Sowkarpettai
| Sowkarepettai | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | V. C. Vadivudaiyan |
| Written by | V, C. Vadivudaiyan, Durai P. G. (dialogues) |
| Produced by | John Max Jones |
| Starring | Srikanth Raai Laxmi |
| Cinematography | S. Sreenivasa Reddy |
| Edited by | Elisa |
| Music by | John Peter |
Production company | Shalom Studios[1] |
| Distributed by | Sri Thenandal Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sowkarpettai is a 2016 Tamil Comedy horror film directed by Vadivudaiyan starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai with music composed by John Peter. The film was released only in Chennai on 4 March 2016.[2]
Plot[]
Vetri and Maya love each other. Vetri's twin brother Shakthi wants to molest Maya, so he is thrown by his parents. A few years later, Gothra Singh and his henchmen kill Vetri, his parents, and Maya. They return as ghosts and eliminate them one by one. Shakthi returns as a powerful tantrik and kills all the villains for his family's dispute. He now uses his power to kill Vetri, and at the same time, wants to have sex with Maya as revenge. In the end, good wins over evil.
Cast[]
- Srikanth as Shakthi and Vetri (Dual Role)
- Raai Laxmi as Maya
- Suman as Gothra Singh
- Saravanan as Senior
- Powerstar Srinivasan as Junior
- Singampuli as Puli
- Ganja Karuppu as Saami
- Manobala as Mani
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Paramasivam (Vetri and Shakthi's father)
- Rekha as Parvathi (Vetri and Shakthi's mother)
- Vadivukkarasi as Demonness
- Meenakshi as Sanya
- Aarthi
- T. P. Gajendran
- Subbaraj
- Vengal Rao
- Madhan G
- Hresh
- Lingesh
- Rahul
- Priyanka
Production[]
The film was first reported in March 2015, when Vadivudaiyaan announced that he would make a film starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai, set in the backdrop of Sowcarpet.[3] The film began production in March 2015, with the team suggesting that it would be a "horror comedy".[4] This film is being made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. The film has been titled as ‘Siva Ganga’ in Telugu and ‘Tantra Shakthi’ in Hindi.[5]
Music[]
Soundtrack was composed by John Peter and lyrics written by Viveka, (late)Na. Muthukumar and Sorkho.[6]
- "Indha Nodi" — Ranjith, Ranina Reddy
- "Bhayam" — Marana Gana Viji
- "Ayyo Vallikudhe" — Haricharan
- "Modhi Parpene" — Ram, Saritha Ram
Reception[]
Vishal Menon of The Hindu called it "yet another horror-sleaze-comedy, Kollywood’s latest fad, following the Aranmanai series" and also stated "it’s the kind of film where even ghosts (Raai Laxmi mostly) aren’t spared from being objectified".[7] M. Suganth of Times of India gave it a 1.5/5 and wrote "For a horror film, Sowcarpettai is hardly scary. It is one of those cheaply produced, paint-by-numbers horror films that hopes to cash in on a trend, relying on tacky visual effects, an overloud score, and costumes and makeup that make the characters seem like poorly dressed guests at a Halloween party."[8]
References[]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20001002215628/http://sify.com/. Archived from the original on 2 October 2000.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Sowcarpettai to Release on Feb 26"
- ^ Raai Laxmi, Srikanth in a horror film
- ^ Raai Laxmi's new pair..
- ^ Srikanth and Rai Lakshmi in a Trilingual
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Sowcarpettai songs | Audio Jukebox | Raai Laxmi, Srikanth | Trend Music. YouTube.
- ^ Menon, Vishal (5 March 2016). "Sowkarpettai: Unintentionally horrifying". The Hindu.
- ^ "Sowcarpettai Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Sowcarpettai by Times of India".
External links[]
- Sowkarpettai at IMDb
- 2016 films
- Tamil-language films
- Indian films
- Indian ghost films
- 2010s Tamil-language films
- Indian horror films
- Films directed by Vadivudaiyan
- 2016 horror films