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	{{short description\|2018 Indian ~~Tamil-language~~ film}}		{{short description\|2018 Indian crime thriller film}}
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	\| starring = {{Unbulleted list\|Akruti Singh\|Prasanna Shetty \|Riyamikka\|Ajay Raj\|Abhenav Mahajit\|Praboojit\|[[Shan ~~(actor)\|Shan]]~~}}		\| starring = {{Unbulleted list\|Akruti Singh\|Prasanna Shetty \|Riyamikka\|Ajay Raj\|Abhenav Mahajit\|Praboojit\|Shan}}
	\| music = Johan		\| music = Johan
	\| editing = K. Anandha Lingakumar		\| editing = K. Anandha Lingakumar
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	\| runtime = 108 minutes		\| runtime = 108 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = ~~{{ubl\|Hindi\|~~Tamil}}		\| language = Tamil
	\| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable source-->		\| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable source-->
	\| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable source-->		\| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable source-->
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	'''''X Videos''''' (also designated as '''''X-videos''''') is a 2018 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] [[cyber crime]] [[Thriller film\|thriller]] [[drama film]] directed by Sajo Sundar, which is also his directorial debut. Inspired by the real life hidden-cam pornography cases, the film depicts social awareness and cautions against such dirty works.<ref>{{cite news\|date=7 March 2018\|title=எக்ஸ் வீடியோ-வுக்கு தணிக்கை குழு பாராட்டு\|trans-title=Auditing Committee appreciation for X Videos\|url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/67361/cinema/Kollywood/Censor-board-congrats-X-videos.htm\|language=Tamil\|work=[[Dinamalar]]\|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> It was released on 1 June 2018 in Tamil. Based on its content and subject, the film was given an ''A'' certificate.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Jeyya\|first=Siby\|date=9 March 2018\|title=We Ain't Kidding - Censor Board Appreciated XVIDEOS\|url=https://www.apherald.com/Movies/ViewArticle/299148/We-Ain-t-Kidding--Censor-Board-Appreciated-XVIDEOS-/\|work=India Herald\|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Selvaraj\|first=Vignesh\|date=12 February 2018\|title='எக்ஸ் வீடியோஸ்' படத்துக்கு 'ஏ' சர்ட்டிஃபிகேட்!\|trans-title='A' Certificate to 'X Videos'\|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/x-videos-gets-censor-certificate-051784.html\|language=Tamil\|work=FiLMiBEAT\|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Subramaniam\|first=Anupama\|date=11 February 2018\|title=Social awareness film on porn videos gets 'A'\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/110218/social-awareness-film-on-porn-videos-gets-a.html\|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]\|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref>

	==~~Production==~~		'''''<span lang="ar" dir="ltr">X</span> Videos''''' is a 2018 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] [[cyber crime]] [[Thriller film\|thriller]] [[drama film]] directed by Sajo Sundar, which is also his directorial debut. Inspired by the real life hidden-cam pornography cases, the film depicts social awareness and cautions against such dirty works.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=7 March 2018 \|title=எக்ஸ் வீடியோ-வுக்கு தணிக்கை குழு பாராட்டு \|trans-title=Auditing Committee appreciation for X Videos \|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/67361/cinema/Kollywood/Censor-board-congrats-X-videos.htm \|access-date=3 June 2018 \|work=[[Dinamalar]] \|language=Tamil}}</ref> It was released on 1 June 2018 in Tamil. Based on its content and subject, the film was given an ''A'' certificate.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jeyya \|first=Siby \|date=9 March 2018 \|title=We Ain't Kidding - Censor Board Appreciated XVIDEOS \|url=https://www.apherald.com/Movies/ViewArticle/299148/We-Ain-t-Kidding--Censor-Board-Appreciated-XVIDEOS-/ \|access-date=3 June 2018 \|work=India Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Selvaraj \|first=Vignesh \|date=12 February 2018 \|title='எக்ஸ் வீடியோஸ்' படத்துக்கு 'ஏ' சர்ட்டிஃபிகேட்! \|trans-title='A' Certificate to 'X Videos' \|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/x-videos-gets-censor-certificate-051784.html \|access-date=3 June 2018 \|work=FiLMiBEAT \|language=Tamil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Subramaniam \|first=Anupama \|date=11 February 2018 \|title=Social awareness film on porn videos gets 'A' \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/110218/social-awareness-film-on-porn-videos-gets-a.html \|access-date=3 June 2018 \|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
	~~This movie~~ is the ~~first production of Colour Shadows Entertainment and this production unit is a result of like minded friends coming together~~, ~~to produce~~ social awareness ~~films~~ and ~~handle controversial subjects~~.{{~~citation needed~~\|date=June 2018}} ~~The film~~ was ~~shot~~ in Tamil and ~~Hindi simultaneously~~.<ref ~~name~~="~~bmdb~~"/>
			==Plot==
			Manoj, a journalist, sets out to find out an answer for the question "Is there any use of the porn industry to the country"? He tries to find out the opinion of the common people on porn websites and ends up in a big jolt and shock about his findings. In this research, he happens to see a naked video of the wife of his friend Ankith on a pornographic website. When Manoj shares this information, Ankith kills himself in shame. Manoj begins his secret investigation on how could a personal video get posted online. Along with Daniel, his fellow journalist, and his buddy Sub-Inspector Imran, he gets deep into this. In this investigation, they find out that it was Vikram and his associates who operate the porn websites and their various ways and means of collecting the videos. Though Manoj writes about Vikram in his magazine with proper evidence, Vikram escapes with an anticipatory bail. How Manoj and Imran trap Vikram and if Vikram and his associates get caught and brought to justice forms the rest of the story.

