''Visithiran'' () is a 2022 Indian

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directed by

M. Padmakumar M. Padmakumar is an Indian film director working in Malayalam cinema. He began his career working as an assistant director to a number of leading directors and later became an independent director through '' Ammakilikkoodu'' in 2003. His best k ...

starring

R. K. Suresh R. K. Suresh is an Indian Tamil film producer and actor who heads the production company, Studio 9. In 2015, Suresh debuted as an actor, working in Bala (director), Bala's ''Tharai Thappattai'' and M. Muthaiah's ''Marudhu''. He is currently th ...

and Poorna. It is a remake of the director's own

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film ''

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'' (2018). The film was scheduled to release on 20 May 2022 but ended up releasing earlier on 6 May.

Cast

as Maayan * Poorna as Stella *

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as Meenakshi * Bagavathi Perumal as Peter *

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as Police officer *

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* Ravi Venkatraman *

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as Police officer *

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as Advocate Srinithi *Sangeetha V as Doctor *

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as Driver

Production

Director Bala decided to produce the remake of Malayalam film ''

'' under his banner with actor

reprising the role of

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was signed to write the dialogues for the original script of Shahi Kabir. Suresh increased his weight by 22 kilos and later had to shed weight for his young appearance, moreover, Suresh had to give three different voices in the dubbing for the film. Poorna and

were signed to play the roles of

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and

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respectively. Malayalam actor

reprised the same role in the original.

Soundtrack

The music is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. *"Aararo" - Nakkhul *"Deva Emmai" -

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*"Kaanaadha Deepam" - Arjun Muralidharan, Sindoori Vishal,

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*"Kanne Kanne" - Roshan Sebastian *"Ooduthe Ovvovuru Naalum" - Harihara Sudhan

Reception

Logesh Balachandran of ''

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'' opined that "Overall, ''Vichithiran'' might appeal an audience that is on the lookout for an engaging emotional thriller as their weekend watch". Vignesh Madhu of ''

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'' stated that "With a lot going for it, especially RK Suresh's performance and the earnestness in storytelling, ''Visithiran'' is definitely one of the better remakes to come our way hitting not only the same highs of the original but resorting to similar lows". A critic from ''Behindwoods'' said that "''Visithiran'' which is an official remake of the Malayalam superhit stays true to the original thanks largely to the captain of the ship M. Padmakumar". A critic from ''Maalai Malar'' Noted that "Through the screenplay, the director has shown how human lives are affected by the industries around medicine. They have made the film in the style of organ theft emotional thriller. He has skillfully worked among the characters.".Critic from ''

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'' gave 2.75 rating out of 5

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Visithiran Indian thriller films Films directed by M. Padmakumar Tamil remakes of Malayalam films Films scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar