Inba Twinkle Lilly

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Inba Twinkle Lilly
Inba Twinkle Lilly.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. K. Vidhyadaran
Written byR. K. Vidhyadaran
Produced byBabu Thooyavan
Starring Saranya Ponvannan
Kovai Sarala
Kalpana
CinematographyBarani Kannan
Edited byMeenachi Sundaram
Production
company
Appu Movies
Release date
  • 29 June 2018 (2018-06-29)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Inba Twinkle Lilly (also known as Itly) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language heist comedy film written and directed by R. K. Vidhyadaran. [1] The film stars three female characters (as grandmothers): Saranya Ponvannan, Kovai Sarala and Kalpana. Manobala, Chitra Lakshmanan, Mansoor Ali Khan, Ashmitha, Imman Annachi, and Devadarshini play supportive roles in the film.

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The movie was titled as Itly, which was previously titled as Inba Twinkle Lilly as its full form and is the acronym of the three main female characters: Inba (Saranya), Twinkle (Sarala), and Lilly (Kalpana). [2]

The film is produced by Babu Thooyavan under the production banner Appu Movies, and it also does not have any songs. [3] The film was released on 29 June 2018 and received extremely negative reviews from the audience and critics upon its release. [4]

Synopsis

Inba's college-going granddaughter, Ashmitha, is suffering from a serious health problem, and she needs money costing around 6 lakhs. Inba, along with her close friends Twinkle and Lilly, cooperate together to raise money, and while depositing money in the bank, they end up losing it due to a bank robbery led by a terrorist named Kalluthu and his gang. The bank manager refuses to help the trio as the money was not deposited at the time of the robbery. Then they find themselves under tremendous pressure to raise money to rescue Ashmitha, so they hatch a plan to rob the bank where they lost their money along with China, who is Twinkle's love interest. Then, the police and media cover the bank. After a lot of struggles, they come out safely. Afterwards, they get to know that Ashmitha has no disease, but she is stuck with a big problem. The problem is a gang that takes bad videos of women and asks for money. However, the video of Ashmitha is uploaded for not giving money. How they save Ashmitha's life forms the rest of the plot. [5]

Cast

Release

The film was released on 29 June 2018, two years after the death of actress Kalpana who also starred in the film and was also her last feature film. [6] The film was criticised for weak writing and poor joke sequences which caused negative impacts to the film at the box office. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Grandmas in the lead". Deccan Chronicle. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Sudha, K (27 June 2018). "'Itly': Three women and a robbery". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "'Itly' Teaser signals a fun filled feast! - Tamil Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Itly movie review: Potential riotous laugh let down by weak writing". Deccan Chronicle. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Inba Twinkle Lilly Movie Review {1.5/5}: To describe the movie in similarly pun-ny style, this ITLY is undercooked and unpalatable", The Times of India, retrieved 15 August 2018
  6. ↑ "What is the film Itly all about?". Deccan Chronicle. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "'Itly' review: A disappointing comedy that goes nowhere". The News Minute. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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