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film written and directed by Sharran Kumar in his directorial debut. The film stars Bharath and

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, with Gokul Anand and Aruvi Bala in supportive roles. It was directly released on Sony LIV on 24 September 2021.

Plot

The film revolves around a happy couple, Karthik and Madhu, who lives with their young daughter. Shiva is a partner in Karthik’s tea factory. Guru, a worker in the factory, learns of a secret involving Shiva and Madhu. He is threatened. Meanwhile, a sequence of events leads to Karthik waiting for an opportunity to take revenge on his wife and partner.

Cast

* Bharath as Karthik *

as Madhu * Gokul Anand as Shiva * Aruvi Bala as Guru * Dasarathi Narasimhan as Kathir *

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as Pazhani *

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Production

The film was announced by actor turned director Sharran Kumar who also revealed that he had nearly spent one and a half years to finish the script due to being busy with his acting assignments and schedules. The film was to be made as a thriller with lead actor Bharath in the role of a young father of a young girl. Portions of the film were set in

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. The shoot of the film wrapped up on early January 2019.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Dharan Kumar. *Kaalai Adhikaalai - Sid Sriram *Yaarin Vaazhkai - Santhosh Jayakaran

Reception

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'' wrote, "Director Sharran Kumar wants us to take this material seriously and tries to break the events into chapters and gives voice-overs about how there is a face behind every mask and a story behind each face, to make us believe there is more to the film that meets the eye. But unfortunately, such a gimmick only smacks of pretentiousness given how uninvolving the scenes are. The film actually has to become a completely different genre film to keep us engaged."

References

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* {{IMDb title, id=15116346 2021 direct-to-video films Films not released in theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic Indian action thriller films Indian mystery thriller films SonyLIV original films Films scored by Dharan Kumar