''Party'' is an unreleased Indian

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written and directed by

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and produced by

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. The film stars Jai,

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, and

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, with

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appearing in supporting roles. Despite having completed filming, the film remains unreleased due to economic issues.

Cast

Production

''Party'' is entirely filmed in the Fiji Islands. The project was publicly announced in a promotional event for the film ''

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''. For this film, director Venkat Prabhu decided to pick

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to compose the film's soundtrack and the background score entirely, replacing his usual choice,

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who composed for all the director's ventures. It was noted that Premgi earlier composed one song in ''

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'' film and also doing the additional background score of the director's previous films as well. In an interview,

added that, the filming is like going on an excursion and the director is handling the big star cast with absolute ease. Rajesh Yadav and Praveen were selected as the cinematographer and editor respectively, continuing their association with the director where they worked together in ''

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''.

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signed in as stunt choreographer for this project. A promotional teaser was released on 13 December 2017, and was followed by two more that introduced the cast and revealed their respective characters.

Soundtrack

Unlike Prabhu's previous projects which had Yuvan Shankar Raja composing the film's soundtrack and score, Premgi Amaren both composed the film's soundtrack and score as well for this project. A single was launched on 2 July 2018, which features actors

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and

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making their second ventures as playback singers.

Release

Despite filming having completed and the film cleared by the

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, the film remains unreleased, although the makers were adamant on a theatrical release only, rather than

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. In July 2023, producer T. Siva revealed that the delay in the film's release was down to the Fijian government's decision to change the subsidy levied on film shoots in the country. He revealed that the team had conducted the shoot with an agreement of a fee concession of 47% but due to the economic effects of the

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, the process of refunding the money for films shot in the country was suspended. Siva suggested that the amount would not be refunded if the film was released, so he opted to put the film on hold.

References

External links

* {{Venkat Prabhu Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films directed by Venkat Prabhu Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films scored by Premgi Amaren Films shot in Fiji Indian comedy films Tamil-language comedy films Tamil-language Indian films Unreleased Tamil-language films