Black (2024 film)

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Theatrical release poster
Directed byKG Balasubramani
Written byKG Balasubramani
Produced by
  • S. R. Prakash Babu
  • S. R. Prabhu
  • P Gopinath
  • Thanga Prabaharan R
Starring
CinematographyGokul Benoy
Edited by Philomin Raj
Music by Sam C. S.
Production
company
Potential Studios LLP
Release date
  • 11 October 2024 (2024-10-11)
[1]
Running time
118 minutes [2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹3.05 crore [3]

Black is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language science fiction thriller film written and directed by KG Balasubramani. It is produced by S. R. Prakash Babu, S. R. Prabhu, P Gopinath and Thanga Prabaharan R under Potential Studios LLP. The film stars Jiiva and Priya Bhavani Shankar in the lead roles, alongside Vivek Prasanna, Yog Japee, Sha Ra and Swayam Siddha. It is an adaptation of the 2013 American surrealist science fiction thriller film Coherence . [4] [5]

Contents

The film was officially announced in August 2024 under the official title, Black. Principal photography commenced and wrapped before the film's announcement. The film has music composed by Sam C. S., cinematography handled by Gokul Benoy and editing by Philomin Raj. [6]

Black released worldwide 11 October 2024 in theatres, coinciding with Ayudha Puja. [1]

Cast

Production

On 29 August 2024, Potential Studios announced their next thriller project titled Black directed by debutant director KG Balasubramani through a first-look poster starring Jiiva and Priya Bhavani Shankar. [1] [8] [2] The film marks the second collaboration of the lead actors together after Kalathil Santhippom (2021). [9] The first look revealed the film to release in September [7] having Jiiva who was last seen in his romantic comedy-drama film Varalaru Mukkiyam (2022) making his comeback after two years. [10] [11] The films also features Sha Ra, [9] Vivek Prasanna, [12] Yog Japee and Swayam Siddha in supporting roles. [13] Principal photography took place in Chennai. [12] [14]

Music composer Sam C.S, editor Philomin Raj, cinematographer Gokul Benoy, art director Sathees Kumar, and stunt choreographer Metro Mahesh were chosen for the technical crew. [15] [6] Lyrics were handled by Madhan Karky and Chandru while Sherif handled the choreography. [16] [17]

Music

The background and soundtrack is composed by Sam C. S. [15] On 7th October, the first single "En Chella Kedi" was released, with lyrics penned by Sam C. S and sung by Kapil Kapilan and Ranina Reddy. [18] The second single "Majili Majili" was released on 17th October.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Singer(s)Length
1."En Chella Kedi" Sam C. S. Kapil Kapilan, Ranina Reddy 4:28
2."Majili Majili" Madhan Karky Sam C. S, Sameera Bharadwaj3:22

Release

Theatrical

Black released on 11 October 2024, coinciding with Ayudha Puja. [1] The film was granted a U/A certificate [19] from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with an official runtime of 118 minutes. [2] [20]

Marketing

At a pre-release event, the makers confirmed that the film is an official remake of a Hollywood sci-fi thriller film, without revealing the name, [21] [22] but the netizens found some similarities of Black with the 2013 psychological thriller film Coherence directed by James Ward Byrkit, [23] which was confirmed post-release. [4] [5]

Reception

Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Director KG Balasubramani presents to us a very knotty affair in Black, and tries to neatly unravel it all by the time the end credits pop up [...] Black manages to be all of this, and yet always has something up its sleeve to keep us on the edge of our seats." [5] Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote, "Black does justice to the genre without taking its viewers for granted and spoon-feeding information" and further opined that "Black manages to keep us at the edge of our seats for the most part." [24]

Prashanth Vallavan of Cinema Express gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Black once again proves to us that no matter the execution, the heart of a story (or its lack thereof) will always decide how much we connect with a film." [25] Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "It (Black) is the kind of film that can leave some viewers confused, while others familiar with the multiverse theory would understand the director's intentions." [4]

Anusha Sundar of OTT Play gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "[...] had the film explored the scientific aspect in greater depth coupled with abled writing, Black would have become a appreciable new attempt in Tamil cinema." [26] Janani K of IndiaToday gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Black is an ambitious attempt and a decent addition to the sci-fi Tamil films.[...] Black would have been much more effective if it had simplified the scientific explanation than it intended to." [27]

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