Sowkarpettai

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Sowkarepettai
Sowkarpettai.jpg
Poster
Directed by V. C. Vadivudaiyan
Written byV. C. Vadivudaiyan,
Durai P. G. (dialogues)
Produced byJohn Max
Jones,
Haresh Vikram Vijayakumar (Malaysia)
Starring Srikanth
Raai Laxmi
CinematographyS. Sreenivasa Reddy
Edited byElisa
Music by John Peter
Production
company
Shalom Studios [1] [ full citation needed ]
Distributed by Sri Thenandal Films
Release date
  • March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
Running time
132 Minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Sowkarpettai is a 2016 Tamil horror comedy film directed by Vadivudaiyan starring Srikanth in a dual role as hero and villain alongside, Lakshmi Rai with music composed by John Peter. The film was released only in Chennai on 4 March 2016. [2]

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Plot

When a couple is murdered by a cruel businessman, their ghosts begin to haunt the killers for revenge.

Cast

Production

The film was first reported in March 2015, when Vadivudaiyaan announced that he would make a film starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai, set in the backdrop of Sowcarpet. [3] The film began production in March 2015, with the team suggesting that it would be a "horror comedy". [4] This film is being made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. The film has been titled as "Siva Ganga" in Telugu and "Tantra Shakthi" in Hindi. [5]

Music

Soundtrack was composed by John Peter and lyrics written by Viveka, (late)Na. Muthukumar and Sorkho. [6]

Reception

Vishal Menon of The Hindu called it "yet another horror-sleaze-comedy, Kollywood's latest fad, following the Aranmanai series" and also stated "it's the kind of film where even ghosts (Raai Laxmi mostly) aren't spared from being objectified". [7] M. Suganth of Times of India gave it a 1.5/5 and wrote "For a horror film, Sowcarpettai is hardly scary. It is one of those cheaply produced, paint-by-numbers horror films that hopes to cash in on a trend, relying on tacky visual effects, an overloud score, and costumes and makeup that make the characters seem like poorly dressed guests at a Halloween party." [8]

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