''Ward 126'' is a 2022 Indian

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-language romantic investigative thriller film written and directed by Selvakumar Chellapandian. The film was under Production House ssb talkies. The film stars Michael Thangadurai, Jishnu Menon,

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, Chandini Tamilarasan, Shruthi Ramakrishnan. The film's music is composed by Varun Sunil with cinematography handled by SK Suresh Kumar and editing done by Thiyagu. The film was released in theatres on 22 July 2022.

Synopsis

A young man is found dead in his house, the story travels in a non-linear way while investigative shows darker side of the IT professionals,at last the murder to be solved becomes mystery.

Cast

* Michael Thangadurai as Gokul / Krishna / Kannan * Jishnu Menon as Jagadeesh *

as Roseline "Rossie" Maria *

as Yamini * Shruthi Ramakrishnan as Swapna * Chandini Tamilarasan as Vidhya *

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as Jyothisri *Umadevi * Selvakumar Chellapandiyan as Shenbagaraj *

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as Kannan's neighbour * Nishanth * Vinod Sagar * R. Amarendran *

Kalairani Kalairani Indian actress who has worked in many Tamil films and as a performer with the Koothu-P-Pattarai theatre group. Filmography Serials * ''Panchavan Kaadu'' (2014) (Tamil) * ''Unarchigal'' (2014) (Tamil) * '' Nandini'' (2018) (Tami ...

as Kannan's neighbour *

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as Kannan's neighbour

Production

On 25 December 2020

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unveiled the first look poster. The film was shot in Chennai, Bangalore, and Noida, and the songs were shot in Pondicherry.

Music

The film's

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was composed by Varun Sunil. while lyrics are written by Uma Devi.

Release

The film had a theatrical release on 22 July 2022. A critic from ''

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'' noted that "Overall, ''Ward 126'' is a decent watch and is engaging in parts". A reviewer from ''

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'' gave the film a middling review. Film critic Malini Mannath wrote "''Ward 126'' is a promising effort from a maker, who is partly successful in his attempt to strike away from the formulaic scenario, both in terms of writing and narrative style".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 17826772 2020s Tamil-language films