Cinderella (2021 Indian film)

Cinderella
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vinoo Venketesh
Written by	Vinoo Venketesh
Produced by	S. Subbiah (Producer) Abhilash (Chief executive producer) M. Sethu Pandian (executive producer)
Starring	Raai Laxmi Sakshi Agarwal
Cinematography	Rammy
Edited by	Lawrence Kishore
Music by	Aswamithra
Production company	SSi Productions
Release date	24 September 2021 (2021-09-24)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cinderella is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language horror film written and directed by Vinoo Venketesh on his directorial debut under the banner SSi Productions.^[1] The film stars Raai Laxmi in the title role,^[2] with Sakshi Agarwal also in lead role, Anbu Thasan in the supporting role, with Aswamithra composing the music.^[3] Principal photography of the film commenced in October 2018. The film was released on 24 September 2021.^[4] The film mixed to positive reviews,^[5] but declared as a flop.

Plot[]

Akira (Raai Laxmi) a sound designer is arrested as a suspect, but she claims she is innocent. She has come to a hill station to record the sounds of a few rare birds for a Hollywood project. She finds a Cinderella costume in an antique shop and brings it home and has paranormal experiences. Meanwhile, Ramya (Sakshi Agarwal), a rich girl is killed and her mother becomes the next target of a ghost. At the police station, a man is arrested for assaulting Sandra, Ramya's mother. When leaving the station Akira bumps into Sandra, who is shocked to see her. She contacts her manager requesting for an appointment with Saint Gonzalves. The movie them jumps to a flashback. Thulasi, a look alike of Akira works as a maid for Sandra and Ramya, who berates her. She once sees a Cinderella costume and saves money to buy it. Meanwhile, Ramya falls in love with her dance choreographer, Robin. Robin, on a visit to Ramya's House, sees Thulasi dancing and admires her. Later during Ramya's birthday party, Thulasi wears the Cinderella costume and Robin falls for her. He later proposes her, angering Ramya. Later that day, Ramya and Sandra kill Thulasi. Thulasi's spirit goes into the gown, and a possessed Akira kills Ramya. Sandra, with the help of the Saint, tries to ward off the ghost. But Thulasi, pairs up with another woman's ghost, a lady killed by her husband and Sandra and kills Sandra.

Cast[]

• Raai Laxmi as Thulasi / Akira
• Sakshi Agarwal as Ramya
• Ujjayinee Roy as Ramya's mother
• Robo Shankar as Guru
• Kalloori Vinoth as Bob
• My Dear Bootham Abhilash as Kayamboo
• Mohan Raman as Judge
• Anbu Thasan
• Boys Rajan as Psychiatrist

Production[]

The project was announced by debutant Vinoo Venketesh who previously worked as an associate director of S. J. Surya. The filming progressed from October 2018 according to notable sources.^[6] After narrating the script to Nayanthara, Trisha, Amy Jackson, Hansika Motwani, Aishwarya Rajesh, Manisha Yadav, Anjali and Regina Cassandra, Raai Laxmi, who was a parts of horror thriller horror films like Aranmanai and Kanchana was cast in the female lead.^[7][8] As per Raai, she has three different characterisations in the film.^[9][3] Sakshi Agarwal was announced as a second female lead.

Release[]

The film was released on 24 September 2021.

Critical reception[]

Cinderella received mixed reviews. Though the critics praised the editing and jump scares, the screenplay and plot were criticized. In his largely negative review for Critic Rants, Gordon McIntyre wrote that he loved the movie for its stereotypical treatment but hated it for the same reasons. ^[10]

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