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Captain
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShakti Soundar Rajan
Written byShakti Soundar Rajan
Based onPredator by John McTiernan
Produced byArya
T. Kishore
Venkataswaroop Siddavarapu Reddy
Shilpa Gaddam Reddy
StarringArya
Aishwarya Lekshmi
Simran
CinematographyS. Yuva
Edited byPradeep E. Ragav
Music byD. Imman
Production
companies
The Show People
Think Studios
SNS Movie Production LLP
Distributed byRed Giant Movies
Release date
  • 8 September 2022 (2022-09-08)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Captain is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan and Arya produced the film through his studio The Show People, associating with Think Studios and SNS Movie Production LLP.[1] The film stars Arya, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Simran. The film's music and score is composed by D. Imman, with cinematography handled by S. Yuva and editing done by Pradeep E. Ragav. It is inspired from John McTiernan's film Predator.[2]

The film was scheduled to be released in theatres on 8 September 2022.[3] The film received mixed reviews from critics and audience with praise for Arya's performance, soundtrack, background score, cinematography, concept and some casting, but criticism for its story, screenplay, VFX and direction.[4]

Plot

Vetriselvan, (Arya) an Indian Army Captain is an orphan who is raised in the army school. His only family is his team which comprises Karuna (Gokulnath), Sheikh (Raj Bharath) Rekha (Kavya Shetty) and Karthi Devan (Harish Uthaman). The team is famous for its unity and covert missions. They are appointed a mission to investigate a particular area in the forest, Sector-42. The area earlier had a mineral factory during the East India Company rule. Due to a high amount of unusual activity happening in this area for the past 50 years, nobody has dared to step foot in the area. A team of soldiers which was earlier sent to the area to investigate, never returned. Vetri and his team visit Sector 42, but an unknown creature attacks them, making them unconscious. After gaining consciousness, Vetri discovers that Karthi is trying to shoot himself and sees all of his team members unconscious. When Vetri tells Karthi not to shoot himself, he shoots him in the shoulder and dies. This incident becomes a black mark on Vetri's character since he refuses to blame Karthi and takes sole blame for the failed operation. Karthi is branded as a traitor and is not given a military funeral which deeply upsets Vetri. Because of his refusal to blame Karthi for the operation, Vetri is handed a punishment posting as a training officer. Dr Keerthi (Simran) is a scientist who is working for the defense ministry on the Minotaur project. The unnamed creature which is present in Sector-42 is called "Minotaur," a Predator like extremely dangerous creature. They are cold-blooded creatures who don't have any body temperature, they spit venom on people making them unconscious and some of them go berserk after having eye contact. They communicate with each other by emitting bio radio signals with the help of spiders. Keerthi with the help of Vikram (Gokul Anand) a rich spoilt brat who is funding Keerthi establishes a lab just near Sector-42 to study the happenings of Minotaurs and their threat. Since Vetri's team was the last one which visits Sector-42 they are chosen by Dr. Keerthi for the mission despite reservations from General Bala (Adithya Menon) who despises Vetri after he refuses to take Karthi's blame for the earlier operation. The mission commences, and the Minotaurs manage to attack everyone except Vetri who is conscious. Vetri almost kills a Minotaur with a bomb and brings him into the lab. Since the Minotaur is unconscious and not dead the Minotaur still sends the signal to the spider and is awakened. The Minotaur then almost destroys the lab and kills a soldier who became berserk after coming into contact with the Minotaur. Realizing that Minotaurs attack in open spaces and emit bio radio signals through spiders, the next day the team along with Keerthi travel in an army tank. Since there are multiple Minotaurs, Vetri and Keerthi deduce that a huge Minotaur is present and emitting signals to the smaller Minotaurs. They install devices around the forest to get the location of the huge Minotaur and just as they are close to the location they are blinded by one of the Minotaurs except for Vetri who is conscious. Keerthi finds that Minotaurs are sensitive to Morphine from a blood sample he retrieved from Vetri. After noticing suspicious activities, Vetri finally reveals to his team that they would kill the huge Minotaur in the wee hours of the morning without Keerthi. His team is shocked that he said that they didn't find the location of the huge Minotaur, but Vetri says that they actually know it and do not remember because of the Minotaur attack. Vetri reveals that they had found the place of the huge Minotaur which is situated in a water body near the old factory. After visiting the factory, Vetri sees a lot of corpses and Vikram's company's helicopter on the premises and points a gun to Keerthi who reveals that They wanted to open Sector-42 to extract rare minerals which are not available in any place and a team sent by Vikram's company entered Sector-42 without permission to restore the factory. The Minotaurs killed all the people working in the factory since during restoration they released polluted water into the streams which awakened the Minotaurs who felt threatened. Vetri also reveals that Karthi had consumed Morphine since he was injured during a past mission. In their first Mission at Sector-42, he actually saved all of his teammates' lives including Vetri's from Minotaurs but couldn't save his own since he was in close contact with them. The team then proceeds to kill the huge Minotaur without Keerthi. During the search at the factory, Vetri finds a mobile phone in which a scientist recorded vlogs of all the happenings in the factory. he sends that as a piece of confidential evidence to General Bala. He then knows the ulterior motives of Keerthi and Vikram and knows the reason why Vetri did not blame Karthi for the failed operation. Vetri and his team reach the location of the huge Minotaur where they initially trick Keerthi, General Bala, and Vikram into that Vetri has become berserk and has killed teammates, but they all use training bullets. Vetri is then attacked by the huge Minotaur through which he knows about the Minotaur's next generation which is being safeguarded. Vetri somehow kills the huge Minotaur after almost drowning to death and finishes the operation. Although the Minotaurs are killed, Keerthi and Vikram's motive is foiled by Vetri and General Bala when they lie about not killing the Minotaur. Since Sector-42 is a dangerous area the army orders it to completely shut it with civilian activity prohibited Vetri is reinstated in the field and Karthi is given a funeral with full honors. Here Vetri comes to know that his love interest Kavya (Aishwarya Lekshmi) is actually Karthi's sister and fell in love with Vetri since he promised his family in a letter that he would present and talk to his family only after Karthi's name was cleared. The film ends with a seemingly New race of Minotaurs awakening underwater emitting bio radio signals implying that they will return.

