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-language drama film written and directed by GRS, who also stars in the lead role.

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and

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appear in the lead roles. Produced by GRS, it was released on 21 January 2022.

Cast

*GRS *Lovelyn Chandrasekhar as Amuthavalli *

as Kaali *

as Meenakshi *

as Maruthupandi *

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as Maayan * G. Marimuthu *

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Production

The film marked the directorial and acting debut of GRS, an erstwhile assistant to

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. He revealed that the film was based on practices that he had encountered in South Tamil Nadu such as 'Seimurai' – the act of gifting money during an occasion in advance so that the event is organised in a big scale. GRS had shown the script to Bharathiraja, who helped him convince

to join the project. Once she accepted to do the film, other known actor such as

and

followed. The film began its shoot in late 2019 in

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Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by

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Release

The film was released on 21 January 2022 across theatres in Tamil Nadu. A critic from the

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wrote it is "an outdated film with few grace notes". Reviewers from Tamil newspapers,

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and

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also gave the film negative reviews.

Home media

The film is available for streaming in Sun NXT.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=13106182 2022 drama films 2020s Tamil-language films 2022 films Indian drama films 2022 directorial debut films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja