Goko Mako
Goko Mako is a 2019 Tamil language romantic comedy independent film directed by Arunkanth. The film stars Ramkumar, Danusha, Chaams & Kalangal Dinesh in the lead roles with Sara George, Vinod Varma, YG Mahendra and Santhana Bharathi in supporting roles. This is the first Tamil Theatrical feature film to be completely shot on a Go Pro.
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Directed by | Arunkanth V |
Produced by | Arunkanth |
Written by | Arunkanth V |
Starring | Ramkumar Dhanusha |
Narrated by | Chaams |
Music by | Arunkanth |
Cinematography | Sukumaran Sundar |
Edited by | Vinoth Sridhar |
Production company | Info Pluto Media Works |
Distributed by | Info Pluto Media Works |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | 25 lakhs[1] |
Cast
- Ramkumar as Puyal
- Danusha as Nila
- Sara George
- Chaams as Pluto
- Kalangal Dinesh
- Y. G. Mahendra as Natchatrian
- Delhi Ganesh as Delhi Ganesh
- Santhana Bharathi as Yamagundan
- Ajay Rathnam as Ajay Rathnam
- Vinod Varma as Vinod Varma
Production
The film was shot in 12 days under a low budget and completely shot on a GoPro. The title of the film is based on Coimbatore colloquial language. Arunkanth V in addition to being the director, was also the producer and music composer.[1] Debutant Ramkumar plays the male lead while Dhanusha plays the female lead. Sara George, who starred in Taramani and Chaams were signed on to play pivotal roles.[2] During the making of the film, the dialogues were not practiced, but were improvised upon filming.[1]
Release
A website was created for pre-release sales to enable the film to run at a low price in multiple multiplexes.[1] The film released on 14 February 2019.[3] The film was officially selected to the Lift-Off Sessions UK & Lift-Off First Time Film Maker, Film Festivals. This movie was also officially selected to the Straight Jacket Guerrilla Film Festival.[4]
References
- Sudha, K (14 February 2019). "A film shot entirely with GoPro". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Subramanian, Anupama (16 December 2018). "Goko Moko is a quirky comedy". Deccan Chronicle.
- "Romantic thriller 'Dev' to release along with three other Tamil movies this week". 13 February 2019.
- "கோக்கு மாக்கான காதல் போராட்டம் - கோகோ மாக்கோ விமர்சனம்". maalaimalar.com. 16 February 2019.