Cast

Production

The film was tentatively titled as Arya33. On 18 November 2021, the film's official title was unveiled as Captain with Shakti Sounder Rajan as the director,[5] which marks his second collaboration with Arya after Teddy.[6] Aishwarya Lekshmi was cast in as the female lead opposite Arya, which marks their first collaboration while other actors and actresses like Simran, Harish Uthaman, Kavya Shetty and Gokul Anand appear in other pivotal roles.[7] Principal photography of the film began on 25 October 2021[8] and wrapped up on 13 February 2022.[9]

Music

Captain
Soundtrack album by
D. Imman
Released2022
Recorded2022
StudioD. Imman Sound Factory, Chennai
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelThink Music India
D. Imman chronology
Poikkal Kudhirai
(2022) 		Captain
(2022)
Singles from Captain
  1. "Ninaivugal"
    Released: 25 July 2022
  2. "Kylaa"
    Released: 11 August 2022
  3. "Akkrinai Naan"
    Released: 26 August 2022
  4. "You Are A Fighter"
    Released: 5 September 2022

D. Imman composed the soundtrack and background score of the film while collaborating with Arya for the third time after Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga and Teddy and Director Shakti Soundar Rajan for fourth time after Miruthan, Tik Tik Tik and Teddy. In June 10, music director and singer Yuvan Shankar Raja announced that he will be singing for one of the songs in the film.[10] The aforementioned track was titled "Ninaivugal" that was released as a single on 25 July 2022.[11] The second single "Kylaa" was released on 11 August 2022.[12] The third single "Akkrinai Naan" was released on 26 August 2022.[13] The last single "You Are A Fighter" was released on 5 September 2022.[14] The entire soundtrack album was released on 7 September 2022.[15]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ninaivugal"Madhan KarkyYuvan Shankar Raja4:44
2."Kylaa"Madhan KarkyShreya Ghoshal, Yazin Nizar4:28
3."Akkrinai Naan"ArivuArivu, Joewin Shamalina3:55
4."You Are A Fighter"Madhan KarkyNikhita Gandhi, Christopher Stanley4:10
5."Captain Strike"--1:27
6."Sector 42"--1:00
7."Friends Forever"--3:14
8."Minotaur"--1:38
9."The King Has Come"--1:57
10."Gen Next"--1:59
11."Hear The Roar"--1:22

