Silandhi (transl. Spider) is a 2008 Tamil-language erotic thriller film.[1] Directed by debutant Aathiraj.[2] The movie stars Munna and Monica in lead roles and Riyaz Khan in supporting role.[3] The movie was later dubbed in Telugu as Erra Gulabi and in Hindi as Jaal - The Net. The director remade the movie in Kannada as Ranatantra in 2014 starring Vijay Raghavendra & Haripriya in lead roles. The movie is loosely based on the English movie I Know What You Did Last Summer.[4]
| Silandhi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Aathiraj |
| Starring | Munna Monica Riyaz Khan |
| Cinematography | Fowzia Fathima |
| Music by | Neil Mukherji |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThis movie is about two newly wed couple Mahesh (Munna) and Monika (Monica). They went to a lonely villa for their post-marriage honeymoon. The film had lot of adult scenes. In this villa some unnatural things happen.
The story begins with a pretty girl (Monica) who is on the run with fear that death is looming over her and a young man (Munna) saves her from the trouble. Slowly, he starts building confidence in her and in this process both of them begin getting close to each other. Love happens and they get married, time for honeymoon and they set off to a remote bungalow in Pondicherry for their special moments. But things take a twist there since Monica senses that she is being followed by someone and from then on starts a trail of terror and fear that makes her life miserable. That is the time truth comes out that sometime back her three friends who earn a lot of money get used to an extravagant lifestyle and lose their humanity with pride and arrogance. In this process, they come across an innocent LIC policy agent (Chandru) who is ragged to the core by these three friends. In this confusion, the agent is injured and he dies due to the injuries. Monica who is with the gang does not involve in the ghastly happening but then helps them clear the dead body. Soon, each one of them starts dying and it now appears that Chandru is still alive and is out for Monica's blood.
Cast
edit- Munna as Mahesh
- Monica as Monika
- Riyaz Khan as Police Officer
- Nellai Siva
- Ganesh Babu
- Neelima Rani
References
edit- ^ "Silanthi is an erotic thriller, says director". The Times of India. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Kumar, Divya (16 May 2008). "A web of cliches -- Silandhi". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Gupta, Rinku (5 April 2011). "Monika's daredevilry". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Movie Review: Ranatantra - Bangalore Mirror".
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