Bloom (2021 film)

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Bloom
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Directed by Richard Anthony
Written by
  • Richard Anthony
  • Deepthi Govindarajan
  • Sanaa Mariam
Starring
  • Mitra Visvesh
  • Ashwin Raam
Narrated byKaber Vasuki
CinematographyNiketh Bommireddy
Edited bySangathamizhan E.
Music byHari Madras Rengarajan
Production
company
Room 101 Productions
Distributed by Madras Talkies
Release date
  • 19 May 2021 (2021-05-19)(YouTube)
Running time
36 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Bloom is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language short film directed by Richard Anthony, starring Mitra Visvesh and Ashwin Raam. The plot focuses on the romance between two different people, set in Chennai against the backdrop of COVID-19 lockdown in India in March 2020. The short film featured music by Hari Madras Rengarajan, cinematography handled by Niketh Bommireddy and edited by Sangathamizhan E. It was distributed by Mani Ratnam's production house Madras Talkies, and the film released on 19 May 2021 through YouTube. [1] [2]

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Plot

Mitra, an artist and Ashwin, a budding musician reside in the same street in Chennai. After a nationwide lockdown to curb COVID-19 pandemic was imposed in March 2020, Ashwin started connecting virtually with Mitra and they develop a special bond within each other as they start exploring each other's life. They experience all kinds of emotions such as love, happiness, fun, excitement, guilt, jitters, confusion, loneliness, silence, through their relationship in the lockdown phase. The rest of the story is about their virtual relationship and how Mitra met Ashwin in person, for the first time.

Cast

Soundtrack

Bloom
Soundtrack album by
Hari Madras Rengarajan
Released7 June 2021
Recorded2021
Genre Film soundtrack
Length30:50
Language Tamil
Label 101 Records
Producer Hari Madras Rengarajan

The music for the film is composed by Hari Madras Rengarajan and the short also featured poems written and recited by Kaber Vasuki. [3] [4] The original soundtrack album featured thirteen tracks composed by Rengarajan and his music band Sonocosm, and was released in its entirety on 7 June 2021 through Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music. [5]

Track listing
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uyir"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Kaber Vasuki00:48
2."Ellaigal"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Kaber Vasuki01:50
3."Thuvakkam"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Kaber Vasuki01:26
4."Big Bang"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Sonocosm01:08
5."Sundowner"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Sonocosm02:52
6."MTRA"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Sonocosm02:58
7."Doobie Muse"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Sonocosm01:45
8."Video Love"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Sonocosm02:41
9."Contemplation"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Sonocosm02:30
10."Reality vs. Fiction"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Sonocosm03:53
11."Strangers in Paradise"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Sonocosm03:32
12."Sundowner" (Reprise)Hari Madras Rengarajan, Sonocosm02:35
13."Bloom"Hari Madras Rengarajan, Sonocosm02:44

Marketing and release

Madras Talkies announced the distribution of the short film and presented the first look through their social media handles on 10 May 2021. [6] [2] The film was released on 19 May 2021. [7]

Reception

Asuthosh Mohan of Film Companion South reviewed "It’s not so much a denial of reality than a suggestion that films that help you cope are not necessarily an escape from reality. The pandemic, after all, plays God in Bloom." [8] Avinash Ramachandran of Cinema Express wrote "There is no right or wrong in Bloom because it is set in a space where the lines can actually be blurred, and no one would bat an eyelid. Just like most things in the world, the beauty and the not-so-beautiful parts of Bloom squarely lies in the eyes of the beholder." [9]

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