Good Bad Ugly

Not to be confused with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

For other uses, see The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (disambiguation).

Good Bad Ugly
First look poster
Directed by	Adhik Ravichandran
Written by	Adhik Ravichandran Ravi Kandasamy Harish Manikandan
Produced by	Naveen Yerneni Y. Ravi Shankar Suresh Chandra
Starring	Ajith Kumar Trisha Krishnan
Cinematography	Abinandhan Ramanujam
Edited by	Vijay Velukutty
Music by	G. V. Prakash Kumar
Production company	Mythri Movie Makers
Distributed by	Romeo Pictures
Release date	10 January 2025 (2025-01-10)
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹275 crore

Good Bad Ugly is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Adhik Ravichandran and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. The film stars Ajith Kumar in the lead role, alongside Trisha Krishnan, Prabhu, Prasanna, Arjun Das, Sunil, Rahul Dev and Yogi Babu.

The project was referred to as AK 63, before the announcement, as it is Ajith's 63rd film as the lead actor. The film was officially announced in March 2024, in addition to the official title. Principal photography commenced in May 2024 in Hyderabad along with a sporadic schedule in Spain, and ended that December. The film has music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematography handled by Abinadhan Ramanujam and editing by Vijay Velukutty.

Good Bad Ugly is scheduled to be released on 10 January 2025, coinciding with Pongal.

Cast

• Ajith Kumar in a triple role
• Trisha Krishnan
• Prabhu
• Prasanna
• Arjun Das
• Sunil
• Rahul Dev
• Yogi Babu

Production

Development

While filming for Nerkonda Paarvai in early 2019, Adhik Ravichandran had met and narrated a script to Ajith Kumar, who agreed to act in the film but wanted to wait until the producers were finalised before making an announcement. In the meantime, Ajith worked on Valimai (2022) and Thunivu (2023), while Adhik finished Bagheera and Mark Antony (both 2023). In October 2023, Suresh Chandra, the actor's manager, confirmed that discussions were going on for Adhik to direct Ajith's 63rd film. That November, he confirmed the project, tentatively titled AK63. The project was funded by Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar's Mythri Movie Makers, marking their first Tamil venture. The company made a public announcement on 14 March 2024, with the official title Good Bad Ugly, a reference to the film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).

The film was made on a production budget of ₹270 crore (US$32 million), and Ajith was reported to receive ₹165 crore (US$20 million) as his remuneration. Originally planned to be shot in the Tamil language only, Adhik stated that they are considering shooting significant portions of the film in Telugu as well. The technical crew includes cinematographer Abinandhan Ramanujam, editor Vijay Velukutty, costume designer Anu Vardhan, and stunt choreographers Supreme Sundar and Kaldian Vodenchardy. Adhik co-wrote the film's script along with Ravi Kandasamy and Harish Manikandan.

Casting

Ajith reportedly lost kilograms of weight for his character and would sport two different looks. Trisha Krishnan was cast as the lead female, collaborating opposite Ajith for the sixth time following Ji (2005), Kireedam (2007), Mankatha (2011), Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and Vidaamuyarchi (2025). Sunil was cast in an important role, collaborating with Adhik for the second time after Mark Antony, whilst Rahul Dev was also cast in an important role, after having previously acted with Ajith in Vedalam (2015). In early October, Prasanna announced his participation. Later the same month, Arjun Das did the same. Prabhu and Yogi Babu were present during the film's preliminary shooting, confirming their presence in the film.

Filming

Principal photography was initially scheduled to begin in June 2024. However, due to filming schedule of Vidaamuyarchi in late May was scheduled in the United Arab Emirates, the first schedule instead began on 9 May in Hyderabad. A fight sequence, choreographed by Supreme Sundar, was filmed at first, according to reports. The schedule was completed within a month on 9 June. Although initial plans were to go to South America for the second schedule, it took place in Spain instead. During this schedule, however, photos and videos of Ajith were leaked to the social media platforms. In late-November, production moved to the United Kingdom as a part of the major schedule. Filming wrapped in mid-December.

Music

The soundtrack is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, in his third collaboration with Adhik after Trisha Illana Nayanthara (2015) and Mark Antony (2023); second with Ajith after Kireedam (2007). Prakash replaced the previously announced Devi Sri Prasad.

Release

Theatrical

Good Bad Ugly is scheduled to release theatrically on 10 January 2025, coinciding with the occasion of Pongal. Apart from the original Tamil language, it is also scheduled to release in the Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages. After the producers of Vidaamuyarchi announced that their film would release during the Pongal weekend, the release of Good Bad Ugly was facing uncertainty as Naveen Yerneni did not confirm or deny any new release window.

Distribution

Romeo Pictures bought the distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.

Home media

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were purchased by Netflix for ₹95 crore.

External links

• Good Bad Ugly at IMDb