My Dear Lisa

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My Dear Lisa
Directed byRanjan Krishnadevan
Produced byPrem Kallat
Ramesh Reddy
Starring Vijay Vasanth
Chandini Tamilarasan
CinematographyM. R. M. Jaisuresh
Edited byKarthik Ram
Music byD. M. Udhayakumar
Production
companies
Porus Cinemas
Srinidhi Films
Release date
5 August 2022
Running time
112 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget15 cross

My Dear Lisa is a 2022 Indian Tamil horror thriller film written and directed by Ranjan Krishnadevan. It stars Vijay Vasanth and Chandini Tamilarasan in the lead roles, while Aadukalam Naren and Singampuli play supporting roles. The music was composed by D. M. Udhayakumar with cinematography by M. R. M. Jaisuresh and editing by Karthik Ram. The film released in 2022 after a few years delay. [1]

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Plot

Encouraged by a pastor to explore the outside world, Kennedy sets out on a journey. But fate leads him to a security job at a resort where he starts experiencing paranormal activities.

Cast

Production

The film began production in March 2016 following a launch event held at a hotel in Chennai, with an expected release date set of mid-2016. [2] Vijay Vasanth and Riyaz Khan were revealed to be in the cast, while actors Swaminathan and Mayilswamy, along with a host of comedy actors from Vijay TV were selected for roles. [3] The film has a similar title to the 1987 film of the same name. [4]

In late 2016, actress Leesha was selected to play the titular role and worked on the film simultaneously alongside six other films, even before her first release. [5] [6] She was later replaced by Chandini Tamilarasan. [7]

The film was shot in Ooty and by October 2016, the film was reported to be "70%" finished. [8] The shoot continued in June 2018, with production halted after Vijay Vasanth broke his leg. [9] The film proved to be the actor's final film before he moved into full-time politics.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by D. M. Udhayakumar.

My Dear Lisa
Soundtrack album by
D. M. Udhayakumar
Released2022
Length18:19
LanguageTamil
Producer D. M. Udhayakumar
D. M. Udhayakumar chronology
Friendship
(2021)
My Dear Lisa
(2022)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Andha Vaanam"Raja GurusamyBalram4:50
2."Aavikellam"Dev JacksonD. M. Udhayakumar4:57
3."Idhayam Irandhu"Vaira BharathiNincy Vincent4:01
4."Aychakka Aychakka"Raja Gurusamy Remya Nambeesan, Jithin Raj4:31

Release

Several years after the completion of the film, it had a limited theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 5 August 2022.A critic from Thanthi TV gave the film a negative review, criticising the screenplay. [10]

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