Kasada Tabara (transl. Slump) is a 2021 Tamil-language drama hyperlink film produced jointly by Venkat Prabhu's Black Ticket Company and R. Ravindran of Trident Arts, directed by Chimbu Deven with an ensemble cast and technicians. The film premiered on 27 August 2021 on SonyLIV. The name of the film has 6 letters just like the 6 anthologies that are part of this film. The film credits the editors and cinematographers as director of editing and director of photography respectively.

Kasada Tabara
Poster
Directed byChimbu Deven
Written byChimbu Deven
Story byChimbu Deven
Produced byVenkat Prabhu
R. Ravindran
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Black Ticket Company
Trident Arts
Distributed bySonyLIV
Release date
  • 27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Anthologies

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Title Cinematographer Music Editor
Kavasam M. S. Prabhu Yuvan Shankar Raja Vivek Harshan
Sadhiyaadal S. R. Kathir Sean Roldan Raja Mohammad
Thappattam R. D. Rajasekhar Sam C. S. Ruben
Pandhayam Sakthi Saravanan Premji Amaran Praveen K. L.
Arampatra Balasubramaniam Ghibran Mu. Kasi Viswanathan
Akkarai Vijay Milton Santhosh Narayanan Anthony

Cast

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Kavasam Sadhiyaadal Thappattam
Pandhayam Arampatra Akkarai

Production

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Chimbu Deven's next venture was officially revealed by actor Suriya through the latter's official Twitter handle, which was titled as Kasada Thapara which also carries the film's tagline, Tales Of South Madras. The film will be produced jointly by Venkat Prabhu's Black Ticket Company and R.Ravindran of Trident Arts.[2] Chimbu said that movie is not an anthology, but instead it is a film with a single story encapsulating six portions with the technical team composed of six directors of photography, six editors and six music directors.[3][4][5][6]

Throughout the week after the film title was revealed, several film personalities revealed all the technical teams that will be working on the film through their Twitter handles. A. Sreekar Prasad who earlier works as film editor for Chimbu's Puli film, reveals the team of six editors that will be working on the film: Anthony, Praveen KL, Vivek Harshan, Mu Kasi Viswanathan, Raja Mohammed and Ruben. It was noted that Raja Mohammad earlier had collaborated in two of the director's earlier films before.[7] The next day after the team of film editors have been revealed, cinematographer P. C. Sreeram reveals the team of six cinematographers that will be working on the film: Vijay Milton, M. S. Prabhu, Balasubramaniem, S. R. Kathir, R. D. Rajasekhar, and Sakthi Saravanan. It was noted that S. R. Kathir earlier had collaborated as the cinematographer in director's Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum film.[8] Later, music director Gangai Amaren reveals the six music directors that will be working on the film, all of them working with the director for the first time: Yuvan Shankar Raja, Santhosh Narayanan, Sam CS, Sean Roldan, Premgi, and Ghibran.[9]

A day after all the cinematographers, editors and music directors was announced, director A.R.Murugadoss had revealed the first look poster alongside the motion poster through his Twitter account.[10] The poster revealed Shantanu Bhagyaraj, Sundeep Kishan, Harish Kalyan, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Venkat Prabhu, Premgi Amaren, Vijayalakshmi and Regina Cassandra acting on the film.[4]

Music

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The soundtrack album features six songs and a composer for each song.

Kasada Thapara
Soundtrack album by
Released2021
GenreSoundtrack
Length20:11
LanguageTamil
LabelMuzik 247
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Nenjam Marappathillai
(2021)
Kasada Thapara
(2021)
Dikkiloona
(2021)
Sam C. S. chronology
Mosagallu
(2021)
Kasada Thapara
(2021)
Enemy
(2021)
Ghibran chronology
Maara
(2021)
Kasada Thapara
(2020)
Jango
(2021)
Santhosh Narayanan chronology
Navarasa
(2021)
Kasada Thapara
(2020)
Mahaan
(2022)
Sean Roldan chronology
Dharala Prabhu
(2020)
Kasada Thapara
(2020)
Jai Bhim
(2021)
Premgi Amaren chronology
RK Nagar
(2019)
Kasada Thapara
(2020)
Manmadha Leelai
(2022)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Nee Podhum Kanna"Gangai AmaranSean RoldanSean Roldan4:01
2."Enakkenna Aachu"SnehanYuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja3:39
3."Vaazhvomae"MuthamilSanthosh NarayananSanthosh Narayanan2:44
4."Vaa Un Neram Vandhadhae"Gangai AmaranPremgi AmarenPremgi Amaren, Sakthi Amaran2:46
5."Irai Thandha"Gangai AmaranGhibranDeepthi Suresh3:22
6."Vidhi Ezhudhiya Paattu"Gangai AmaranSam C. S.Sivam3:39
Total length:20:11

Release and reception

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This film was directly released on 27 August 2021, on Sony Liv.[11][12]

Times of India wrote "The tones of the individual stories don't always gel well, and this leads to uneven storytelling, unlike in a similarly structured hyperlink movie like Super Deluxe, in which every individual story gloriously came together in enthralling fashion. But to his credit, the director manages to make us care for a few of the characters that we stay invested in the proceedings even when they feel generic."[11] Firstpost wrote "Kasada Thabara works not because of its high-concept foundation but despite it. If you can mentally eliminate the commentary track, the film itself is quite enjoyable".[13]

References

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  1. ^ "First look of Kasada Thapara, Venkat Prabhu's next production, directed by Chimbu Deven, is out". Cinema Express. 25 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Tweet by Suriya about Kasada Thapara". Twitter. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 February 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ B, Ezhilselvi (23 May 2019). "கசட தபற... வாரே வா...படத்துக்கு இப்படி எல்லாம் தலைப்பு வச்சா தமிழை அசைச்சுக்க முடியாது!". Tamil Filmibeat (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "First look of Kasada Thapara, Venkat Prabhu's next production, directed by Chimbu Deven, is out". Cinema Express. 25 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Suriya unveils the title of Chimbu Devan's next". The Indian Express. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ^ Dinamalar (26 May 2019). "கசட தபற பர்ஸ்ட் லுக் வெளியானது | First look of Kasada Thapara is out". தினமலர் - சினிமா (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Tweet by Sreekar Prasad about Kasada Thapara". Twitter. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Tweet by P. C. Sreeram about Kasada Thapara". Twitter. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Tweet by Gangai Amaren about Kasada Thapara". Twitter. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Tweet by A.R.Murugadoss about Kasada Thapara". Twitter. 25 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  11. ^ a b Suganth, M (26 August 2021). "Kasada Thapara Review: Kasada Thapara engages despite the uneven storytelling". Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Kasada Thapara". GetIndiaNews. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Kasada Tabara movie review: An enjoyable anthology with flawed, real characters". 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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