Buffoon (film)

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Buffoon
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byAshok Veerappan
Written byAshok Veerappan
Produced by Karthik Subbaraj
Kaarthekeyen Santhanam
Sudhan Sundaram
Jayaram
Starring Vaibhav
Anagha
Anthakudi Ilayaraja
CinematographyDinesh Purushothaman
Edited byVetre Krishnan
Music by Santhosh Narayanan
Production
companies
Stone Bench Films
Passion Studios
Distributed bySakthi Film Factory
Release date
  • 23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
Country India
LanguageTamil

Buffoon is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Ashok Veerappan in his directorial debut. The film stars Vaibhav, Anagha, and Anthakudi Ilayaraja, while Aadukalam Naren and Joju George play supporting roles. The film has songs and score composed by Santhosh Narayanan. The cinematography and editing were handled by Dinesh Purushothaman and Vetre Krishnan, respectively. It was produced by Karthik Subbaraj, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam, Sudhan Sundaram and Jayaram under, Stone Bench Films and Passion Studios. [1] The film was released theatrically on 23 September 2022.

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Plot

Two koothu artists become pawns in a political power game and are falsely implicated in a drug smuggling case.

Cast

Music

The music was composed by Santhosh Narayanan. The audio rights were acquired by Maajja. [2] [3] [4]

Buffoon
Soundtrack album by
Santhosh Narayanan
Released
  • 2022 (2022)
Recorded2022
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Think Music
Producer Santhosh Narayanan
Santhosh Narayanan chronology
Gulu Gulu
(2022)		Buffoon
(2022)		 Anel Meley Pani Thuli
(2022)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Madichu Vecha Vethala"Raja Gurusamy Santhosh Narayanan, Anthakudi Ilaiyaraja4:16
2."Thani Maramai"Uma DeviPavithra Ramesh, Aditya Ravindran4:48
3."Thangu Thakadi"Raja GurusamyAnthakudi Ilayaraja2:20

Release

Theatrical

The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on 23 September 2022.[ citation needed ] The teaser of the film was released on 14 March 2022. The distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu were acquired by B. Sakthivelan under the banner of Sakthi Film Factory. [5]

Home media

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were bought by Netflix, [6] where it began stream from 14 October 2022. [7]

Critical reception

M. Suganth of The Times of India who gave 3 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that,"Santhosh Narayanan adds to the tense nature of the scenes with his score". [8] Avinash Ravichandran of Cinema Express who gave 2.5 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that "Although Buffoon definitely has a lot of heart and even more potential, there is only so much that intent can do when it has to contend with lackadaisical execution bogged further down by nonchalant writing". [9] Bharath Vijayakumar of Moviecrow rated the film 2.75 out of 5 and stated that "For now, Buffoon is a film that remains watchable". [10] Harshini S V of Film Companion wrote that "Buffoon is not tempted to take the predictable route and does justice to its story with a convincing climax. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vaibhav's next, Buffoon". The New Indian Express . 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Buffoon – Madichu Vecha Vethala (Video) | Vaibhav | Ashok Veerappan | Santhosh Narayanan. Santhosh Narayanan. 8 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022– via YouTube.
  3. ↑ Buffoon – Thani Maramai (Lyric Video) | Vaibhav | Ashok Veerappan | Santhosh Narayanan. Santhosh Narayanan. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022– via YouTube.
  4. ↑ Buffoon – Thangu Thakadi (Video) | Vaibhav | Ashok Veerappan | Santhosh Narayanan. Santhosh Narayanan. 22 September 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022– via YouTube.
  5. ↑ @stonebenchers (13 September 2022). "We are happy & excited to partner with @SakthiFilmFctry for the Tamil Nadu Theatrical Distribution of #Buffoon.Releasing in theatres all over TN on Sep 23rd. A @karthiksubbaraj Presentation A @Music_Santhosh Musical A @ashokveerappan film @sakthivelan_b release @kaarthekeyens" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 September 2022– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Netflix Buys Tamil Action Comedy 'Buffoon' Streaming Rights!". Binged. 21 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Buffoon OTT Release Date". Moviecrow.com. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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  9. ↑ Ravichandran, Avinash (23 September 2022). "Buffoon Movie Review: Strong intent marred by incohesive execution". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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