Aghori (film)

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Aghori
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Directed byD.S.Rajkumar
Written byD.S.Rajkumar
Produced bySuresh K Menon
Starring
CinematographyA.V. Vasanth
Edited byRajkumar
Music by4 Music
Production
company
Motion Film Picture Inc.
Release date
  • 15 December 2023 (2023-12-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Aghori is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action horror film written and directed by D.S.Rajkumar. The film stars Sidhu Sid, Shruthi Ramakrishnan and Sayaji Shinde in the lead roles. The film was produced by Suresh K Menon under the banner of Motion Film Picture Inc. [1]

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Cast

Production

The film was produced by Suresh K Menon under the banner of Motion Film Picture Inc. The cinematography was done by A.V. Vasanth , while editing was handled by Rajkumar. [2]

Reception

A critic from Maalai Malar stated that "Although the story of the film is known at the beginning, will the people trapped in the haunted house escape? He thinks to make it interesting till the end" [3] .Times Now critic wrote that "Aghori successfully merges a haunting premise, stellar performances, and skilled direction,....." and gave three out of five star [4]

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References

  1. "Aghori". The Times of India. 2023-12-11. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  2. "சென்னை: டி.வி நடிகர் சித்து ஹீரோவாக அறிமுகமாகும் திரைப்படம், 'அகோரி'. இதில் சாயாஜி ஷிண்டே அகோரி வேடத்தில் நடிக்கிறார். அவரது காட்சி ஹரித்துவார் செட் மற்றும் கேரளா காட்டுப் பகுதியில் அமைக்கப்பட்டிருந்த செட்டில் படமாக்கப்பட்டன. அவருடன் ஏராளமான அகோரிகள் நடித்தனர்.… The post அகோரி வேடத்தில் சாயாஜி ஷி. m.dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  3. maalaimalar (2023-12-14). "Aghori". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  4. "Aghori Movie Review: A Supernatural Thriller Unveiling Terror and Intrigue". TimesNow. 2023-12-15. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-19.