Marijuana (2020 film)

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Marijuana
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Official poster
Directed byMD Anand
Written byMD Anand
Produced byMD Vijay
Starring
CinematographyBala Rosaiya
Edited byMD Vijay
Music byKarthick
Production
company
Third Eye Creations
Distributed byThamizh Thai Koodam
Release date
  • 13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Marijuana is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by MD Anand. [1] The film stars Rishi Rithvik and Asha Parthalom, while Srinivasan, Rajesh, and Madurai Joseph play supporting roles. The music was composed by Karthick Guru with cinematography by Bala Rosaiya and editing by MD Vijay. The film released on 3 March 2020.

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Plot

A minister’s son and a theater employee are killed mysteriously. Guru, a police officer, handles the case. While investigating the case deeply, a few more murders happen. Guru finds out that a murderer is a single person. The clue he gets, in this case, is marijuana, and all the cases are linked with it. Who is the murderer and what is their motive form the rest of the story. [2]

Cast

Reception

A critic from Chennai Online wrote that "Rishi, who comes as a Police officer, has given a fantastic performance". [3] Maalai Malar critic noted that "Rishi, who is playing the hero in the film, has done his job well". [4]

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