Samara (2023 film)
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| Directed by | Charles Joseph |
| Written by | Charles Joseph |
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| Cinematography | Sinu Sidharth |
| Edited by | R. J. Pappan |
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Production company | Peacock Art House |
| Distributed by | Listin Stephen |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Samara is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language science fiction thriller film written and directed by Charles Joseph in his directorial debut.[1] The film stars Rahman, Bharath, Sanjana Dipu, Binoj Villya and Rahul Madhav in the lead roles.
The film was released on 11 August 2023 by Listin Stephen.
Plot
[edit]The film is about a possible biowar that happens in the country with people getting infected with a virus.
Cast
[edit]- Rahman as Antony
- Bharath as Dr. Zakir Rasa Khan
- Binoj Villya as Dr. Alan Moses
- Sanjana Dipu as Jani
- Rahul Madhav as Dr. Azad
- Vivia Santh
- Govind Krishna as Senthil IPS
- Mir Sarwar as Ramanujam
- Dinesh Lamba
- Tinij Villya as Inspector Abhay
- Veer Aryan as Milan
- Neetu Chaudhary
- Sonali Sudan as Geetha
Production
[edit]Principal photography took place in Dharamshala, Kullu, Manali and Jammu and Kashmir.[2]
Music
[edit]The film has songs composed by Deepak Warrier, while the original background score is provided by Gopi Sundar.[3][4]
Release
[edit]The film was initially scheduled to release in Kerala on 4 August 2023.[5] It was later postponed and released on 11 August 2023.[6] The dubbed Tamil version was released on 13 October 2023 by K.V. Shabarreesh of 2M cinemas.[7][8] The film was also released in Malaysia on the same date.[9]
Reception
[edit]Gopika Is of The Times of India rated the film 2+1⁄2 out of 5 and stated that " The location of the film, the snow capped mountains of Himachal Pradesh does offer the movie an aesthetic appeal."[10] Mathrubhumi critic stated that "One can get a ticket for Samara to watch a subject that Malayalam cinema has never tried on the big screen".[11] Asianet News critic wrote that "Charles Joseph's narration of the first film reflects the skill and maturity shown. Even though it is a film with storylines that may be unpalatable to some, it is the skill and skill of the narration that keeps the audience attached to Samara".[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Samara': First look poster of Bharath, Rahman's thriller film out". The Hindu. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Release Of Malayalam Actor Rahman's Samara Postponed, Makers Drop New Poster". News18. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "First look poster of Samara is here". Cinema Express. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Samara: Nivin Pauly and Tovino Thomas release the first-look poster of Rahman's film". OTTPlay. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Rahman's sci-fi film 'Samara' sets a new release date beyond August 4". The Times of India. 2 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Rahman's science fiction thriller Samara to release in theatres on this date". OTTPlay. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Samara: Bharath and Rahman's thriller to hit screens in Tamil on THIS date". OTTPlay. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Bharath and Rahman-starrer Samara gets release date". Cinema Express. 8 October 2023.
- ^ "റഹ്മാന്റെ തമിഴ് സമാറ മലേഷ്യയിലും". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). 10 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Samara Movie Review : Poor writing dampens this film despite stunning visuals". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "ഇങ്ങനെയൊരു വിഷയം മലയാളത്തിലാദ്യം, കാലികപ്രസക്തവും വ്യത്യസ്തവുമാണ് സമാറ". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "നിഗൂഢത നിറച്ച് 'സമാറ', റിവ്യു". Asianet News (in Malayalam). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.