Anti Indian

Not to be confused with Anti-Indian sentiment.

Anti Indian
Theatrical release poster
Directed byC.Elamaran
Written byC.Elamaran
Produced byAadham Bava
Starring
CinematographyKathiravan
Edited byR. Sudharsan
Music byElamaran
Release date
  • 10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Anti Indian is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language political satire film written and directed by C. Elamaran and produced by Aadham Bava. The film stars himself, Radha Ravi, Aadukalam Naren, 'Vazhakku En' Muthuraman, Velu Prabhakaran, Ghilli Maran, and Suresh Chakravarthy.[1] The film was released on 10 December 2021.

Plot

Vijay, a film critic, dies just few days before the assembly by-election for Mylapore constituency while the election campaign by the political parties are in full swing. Various obstacles faced to bury the deceased are revealed.[2]

Cast

  • Blue Sattai Maran as Vijay
  • Aadukalam Naren as Deputy Commissioner
  • Radha Ravi as Mr. Senguttuvan, Chief Minister
  • Vazhakku En Muthuraman as Inspector
  • Suresh Chakravarthi as Tahsildar
  • Jayaraj as Ezhumalai
  • Karna Raja as Raja, Politician
  • KPY Bala as Shamiana Boy
  • Pasi Sathya as Saroja's Friend
  • Sneba as Church Father
  • Ghilli Maran as Black Shirt Guy
  • Durai Sudhakar as Ruling Party Candidate
  • Velu Prabhakaran as Hajiyar
  • Lollu Sabha Seshu as Baasha's Uncle

See also

Certification

The Central Board of Film Certification has refused to certify this film. Blue Shirt Maran submitted his film to the Revising Committee in Bengaluru for review on 5 April 2021 and their decision was conveyed to him on the same day.[3] The makers of the film are said to have been asked by the Revising Committee of the Censor Board to make 38 changes. After Udta Punjab and Padmavat, Anti Indian is said to be the film to have faced these many cuts from the revising committee.[4][5] The film makers filed a case in the court, which after hearing the arguments, the court dismissed the recommendations of the earlier teams of the Censor Board and directed to constitute a fresh committee and asked them to issue an appropriate certificate with proper cuts. Following this, a fresh committee watched the film and cleared it with a U/A certificate, suggesting only three small corrections.[6][7]

Reception

Kirubhakar Purushothaman of New Indian Express wrote that "The craft is straightforward. With a limited budget, Maran has pulled off a decent film that isn’t worried about nuances. No aesthetic brilliance, no compositions that draw attention. It may be technically inferior, but the content makes up for this.".[8] M Suganth of Times of india rated 3 out of 5 and wrote that "Maran's use of inter-cutting many of the scenes with gaana doesn't work as well as intended as after a point, it starts to feel like a way to stretch the running time to two hours."[9]

References

  1. ^ "Blue Sattai Maran wraps shooting of 'Anti India'". The Times of India. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ Elamaran (12 January 2022), Anti Indian (Comedy, Drama), Moon Pictures, retrieved 10 October 2021
  3. ^ "'Blue Sattai' Maran's debut film 'Anti Indian' denied certification by CBFC". 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Revising committee suggests 38 changes to YouTuber Maran's film, Anti Indian". The Times of India. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Blue Sattai Maran's directorial debut movie 'Anti Indian' banned - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ Manigandan K R - (29 September 2021). "Censor Board finally clears controversial reviewer Blue Sattai Maran's debut film, Anti-Indian, with a U/A certificate!". Cine Observer. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. ^ "'Anti Indian' trailer: Blue Sattai Maaran's debut directorial deals with religious politics". The Times of India. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Anti Indian movie review: A scathing satire that doesn't take sides". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Anti Indian Movie Review : Blue Shirt Maran's socio-political drama Anti Indian is a competent debut". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

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