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RUNTIME
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Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
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Madras
2014 2h 36m TA
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★7.8TMDB · 36
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Synopsis
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A portrayal of the lives of the people living in North Madras, focusing on the politics inside the slums and how their plight remains the same, despite the political class luring them constantly during elections.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Karthi
Kaali
Catherine Tresa
Kalaiarasi
Kalaiyarasan
Anbu
Riythvika
Mary
V. I. S. Jayapalan
Krishnappan
Poster Nandakumar
Kannan
Mime Gopi
Perumal
Pavel Navageethan
Viji
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pa. Ranjith
- Writers
- Pa. Ranjith, Pa. Ranjith
- Languages
- Tamil
- Countries
- India
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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Pa. Ranjith, shot by G. Murali. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Santhosh Narayanan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Praveen K. L. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Karthi and Catherine Tresa and Kalaiyarasan carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3822388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Pa. Ranjith directs. G. Murali behind the camera. Santhosh Narayanan scores. Praveen K. L. cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 2Released 12 years ago.
- 3Directed by Pa. Ranjith, shot by G. Murali. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Santhosh Narayanan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Praveen K. L. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Karthi and Catherine Tresa and Kalaiyarasan carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt3822388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- G. Murali
- Original score
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Editing
- Praveen K. L.
- Stunt coordinator
- Anbumani
- Runtime
- 156 min · 2h 36m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- TA
- Certification (US)
- UA
- IMDB
- Madras (2014)
Also by
Pa. Ranjith
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Studio Green
IN
Key crew
- LyricistKabilan
- Playback SingerPradeep Kumar
- Production ControllerVeera Sankar
- ProducerS. R. Prakashbabu
- ProducerS. R. Prabu
- EditorPraveen K. L.
- ProducerK. E. Gnanavelraja
- Production ManagerS M Sirajudeen
- Sound MixerUdhaya Kumar
- Art DirectionT. Ramalingam
- EditorN. B. Srikanth
- Associate EditorR. K. Selva
- Stunt CoordinatorAnbumani
- Assistant DirectorAthiyan Athirai
- Assistant DirectorFranklin Jacob
- Playback SingerDhee
- Playback SingerShakthisree Gopalan
- Playback SingerSanthosh Narayanan
- Stunt CoordinatorArivumani
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- slum
- politics
- chennai
- madras
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-09-26UA
Also known as
International titles
- Naa Peru Shiva 2IN
