Ward 126

Ward 126
Directed by	Selvakumar Chellapandian
Written by	Selvakumar Chellapandian
Starring	Michael Thangadurai Jishnu Menon Shritha Shivadas Vidya Pradeep Chandini Tamilarasan Shruthi Ramakrishnan
Cinematography	SK SureshKumar
Edited by	Thiyagu
Music by	Varun Sunil
Production company	SSB Talkies
Distributed by	Action Reaction Films
Release date	22 July 2022 (2022-07-22)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ward 126 is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic investigative thriller film written and directed by Selvakumar Chellapandian. The film was under Production House ssb talkies. The film stars Michael Thangadurai, Jishnu Menon, Shritha Sivadas, Vidya Pradeep, Chandini Tamilarasan, Shruthi Ramakrishnan. The film's music is composed by Varun Sunil with cinematography handled by SK Suresh Kumar and editing done by Thiyagu. The film was released in theatres on 22 July 2022. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Plot

A young man is found dead in his house, the story travels in a non-linear way while investigative shows darker side of the IT professionals, at last the murder to be solved becomes mystery. ^[5]

Cast

• Michael Thangadurai as Gokul / Krishna / Kannan
• Jishnu Menon as Jagadeesh
• Selvakumar Chellapandiyan as Shenbagaraj
• Shritha Sivadas as Roseline "Rosy" Maria
• Chandini Tamilarasan as Vidhya
• Vidya Pradeep as Yamini
• Shruthi Ramakrishnan as Swapna
• Sonia Agarwal as Jyothisri
• Sriman as Kannan's neighbour
• Kalairani as Kannan's neighbour
• Deepa Shankar as Kannan's neighbour
• Vinod Sagar
• R. Amarendran
• Aadhira Pandilakshmi
• Umadevi
• Nishanth

Production

On 25 December 2020 Jayam Ravi unveiled the first look poster. ^[6] The film was shot in Chennai, Bangalore, and Noida, and the songs were shot in Pondicherry. ^{[5] [7]}

Music

The film's soundtrack was composed by Varun Sunil. while lyrics are written by Uma Devi.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kaalam Azhagaai"	Uma Devi	KS Harisankar, Shweta Mohan	3:33
2.	"Vazhi Nadathidum"	Uma Devi	Varun Sunil, Sunitha Sarathy, Senthuzhan	5:11
3.	"Nee Vithaitha"	Sai Selva	Aslam Abdul Majeed & Varun Sunil	1:56

Release

The film had a theatrical release on 22 July 2022. ^[3] A critic from The Times of India noted that "Overall, Ward 126 is a decent watch and is engaging in parts". ^[8] A reviewer from Thanthi TV gave the film a middling review. ^[9] Film critic Malini Mannath wrote "Ward 126 is a promising effort from a maker, who is partly successful in his attempt to strike away from the formulaic scenario, both in terms of writing and narrative style". ^[10]

References

1. "'வார்டு-126' படத்தின் டிரெய்லர் வெளியானது". Dinamani.
2. "4 கதாநாயகிகளை மையப்படுத்தி ஐடி துறையின் இருண்ட பக்கங்களை பேசும் வார்டு 126 - இயக்குநர்". 18 July 2022.
3. "Ward 126 is an upcoming Tamil movie scheduled to be released on 22 Jul, 2022". The Times of India . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
4. "Sonia Aggarwal and Chandini's next titled Ward 126". The Times of India . 18 December 2020.
5. "Making A Movie For OTT Not As Easy As It Seems: 'Ward 126' Director Selvakumar Chellapandian". outlookindia. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
6. "Happy to Release the First Look of #ward126". Twitter. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
7. "Making a movie for OTT not as easy as it seems: 'Ward 126' Director Selvakumar Chellapandian". Weekly Voice. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
8. "Ward 126 Movie Review: Inconsistent writing lets down this well-made film". The Times of India .
9. ""வார்டு 126" படம் எப்படி இருக்கு..? | Ward 126 Movie Review". YouTube .
10. "Review- Ward 126". 25 July 2022.

External links

• Ward 126 at IMDb