Maharani Kottai

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Maharani Kottai
Directed byS. Vinod Kumar
Written byS. Vinod Kumar
Produced bySubramaniam
Thanamalar S Vinod Kumar
Starring
CinematographyChandran Chami
Edited byV. Don Bosco
Music by U. K. Murali
Production
company
Thanamalar Creations
Release date
  • 10 July 2015 (2015-07-10)
Running time
118 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Maharani Kottai (English: Queen's Court) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy drama film written and directed by S. Vinod Kumar. The film features Richard and Annie Prince Nag in the lead roles, alongside Senthil and Ganesh. Produced by Thanamalar Creations, the film was released on 10 July 2015. [1] [2]

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Cast

Production

After making a Telugu film titled Win featuring Jai Akash, Vinod Kumar began making Maharani Kottai in Tamil and cast Richard and actress Annie Prince Nag in the lead roles. [3] Annie had previously competed as a beauty pageant, and the film marked her acting debut. [4] Veteran actors Senthil, Ganesh and Thyagu played supporting roles in the film. [5] The film was produced by Singapore-based Subramaniam and Thanamalar as a joint venture for Dhanamalar Creations. [6]

Soundtrack

The film's audio launch was hold on 20 September 2014. [7] The soundtrack had songs composed by U. K. Murali. [8]

Release and reception

The film had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 16 December 2016. A critic from Iflicks noted "director Vinothkumar has tried to give a horror movie that doesn’t create the expected impact except for the climax scene". [9] A reviewer from Maalai Malar called the film "not scary" and gave the film a negative review. [10] The reviewer from Dinamalar called the film "logic-less". [11]

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  2. ↑ "Maharani Kottai Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  3. ↑ "பேய் பங்களாவில் பாய்ஸ்! - Kungumam Tamil Weekly Magazine". www.kungumam.co.in.
  4. ↑ "Girl from Odisha wins Miss India Elegant title". Deccan Chronicle. 26 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Maharani Kottai Shooting Spot, Maharani Kottai Shooting Spot, Maharani Kottai, UK Murali". www.behindwoods.com.
  6. ↑ "Maharani Kottai || Maharani Kottai". Iflicks. 9 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "மகாராணி கோட்டை பாடல் வெளியீடு/Queen Castle The song's release - Dinakaran Cinema News". cinema.dinakaran.com.
  8. ↑ "'மகாராணி கோட்டை' இசை வெளியீடு". Top 10 Cinema. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ↑ "Maharani Kottai". Iflicks. 13 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "மகாராணி கோட்டை". maalaimalar.com. 11 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Maharani Kottai review". Dinamalar.
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