Chaitra (2023 film)

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Chaitra
Chaitra - The Beginning of the End.jpg
Release poster
Directed byM. Jenith Kumar
Written byM. Jenith Kumar
Produced byK. Manoharan
Starring
CinematographyP. Sathish Kumar
Edited by Elisha
Music byPrabakaran Meiyappan
Production
company
Mars Productions
Distributed by PVR Pictures
Release date
  • 17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Chaitra is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by M. Jenith Kumar. The film stars Yashika Aannand, Avitej Reddy and Shakthi Mahendra in the lead roles. The film, produced by K. Manoharan under the banner of Mars Productions, was released on 17 November 2023. [1] [2] [3]

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Cast

Production

The film was produced by K. Manoharan under the banner of Mars Productions. The cinematography was done by P. Sathish Kumar, while editing was handled by Elisha. The teaser of the film was released in April 2023 [4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Prabakaran Meiyappan.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Believe You Nanbaa"Manikandan VijayalakshmiMukesh, Yeskay, Pavithrra Venkatraman3:45
2."Rathamaai Vervaigal"Manikandan VijayalakshmiAkshaya Shridhar1:24
Total length:5:09

Reception

A critic from Dinakaran wrote that "the serious hospital scenes are laugh-out-loud" and that "this is one of the ghost films of all kinds." [5] A Thinaboomi critic stated that "overall, the team has succeeded in making a simple story into an interesting horror film. " [6]

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References

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