Election (2024 film)

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Election
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byThamizh
Screenplay byThamizh
Story byThamizh
Dialogues byAzhagiya Periyavan
Vijay Kumar
Thamizh
Produced byAditya
Starring
CinematographyMahendiran Jayaraju
Edited byC. S. Prem Kumar
Music by Govind Vasantha
Production
company
Reel Good Films
Distributed bySakthi Film Factory
Release date
  • 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Election is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film directed by Thamizh and produced by Reel Good Films. The film stars Vijay Kumar in the lead role, alongside Preethi Asrani, Richa Joshi (in her feature film debut), George Maryan, Pavel Navageethan, Dileepan and Rajeev Anand.

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The film was officially announced in July 2022 under the tentative title Production: 1, as it is the first venture for Reel Good Films, and the official title waz announced in February 2024. Principal photography commenced the same month. It was shot predominantly in Chennai in a single schedule of 62 days, wrapping by early-September. The film has music composed by Govind Vasantha, cinematography handled by Mahendran Jayaraju and editing by C.S. Prem Kumar.

Election was released on 17 May 2024 in theatres.

Cast

Production

The principal photography started on 13 July 2022 [1] and wrapped up on 4 September 2022. The film will release on 17 May 2024. [2] The entire shooting was completed within 70 days. [3] The technical crew consists of music composer Govind Vasantha, cinematographer Mahendran Jayaraju, editor C.S. Prem Kumar and dialogues were written by Azhagiya periyavan, Vijay Kumar and Thamizh. [4] [5]

Music

The music and background score is composed by Govind Vasantha. [6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Election"Gnanakaravel Mukesh Mohamed 3:20
2."Mannavan" Yugabharathi Haricharan, Shweta Mohan 3:44
Total length:7:00

Release

Election was released on 17 May 2024. [7] [8]

Reception

Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote that "An earnest Vijay Kumar tries to salvage this meandering film". [9] Anusha Sundar of OTT Play rated as two point five and stated that "With its almost linear narrative and some effective sequences, Election is a film that explores the nitty gritty of politics." [10]

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  2. ↑ "'உறியடி' நாயகனின் அடுத்த படம்: தரமான சம்பவம் லோடிங்.!". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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  5. ↑ "'உறியடி' விஜய்குமாரின் 'எலக்சன்' மே 17-ம் தேதி வெளியீடு". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. ↑ "Vijay Kumar's film with Tamizh titled 'Election'". The Times of India. 2024-02-23. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  7. ↑ "மே 17ல் ரிலீஸ் ஆகும் எலக்சன் படம்". cinema.dinamalar.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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