''Kalavu'' () is a 2019 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
-language
crime thriller film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
written and directed by Murali Karthick. The film stars
Kalaiyarasan
Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He has collaborated with directors Myshkin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in ''Madras'' (2014) for which he received acclaim for his performance.
Career
...
and
Karunakaran Karunakaran may refer to:
* K. Karunakaran (1918–2010), Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress (INC)
* Dr. T. Karunakaran (1946-2019), Indian academic, social reformer, rural developer, founder of AGRINDUS
* Karunakaran (ac ...
, with
Vatsan Chakravarthy
Vatsan Chakravarthy is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He has appeared in films including ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' (2011) and '' Tharkappu'' (2016).
Career
Vatsan debuted as an actor with ''Aridhu Aridhu'' (2010), befor ...
and
Abhirami Iyer in a supporting roles. The film has music composed by Sundaramurthy. The film was released on
ZEE5
ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Androi ...
on 9 February 2019.
Plot
Cast
*
Kalaiyarasan
Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He has collaborated with directors Myshkin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in ''Madras'' (2014) for which he received acclaim for his performance.
Career
...
as Sujeeth
*
Karunakaran Karunakaran may refer to:
* K. Karunakaran (1918–2010), Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress (INC)
* Dr. T. Karunakaran (1946-2019), Indian academic, social reformer, rural developer, founder of AGRINDUS
* Karunakaran (ac ...
as Gautham
*
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian filmmaker, actor and playback singer in Tamil films. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his first ...
as Inspector
*
Vatsan Chakravarthy
Vatsan Chakravarthy is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He has appeared in films including ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' (2011) and '' Tharkappu'' (2016).
Career
Vatsan debuted as an actor with ''Aridhu Aridhu'' (2010), befor ...
as Stephen
*
Abhirami Iyer as Shruthi
*
Chinni Jayanth
Chinni Jayanth (born Krishnamurthy Narayanan on 26 July 1960) is an Indian film director, producer, comedian, actor and mimicry artist who has appeared in many main, character and supporting roles in Tamil films. He is also a popular televisio ...
as watchman
*
Chetan as Sujeeth's father
*
Geevee as Ashok
*Gautham Harikrishnan
*Aravind Murali as Maari
Production
Debutant director Murali Karthick created a 37-minute pilot film to show producers before getting an opportunity to make the film.
Kalaiyarasan
Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He has collaborated with directors Myshkin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in ''Madras'' (2014) for which he received acclaim for his performance.
Career
...
,
Karunakaran Karunakaran may refer to:
* K. Karunakaran (1918–2010), Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress (INC)
* Dr. T. Karunakaran (1946-2019), Indian academic, social reformer, rural developer, founder of AGRINDUS
* Karunakaran (ac ...
and
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian filmmaker, actor and playback singer in Tamil films. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his first ...
were selected to play the lead roles, while model
Abhirami Iyer was signed to play a lead actress.
Reception
The film was released as a
ZEE5
ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Androi ...
original on 9 February 2019. ''The Indian Express'' wrote "The writing is intelligent and so is the screenplay. With the scenes and its match cuts, director Murali Karthick firmly positions himself as an unreliable narrator, keeping you hooked".
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=7257718
2010s Tamil-language films
2019 crime thriller films
2019 direct-to-video films
2019 directorial debut films
2019 films
Hyperlink films
Indian crime thriller films
ZEE5 original films