	==~~Conception~~==		==Cast==
	The film's idea was conceived by the director Sajo Sundar when one day he found a video clip on the internet which featured his close friend's wife fully naked. Shocked by this incident he further researched about the world of hidden camera pornography and discovered that there were many more of such cases, sometimes that had led to the suicide of the affected person. He decided to direct a social awareness movie which would warn men and women about the risk of saving their personal videos on their mobiles.<ref name="bmdb">{{cite news\|last=Singh\|first=Mohnish\|date=10 August 2017\|title=The Filmmaker Sajo Sundar Interview: I’ll donate the profit of my film ‘X-Videos’ to government schools to make toilets for girls!\|url=http://www.bollywoodmdb.com/interviews/the-sajo-sundar-interview-i-ll-donate-the-profit-of-my-film-x-videos-to-government-schools-to-make-toilets-for-girls\|work=BollywoodMDB.com\|access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="dc">{{cite news\|last=Subramaniam\|first=Anupama\|date=14 August 2017\|title=An awareness film on porn videos\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141017/an-awareness-film-on-porn-videos.html\|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]\|access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="i">{{cite news\|title=X Videos is Not a Porn Movie But Awareness Film About Porn Videos\|url=http://www.india.com/buzz/x-videos-is-not-a-porn-movie-but-awareness-film-about-porn-videos-bold-film-to-reveal-secrets-of-the-xxx-industry-2534343\|work=[[India.com]]\|date=15 October 2017\|access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref> He wanted to reveal the mafia behind such crimes and how they made money in [[crore]]s by doing so.<ref name="dc"/><ref name="i"/>		* Akruti Singh
			* Prasanna Shetty
			* Riyamikka
			* Ajay Raj
			* Abhenav Mahajit
			* Praboojit
			* Shan

	==~~Plot~~==		==Production==
	~~Manoj a journalist sets on to find out an answer for the question "Is there any use of Porn industry to the Country? Manoj tries to find out~~ the ~~opinion~~ of ~~the common people on Porn websites,he ends up in a big jolt~~ and ~~shock about his findings. In~~ this ~~research~~, ~~he happens~~ to see his friend Ankith wife's naked video on a pornographic website. When Manoj shares this information, Ankith kills himself in shame. Manoj begins his secret investigation, on how could a personal video get posted online. Along with Daniel, his fellow journalist and ~~his buddy Sub-Inspector Imran he gets deep into this~~. ~~In this investigation, they find out it~~ was ~~Vikram and his associates who operate the porn websites and their various ways and means of collecting the videos. Though Manoj writes about Vikram~~ in ~~his magazine with proper evidence, Vikram escapes with an anticipatory bail. How Manoj and Imran traps Vikarm and does Vikram~~ and ~~his associates get caught and brought to justice forms the rest of the story~~.		This movie is the first production of Colour Shadows Entertainment and this production unit is a result of like minded friends coming together, to produce social awareness films and handle controversial subjects.{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}} The film was shot in Tamil and Hindi simultaneously.<ref name="bmdb" />

