Sowkarpettai

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Sowkarepettai
File:Sowkarpettai.jpg
Poster
Directed byV. C. Vadivudaiyan
Produced byJohn Max
Jones
Written byV, C. Vadivudaiyan,
Durai P. G. (dialogues)
StarringSrikanth
Raai Laxmi
Music byJohn Peter
CinematographyS. Sreenivasa Reddy
Edited byElisa
Production
company
Shalom Studios[1]
Distributed bySri Thenandal Films
Release date
  • March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
Running time
132 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sowkarpettai is a 2016 Tamil Comedy 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]

Plot[edit]

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[edit]

Production[edit]

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[edit]

Soundtrack was composed by John Peter and lyrics written by Viveka, (late)Na. Muthukumar and Sorkho.[6]

  • "Indha Nodi" — Ranjith, Ranina Reddy
  • "Bhayam" — Marana Gana Viji
  • "Ayyo Vallikudhe" — Haricharan
  • "Modhi Parpene" — Ram, Saritha Ram

Reception[edit]

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[edit]

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20001002215628/http://sify.com/. Archived from the original on 2 October 2000. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Sowcarpettai to Release on Feb 26"
  3. Raai Laxmi, Srikanth in a horror film
  4. Raai Laxmi's new pair..
  5. Srikanth and Rai Lakshmi in a Trilingual
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzdJ6vcBlRQ
  7. Menon, Vishal (5 March 2016). "Sowkarpettai: Unintentionally horrifying". The Hindu.
  8. "Sowcarpettai Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Sowcarpettai by Times of India".

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