Bench Talkies: Difference between revisions

| producer      = Kaarthekeyen Santhanam<br />Kalyan Subramanian

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| released      = {{Film date|2015|03|06|df=y}}

'''''Bench Talkies''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[independent film|independent]] [[anthology film]] written and directed by six directors: [[Karthik Subbaraj]], [[Anil Krishnan]], Gopakumar, Charukesh Sekar, Monesh and [[Rathna Kumar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shortcut-to-success/article6963463.ece|title=Shortcut to success|work=The Hindu|date=5 March 2015}}</ref> The film was produced by Subbaraj's newly formed production house, Stone Bench Creations and features an ensemble cast including [[Vijay Sethupathi]], [[Guru Somasundaram]], [[Sananth Reddy]] and Rishikanth. The film was released on 6 March 2015.

 

*''Madhu'' by [[Rathna Kumar]]

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The film was released theatrically in [[Chennai]] and [[Coimbatore]] on 6 March 2015, through [[Sathyam cinemas|Sathyam Cinemas]] and PVR Cinemas, and was released in [[Bangalore]] on 13 March 2015, through PVR Cinemas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlykollywood.com/bench-talkies-the-first-bench-hits-screens-today/|title='Bench Talkies-The First Bench' hits screens today|work=onlykollywood|date=6 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/short-in-the-arm/article6969419.ece|title=Short in the arm|work=onlykollywood|date=7 March 2015}}</ref>

''Bench Talkies'' opened to positive reviews from the critics. M. Suganth, editor-in-chief of ''[[Times of India|The Times of India]]'' gave it 3 out of 5, stating that "The compilation of six films from six filmmakers in different genres makes it an entertaining experience."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Bench-Talkies/movie-review/46487303.cms|title=Bench Talkies Movie Review|work=The Times of India|date=7 March 2015}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote "The key word is amateur, so it won’t help to go in expecting professional-grade acting or craft. What we can do — what we must do — is see how these films fare in purely directorial terms."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rangan|first=Baradwaj|date=2015-03-07|title=Bench Talkies: An okayish showcase for amateur talent|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/bench-talkies-an-okayish-showcase-for-amateur-talent/article6969422.ece|access-date=2021-01-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars for the film stating "A little more concentration on the content would have justified the overall effort better."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bench Talkies - The First Bench (aka) Bench Talkies review|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/bench-talkies-the-first-bench/bench-talkies-the-first-bench-review.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> In contrast S. Saraswathi of ''[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]'' gave 2 out of 5 stars stating "''Bench Talkies'' is a very ordinary collection of short films. They fail to impress, leaving you with a sense of dissatisfaction."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Saraswathi|first=S.|title=Review: Bench Talkies fails to impress|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-bench-talkies-fails-to-impress/20150309.htm|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref>