Kolai | |
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Directed by | Balaji K. Kumar |
Written by | Balaji K. Kumar |
Starring | Vijay Antony Ritika Singh Meenakshi Chaudhary |
Cinematography | Sivakumar Vijayan |
Edited by | R. K. Selva |
Music by | Girishh G. |
Production companies | Infiniti Film Ventures Lotus Pictures |
Distributed by | Sakthi Film Factory |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Kolai (transl. Murder) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film directed by Balaji K. Kumar.[1][2] The film stars Vijay Antony, Ritika Singh, and Meenakshi Chaudhary.[3][4] The film's music is composed by Girishh G.[5][6][7] The film was released on 21 July 2023. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb.[8]
A singer and model Leila was murdered in her own apartment.The rest is a classic whodunit with potential suspects the boyfriend Sathish, modelling friend Arjun, a bombay Marketing Agent Aditya Kaushik and a thief Babloo.
Production for the film began in 2018 and entered post-production in October 2021.[9][10] The film is based on true incident of Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters that happened in New York in 1923 and according to the director is a palimpsest of the film Another Life (2001).[10]
Kolai | ||||
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Released | 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2021 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 21:06 | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
Girishh G. chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
Kolai – Full Jukebox on YouTube |
The music was composed by Girishh G.[11] The song "Paartha Nyabagam Illayo" was remixed and included in the film.[12]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Neerkumizho" | Karthik Netha | Sid Sriram | 4:19 |
2. | "Yaar Nee" | Girishh G. | Anjana Rajagopalan, M. S. Krsna | 4:06 |
3. | "Nesam Maruma" | Mohan Rajan | Anjana Rajagopalan | 3:23 |
4. | "Kelvi Mattum Thangudhey" | Kaber Vasuki | Pradeep Kumar | 4:13 |
5. | "Paartha Nyabagam Illayo" | Kannadasan | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:05 |
Total length: | 21:06 |
Janani K of India Today rated with 1.5/5 stars and wrote that "In an attempt to give the murder mystery a stylised treatment, the story of 'Kolai' is compromised. Hence, there is no desired impact while watching the film".[13] Kirubhakar Purushothaman of Indian Express rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Kolai ends up being a plastic film that is shallow and uninteresting."[14] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Despite all the quirky cinematic techniques on show, Balaji Kumar’s film, starring Vijay Antony and Ritika Singh, only comes across as a staple whodunit with no attempt to subvert anything".[15] The Times of India rated the film 3/5 stars and stated as "An interesting yet slow-paced murder mystery thriller".[16]