Ward 126 is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic investigative thriller film written and directed by Selvakumar Chellapandian. The film was under Production House ssb talkies. The film stars Michael Thangadurai, Jishnu Menon, Shritha Sivadas, Vidya Pradeep, Chandini Tamilarasan, Shruthi Ramakrishnan. The film's music is composed by Varun Sunil with cinematography handled by SK Suresh Kumar and editing done by Thiyagu. The film was released in theatres on 22 July 2022.[1][2][3][4]

Ward 126
Directed bySelvakumar Chellapandian
Written bySelvakumar Chellapandian
StarringMichael Thangadurai
Jishnu Menon
Shritha Shivadas
Vidya Pradeep
Chandini Tamilarasan
Shruthi Ramakrishnan
CinematographySK SureshKumar
Edited byThiyagu
Music byVarun Sunil
Production
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SSB Talkies
Distributed byAction Reaction Films
Release date
  • 22 July 2022 (2022-07-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Synopsis

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A young man is found dead in his house, the story travels in a non-linear way while investigative shows darker side of the IT professionals, at last the murder to be solved becomes mystery.[5]

Cast

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Production

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On 25 December 2020 Jayam Ravi unveiled the first look poster.[6] The film was shot in Chennai, Bangalore, and Noida, and the songs were shot in Pondicherry.[5][7]

Music

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The film's soundtrack was composed by Varun Sunil. while lyrics are written by Uma Devi.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kaalam Azhagaai"Uma DeviKS Harisankar, Shweta Mohan3:33
2."Vazhi Nadathidum"Uma DeviVarun Sunil, Sunitha Sarathy, Senthuzhan5:11
3."Nee Vithaitha"Sai SelvaAslam Abdul Majeed & Varun Sunil1:56

Release

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The film had a theatrical release on 22 July 2022.[3] A critic from The Times of India noted that "Overall, Ward 126 is a decent watch and is engaging in parts".[8] A reviewer from Thanthi TV gave the film a middling review.[9] Film critic Malini Mannath wrote "Ward 126 is a promising effort from a maker, who is partly successful in his attempt to strike away from the formulaic scenario, both in terms of writing and narrative style".[10]

References

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  1. ^ "'வார்டு-126' படத்தின் டிரெய்லர் வெளியானது". Dinamani.
  2. ^ "4 கதாநாயகிகளை மையப்படுத்தி ஐடி துறையின் இருண்ட பக்கங்களை பேசும் வார்டு 126 - இயக்குநர்". 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Ward 126 is an upcoming Tamil movie scheduled to be released on 22 Jul, 2022". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Sonia Aggarwal and Chandini's next titled Ward 126". The Times of India. 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Making A Movie For OTT Not As Easy As It Seems: 'Ward 126' Director Selvakumar Chellapandian". outlookindia. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Happy to Release the First Look of #ward126". Twitter. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Making a movie for OTT not as easy as it seems: 'Ward 126' Director Selvakumar Chellapandian". Weekly Voice. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Ward 126 Movie Review: Inconsistent writing lets down this well-made film". The Times of India.
  9. ^ ""வார்டு 126" படம் எப்படி இருக்கு..? | Ward 126 Movie Review". YouTube.
  10. ^ "Review- Ward 126". 25 July 2022.
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