Chaitra is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by M. Jenith Kumar. The film stars Yashika Aannand, Avitej Reddy and Shakthi Mahendra in the lead roles. The film, produced by K. Manoharan under the banner of Mars Productions, was released on 17 November 2023.[1][2][3]

Chaitra
Release poster
Directed byM. Jenith Kumar
Written byM. Jenith Kumar
Produced byK. Manoharan
Starring
CinematographyP. Sathish Kumar
Edited byElisha
Music byPrabakaran Meiyappan
Production
company
Mars Productions
Distributed byPVR Pictures
Release date
  • 17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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  • Yashika Aannand as Chaitra
  • Avitej Reddy as Kathir
  • Shakthi Mahendra as Divya
  • G.Pooja
  • Kannan Varatharaj as a police officer

Production

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The film was produced by K. Manoharan under the banner of Mars Productions. The cinematography was done by P. Sathish Kumar, while editing was handled by Elisha. The teaser of the film was released in April 2023[4]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack of the film was composed by Prabakaran Meiyappan.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Believe You Nanbaa"Manikandan VijayalakshmiMukesh, Yeskay, Pavithrra Venkatraman3:45
2."Rathamaai Vervaigal"Manikandan VijayalakshmiAkshaya Shridhar1:24
Total length:5:09

Reception

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A critic from Dinakaran wrote that "the serious hospital scenes are laugh-out-loud" and that "this is one of the ghost films of all kinds."[5] A Thinaboomi critic stated that "overall, the team has succeeded in making a simple story into an interesting horror film. "[6]

References

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  1. ^ "CHAITRA-The beginning of the end". The Times of India. 27 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Yashika Aanand's Chaitra gets release date". Cinema Express. 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ "First look poster of Yashika Aanand's next out". Cinema Express. 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ "யாஷிகா ஆனந்த் நடிக்கும் 'சைத்ரா' பட முன்னோட்டம் வெளியீடு". Virakesari.lk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ Raj, Karthik (16 November 2023). "சைத்ரா: விமர்சனம்". Kollywood News | Kollywood Images - Cinema.dinakaran.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ "சைத்ரா விமர்சனம்". தின பூமி (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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