Criminal (upcoming film)

Criminal
Directed byDhakshina Moorthy Ramar
Written byDhakshina Moorthy Ramar
Produced byP. R. Meenakshi Soundram
IB. Karthikeyan
Starring
CinematographyPrasanna S. Kumar
Edited byJ. V. Manikanda Balaji
Music bySam C. S.
Production
companies
Parsa Pictures
Big Print Pictures
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Criminal is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Dakshina Moorthy Ramar, in his directorial debut. It is produced by P. R. Meenakshi Soundram and IB. Karthikeyan under the banners Parsa Pictures and Big Print Pictures. The film stars Gautham Karthik and R. Sarathkumar in the lead roles.

The film was officially announced in January 2023. Principal photography began the same month, was mostly shot in Madurai, and wrapped by March. The music was composed by Sam C. S., while the cinematography and editing are handled by Prasanna S Kumar and Manikanda Balaji, respectively.

Cast

Production

Development

In December 2020, Gautham Karthik was reported to play the protagonist and antagonist in a film directed by debutant Dhakshina Moorthy Ramar.[4] In April 2022, R. Sarathkumar was confirmed to play a role as a cop in the film by the director. Janani was also confirmed to play a role as the cop's daughter.[1] A muhurat puja was held on 23 January 2023.[5]

Filming

Principal photography began on 23 January 2023 with the first schedule in Madurai.[5] The first schedule wrapped up by 15 February.[6] The filming wrapped by 17 March.[3]

Music

The music is composed by Sam C. S. in his maiden collaboration with Dhakshina and second with Gautham.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sarath Kumar is a cop in this crime thriller set in Madurai". The Times of India. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Shoot at Site: Sarath Kumar hunts for a criminal to save his daughter, Janani". The Times of India. 16 February 2023. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Gautham Karthik's 'Criminal' shooting completed". The Times of India. 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Gautham Karthik is both the hero and the villain in this film". The Times of India. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Gautham Karthik begins his next titled 'Criminal'". The Times of India. 26 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Gautham Karthik's 'Criminal' Madurai schedule wrapped up". The Times of India. 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  7. ^ "First look of 'Criminal', starring Sarath Kumar and Gautham Karthik, out". The Hindu. 25 August 2023. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.