Unarvu
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| Directed by | Subu Venkat |
| Produced by | Shekar Jayaram |
| Starring | Suman Aroul D. Shankar Ankitha Navya Shinav |
| Cinematography | David Jan |
| Edited by | P. Chandan |
| Music by | Nakul Abhyankar |
Production company | Amrutha Film Center |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Unarvu (transl. Feelings) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language political drama film directed by Subu Venkat. It stars Suman, Aroul D. Shankar, Ankitha Navya and Shinav. Featuring music composed by Nakul Abhyankar, the film was released on 19 July 2019.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Shinav as Sathish
- Ankitha Navya as Nikitha
- Suman as Muthuswamy, the Chief Minister
- Aroul D. Shankar as Prabhakaran, the corrupt Chief Minister
- Subbu as Ramadurai
- Lawrence as Thambidurai
- Kanthasamy as Mani
- Bala Guru as Thamba
- Sunny Madhavan as Thanza
- Navaneethan as Paramuthu
- A. G. S. Kumar as Handicapped Beggar
- Amarkalam Sankar as Beggar
- Venkat Bharadwaj as Ramadorai
- Kottachi as Content Manager
- Natigar Shivashankar as Old Man
- Purushottam Adiga as Government Officer
Production
[edit]The political drama film marked the first Tamil venture of director Venkat Bharadwaj, who had earlier made a A Day in the City and Kempirve (2017) in Kannada. The director changed his stagename from Venkat Bharadwaj to Subu Venkat, for the Tamil audience.[2] He cast six important characters in the lead roles, including veteran actor Suman, model Ankitha Navya, Shinav and Aroul Shankar, who had previously featured in Yaman.[2]
Prior to release, the film was screened at the Berlin Film Festival, Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival and Kalasamrudhi Festival in Mumbai.[2][3]
Soundtrack
[edit]The film's soundtrack was composed by Nakul Abhyankar, an erstwhile assistant of A. R. Rahman. The songs were released in an audio function where Drums Sivamani appeared as a chief guest.[4]
- "Naanum Neeyum" - Karthik
- "Enda Poovum" - Ramya Bhat
- "Whistle Podu" - Bamba Bakya
Release
[edit]The film had a low profile opening across Tamil Nadu on 19 July 2019. In its review, The Times of India noted "the film is high on melodrama and tiring preachy dialogues which tests one’s patience".[5] News Today gave the film a mixed review, claiming "had the director focused more on the second half, Unarvu would have been a must-watch."[6]
The makers initially planned to dub the film into the Hindi language, but eventually did not do so.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Suman and Aroul Shankar's Unarvu Teaser is intriguing sans dialogues!". in.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Unarvu has no heroes or heroines but is compensated by six protagonists!". in.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (17 May 2019). "Political thriller offers rollercoaster ride". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ R, Shilpa Sebastian (4 July 2019). "All about mind games" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Unarvu: A Game On Human Brain Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Review: 'Unarvu' - Deals with emotions". 19 July 2019.