X Videos (film)
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| Directed by | Sajo Sundar |
| Written by | Sajo Sundar |
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| Edited by | K. Anandha Lingakumar |
| Music by | Johan |
Production company | Colour Shadows Entertainment |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | India |
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X Videos (also designated as X-videos) is a 2018 Indian Tamil cyber crime thriller drama film directed by Sajo Sundar, which is also his directorial debut. Inspired by the real life hidden-cam pornography cases, the film depicts social awareness and cautions against such dirty works.[1] It was released on 1 June 2018 in Tamil. Based on its content and subject, the film was given an A certificate.[2][3][4]
Plot
[edit]Manoj, a journalist, sets out to find out an answer for the question "Is there any use of the porn industry to the country"? He tries to find out the opinion of the common people on porn websites and ends up in a big jolt and shock about his findings. In this research, he happens to see a naked video of the wife of his friend Ankith on a pornographic website. When Manoj shares this information, Ankith kills himself in shame. Manoj begins his secret investigation on how could a personal video get posted online. Along with Daniel, his fellow journalist, and his buddy Sub-Inspector Imran, he gets deep into this. In this investigation, they find out that it was Vikram and his associates who operate the porn websites and their various ways and means of collecting the videos. Though Manoj writes about Vikram in his magazine with proper evidence, Vikram escapes with an anticipatory bail. How Manoj and Imran trap Vikram and if Vikram and his associates get caught and brought to justice forms the rest of the story.
Cast
[edit]- Akruti Singh
- Prasanna Shetty
- Riyamikka
- Ajay Raj
- Abhenav Mahajit
- Praboojit
- Shan
Conception
[edit]The film's idea was conceived by the director Sajo Sundar when one day he found a video clip on the internet which featured his close friend's wife fully naked. Shocked by this incident he further researched about the world of hidden camera pornography and discovered that there were many more of such cases, sometimes that had led to the suicide of the affected person. He decided to direct a social awareness movie which would warn men and women about the risk of saving their personal videos on their mobiles.[5][6][7] He wanted to reveal the mafia behind such crimes and how they made money in crores by doing so.[6][7]
Production
[edit]This movie is the first production of Colour Shadows Entertainment and this production unit is a result of like minded friends coming together, to produce social awareness films and handle controversial subjects.[citation needed] The film was shot in Tamil and Hindi simultaneously.[5]
Marketing
[edit]Poster of the film was revealed in October 2017 and its trailer was released on 11 May 2018 on YouTube.[7]
Reception
[edit]The film was well-received for its clean content, loud and clear concept. And also noted for the director's bold initiative of having a crew of new faces who has handled complex scenes with ease. This movie definitely achieved success to warn and alert those who have the habit of taking, watching or saving nude/personal videos on their cell phones and computers.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "எக்ஸ் வீடியோ-வுக்கு தணிக்கை குழு பாராட்டு" [Auditing Committee appreciation for X Videos]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Jeyya, Siby (9 March 2018). "We Ain't Kidding - Censor Board Appreciated XVIDEOS". India Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Selvaraj, Vignesh (12 February 2018). "'எக்ஸ் வீடியோஸ்' படத்துக்கு 'ஏ' சர்ட்டிஃபிகேட்!" ['A' Certificate to 'X Videos']. FiLMiBEAT (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Subramaniam, Anupama (11 February 2018). "Social awareness film on porn videos gets 'A'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b Singh, Mohnish (10 August 2017). "The Filmmaker Sajo Sundar Interview: I'll donate the profit of my film 'X-Videos' to government schools to make toilets for girls!". BollywoodMDB.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ a b Subramaniam, Anupama (14 August 2017). "An awareness film on porn videos". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "X Videos is Not a Porn Movie But Awareness Film About Porn Videos". India.com. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Lakshmi, V. (1 June 2018). "X VIDEOS MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.