Touring Talkies is a 2015 Tamil anthology film written and directed by S.A.Chandrasekhar. The film consists of two stories in which S.A.Chandrasekhar himself acted in the lead role with Kolkata actress Papri Gosh along with Abi Saravanan and Manobala. Kerala actress Sunulekshmi, Ashwin Kumar, Roboshankar, Jayabalan, Sevvalai, form the cast in the second story. The music score is composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The audio launch happened on 26 January 2015. The film was released on 30 January 2015.
| Touring Talkies | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | S.A.Chandrasekhar |
| Written by | S.A.Chandrasekhar |
| Produced by | S.A.Chandrasekhar |
| Starring | S.A.Chandrasekhar Abi Saravanan Manobala Ashwin Kumar |
| Cinematography | Arun Prasath. |
| Edited by | Sreekar Prasad MR Rejeesh |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Staar Makers |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | -45 lakhs |
Synopsis
editTwo parallel stories - one with an old man looking for his long lost love and the other about an elder sister seeking revenge against those responsible for the death of her sibling.
Cast
edit- S. A. Chandrasekhar as Anthony
- Abi Saravanan as young Anthony
- Papri Ghosh as Hema
- Manobala as Koteeswaran
- A. Venkatesh as Doctor
- Robo Shankar as Chinnaiyya
- V. I. S. Jayapalan as President
- Sunu Lakshmi as Poongodi
- Ashwin Kumar as Ashwin
- Gayatri Rema
- Cameo appearances in promotional song
Production
editS. A. Chandrasekar announced that his 69th directorial titled "Touring Talkies" will have two stories in the film. He announced that this would be his last film as director and also appeared in a character of 75-year-old man. The first story was shot on Shimla whereas the second story was shot in and around Theni[1][2]
Soundtrack
editSoundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Uyire Unnai" | Ilaiyaraaja | Na. Muthukumar |
| 2 | "Touring Talkies" | Vijay Antony, Vivek, Mukesh, Sathyan | Muthamizh |
| 3 | "Suttipenne" | Vibhavari Apte Joshi | Na. Muthukumar |
| 4 | "Chakkan Chakka" | Ramya NSK | |
| 5 | "Aasaimugam" | Karthik | Bharathiyar |
| 6 | "Nenju Porukuthilayae" | Sharreth, Anitha Karthikeyan | |
| 7 | "Kathirunthaen" | Sharreth | Ilaiyaraaja |
Release
editSify stated that "SAC’s new experiment is not an easy one to execute and he has made the film in an engaging manner. He needs a pat on his back just for that. The message underlying in the film is much needed for the society".[4] Times of India noted that: "In the first film, Love @ 75, [..] SAC tries to go all emo with this old couple romance in which the premise is hardly novel. [..] The next film, Selvi 5am Vaguppu, deals with sensitive topics — child rape and caste issues."[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Vijay's dad quits direction". IndiaGlitz. 25 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Veteran director announces retirement". IndiaGlitz. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Touring Talkies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Ilaiyaraaja". iTunes. 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Review: Touring Talkies". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ M Suganth (31 January 2015). "Touring Talkies Movie Review". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "'Funny' Twins That Lack Finesse". February 2015.
External links
edit- Touring Talkies at IMDb.
