Kaa – The Forest
| Kaa – The Forest | |
|---|---|
 Poster with cancelled theatrical release date | |
| Directed by | Nanjil |
| Written by | Nanjil |
| Produced by | John Max |
| Starring | Andrea Jeremiah Salim Ghouse |
| Cinematography | Arivazhagan |
| Edited by | Elisa |
| Music by | Sundar C. Babu |
Production company | Shalom Studios |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kaa – The Forest is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language adventure thriller film directed by Nanjil and starring Andrea Jeremiah and Salim Ghouse.[1] Sundar C. Babu has composed music for this film. The film was released after a six year delay.[2] This film marks Ghouse's final film and posthumous appearance.[3]
The film previewed on 28 March 2024 and was set to release theatrically the next day before getting delayed again due to legal and financial issues.
Cast
[edit]- Andrea Jeremiah
- Salim Ghouse as Victor Mahadevan
Production
[edit]The film began production in April of 2018, and Andrea Jeremiah plays a wildlife photographer.[4] The director decided not to have songs after consulting music director Amresh Ganesh.[5]
Release and reception
[edit]Reviewing the film at its preview show, on 28 March 2024, Roopa Radhakrishnan from The Times of India rated the film 1+1⁄2 out of 5 and wrote that "The spookiness of a film, which revolves around multiple people fighting for their lives, is effectively conveyed. But if we go beyond that, the screenplay is all over the place".[6]
Jayakumar, the owner of the production company Eight Entertainment Company who had given a loan of ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) approached the court seeking injunction against release of the film. After he did not receive his money back, he went to court and obtained an interim ban on the film's release till the dues are settled.[7][8] The court subsequently put a stay on the film's release until 12 April.[9][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Andrea Jeremiah's Kaa trailer". The Times of India. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Andrea Jeremiah's 'Kaa' to release on March 29". The Times of India. 4 March 2024. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Vettri Vizhaa & Vettaikaaran actor Salim Ghouse passes away". The Times of India. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "'Kaa' first look: Andrea Jeremiah gets a badass avatar for her next". The Times of India. 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ Lakshmi, V (30 April 2018). "No songs in Andrea's jungle-based crime thriller". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Radhakrishnan, Roopa (28 March 2024). "Kaa: The Forest Movie Review : A slow-going film that's all over the place". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Madras High Court rules an interim ban on the release of Andrea Jeremiahs new film". IndiaGlitz. 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "ஆண்ட்ரியாவின் 'கா' படத்தை வெளியிட இடைக்காலத் தடை! - Andrea Movie Kaa The Forest Ban". ETV Bharat News (in Tamil). 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ആൻഡ്രിയാ ചിത്രം 'കാ - ദി ഫോറസ്റ്റ്' ൻ്റെ പ്രദർശനം കോടതി തടഞ്ഞു" [The court stopped the screening of Andrea's film Kaa - The Forest]. Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Andrea Jeremiah's Tamil movie 'Kaa' lands in legal trouble, release postponed". The South First. 30 March 2024. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.