	==~~Marketing~~==		The film's idea was conceived by the director Sajo Sundar when one day he found a video clip on the internet which featured his close friend's wife fully naked. Shocked by this incident he further researched about the world of hidden camera pornography and discovered that there were many more of such cases, sometimes that had led to the suicide of the affected person. He decided to direct a social awareness movie which would warn men and women about the risk of saving their personal videos on their mobiles.<ref name="bmdb">{{Cite news \|last=Singh \|first=Mohnish \|date=10 August 2017 \|title=The Filmmaker Sajo Sundar Interview: I'll donate the profit of my film 'X-Videos' to government schools to make toilets for girls! \|url=http://www.bollywoodmdb.com/interviews/the-sajo-sundar-interview-i-ll-donate-the-profit-of-my-film-x-videos-to-government-schools-to-make-toilets-for-girls \|access-date=13 May 2018 \|work=BollywoodMDB.com}}</ref><ref name="dc">{{Cite news \|last=Subramaniam \|first=Anupama \|date=14 August 2017 \|title=An awareness film on porn videos \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141017/an-awareness-film-on-porn-videos.html \|access-date=13 May 2018 \|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref name="i">{{Cite news \|date=15 October 2017 \|title=X Videos is Not a Porn Movie But Awareness Film About Porn Videos \|url=http://www.india.com/buzz/x-videos-is-not-a-porn-movie-but-awareness-film-about-porn-videos-bold-film-to-reveal-secrets-of-the-xxx-industry-2534343 \|access-date=15 May 2018 \|work=[[India.com]] \|archive-date=16 May 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516015407/http://www.india.com/buzz/x-videos-is-not-a-porn-movie-but-awareness-film-about-porn-videos-bold-film-to-reveal-secrets-of-the-xxx-industry-2534343/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He wanted to reveal the mafia behind such crimes and how they made money in [[crore]]s by doing so.<ref name="dc" /><ref name="i" />
	~~Poster~~ of the film ~~was revealed in~~ October 2017 ~~and its trailer was released on 11~~ May 2018 on [[~~YouTube~~]].<ref name="i"/>

	==Reception==		==Reception==
	The film ~~was well~~-~~received for its clean content~~, ~~loud and clear concept. And also noted for the director~~'s ~~bold initiative of having a crew of new faces who~~ has ~~handled complex scenes with ease. This movie definitely achieved success to warn and alert those who have~~ the ~~habit of taking, watching or saving nude/personal videos on their cell phones and computers~~.<ref>{{~~cite~~ news\|last=Lakshmi\|first=V.\|date=1 June 2018\|title=X VIDEOS MOVIE REVIEW\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/x-videos/movie-review/64406249.cms\|work=[[The Times of India]]~~\|access-date=3 June 2018~~}}</ref>		A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote that "Despite being a film on the flourishing porn industry, and with scope to add explicit, ‘X’-rated scenes, it's commendable how Sajo has kept the content 'clean'".<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lakshmi \|first=V. \|date=1 June 2018 \|title=X VIDEOS MOVIE REVIEW \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/x-videos/movie-review/64406249.cms \|access-date=3 June 2018 \|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

			==External links==
			*{{IMDb title\|14774002}}

	[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]		[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
	[[Category:~~2010s~~ Tamil-language films]]		[[Category:2018 Tamil-language films]]
	[[Category:~~2010s~~ Hindi-language films]]		[[Category:2018 Hindi-language films]]
			[[Category:2018 Indian films]]
	[[Category:2018 films]]		[[Category:2018 films]]
	~~[[Category:Indian films]]~~
	~~[[Category:Tamil-language films]]~~
	~~[[Category:Hindi-language films]]~~
	[[Category:Films about pornography]]		[[Category:Films about pornography]]
	[[Category:Awareness activism]]		[[Category:Awareness activism]]
	[[Category:2018 multilingual films]]		[[Category:2018 multilingual films]]
	[[Category:2018 directorial debut films]]		[[Category:2018 directorial debut films]]
			[[Category:Pornography in India]]
			[[Category:Unreleased Hindi-language films]]

