Antony (film)

Antony is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Kutti Kumar. The film stars Lal, Nishanth and Vaishali in the lead roles. It was released on 1 June 2018.

Antony
Directed byKutti Kumar
Written byKutti Kumar
Starring
  • Lal
  • Nishanth
  • Vaishali
Music bySivatmikha
CinematographyR. Balaji
Edited byKarthikeyan
Production
company
Adithya Entertainments
Distributed byMass Entertainment
Release date
  • 1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast
  • Lal as George
  • Nishanth as Antony
  • Vaishali as Maha
  • Rekha
  • Sampath Ram
  • Cheran Raj
  • Veppam Raja
  • Billa Jegan
  • Rajkanth
  • Shiva
  • Rajkumar

Production

The film was marketed as "India’s first claustrophobic science thriller", with the premise of a man being stuck in a car under the ground.[1] The film was largely shot in Kodaikanal. The film was titled Antony as a tribute to actor Raghuvaran, who immortalised the name in the film Baashha (1995).[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by debutant, Sivatmikha, who composed songs for the album aged 19.[3][4] She was approached by producer Vivek after she had promoted her work on Facebook.[5][6]

The songs of the film were released in a ceremony held in May 2018.[7]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Antony's Introduction"Sivam2:05
2."Katrin Kadhal"Yazin Nizar, Sinduri Vishal3:48
3."Ponukulle"Velmurugan3:38
4."Aaradi Singam"V. M. Mahalingam3:41
5."Thalaradhe"Sivam3:22

Release and reception

The film was released on 1 June 2018. A critic from the Times of India gave the film a negative review, though added "the only takeaway for the audience is the somewhat slick cinematography, with a couple of memorable visuals".[8] A reviewer from the Hindustan Times noted "the film with a promising premise loses to bad writing, poor performances by the actors and the sound. The one take away remains the visuals of the film, which are impressive."[9] Further reviews from The New Indian Express and Deccan Chronicle were critical of the film's storyline.[10][11]

References
  1. "Watch: Trailer for 'Antony,' supposedly 'India's first claustrophobic thriller' out". The News Minute. May 28, 2018.
  2. "Antony is a tribute to the late Raghuvaran - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. "I knew music was my future: Sivatmikha - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. Jeshi, K. (November 14, 2017). "I have millions of tunes in my head" – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. Team, SimpliCity News (November 7, 2017). "Debutante music director from Kovai finds foothold in 'Antony'". simplicity.in.
  6. "Behold 'Antony's Sivatmikha, the youngest composer in town". The New Indian Express.
  7. "Director S.A.Chandrasekar's speech at Antony audio launch". Behindwoods. May 16, 2018.
  8. "Antony Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Antony by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  9. "Antony movie review: This claustrophobic thriller doesn't move fast enough". Hindustan Times. June 1, 2018.
  10. "'Antony' review: This technically strong film needed better writing". The New Indian Express.
  11. Subramanian, Anupama (June 2, 2018). "Antony movie review: Incoherent storyline, slackly narration derails this thriller". Deccan Chronicle.
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