Rangoli (2023 film)

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Rangoli
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Directed byVaali Mohan Das
Written byVaali Mohan Das
Produced byK. Babu Reddy
G. Satish Kumar
Starring
CinematographyI. Maruthanayagam
Edited byR. Sathyanarayanan
Music bySundaramurthy KS
Production
company
Gopuram Studios
Release date
  • 1 September 2023 (2023-09-01)
[ citation needed ]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Rangoli is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language family drama film written and directed by Vaali Mohan Das. The film stars Hamaresh, Aadukalam Murugadoss and Prarthana in the lead roles. The film was produced by K Babu Reddy and G Satish Kumar under the banner of Gopuram Studios. [1] [2]

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Cast

Production

The project was announced in February 2022 as a Tamil and Telugu bilingual film, which would be a family drama set against the backdrop of school life. Produced by K. Babu Reddy and G. Satish Kumar’s newly launched Gopuram Studios, the film marked the directorial debut of Vaali Mohan Das, an erstwhile assistant to director Vasanth. Satish Kumar's son Hamaresh, a nephew of filmmaker A. L. Vijay, was signed on to play his first lead role after earlier appearances as a child artist in Deiva Thirumagal (2011) and Maanagaram (2017). [3] The team shot the film in Chennai, Hyderabad and Kerala. [4]

Production on the film was completed by November 2022, with the film eventually having a theatrical release by September 2023. [5] [6]

Music

The music of the film is composed by Sundaramurthy KS. [7] [8]

Tamil
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Yengengum Vaanam" Velmurugan GV Prakash Kumar 4:06
2."Sathya Life" Velmurugan Venkatramanan5:03
3."Kaaliyamma's Love"Vaali Mohan DasVrusha Balu4:15
4."Bulb Song"Vaali Mohan DasGuru Ayyadurai
M.S.Nehru
3:08
5."Yeno Un"ElanAnusha Rajasekhar4:13
6."Mayakam Yean" Karthik Netha Teejay
Srinivasan
2:27
7."Pogatha Dhooram"Vaali Mohan DasVenkatramanan2:19
8."Bulb Song Remix"Vaali Mohan DasGuru Ayyadurai2:50
9."Yeno Un Reprise"ElanPadmapriya Raghavan4:13
10."Sathya Life" Velmurugan Kapil Kapilan 3:00
Total length:35.34

Reception

The Maalai Malar critic gave 2.5 out of 5 and stated that "He has worked to the required extent among the characters." [9] Nakkheeran critics stated that "there is no lag anywhere from the beginning to the end of the film which is a plus for the film." [10] Dinamalar critic rated 2.5 out of 5 and wrote that "A film means that there has to be a twist or a knot in the script. Absence of such in the film makes." [11] Virakesari gave a mixed review. [12]

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