Route No. 17

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Route No. 17
Route No - 17.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbhilash G Devan
Written byAbhilash G Devan
Produced byDr.Amar Ramachandran
Starring Jithan Ramesh
Anju Pandia
Hareesh Peradi
CinematographyPrasanth Pranavam
Edited byAkhilesh Mohan
Music by Ouseppachan
Production
company
Neni Entertainments Private Limited
Release date
  • 29 December 2023 (2023-12-29)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Route No. 17 is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film, written and directed by Abhilash G Devan. The film stars Jithan Ramesh, Anju Pandia and Hareesh Peradi in lead roles. [1] The film is touted as the comeback film of Ramesh with Malayalam composer Ouseppachan scoring the music. [2]

Contents

The film was released on 29 December 2023, [3] [4] with positive reviews. [5] [6] [7]

Plot

The film portrays many eerie happenings in the forests of Sathyamangalam, where its forest path has been shut for 30 years for a mysterious reason. The suspense thickens when trespassers do not return alive from the forest. [8]

Cast

Production

Route No:17 is director Abhilash G Devan's second Tamil film after the acclaimed 'Thai Nilam' produced by Dr.Amar Ramachandran. [9] Ramesh became popular after his Big Boss stint and he was signed to play the lead with 3 different looks. [10] Ramesh performed a major sequence in a 5500 square foot set work of cave constructed below ground level, where no ambiance to get free air, for 22 days. [11] [1]

Soundtrack

Route No. 17
Soundtrack album by
Released2023 (2023)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length10:56
LanguageTamil
Label Ayngaran International
Ouseppachan chronology
Pappachan Olivilanu
(2023)
Route No. 17
(2023)

All music is composed by Ouseppachan. [12]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rasa En Rasa Kanne" Yugabharathi Swetha Mohan 3:25
2."All Is Well"Arya OfRo, Arya (rap)3:07
3."Vaada Thiruda"SenthamizhDhasan Rita Thyagarajan 4:24
Total length:10:56

Reception

Maalai Malar appreciated the film's cinematography, editing and music, but rated the film losing its knit in the second half after a decent first half. [5] RK Spark of Zee Tamil stated that, though the film is technically sound, the second half of the film lost its grip. He also appreciated the performances of Ramesh and Anju Pandya. [6] Raisa Nasreen of Times Now rated the film with 3/5 stars, stating that Jithan Ramesh film unveils mystery and suspense In Sathyamangalam forest. [7]

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