''Calls'' is a 2021 Indian
Tamil
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People, culture and language
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-language
crime thriller film
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written and directed by J. Sabarish. The film stars
V. J. Chitra,
Vinodhini,
Devadarshini and
R. Sundarrajan. The film also marks the posthumous release of Chitra who also made her first and only film appearance. The film is loosely inspired by ''
Aruvi''.
The film had its theatrical release on 26 February 2021 and opened to negative reviews from critics.
Plot
Nandhini takes a job at a call centre due to her family situation. Her manager challenges her with renewing the subscriptions of at least 20 customers in a day or she will be fired.
Cast
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V. J. Chitra as Nandhini
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Sriranjani as Bhagya Lakshmi, Nandhini's mother
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Jeeva Ravi as Govindhan, Nandhini's father
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Devadarshini as Sangeetha
* Thidiyan as Caesar/Srinivasan
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Nizhalgal Ravi as Nandhini's manager
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Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Shailaja Deputy Director
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R. Sundarrajan as Security Alagar
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Delhi Ganesh
Ganesan Mahadevan (1 August 1944 – 9 November 2024), known by his stage name Delhi Ganesh, was an Indian actor who mostly acted in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He was well known for the versatility of roles he played during h ...
as Karunakaran
* Monica as Yashika
* Pradeep as Yashika's father
* Malavika as Nivetha, Nandhini's friend
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Supergood Subramani as Azhagesan
* Hello Kandasamy as Lawyer
* Meesai Rajendran as SI Rajendran
Production
In September 2019, it was revealed that the television soap opera actress
V. J. Chitra would make her film acting debut.
Chitra signed on to appear in her first Kollywood film role in mid-2019 through ''Calls''. She was cast in the role of a
business process outsourcing professional.
Principal photography
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Personnel
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commenced in mid-2019 and wrapped in March 2020.
The filmmaker J. Sabarish initially planned to cast
Riythvika in the lead role but he later changed his mind after noticing Riythvika taking part in the
second edition of ''
Bigg Boss Tamil''. He then insisted to cast either
Mahima Nambiar or
Arthana Binu
Arthana Binu is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu film industries. Coming from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, she made her debut in the 2016 Telugu film '' Seethamma Andalu Ramayya Sitralu''. She is known for films such ...
but both of them had reportedly turned down the offer.
Sabarish finalized on VJ Chitra, who rose to limelight and prominence following her breakthrough performance through
Star Vijay's television soap opera ''
Pandian Stores''.
Release
The film initially supposed to have its theatrical release in July 2020 but it was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
The filmmakers later confirmed the theatrical release of the film on 26 February 2021 and unveiled the official trailer of the film on 29 January 2021.
It also marks the posthumous release of actress V. J. Chitra who died on 9 December 2020.
Reception
A critic from ''
The Times of India Samayam'' gave the film a rating of out of 5.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 13967988, Calls
2021 crime thriller films
2021 films
Indian crime thriller films
Films about organised crime in India
2020s Tamil-language films
2020s Indian films