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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Karma<br />
| image = Karma 2015 Tamil poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = R. Arvind<br />
| producer = R. Arvind<br />
| writer = R. Arvind<br />
| starring = R. Arvind<br />
| music = L. V. Ganesan<ref name="G">{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Mythily |date=7 September 2016 |title='Karma': First Tamil film to release digitally |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/karma-first-tamil-film-to-release-digitally-1.1892377 |access-date=31 July 2020 |website=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref><br />
| cinematography = V. B. Sivanandam<ref name="G" /><br />
| editing = Vinoth Balan<ref name="D">{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=7 September 2016 |title=Karma, a first for Tamil cinema |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/070916/karma-a-first-for-tamil-cinema.html |access-date=31 July 2020 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><br />
| studio = Creative Criminal<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|12||[[All Lights India International Film Festival]]|2016|9|16|online|ref1=<ref name="D" />}}<br />
| runtime = 72 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Karma''''' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language [[murder mystery film]] directed, produced and written by R. Arvind in his debut. The features two characters namely a police officer and a crime writer throughout the entirety of the film.<ref name="H">{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=24 September 2016 |title='There are too many short-film makers' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/%E2%80%98There-are-too-many-short-film-makers%E2%80%99/article14995629.ece |access-date=31 July 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="T">{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=16 January 2017 |title=Tamil filmmaker nominated for Best Director prize at Madrid film fest |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Tamil-filmmaker-nominated-for-Best-Director-prize-at-Madrid-film-fest/articleshow/52465867.cms |access-date=31 July 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*R. Arvind as Thamizhselvan and Ranganathan<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film is an experimental film and unlike other Tamil-language films does not have a heroine, multiple songs, or comedy tracks.<ref name="D" /><ref name="H" /> In 2012, Arind held a casting call for the lead actor before ultimately he himself decided to play both of the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsybitsy/article2860403.ece|title=Itsy Bitsy|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 February 2012|access-date=1 August 2020|last=Raghavan|first=Nikhil}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by L. V. Ganesan and compromises of one song "Karma (Title Track)", which was written and sung by lyricist [[Vairamuthu]].<ref name="G" /> For the song, Vairamuthu wrote ten new [[tirukkuṛaḷ]]s. The song also marks his debut as a singer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 February 2013 |title=Vairamuthu writes new Kurals for 'Karma' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/tamil/Vairamuthu-writes-new-Kurals-for-Karma/videoshow/18577058.cms |access-date=31 July 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film received a nomination at the Madrid International Film Festival in 2015 and is the first Tamil film to do so.<ref name="T" /> The film was released online on 16 September 2016 on paid subscription streaming platforms such as Amazon Video, iTunes, and Google Play by Bollywood director [[Anurag Kashyap]].<ref name="G" /><ref name="D" /> This film was promoted as the first Tamil film to be released online.<ref name="D" /> Although the film ''[[Ayynoorum Ayynthum]]'' (2016) was released online, it was released online for free.<ref name="H" /><br />
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== Awards and nominations ==<br />
*Madrid International Film Festival – Best Director of a Foreign Language film – R. Aravind – Nominated<ref name="T" /><br />
*Hollywood Sky Film Festival – Official Selection<ref name="T" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|2393296}}<br />
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[[Category:2015 films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about psychopaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s mystery thriller films]]<br />
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