Lineman (2024 Tamil film)

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Lineman
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Release poster
Directed byUdhaikumar
Written byUdhaikumar
Produced by
  • Vinoth Sekar
  • Dinakar Babu
Starring
  • Charle
  • Jagan Balaji
  • Tamizhselvam
CinematographyVishnu K Raja
Edited bySivaraj
Music byDeepak Nandhakumar
Production
companies
Petra Studios
Madras Stories Production
SGC Entertainment
Distributed by aha
Release date
  • 22 November 2024 (2024-11-22) [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Lineman is 2024 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by M Udhai Kumar and starring Charle and Jegan Balaji with Aditi Balan in a cameo appearance. The film was produced by Vinoth Sekar and Dinakar Babu. [2]

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Cast

Production

The film was produced by Vinoth Sekar and Dinakar Babu and the technical crew consists of Vishnu K Raja as the cinematographer, Deepak Nandhakumar as the music composer, Tamizhselvam as dialogue writter,Sivaraj as the editor. [2]

Reception

Thinkal Menon of The Times of India rated the film two point five out of five and wrote that "Lineman works as a tribute to people whose talent goes unnoticed". [3] Anusha Sundar of OTT Play rated two out of five and wrote, "Lineman is a film that has its heart in multiple places. It neither lets you understand the world the characters are set in nor has a streamlined vision." [4] Sreejith Mullappilly of Cinema Express rated one point five out of five and stated that "Lineman has a trenchant story but little power in its storytelling". [5] Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times noted that "Lineman is a well-intentioned rural social drama but it sadly remains superficial and doesn't engage you enough." [6]

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References

  1. "Lineman out on OTT: Watch this Tamil social drama exclusively on this platform now". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Vijay Sethupathi Wishes The Team Of Lineman, Know When And Where To Watch It On OTT". Times Now. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. "Lineman Movie Review : Lineman works as a tribute to people whose talent goes unnoticed". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. "Lineman Movie Review: This social drama needs a more streamlined vision". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. Mullappilly, Sreejith (22 November 2024). "Lineman Movie Review: A powerless swipe at social commentary". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  6. Srinivasan, Latha (22 November 2024). "Lineman Review: A well-intentioned but superficial rural social drama". Hindustan Times .