Calls (film)
| Calls | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | J. Sabarish |
| Written by | J. Sabarish |
| Starring | V. J. Chitra Vinodhini Devadarshini R. Sundarrajan |
| Cinematography | J.Sabarish |
| Edited by | J.Sabarish |
| Music by | Thameem Ansari |
Production company | Infinite Pictures |
| Distributed by | Rockfort Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Calls is a 2021 Indian
Plot
Nandhini takes a job at a call centre due to her family situation. Her manager challenges her with renewing the subscriptions of at least 20 customers in a day or she will be fired.
Cast
- V. J. Chitra as Nandhini
- Sriranjani as Bhagya Lakshmi, Nandhini's mother
- Jeeva Ravi as Govindhan, Nandhini's father
- Devadarshini as Sangeetha
- Thidiyan as Caesar/Srinivasan
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Nandhini's manager
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Shailaja Deputy Director
- R. Sundarrajan as Security Alagar
- Delhi Ganesh as Karunakaran
- Monica as Yashika
- Pradeep as Yashika's father
- Malavika as Nivetha, Nandhini's friend
- Supergood Subramani as Azhagesan
- Hello Kandasamy as Lawyer
- Meesai Rajendran as SI Rajendran
Production
In September 2019, it was revealed that the television soap opera actress V. J. Chitra would make her film acting debut.[5] Chitra signed on to appear in her first Kollywood film role in mid-2019 through Calls. She was cast in the role of a business process outsourcing professional.[5] Principal photography commenced in mid-2019 and wrapped in March 2020.[6]
The filmmaker J. Sabarish initially planned to cast
Release
The film initially supposed to have its theatrical release in July 2020 but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The filmmakers later confirmed the theatrical release of the film on 26 February 2021 and unveiled the official trailer of the film on 29 January 2021.[2][7][3] It also marks the posthumous release of actress V. J. Chitra who died on 9 December 2020.[8][9]
Reception
A critic from The Times of India Samayam gave the film a rating of 1+1⁄2 out of 5.[10]
References
- ^ "பிணவறையில் சித்ராவின் உடல், இயக்குனர் கூறும் காரணம்..!". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Late actor VJ Chitra's movie 'Calls' to release in theatres". The News Minute. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ a b "VJ Chitra's debut movie release date announced! - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Calls Movie Review: The movie turns out to be a hotchpotch of weak characters and unproductive sub-plots", The Times of India, archived from the original on 7 March 2021, retrieved 26 February 2021
- ^ a b CR, Sharanya (18 September 2019). "Chithu to make her film debut". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Suganth, M (14 December 2020). "VJ Chithu's debut film to release in Jan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "வி.ஜே.சித்ராவின் பட டீசர்: ஒரு மில்லியன் பார்வைகளைக் கடந்து சாதனை!". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "VJ Chithra's first and last movie first look released - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Selvaraj, A; Kannan, Sindhu (25 February 2021). "Tamil TV actress V J Chitra suicide: Police questioning her fiancé". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "கால்ஸ் விமர்சனம்". Samayam Tamil.
External links
- Calls at IMDb
