Battery (film)

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Battery
Battery Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMani Bharathi
Written byRavivarma Pachaiyappan
Produced byMadhaiyan
Starring
Senguttuvan
Ammu Abhirami
Deepak Shetty
CinematographyK. G. Venkatesh
Edited byRajesh Kumar
Music by Siddharth Vipin
Production
company
Sri Annamalaiyar Movies
Release date
  • 29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Battery is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller directed by Mani Bharathi and starring Senguttuvan, Ammu Abhirami and Deepak Shetty. Based on the subject of medical corruption, it was released across Tamil Nadu on 29 July 2022. [1] [2]

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Cast

Production

The film began production in 2019, with filmmaker Mani Bharathi - a former journalist. [3] Senguttuvan, who also produced the film, was cast in the lead role, alongside Ammu Abhirami. A song for the film was shot in Kullu Manali. [4]

Actor Soori attended the audio release of the film after Mani Bharathi's friend, director N. Linguswamy, requested that the actor appear at the event as the chief guest. [5] [6]

Reception

The film was released on 29 July 2022. A critic from Dina Malar concluded that the film was "low on charge", criticising the script. [7] A reviewer from Dina Thanthi gave the film a middling review. [8]

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