected to play a role in the segment,while actress Rubi Chakravarti was also roped in to play Vikram's mother in the film after Bejoy Nambiar approached for a role written with her in mind.Prahlad Kakkar, a noted ad-maker, was convinced by Nambiar to make his debut in film by appearing in the role of a priest and consequently shot his scenes in Mangalore.
The scenes of the character playing a musician Jiiva, was the second segment to be shot with Sejal Shah roped in as cinematographer. Lara Dutta plays an extended cameo role as a mother, whose child is tutored by Jiiva's character. Singer Shweta Pandit also shot for the film in both languages making her debut as an actress, while Nassar was roped in to appear in the Tamil version of the film.Manish Jha, director of the 2003 film Matrubhoomi, was signed on to act in another pivotal role in the segment with Nambiar noting "he was physically perfect for the part". Actor-director Satish Kaushik also shot for this portion of the film, portraying one of David's neighbours.
David's ensemble soundtrack comprises nine tracks by various artists including one remix by Dub Sharma. Bramfatura, Anirudh Ravichander, Maatibaani and Modern Mafia composed each one song, while Prashant Pillai and Remo Fernandes contributed two tracks each. The album was released on 3 January 2013. Musicperk.com rated the album 8/10 quoting "A Killer Soundtrack ! Trendsetting !"
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