''Gubeer'' ( ''Cheers'') is a 2014 Tamil-language

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, written and directed by Thilipkumar Rajendren and produced by Archer Cinemas. The plot focuses on the experiences of several men looking for a weekend of entertainment. The movie was originally released exclusively in

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

. At the film's debut, it received a positive critical response, with particular praise for its novel structure and narrative.

Plot

This is the story of a group of people looking to 'paint the town red'; conveying their thoughts over a 24-hour period; all recounted with (apparent) arbitrariness. While it features slapstick, it makes some serious points.

Cast

The film crew of the movie consists of 5 friends, who worked for the same IT company. After resigning, these youngsters joined together for a film venture and starred in this movie. The cast includes White, Tamil, Ravi and Prathap. Prabhu acts as the owner. Along with them, a pet dog by the name Bower is present. *Thilip as ''Thilip'' *Ravi as ''Ravi'' *White as ''White'' *Tamil as ''Tamil'' *Pratap as ''Pratap'' *Prabhu as ''Prabhu'' *Rajiv as ''Cop'' *Aadhi as ''Cop'' *Manjo as ''Manoj'' *Bower as ''Bower''

Production

Thilip started writing the script in January 2013. He started shooting on 16 April 2013. The movie was shot in 19 days. Post production took place during the second half of 2013. ''Gubeer'' cleared

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with 'A' on 31 March 2014. The production was funded by

Thiagarajar College of Engineering Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) is a Government-aided institution located in Thiruparankundram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated to Anna University, Madurai. History Thiagarajar College of Engineering is one of several edu ...

alumnus and other friends of Thilip. ''Gubeer'' is also a partially

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movie.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vishal-Aditya and the album was released on 1 February 2014. The Audio was launched by

Karthik Subbaraj Karthik Subbaraj is an Indian film director, writer and producer working mainly in Tamil cinema. Life and career Karthik did his schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Madurai after which he went on to study Mechatron ...

and

Balaji Tharaneetharan Balaji Tharaneetharan is a Tamil film director and he made directorial debut with 2012 comedy film ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' that released on 30 November 2012 to highly positive reviews from critics. Career Balaji Tharaneetharan made ...

. The ''Gubeer'' soundtrack consists of 8 songs.

Critical reception

The film received critical acclaim. Karthi of

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wrote, "A Royal salute to ''Gubeer'' Team. All lead actors were good. Overall, ''Gubeer'' is upset to commercial film makers in Kollywood. Inspiring and interesting to people who love cult films." Malini Mannath of

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wrote, "Creative, bold and experimental, ''Gubeer'' is worth a watch". Jigarthanda Director

strongly recommended ''Gubeer'' as "It is an indie, experimental film which is gutsy, bold & filled with fun".

Release

''Gubeer'' had a limited theatrical release on 10 October in Tamil Nadu. Archer cinemas stopped showing the movie one day after its release.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 4064198
Official Grubeer Facebook Page
2014 films 2010s Tamil-language films