Sowkarpettai
Sowkarpettai is a 2016 Tamil horror film directed by Vadivudaiyan starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai with music composed by John Peter. The film was released only in Chennai on 4 March 2016.[2]
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| Directed by | V. C. Vadivudaiyan |
| Produced by | John Max Jones |
| Written by | V, C. Vadivudaiyan, Durai P. G. (dialogues) |
| Starring | Srikanth Raai Laxmi |
| Music by | John Peter |
| Cinematography | S. Sreenivasa Reddy |
| Edited by | Elisa |
Production company | Shalom Studios[1] |
| Distributed by | Sri Thenandal Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Vetri and Maya love each other. Vetri's twin brother Shakthi wants to molest Maya, so he is thrown by his parents. A few years later, villains kill Vetri, his parents, and Maya. They return as ghosts and eliminate them one by one. Shakthi returns as a powerful tantrik and kills all the villains for his family's dispute. He now uses his power to kill Vetri, and at the same time, wants to have sex with Maya as revenge. In the end, good wins over evil.
Cast
- Srikanth as Vetri and Shakthi (Dual Role)
- Raai Laxmi as Maya
- Suman as Gothra Singh
- Saravanan as Senior
- Powerstar Srinivasan as Junior
- Singampuli as Puli
- Manobala as Mani
- Meenakshi as Sanya
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Shakthi's / Vetri's father
- Rekha as Shakthi's / Vetri's mother
- Ganja Karuppu
- Vadivukkarasi
- Aarthi
- T. P. Gajendran
- Subbaraj
- Vengal Rao
- Hresh
- Lingesh
- Rahul
- Priyanka
Production
The film was first reported in March 2015, when Vadivudaiyaan announced that he would make a film starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai, set in the backdrop of Sowcarpet.[3] The film began production in March 2015, with the team suggesting that it would be a "horror comedy".[4] This film is being made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. The film has been titled as ‘Siva Ganga’ in Telugu and ‘Tantra Shakthi’ in Hindi.[5]
Music
Soundtrack was composed by John Peter and lyrics written by Viveka, Na. Muthukumar and Sorkho.[6]
- Indha Nodi — Ranjith, Ranina Reddy
- Bhayam — Marana Gana Viji
- Ayyo Vallikudhe — Haricharan
- Modhi Parpene — Ram, Saritha Ram
Reception
Vishal Menon of The Hindu called it "yet another horror-sleaze-comedy, Kollywood’s latest fad, following the Aranmanai series" and also stated "it’s the kind of film where even ghosts (Raai Laxmi mostly) aren’t spared from being objectified".[7] M. Suganth of Times of India gave it a 1.5/5 and wrote "For a horror film, Sowcarpettai is hardly scary. It is one of those cheaply produced, paint-by-numbers horror films that hopes to cash in on a trend, relying on tacky visual effects, an overloud score, and costumes and makeup that make the characters seem like poorly dressed guests at a Halloween party."[8]
References
- http://www.sify.com. Missing or empty
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- Raai Laxmi, Srikanth in a horror film
- Raai Laxmi's new pair..
- Srikanth and Rai Lakshmi in a Trilingual
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzdJ6vcBlRQ
- http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/sowkarpettai-unintentionally-horrifying/article8318133.ece
- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Sowcarpettai/movie-review/51275462.cms
External links
- Sowkarpettai on IMDb