| Guardian | |
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| File:Guardian (2024 film).jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Guru Saravanan Sabari |
| Produced by | Vijay Chandar |
| Written by | Guru Saravanan |
| Starring | Hansika Motwani Suresh Chandra Menon Sriman |
| Music by | Sam C. S. |
| Cinematography | K. A. Sakthivel |
| Edited by | M. Thiyagarajan |
Production company | Film Works |
| Distributed by | Blockbuster Production |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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Guardian is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language horror film directed by Sabari and Guru Saravanan, starring Hansika Motwani, Suresh Chandra Menon and Sriman.[1] The film was released on 8 March 2024.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Hansika Motwani as Aparna[2]
- Suresh Chandra Menon as Gowtham
- Sriman as Thyagu
- Baby Krishita as Yaazhini
- Rajendran as Azhagu's brother-in-law
- Pradeep Benetto Rayan as Prabha
- Tigergarden Thangadurai as Azhagu
- Abhishek Vinod
- M. J. Shriram as Dr. Rudhran
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by Sam C. S.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mayakitta" | Viveka, Sam CS, Umadevi | Srinisha Jayaseelan, Sam CS | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Unlucky" | Anthony Daasan | 3:11 | |
| 3. | "Thiraikadal" | Saindhavi | 4:10 | |
| 4. | "Guardian - Theme Song" | K. S. Chithra | 1:08 | |
| Total length: | 11:53 | |||
Reception[edit | edit source]
Cinema Express rated the film one star out of five and stated, "Like countless horror films, the ghost in Guardian too is gripped with revenge. Even with a familiar story, the makers could have still made an engaging film with focused storytelling or at least they could have leveraged the thrills of the genre. However, the jumpscares are as bland as the story."[4] The Times of India had a similar assessment, calling it "An insipid film with threadbare antagonists and unintentionally comical scares".[5] Manigandan KR of Times Now rated three out of five and wrote "In all, Guardian is a reasonably good horror thriller that is worth watching once."[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Hansika's Guardian first look out". Cinema Express. 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ↑ "Hansika's Guardian to release in February". Cinema Express. 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ↑ "Guardian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Devan, Aswin (8 March 2024). "Guardian Movie Review: Haunted by cliches of the genre". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ↑ Radhakrishnan, Roopa (8 March 2024). "Guardian Movie Review : An insipid film with threadbare antagonists and unintentionally comical scares". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ↑ KR, Manigandan (7 March 2024). "Guardian Review: A Horror Thriller That Works in Parts". Times Now. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.