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Wikipedia article
'Sowkarpettai' is a 2016 Tamil Comedy horror film directed by Vadivudaiyan starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai with music composed by John Peter. The film was released only in Chennai on 4 March 2016.[http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Sowcarpettai-to-Release-on-Feb-26/2016/02/11/article3270667.ece"Sowcarpettai to Release on Feb 26"]
Plot
When a couple is murdered by a cruel businessman, their ghosts begin to haunt the killers for revenge.
Cast
* Srikanth as Shakthi and Vetri (Dual Role)
* Raai Laxmi as Maya
* Suman as Gothra Singh
* Saravanan as Senior
* Powerstar Srinivasan as Junior
* Singampuli as Puli
* Ganja Karuppu as Saami
* Manobala as Mani
* Thalaivasal Vijay as Paramasivam (Vetri and Shakthi's father)
* Rekha as Parvathi (Vetri and Shakthi's mother)
* Vadivukkarasi as Demonness
* Meenakshi as Sanya
* Aarthi
* T. P. Gajendran
* Subbaraj
* Vengal Rao
* Madhan G
* Hresh
* Lingesh
* Rahul
* Priyanka
Production
The film was first reported in March 2015, when Vadivudaiyaan announced that he would make a film starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai, set in the backdrop of Sowcarpet.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Raai-Laxmi-Srikanth-in-a-horror-film/articleshow/46596139.cms Raai Laxmi, Srikanth in a horror film] The film began production in March 2015, with the team suggesting that it would be a "horror comedy".[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/srikanth-raai-laxmi-starrer-sowcarpet.html Raai Laxmi's new pair..] This film is being made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. The film has been titled as "Siva Ganga" in Telugu and "Tantra Shakthi" in Hindi.[http://www.indiaglitz.com/srikanth-and-rai-lakshmi-sowcarpet-remake-in-hindi-telugu-tamil-news-139562.html Srikanth and Rai Lakshmi in a Trilingual]
Music
Soundtrack was composed by John Peter and lyrics written by Viveka, (late)Na. Muthukumar and Sorkho.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/TzdJ6vcBlRQ Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160311113258/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzdJ6vcBlRQ&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]:
*"Indha Nodi" Ranjith, Ranina Reddy
*"Bhayam" Marana Gana Viji
*"Ayyo Vallikudhe" Haricharan
*"Modhi Parpene" Ram, Saritha Ram
Reception
Vishal Menon of 'The Hindu' called it "yet another horror-sleaze-comedy, Kollywood's latest fad, following the Aranmanai series" and also stated "it's the kind of film where even ghosts (Raai Laxmi mostly) aren't spared from being objectified". M. Suganth of 'Times of India' gave it a 1.5/5 and wrote "For a horror film, Sowcarpettai is hardly scary. It is one of those cheaply produced, paint-by-numbers horror films that hopes to cash in on a trend, relying on tacky visual effects, an overloud score, and costumes and makeup that make the characters seem like poorly dressed guests at a Halloween party."
References
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