''Buffoon'' is a 2022 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by Ashok Veerappan in his directorial debut. The film stars

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, and Anthakudi Ilayaraja, while

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and

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play supporting roles. The film has songs and score composed by

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. The cinematography and editing were handled by Dinesh Purushothaman and Vetre Krishnan, respectively. It was produced by

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, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam, Sudhan Sundaram and Jayaram under,

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and Passion Studios. The film was released theatrically on 23 September 2022.

Plot

Two

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artists become pawns in a political power game and are falsely implicated in a drug smuggling case.

Cast

Music

The music was composed by

. The audio rights were acquired by Maajja.

Release

Theatrical

The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on 23 September 2022. The teaser of the film was released on 14 March 2022. The distribution rights of the film in

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were acquired by B. Sakthivelan under the banner of Sakthi Film Factory.

Home media

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were bought by

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, where it began stream from 14 October 2022.

Critical reception

M. Suganth of ''

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'' who gave 3 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that,"Santhosh Narayanan adds to the tense nature of the scenes with his score". Avinash Ravichandran of ''

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'' who gave 2.5 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that "Although Buffoon definitely has a lot of heart and even more potential, there is only so much that intent can do when it has to contend with lackadaisical execution bogged further down by nonchalant writing". Harshini S V of ''

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'' wrote that "Buffoon is not tempted to take the predictable route and does justice to its story with a convincing climax.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt14391226 2020s Indian films 2020s Tamil-language films 2022 crime drama films 2022 directorial debut films 2022 films Films scored by Santhosh Narayanan Indian crime drama films