Ghosty (film)

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Ghosty
Ghosty Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Kalyaan
Written byKalyaan
Starring
CinematographyJacob Rathinaraj
Edited byVijay Velukutty
Music by Sam CS
Production
company
Seed Pictures
Release date
  • 17 March 2023 (2023-03-17)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ghosty is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film written and directed by Kalyaan, and produced by Seed Pictures. It stars Kajal Aggarwal, K. S. Ravikumar, Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley, and Urvashi. The film was released on 17 March 2023 [1] [2] , and marked the final appearance of Manobala who died on 3 May 2023. The film received negative reviews from critics.

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Cast

Production

Kajal Aggarwal did a promo shoot for the film in July 2021. [3] [4] The film's release date was announced as 17 March 2023. [5] [6]

Reception

The film was released on 17 March 2023 in theatres. Logesh Balachandran from The Times of India gave it 1.5 stars out of 5 and stated that "Overall, Ghosty is another Tamil film that fails to do justice to the horror-comedy genre". [7] Chandhini R from Cinema Express gave a negative review and gave a 1.5 rating out of 5. [8] India Herald critic wrote that "the movie fall flates with viewers because of its weak one-liners and ridiculous circumstances." [9] A Dinamalar critic gave the film a negative review and 1 star out of 5. [10] A Maalai Malar critic gave 2.5 out of 5 and gave a mixed review. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ghosty OTT: ఓటీటీలోకి కాజల్‌ హారర్‌ కామెడీ మూవీ.. ఘోస్టీ స్ట్రీమింగ్ ఎప్పుడు, ఎక్కడంటే?". TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). 3 April 2023. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ghosty Movie | అప్పుడే ఓటీటీలోకి వచ్చేస్తున్న కాజల్‌ ఘోస్టీ మూవీ". NT News (in Telugu). 3 April 2023. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ↑ மலர், மாலை (8 July 2021). "புரமோ பாடலுடன் கோஷ்டியை முடித்த காஜல் அகர்வால்". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kajal Aggarwal's Ghosty wrapped up with a promo song". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ghosty Trailer: Kajal Aggarwal makes a comeback with a fun horror comedy; Release date out". PINKVILLA. 11 March 2023. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kajal Aggarwal starrer 'Ghosty' gets a release date". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Balachandran, Logesh (17 March 2023). "Ghosty Movie Review : Kajal Aggarwal and Yogi Babu's Ghosty is neither spooky nor funny". The Times of India . ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Chandhini R (17 March 2023). "Ghosty Movie Review: An irreverent, tasteless horror comedy". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Jeyya, Siby (17 March 2023). "Ghosty Movie Review – Why Kajal Accepted such a BAD movie?". India Herald. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "கோஸ்டி – விமர்சனம் {1/5} : கோஸ்டி – கோ அன்ட் ஸ்டடி சினிமா…இயக்குனரே… – Ghosty". Dinamalar . 17 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  11. ↑ maalaimalar (22 March 2023). "Ghosty". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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