July Kaatril (transl. In the wind of July) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by KC Sundaram on his directorial debut.[1] The film stars Ananth Nag, Anju Kurian and Samyuktha Menon while Sathish and model Paloma Monnappa in the supportive roles. Joshua Sridhar composed music for the film while cinematography is handled by Demel Xavier Edwards.[2]
| July Kaatril | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | KC Sundaram |
| Written by | KC Sundaram Deepthi Govindarajan |
| Produced by | Saravanan Palaniappan |
| Starring | Ananth Nag Anju Kurian Samyuktha Menon |
| Cinematography | Demel Xavier Edwards |
| Edited by | Anucharan |
| Music by | Joshua Sridhar |
Production company | Kaviya Entertainments |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThis is the story of three people: Rajeev, Shreya and Revathi. Rajeev dates Shreya for sometime without being deeply in love but eventually gets engaged to her. Just before their wedding, he meets Revathi and finds her as the love of his life, and so he breaks up the engagement. Rajeev is now passionately in love with Revathi. Revathi, being an independent and a no-nonsense woman who needs her space, finds Rajeev over-imposing him on her. She feels suffocated and breaks up with him. Now with all the three having had break-ups, the film is about how they move on.
Cast
edit- Ananth Nag as Rajeev
- Anju Kurian as Shreya
- Samyuktha as Revathi
- Sathish as Murali
- Paloma Monnappa as Athena
- Sruthi Sai as Poorni
- Muthuraman as Subramaniam, Rajeev's father
- Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan as Shreya's yoga classmate
- Pavani Reddy as Natasha
- R. Raja as Gautham
- Priya as Rajeev's mother
- Krishnakumar as Ravichandran, Shreya's father
- Nirmala Krishnakumar as Shreya's mother
- Subhashree Radhakrishnan as Shreya's sister
- Vinod Krishnan as Revathi's father
- Vinod Paranthaman as Rajeev's boss
- V. G. Balasubramaniam as Revathi's ex-boyfriend
- Surya Thangaraj as Vikram
- Karthik as Rajeev's colleague
- Gokul Raj as Rajeev's friend
- Mippu as Restaurant waiter
- Raja as Restaurant waiter
- Deepan Chakravarthi as Andrew
- Shreya Deshpande (special appearance in the song "Kangalin Oramai")
Production
editThe project was announced in around late 2017 as the maiden directorial venture by debutant KC Sundaram, who previously served as an assistant to the late director and cinematographer Jeeva who was known for his works in Tamil including the critically acclaimed 2007 film Unnale Unnale.[2] KC Sundaram who worked as co-director along with Jeeva (until his death in 2007) in Unnale Unnale film which was initially suggested to be titled as July Kaatril, revealed the film title as July Kaatril for this project as a tribute to the late director Jeeva who died in 2007. The portions of the film were mostly shot and set in Chennai, Goa and Kodaikanal.[3]
Popular emerging Malayalam actress Samyuktha Menon was roped into play the second female lead in the film.[4]
Soundtrack
editThe album is composed by Joshua Sridhar.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Merkilae Merkilae" | Na. Muthukumar | Sathyaprakash D | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Kayathe Kanagathae" | Kabilan Vairamuthu | Syed Subahan, Pragathiguruprasad, Mc Chetan | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Kangalin Oramai" | Na. Muthukumar, Soundararajan K | Suzanne D’Mello | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Kaatrae Kaatrae" | Rohini | Sharanya Srinivas | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Vaa Alaipol" | SoundaraRajan K | Haricharan, VarshiniMuralikrishnan | 3:35 |
Release
editA critic from Sify noted that "Overall, July Kaatril is a feel-good, breezy romantic film on urban relationships".[6] On the contrary, Thinkal Menon of The Times of India gave the film a rating of two-and-half out of five stars and stated that "The various romantic relationships lack the required energy and one feels exhausted after a certain point".[7]
References
edit- ^ "'July Kaatrile' explores relationships on celluloid". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b "July Kaatril, is a film on relationships with a difference". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Manikandan, Rajeshwari (5 March 2019). "'July Kaatril' Audio Launch: Producer Saravanan Donates 1 Lakh Each To Families of CRPF Troops". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Samyuktha Menon makes a bold debut in Tamil cinema with 'July Kaatril'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Music Review: July Kaatril". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "July Kaatril review: A Feel-good, breezy movie on urban relationships". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "July Kaatril Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of July Kaatril by Times of India".
External links
edit- July Kaatril at IMDb