Asvins is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language psychological horror film written and directed by Tarun Teja in his directorial debut.[1][2] The film stars Vasanth Ravi and Vimala Raman with Muralidaran, Saraswathi Menon, Udhaya Deep and Simran Pareek in supporting roles. It is an adaptation of Tarun Teja's own short film of the same name.[3][4] The film was released theatrically on 23 June 2023. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics.
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| Directed by | Tarun Teja |
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| Cinematography | A. M. Edwin Sakay |
| Edited by | Venkat Raajen |
| Music by | Vijay Siddharth |
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| Distributed by | Sakthi Film Factory |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThe movie begins with a flashback depicting a folk tale about a boy being saved by Ashwini Kumars and being given a boon that other than natural causes, he shall not die in any way.
The story then follows a group of people investigating paranormal activity in a mansion in Kent, which formerly belonged to an archaeologist named Aarthi Rajagopalan (Vimala Raman). The group faces an unknown entity in the mansion and hear voices in their heads. Arjun (Vasanth Ravi) must reunite the two idols of Ashwini Kumars to save the rest of his team.
Cast
edit- Vasanth Ravi as Arjun, Ritu's husband
- Vimala Raman as Aarthi Rajagopalan
- Saraswathi Menon as Rithvika "Ritu" Arjun, Arjun's wife
- Muralidaran as Varun, Rahul's elder brother
- Udhaya Deep as Rahul, Varun's younger brother
- Malina as Grace
Production
editThe film was produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra,[5] while it was co-produced by Praveen Daniel. The cinematography was done by A. M. Edwin Sakay, while editing was handled by Venkat Raajen. The daughter of Rajiv Menon, Saraswathi Menon, made her acting debut in this film.[6]
Music
editThe music of the film was composed by Vijay Siddharth.
Release
editThe film was initially scheduled to release in theatres on 9 June 2023, but was postponed to 23 June 2023.[7][8]
Reception
editGopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote, "Despite the shallow story with tried-and-tested tropes, Asvins impresses with its technical aspects and as a scary movie that does justice to its genre."[9] Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Asvins is quite interesting in terms of ideas, but the main issue is that they don't come together as a whole."[10] Manigandan K. R. of The South First gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Asvins is a reasonably well-made engaging horror thriller that works, if you have the patience to sit through right till the end."[11]
A critic from Sakshi gave the film a rating of 2.5 stars out of 5 and gave a mixed review.[12] Kiran Kumar Thanjavur of News18 Telugu gave it 2.75 out of 5 stars and called it as "an engaging psychological thriller."[13]
References
edit- ^ "Vasanth Ravi's psychological horror film 'Asvins' certified 'A'". The Times of India. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "'Horror is my least favourite genre'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Vasanth Ravi's ASVINS is built around a thousand-year-old curse". The New Indian Express. 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ V, Aarthi. "Asvins: அஸ்வின்ஸ் படம் எப்படி இருக்கும்? - ஹிண்ட் கொடுத்த வசந்த் ரவி". Tamil Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ Rajaraman, Kaushik (13 March 2023). "Good films build the audience's trust in us: Vasanth Ravi". www.dtnext.in. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Director Rajiv Menon's Daughter Saraswathi To Soon Make Her Acting Debut". News18. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ மலர், மாலை (6 June 2023). "ரிலீஸ் தேதியை மாற்றிய அஸ்வின்ஸ் படக்குழு.. குழப்பத்தில் ரசிகர்கள்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Vasanth Ravi's 'Asvins' gearing up for release on THIS date". The Times of India. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "'Asvins' movie review: Vasanth Ravi's horror film has a half-decent story with impressive scares". The Hindu. 23 June 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Asvins Movie Review : A high-concept psychological horror thriller that engages only in parts". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ KR, Manigandan (21 June 2023). "Asvins review: The first half lets you down, but the second half works big time". The South First. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Asvins Review: 'అశ్విన్స్' మూవీ రివ్యూ". Sakshi (in Telugu). 21 June 2023. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Asvins Movie Review: 'అశ్విన్స్' మూవీ రివ్యూ.. ఎంగేజింగ్ సైకలాజికల్ హారర్ థ్రిల్లర్." News18 Telugu (in Telugu). 21 June 2023. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.