''Biskoth'' () is a 2020 Indian

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based on the American comedy titled Bedtime Stories. Biskoth is written, produced and directed by

R. Kannan R. Kannan (born Rajmohan on 21 July 1971) is an Indian filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the successful Tamil film ''Jayamkondaan'' starring Vinay Rai and Bhavana in 2008. Career Kannan started his career assisting director Manobal ...

, under the banner Masala Pix. The film stars

Santhanam Santhanam or Santanam ( te, సంతానం) is an Indian name that may refer to: People * K. Santhanam (1895–1980), Indian politician * Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan (born 1941), Indian mathematician * Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) ...

and Tara Alisha whilst

Sowcar Janaki Sankaramanchi Janaki (born T. Janaki; 12 December 1931), popularly known as Sowcar Janaki (Tamil) or Shavukaru Janaki (Telugu) or Sahukar Janaki (Kannada), is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 300, films, predominantly in Tamil, Telug ...

Anandaraj Anandaraj (born May 15, 1959) is an Indian actor. He has acted in villain roles in several Tamil films and has appeared in over a two hundred films in different languages including Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. Career Anandaraj was bor ...

Motta Rajendran A. Rajendran,(born 1 June 1957) credited as Motta Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Tamil film ''Pithamagan'' and has worked as a stunt doubl ...

and

Aadukalam Naren Narayanan (better known as Aadukalam Naren) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and few Telugu films, mainly in supporting roles. He made his début in 1997 film ''Raman Abdullah'' but he got noticed for his role in the 2011 film, ''Aa ...

play supporting roles. The music for the film is composed by

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, whilst cinematography and editing are handled by Shanmuga Sundaram and RK Selva, respectively. The plot was heavily inspired on 2008 American fantasy comedy film Bedtime Stories. The film was released in theatres in India on 14 November 2020, The film received mixed reviews, who appreciated performance of

, and humor, but criticized for narration and Kannan's direction and screenplay.

Synopsis

Raja (Santhanam) is the son of a small-time biscuit maker Dharmarajan (Aadukalam Naren). Dharmarajan has a big-time dream to turn his business into a huge brand and make his son Raja head of the company. Unfortunately, Dharmarajan passes away, leaving his friend Narasimhan (Anandaraj) to take over the reins of the business. Later, Raja becomes a worker in the same company and becomes close to the new occupant Janaki (Sowcar Janaki) in a nursing home. She has a habit of narrating stories. Raja realizes that the myths that she tells him are coming true in his real life. What happens to Raja's dream and how her tales affected his life forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

Principal photography of the film started in September 2019 coinciding special occasion of

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. The film was shot in Chennai and Hyderabad. The post production of the film was delayed due to

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and resumed after government announcement on 11 May 2020.

Soundtrack

This music is composed by

and released by

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Release

As per the government guidelines during the Pandemic COVID-19 situation, on 14 November 2020, the film got released in the theatres. It was the first Tamil movie which was added in cinemas after long Pandemic COVID-19 in the country. After two weeks in cinemas, ''Biskoth'' movie was released on over the top (OTT) platforms. On Simply South app, it was released on 26 November 2020 while on ZEE Plex it was launched on 1st week in December 2020.

References

External links

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