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| studio = [[Lyca Productions]]
| distributor = [[Red Giant Movies]]
| released = {{Film date|2024|02|09|df=yyes}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
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| gross = {{INR}}17.46 crores<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 2024 |title='Lal Salaam' producers face criticism for celebrating Rajinikanth's film's box office success |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/lal-salaam-producers-face-criticism-for-celebrating-rajinikanths-films-box-office-success/articleshow/107952951.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=5 September 2024 |archive-date=22 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422212009/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/lal-salaam-producers-face-criticism-for-celebrating-rajinikanths-films-box-office-success/articleshow/107952951.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''''Lal Salaam''''' ({{Translation|[[Lal Salam|Red Salute]]}}) is a [[List of Tamil films of 2024|2024]] Indian [[Tamil languagecinema|Tamil]]-language [[sports film|sports]] [[action film]] directed by [[Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] and produced by [[Subaskaran Allirajah]] under [[Lyca Productions]]. The film stars [[Rajinikanth]] in an extended cameo role, alongside [[Vishnu Vishal]] and [[Vikranth]] as main protagonists, with an ensemble supporting cast including [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]], [[J. Livingston|Livingston]], [[Senthil]], [[Jeevitha]], [[K. S. Ravikumar]] and [[Thambi Ramaiah]].
The film was officially announced in November 2022. [[Principal photography]] commenced in March 2023. It was shot in several locations including [[Chennai]], [[Mumbai]], [[Pondicherry]], and [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] by early-August 2023. The film has music composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], cinematography handled by Vishnu Rangasamy and editing by B. Pravin Baaskar.
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=== Development and casting ===
In October 2022, [[Rajinikanth]], who had signed a two-deal film with production house [[Lyca Productions]] after the success of [[2.0 (film)|''2.0'']] (2018), was reported to have signed his daughter [[Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] to direct the latter film in the deal, with the former film being ''[[Vettaiyan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-09 |title=Daughter Aishwarya to direct papa Rajinikanth: Reports |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/daughter-aishwarya-to-direct-papa-rajinikanth-reports/articleshow/94738195.cms?_gl=1*1qkpszh*_ga*NjQwOTkyMzkxLjE3MDc0NTk2NDI.*_ga_FCN624MN68*MTcwNzU2NzE4Ny41LjEuMTcwNzU2ODExNC4wLjAuMA..&from=mdr |access-date=2024-02-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919003312/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/daughter-aishwarya-to-direct-papa-rajinikanth-reports/articleshow/94738195.cms?_gl=1%2A1qkpszh%2A_ga%2ANjQwOTkyMzkxLjE3MDc0NTk2NDI.%2A_ga_FCN624MN68%2AMTcwNzU2NzE4Ny41LjEuMTcwNzU2ODExNC4wLjAuMA..&from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref> Soon after, Aishwarya reportedly made a new plan with [[Atharvaa]] starring in the lead role, while Rajinikanth would play an extended cameo role.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-22 |title=Here's Aishwarya Rajinikanth's comeback directorial plan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/heres-aishwarya-rajinikanths-comeback-directorial-plan/articleshow/95033595.cms?_gl |access-date=1*1rgfazq*_ga*NjQwOTkyMzkxLjE3MDc0NTk2NDI.*_ga_FCN624MN68*MTcwNzU2NzE4Ny41LjEuMTcwNzU2ODM1OS4wLjAuMA..&from2024-02-10 |work=mdrThe Times of India |urlarchive-statusdate=live23 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024021012393820221123080954/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/heres-aishwarya-rajinikanths-comeback-directorial-plan/articleshow/95033595.cms?_gl=1%2A1rgfazq%2A_ga%2ANjQwOTkyMzkxLjE3MDc0NTk2NDI.%2A_ga_FCN624MN68%2AMTcwNzU2NzE4Ny41LjEuMTcwNzU2ODM1OS4wLjAuMA..&from=mdr |archiveurl-datestatus=10live February 2024 |access-date=2024-02-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> On 5 November, the production house made a public announcement, confirming the project. The official title, ''Lal Salaam'', was revealed and a [[Muhurat shot|muhurat]] puja was held the same day in [[Chennai]]. Instead of Atharvaa, [[Vishnu Vishal]] and [[Vikranth]] were announced to play the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-05 |title='Thalaivar 170' titled 'Lal Salaam'; Rajinikanth takes a cameo role while Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth play leads in Aishwarya Rajinikanth's directorial |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/thalaivar-170-titled-lal-salaam-rajinikanth-takes-a-cameo-role-while-vishnu-vishal-and-vikranth-play-leads-in-aishwarya-rajinikanths-directorial/articleshow/95315078.cms?_gl |work=1*1oi11rq*_ga*NjQwOTkyMzkxLjE3MDc0NTk2NDI.*_ga_FCN624MN68*MTcwNzU2NzE4Ny41LjEuMTcwNzU2ODQ4MS4wLjAuMA..&fromThe Times of India |access-date=mdr9 August 2023 |urlarchive-statusdate=live1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024021012403820221201094343/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/thalaivar-170-titled-lal-salaam-rajinikanth-takes-a-cameo-role-while-vishnu-vishal-and-vikranth-play-leads-in-aishwarya-rajinikanths-directorial/articleshow/95315078.cms?_gl=1%2A1oi11rq%2A_ga%2ANjQwOTkyMzkxLjE3MDc0NTk2NDI.%2A_ga_FCN624MN68%2AMTcwNzU2NzE4Ny41LjEuMTcwNzU2ODQ4MS4wLjAuMA..&from=mdr |archiveurl-datestatus=10live February 2024 |access-date=2024-02-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> [[Jeevitha]] made her comeback into acting after thirty-three years through this film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 March 2023 |title=THIS actress to make her Kollywood comeback after 33 years with 'Lal Salaam' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/this-actress-to-make-her-kollywood-comeback-after-33-years-with-lal-salaam/articleshow/98351980.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214003514/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/this-actress-to-make-her-kollywood-comeback-after-33-years-with-lal-salaam/articleshow/98351980.cms |archive-date=14 February 2024 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
=== Filming ===
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