Kaantha

2025 · 150 min · TA · 6.6 (30 votes)

Dir. Selvamani Selvaraj · Starring Dulquer Salmaan, Bhagyashri Borse, Samuthirakani, Ravindra Vijay, Rana Daggubati, Gayathrie Shankar · Music Jhanu Chanthar

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Set in the backdrop of a film set, in the 1950’s in post colonial Madras, the film is centred around the professional rivalry between a film-maker trying to make his seminal film and the top reigning actor who the director once introduced. The rivalry spirals around the leading actress, a debutante and as the relationship between the three.

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Immerse yourself in the intoxicating glamour and simmering tensions of 1950s Madras. This is a propulsive, character-driven drama where ambition clashes with ego on a film set, weaving a complex tapestry of professional rivalry and power dynamics. Expect a richly detailed mid-century aesthetic and a dramatic, period-piece mood.

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