Cochin Shadhi at Chennai 03
| Cochin Shadhi at Chennai 03 | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Manjith Divakar |
| Written by | Rijesh Bhaskar |
| Produced by | Arya Adhi International |
| Starring | R. K. Suresh Vinoth Kishan Neha Saxena |
| Cinematography | Ayyappan N. |
| Edited by | Bijilesh KB |
| Music by | Sunny Viswanath |
| Distributed by | Bid Cinema |
Release dates |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Malayalam Tamil |
Cochin Shadhi at Chennai 03 is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Manjith Divakar. The film stars R. K. Suresh, Akshatha Sreedhar Shastry, Neha Saxena, and Vinoth Kishan as leading cast members. The film follows main character Shadika on her journey to Chennai where she encounters trouble along the way. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Vanmurai (transl. Violence).[1]
Cast
[edit]- R. K. Suresh as ACP Ameer Yousaf
- Neha Saxena as Zareena Thomas
- Charmila as Lakshmi
- Vinoth Kishan as Auto Renjan
- Shivaji Guruvayoor as Bus Driver
- Akshita Sridhar as Shadika
- Aswini as Dr. Renuka
- Suyog Raju as Bobby
- Sambu Thilak as Sam Alex
- Vigil Varghese as Rahul
- Abubakar as Saravanan
- Kiran Raj as CI Prathapan
- Anusheelan S as Bus Staff
- Shiyju B. Kallara as SI Sakthivel
Production
[edit]The film is based on a real-life incident that happened in Coimbatore: a teenage girl boards the wrong bus, initiating a series of interesting events. Filming was originally planned to be only shot in Malayalam, but was also shot in Tamil.[2]
Reception
[edit]Regarding the Malayalam version, The Times of India gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five stars and stated that "Cochin Shadhi At Chennai 03 is a cringe-fest you can avoid without a second thought. It has nothing new to offer, making it stale wine in an old bottle".[3] Regarding the Tamil version, Maalaimalar praised the story, music, and cinematography while criticizing the screenplay.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (1 January 2020). "Vanmurai imparts a huge message". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "A violent turn of events". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Cochin Shadhi at Chennai 03 Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Cochin Shadhi at Chennai 03 by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "ஏமாற்றப்படும் இளம்பெண்.... விடைதேடும் போலீஸ் - வன்முறை விமர்சனம்". 6 February 2020.