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{{short description|2018 Indian Tamil-language film}}
{{Distinguish|XVideos}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = X Videos
| image = X Videos (film poster).jpg
| alt = The poster features lead actress of the film laid on the red carpet in a crouched position and wearing a black gown. The title appears at bottom in Tamil script.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Sajo Sundar
| producer =
| writer = Sajo Sundar
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|Akruti Singh|Prasanna Shetty |Riyamikka|Ajay Raj|Abhenav Mahajit|Praboojit|[[Shan (actor)|Shan]]}}
| music = Johan
| editing = K. Anandha Lingakumar
| studio = Colour Shadows Entertainment
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|6|1|Tamil}}
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = India
| language = {{ubl|Hindi|Tamil}}
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''X Videos''''' (also designated as '''''X-videos''''') is a 2018 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[cyber crime]] [[Thriller film|thriller]] [[drama film]] directed by Sajo Sundar, which is also his directorial debut. Inspired by the real life hidden-cam pornography cases, the film depicts social awareness and cautions against such dirty works.<ref>{{cite news|date=7 March 2018|title=எக்ஸ் வீடியோ-வுக்கு தணிக்கை குழு பாராட்டு|trans-title=Auditing Committee appreciation for X Videos|url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/67361/cinema/Kollywood/Censor-board-congrats-X-videos.htm|language=Tamil|work=[[Dinamalar]]|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> It was released on 1 June 2018 in Tamil. Based on its content and subject, the film was given an ''A'' certificate.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jeyya|first=Siby|date=9 March 2018|title=We Ain't Kidding - Censor Board Appreciated XVIDEOS|url=https://www.apherald.com/Movies/ViewArticle/299148/We-Ain-t-Kidding--Censor-Board-Appreciated-XVIDEOS-/|work=India Herald|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Selvaraj|first=Vignesh|date=12 February 2018|title='எக்ஸ் வீடியோஸ்' படத்துக்கு 'ஏ' சர்ட்டிஃபிகேட்!|trans-title='A' Certificate to 'X Videos'|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/x-videos-gets-censor-certificate-051784.html|language=Tamil|work=FiLMiBEAT|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Subramaniam|first=Anupama|date=11 February 2018|title=Social awareness film on porn videos gets 'A'|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/110218/social-awareness-film-on-porn-videos-gets-a.html|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref>

==Production==
This movie is the first production of Colour Shadows Entertainment and this production unit is a result of like minded friends coming together, to produce social awareness films and handle controversial subjects.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} The film was shot in Tamil and Hindi simultaneously.<ref name="bmdb"/>

==Conception==
The film's idea was conceived by the director Sajo Sundar when one day he found a video clip on the internet which featured his close friend's wife fully naked. Shocked by this incident he further researched about the world of hidden camera pornography and discovered that there were many more of such cases, sometimes that had led to the suicide of the affected person. He decided to direct a social awareness movie which would warn men and women about the risk of saving their personal videos on their mobiles.<ref name="bmdb">{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Mohnish|date=10 August 2017|title=The Filmmaker Sajo Sundar Interview: I’ll donate the profit of my film ‘X-Videos’ to government schools to make toilets for girls!|url=http://www.bollywoodmdb.com/interviews/the-sajo-sundar-interview-i-ll-donate-the-profit-of-my-film-x-videos-to-government-schools-to-make-toilets-for-girls|work=BollywoodMDB.com|access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="dc">{{cite news|last=Subramaniam|first=Anupama|date=14 August 2017|title=An awareness film on porn videos|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141017/an-awareness-film-on-porn-videos.html|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="i">{{cite news|title=X Videos is Not a Porn Movie But Awareness Film About Porn Videos|url=http://www.india.com/buzz/x-videos-is-not-a-porn-movie-but-awareness-film-about-porn-videos-bold-film-to-reveal-secrets-of-the-xxx-industry-2534343|work=[[India.com]]|date=15 October 2017|access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref> He wanted to reveal the mafia behind such crimes and how they made money in [[crore]]s by doing so.<ref name="dc"/><ref name="i"/>

==Plot==
Manoj a journalist sets on to find out an answer for the question "Is there any use of Porn industry to the Country? Manoj tries to find out the opinion of the common people on Porn websites,he ends up in a big jolt and shock about his findings. In this research, he happens to see his friend Ankith wife's naked video on a pornographic website. When Manoj shares this information, Ankith kills himself in shame. Manoj begins his secret investigation, on how could a personal video get posted online. Along with Daniel, his fellow journalist and his buddy Sub-Inspector Imran he gets deep into this. In this investigation, they find out it was Vikram and his associates who operate the porn websites and their various ways and means of collecting the videos. Though Manoj writes about Vikram in his magazine with proper evidence, Vikram escapes with an anticipatory bail. How Manoj and Imran traps Vikarm and does Vikram and his associates get caught and brought to justice forms the rest of the story.

==Marketing==
Poster of the film was revealed in October 2017 and its trailer was released on 11 May 2018 on [[YouTube]].<ref name="i"/>

==Reception==
The film was well-received for its clean content, loud and clear concept. And also noted for the director's bold initiative of having a crew of new faces who has handled complex scenes with ease. This movie definitely achieved success to warn and alert those who have the habit of taking, watching or saving nude/personal videos on their cell phones and computers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lakshmi|first=V.|date=1 June 2018|title=X VIDEOS MOVIE REVIEW|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/x-videos/movie-review/64406249.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films about pornography]]
[[Category:Awareness activism]]
[[Category:2018 multilingual films]]
[[Category:2018 directorial debut films]]