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''Take Diversion'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sivaani Senthil and starring Sivakumar, Padine Kumar,
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John Vijay John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who plays supporting roles in Tamil films. He has also worked in a few Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. Career John Vijay did his M.Sc. in Visual Communication from Loyola College ...
. It was released on 20 May 2022.


Cast


Production

The film marked the second venture of director Sivaani Senthil after ''
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'' (2018). The shoot began in March 2021 with several new actors cast alongside
Ramachandran Durairaj Ramachandran Durairaj is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. After working as an associate director, he made his breakthrough as an actor with a leading role in Suseenthiran's '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010). He later won accl ...
,
John Vijay John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who plays supporting roles in Tamil films. He has also worked in a few Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. Career John Vijay did his M.Sc. in Visual Communication from Loyola College ...
and George Vijay. Sivakumar from
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and television actress Padine Kumar were signed to play the lead roles. Production continued through March and April 2021. A song titled ‘Masthana Mass Minoru’ sung by
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, with choreography and performance by Sandy, was released in late 2021. A promotional event was held in May 2022 prior to release, with the director noting that
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applauded the trailer.


Reception

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'' critic gave mixture of reviews. A critic from Thangam TV noted the film had "little plot".


References

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