''Regina'' is a 2023 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language
crime thriller film
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but al ...
directed by Domin. D. Silva and produced by Sathish Nair under banner Yellow Bear Production. The film stars
Sunaina
Sunaina Yella is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Telugu with ''Kumar Vs Kumari'' (2005) and in Tami debut with '' Kadhalil Vizhunthen'' (2008). She has since starred in the films ''V ...
in the titular role, along with
Ananth,
Bava Chelladurai
Bava Chelladurai is an Indian Tamil writer, storyteller, and actor.
Career Storytelling career
He began reciting books aloud in Tiruvannamalai with 60 people in attendance. The event grew to have 500 people listening to his storytelling. H ...
, Gajaraj,
Sai Dheena
Sai Dheena is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films, playing antagonistic and sometimes comedic roles. He played the antagonist in '' Attu'' (2017), '' Thimiru Pudichavan'' (2018) and '' Vaandu'' (2019). He is a frequent col ...
, Ritu Manthra, Nivas Adhithan,
Vivek Prasanna
Vivek Prasanna is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films, mostly in supporting roles. In 2017, he won the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film ''Meyaadha Maan''.
Career
After several appearances i ...
and Ajeesh Jose in supporting roles.
Premise
Regina learns that her husband Jo got killed in an unexpected heist, where she sets out to exact vengeance on the robbers and their leader.
Cast
Production
The film's shooting began in
Pollachi
Pollachi is a town and municipality in Coimbatore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Pollachi taluk. It is situated near the center of the South Indian Peninsula, surrounded by Western Gha ...
, a town and taluk in
Coimbatore
Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...
district, and continued in several areas of
Kerala
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during April 2022.
Music
The music for the film was composed by Sathish Nair.
Release
The film was released on 23 June 2023.
Reception
Kirtana of ''
ABP Nadu
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History
The company in recent years did mass layoff at various times.
Current assets Newspapers
* ''Ananda ...
'' gave one point five stars out of five and wrote that "All in all, they made me feel like a mediocre movie that I have seen before". Anusha Sundar of ''
The New Indian Express
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'' wrote that "There is an artificiality in the emotions, superficiality in characters, and reasoning behind their actions." and gave one point five out of five rating. Janani K of ''
India Today
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'' rated 1.5 out of 5 and stated that "Sunaina’s performance and her transformation do not attract our attention either".
Padmakumar K of ''
Onmanorama'' wrote that "The cinematic potential of the story could have been explored more. Nevertheless 'Ragina' succeeds as an engrossing thriller."
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt27881338