''Antony'' is a 2018 Indian

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-language action drama film written and directed by Kutti Kumar. The film stars

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, Nishanth and Vaishali in the lead roles. It was released on 1 June 2018.

Cast

as George *Nishanth as Antony *Vaishali as Maha *

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*Cheran Raj *Veppam Raja *Billa Jegan *Rajkanth *Shiva *Rajkumar

Production

The film was marketed as "India’s first claustrophobic science thriller", with the premise of a man being stuck in a car under the ground. The film was largely shot in

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. The film was titled ''Antony'' as a tribute to actor

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, who immortalised the name in the film ''

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'' (1995).

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by debutant, Sivatmikha, who composed songs for the album aged 19. She was approached by producer Vivek after she had promoted her work on

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. The songs of the film were released in a ceremony held in May 2018.

Release and reception

The film was released on 1 June 2018. A critic from the

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gave the film a negative review, though added "the only takeaway for the audience is the somewhat slick cinematography, with a couple of memorable visuals". A reviewer from the Hindustan Times noted "the film with a promising premise loses to bad writing, poor performances by the actors and the sound. The one take away remains the visuals of the film, which are impressive." Further reviews from The New Indian Express and Deccan Chronicle were critical of the film's storyline.

References

{{reflist 2010s Tamil-language films 2018 films Indian action drama films Indian drama films