Release

Theatrical

The film was released in theatres on 8 September 2022.[16] The distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu were acquired by Udhayanidhi Stalin under the banner of Red Giant Movies.[17]

Home media

The post-theatrical streaming and satellite rights of the film are bagged by ZEE5 and Zee Tamil.[18] The film was digitally streamed on ZEE5 on 30 September 2022.[19]

Reception

Critical reception

M. Suganth of The Times of India who gave 2 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that,"The same can be said of the film, too - an underwhelming, underwritten action movie".[20] Janani K of India Today rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Captain is an underwritten film which needed much more substance and attention to detail to capture the audience."[21] Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Indian Express rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Captain is not as excruciating as director Shakti Soundar Rajan’s previous ventures like Miruthan or Tik Tik Tik, but those are just poor yardsticks to measure films".[22] Siby Jeyya of the India Herald said, "Crisp, potent music and sound really add to the experience. Although the acting is little, it is necessary for the tale in terms of context".[23] Bhavana Sharma of Pinkvilla who gave 3 stars out out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that, "Despite a few silly points, this film is worth watching for an adrenaline rush".[24] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute gave the film’s rating 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film is just under two hours long, but it feels like an age by the time it comes to an end."[25]

References

  1. ^ "Arya's next with Shakthi Soundar Rajan titled Captain". The Times of India. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Arya's Captain Promises Exhilarating Action, Nostalgia of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Predator". News 18. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Arya's Captain to release on September 8". The Times of India. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Captain Twitter Review and Reactions: Arya's alien invasion film is HIT or FLOP? Know what fans are saying". India TV. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Arya's next with Shakthi Soundar Rajan titled Captain". The Times of India. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Arya announces new film Captain with director Shakti Soundar Rajan". The News Minute. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Captain Preview". Indiaglitz. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. ^ "'Arya 33': Arya's sci-fi drama with Shakti Soundarajan starts rolling". The Times of India. 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Shoot of Arya-Aishwarya Lekshmi film Captain wrapped up". Cinema Express. 13 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Yuvan Shankar Raja sings a song for Arya's Captain". The Times of India. 10 June 2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Very excited for this combo again @immancomposer@ShaktiRajan@madhankarky 😍😍😍#CaptainFirstSingle from July 25th at 7 PM 👍👍👍". Twitter. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  12. ^ "இமான் இசையில்.. ஸ்ரேயா கோஷல் பாடிய டூயட்.. Captain படத்தின் அடுத்த Single!". Behindwoods. 11 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Here's a glimpse of the effort that @arya_offl bro has put in for #Captain! Happy to collaborate with @TherukuralArivu with @immancomposer sir on fire!". Twitter. 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Presenting you the English Track "You are a Fighter" from my upcoming release "Captain "". Twitter. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Here we go! The complete album of "Captain"". Twitter. 7 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Arya's Captain gets release date". The News Minute. 17 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Red Giant movies to release Arya's Captain". Cinema Vision. 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Captain: THIS leading OTT platform has bagged the digital rights of Arya's action thriller". OTT Play. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Arya film Captain gets OTT release date". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Captain Movie Review : An underwhelming, underwritten action movie". The Times of India. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Captain Movie Review: Arya's film is poor man's Predator". India Today. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Captain movie review: Arya's low-budget monster film bites more than it can chew". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  23. ^ "Captain Tamil movie Review 2022-Desi Predator grabs attention". India Herald. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  24. ^ "Captain Movie Review: This Arya starrer gives an adrenaline rush when a few illogical points are ignored". Pinkvilla. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  25. ^ "Captain review: Arya's Predator-inspired action film is a snoozefest". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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