Style (2002 film)

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Style
Directed bySibi Chakravarthy
Written by Padmamagan
Produced byK. Thirugnanam
Starring Raghava Lawrence
Ramana
Gayathri Raguram
CinematographyDinesh
Edited byK. Pazhanivel
Music by Bharani [1]
Production
company
Thiru films
Release date
  • 20 December 2002 (2002-12-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Style is a 2002 Tamil language drama film, written and directed by Sibi Chakravarthy. It stars Raghava Lawrence and Gayathri Raguram, while Ramana and Vadivelu portray supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by Bharani and the film opened to mixed reviews in December 2002. [2] [3]

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Cast

Production

Raghava Lawrence worked on Style after completing work on Arputham (2002), and appeared in two Tamil films in quick succession. [4] Arul, who had earlier written the script for Aranmanai Kaavalan (1994), was announced as the film's director, while Padmamagan wrote the dialogues for the film.

Soundtrack

Lyrics written by Pa. Vijay and Bharani (Pottu Eduthu).

Release

The film had a low-key release during December 2002. The director of the film, Sibi Chakravarthy, later attempted to make a film with Dhanush and debutant Mamta Zaveri titled Raghava, but financial troubles stopped the production. [5]

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