Kalari (2018 film)

Kalari (English: Warfield) is a 2018 Tamil action thriller film directed by Kiran Chand and produced by Senith Keloth under the Nakshathra Movie Magic banner. The film features Krishna and Vidya Pradeep in the lead roles, while Jayaprakash plays a pivotal role. The soundtrack and background score were composed by V. V. Prasanna, while the cinematography and editing were done by R. B. Gurudev and Prabaahar respectively. The film will release in August 2018.

Cast

• Krishna as Murugesan
• Vidya Pradeep
• Samyuktha Menon as Themozhi
• M. S. Bhaskar
• Vishnu as Anwar
• Jayaprakash as Siddique
• Sendrayan

Production

Directed by debutant Kiran Chand, the film is set in Vathuruthy in Kochi and tells the tale of a strained father-son relationship. Krishna was signed to portray a man with agoraphobia, who wants to lead a peaceful life, while his abusive father, essayed by MS Bhaskar was characterised as a rogue who lives life at his own will. Vidya Pradeep was selected to play Krishna’s pair, while Samyuktha Menon was signed to debut as Krishna’s sister. R. B. Gurudev handled the film's cinematography, while playback singer V.V Prasanna turned music composer with this film.^[1]Director Kiran Chand chose to film the project in Vathuruthy owing to its large Tamil population, and its close proximity to a railway track, which features throughout the film. In regard to the title, Krishna noted the film has nothing to do with kalaripayattu, the art form. He stated that "kalari" in Tamil means war and the film dealt with the internal and external wars of his character in the film".^[2]

The shoot of the film began in January 2017 and continued throughout the year.^[3][4][5]

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