AGP Schizophrenia
| AGP | |
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| Directed by | Ramesh Subramaniyan |
| Written by | Ramesh Subramaniyan |
| Produced by | Ramesh Subramaniyan |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Santhosapandi |
| Edited by | Chandrakumar |
| Music by | Jaikrish |
Production company | KSR Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
AGP (Schizophrenia) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film directed by Ramesh Subramaniyan and starring Lakshmi Menon and R. V. Bharathan.[1] It was released on 21 January 2022.
Cast
[edit]- Lakshmi Menon as Pooja
- R. V. Bharathan as Gowtham
- Soniya as Priya
- Sai Jivitha as Anjali
- Mothiswaran as Mothis
- Murugan as Varun
Production
[edit]Debutant director Ramesh Subramaniyan had earlier worked as an associate director on Naaigal Jaakirathai (2014), Miruthan (2016) and Kee (2019).[2] Lakshmi Menon rejected thirteen scripts before accepting this film.[3] The makers marketed it as "the first female schizophrenia Tamil film". The film was shot in Chennai, Tiruvannamalai, and Chengalpattu throughout 2020 and 2021, with production breaks taken during the COVID-19 lockdown.[4] The first look of the film was released in October 2021, with a trailer released in early January 2022.[5][4]
Reception
[edit]The film was released on 21 January 2022 across Tamil Nadu.[6] A critic from Maalai Malar gave the film a negative review, noting it was "low on thrills".[7] A critic from Malai Murasu also gave the film a mixed review.[8] A critic from NewsBricks wrote "the only positive in the movie is the character of Lakshmi Menon, and the other characters are not written in-depth".[9][10] A critic from the film portal nettv4u opined that "If the movie had been carried out well by the director and the supporting actors had played well, it would have reached a wide audience".[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "மல்டிபிள் பெர்சனாலிட்டியாக நடிக்கும் லட்சுமி மேனன்". Dinakaran.com. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Lakshmi Menon plays a schizophrenic person in female-centric film AGP". The Times of India. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "லட்சுமி மேனனின் 'ஏஜிபி'". Dinamalar.com. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ a b Rajendran, Gopinath (12 October 2022). "AGP: First look of Lakshmi Menon's next released". Cinemaexpress.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Trailer of Lakshmi Menon thriller 'AGP' released by Aishwarya Rajesh | Entertainment News | English Manorama". Onmanorama.com. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Lakshmi Menon's 'AGP Schizophrenia' trailer is out; movie to release on Pongal". The Times of India. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "AGP movie review in tamil || காதலனை தேடும் நாயகி - ஏஜிபி விமர்சனம்". Cinema.maalaimalar.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "AGP Movie Review | ஏஜிபி ... புதுமையான நோய்! | Lakshmi Menon | Bioscope Bayilvan". YouTube. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "AGP Tamil Full Movie Starring Lakshmi Menon Leaked Online". Newsbricks.com. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "ஏஜிபி திரை விமர்சனம்". Tamilxp.com. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "AGP Movie Review". Nettv4u.com. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.