''Girls'' in

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and ''Thiraikku Varadha Kathai'' () in

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, is a 2016 Indian

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directed by Thulasidas. The film stars

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, with

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and Ineya in supporting roles. The film released to negative reviews in October 2016.

Plot

A group of friends are doing a diploma course at a film institute. As part of their studies, they have to make a movie, and the intriguing incidents during their film shoot at the high range form the plot.

Cast

as Deepika * Ineya as Sophia *

as Rehana/Merlin * Aarthi as Soundarya *

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as Anmary *

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as Clara * Subiksha as Swathi *

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as the college professor * Neena Kurup as the psychologist *

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as Komalam *

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as Sophia's mother *

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as Merlin's mother *

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as Meenakshi *

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as lecturer

Production

In December 2014, director Thulasidas announced that he would make a bilingual Malayalam and Tamil horror thriller titled ''Girls'' featuring actress

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in the lead role. Initially titled ''Ini Varum Naatkal'' in Tamil, seven more actresses,

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, Aparna Nair, Archana, Muktha Bhanu, Subiksha and Seetha Lekshmi were signed in January 2015 to play other roles, with the shoot beginning thereafter in Wagomon. As the film progressed, some actresses dropped out and were replaced by actresses including Reshma, Sabitha,

and Neena Kurup, while

also joined in late 2015 to play a significant character.

Soundtrack

The songs was composed by M. G. Sreekumar

Release

The Times of India gave the Tamil version of the film a negative review, citing "the pre-release buzz around ''Thiraikku Varaadha Kadhai'' has mostly centred around a lesbian angle in the film, but that proves to be counter-productive", adding that "the film is also irresponsible in a way because it furthers the negative stereotyping of LGBTs as persons with low moral values and murderers". Similarly, The New Indian Express stated "it was a knot that had the potential to turn into a riveting thriller, but it’s opportunity lost here". Likewise, the Malayalam version garnered similar reviews, with a reviewer noting "Thulasidas is a veteran who has directed around 25 films as well as some long running popular serials. So he is not short on experience but his latest bi-lingual offering, ''Girls'', seems an amateurish attempt by someone in the initial days of his directing career".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6223492 2016 films Indian multilingual films Indian horror thriller films 2016 horror thriller films Films about women in India Indian LGBT-related films Lesbian-related films 2010s Tamil-language films 2016 multilingual films Films directed by Thulasidas 2010s Malayalam-language films