''Ranga'' is a 2022

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directed by Vinod, starring

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and

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in the leading roles. The film released after a four-year delay.

Plot

Adithya (

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), suffering from a unique syndrome, falls in love with Abhinaya (

) and marries her. While on their honeymoon in Manali, their lives take a turn. Stuck in the coldest place on earth, will they fight to survive?

Cast

as Adithya *

as Abinaya *

as Adithyaa's friend * Mohnish Raheja as Gabbar *

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as Abinaya's father *

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as Adithya's mother *

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as Adithya's friend *

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* Aarush as Sandy * Sujatha Babu *

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Production

In February 2017,

agreed to work on an action thriller film directed by newcomer Vinod, who had previously made short films and had appeared on the Naalaiya Iyakkunar reality show for budding film directors. Vinod prepared the script for ten months and revealed that the film's shoot would take the film from Chennai to Kashmir and Pollachi.

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was signed as the film's editor, while Arvi and Ramjeevan were picked as cinematographer and music composer. Actress

joined the team in March 2017, stating that she would play a city based girl for the first time, following a series of films featuring her in rural settings. The first schedule began in April 2017 in Kashmir and proceeded for twenty one days. The makers of the film sought permission from the producers of '' Ranga'' (1982) to reuse the title, with the producer stating that they wanted to name the film after the Hindu deity,

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. The producer of the film, Vijay K Celliah, revealed that the film would be along the lines of

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'' (1992).

Release

''The Times of India'' wrote that "A film of this kind deserves a romance that sizzles, but gets one that fizzles out right when it begins". ''Cinema Express'' said that "The lack of focus and a few too many missteps pull down this well-performed survival thriller from the heights that it had the potential to reach".

References

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