On the auspicious occasion of Diwali, actor Dulquer Salmaan, who plays the lead in the film, announced the release date of his upcoming period drama
Kaantha poster
The makers of director Selvamani Selvaraj's much-anticipated period drama, 'Kaantha', featuring actor Dulquer Salmaan in the lead, on Monday announced that the film will now hit screens worldwide on November 14.
Dulquer Salmaan announces release date for his next film
On the auspicious occasion of Diwali, actor Dulquer Salmaan, who plays the lead in the film, announced the release date of his upcoming period drama. He wrote, "Diwali just got a whole lot more explosive!#Kaantha will be lighting up theatres worldwide from NOVEMBER 14th!Wishing you all a happy Diwali and we’ll see you in the theatres very soon. A @thespiritmedia and @dqswayfarerfilms production."
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For the unaware, the film was originally scheduled to hit screens on September 12. However, the team then chose to postpone the film's release. It is now scheduled to release on November 14. The film sees Dulquer embrace a period drama once again after the success of films like Mahanati and Sita Ramam.
Kaantha teaser
The makers had unveiled the teaser of the film on Dulquer Salmaan's birthday in July this year. The teaser begins with an announcer stating that 'Saantha', the film being made by Modern Studios, will be Tamil cinema's first horror film. The teaser then shows the film getting made. Ayya (Samuthirakani) is the writer and director of the film, and Dulquer Salmaan is the hero of the film. It is evident that both the director and the hero of the film are now at loggerheads with one another and are no longer on talking terms. While Ayya wants a scene in which a character called Chandran gets scared after seeing a spirit called Neeli to be shot first, Dulquer wants some other pleasant scene to be shot first.
The hero and the director are bitter enemies only now but there was a time when both of them loved and respected each other before turning foes. The teaser shows that Ayya is the one who trained and made Dulquer the hero he is today. However, all that is a thing of the past. While Ayya seeks to make the heroine the central character of the film, Dulquer continues to make changes. In the end, the teaser shows Dulquer changing the title of the film from 'Saantha' to 'Kaantha'.
A gripping period dramatic thriller set in 1950s Madras, Kaantha will look to transport the viewers to the soul of that era. It captures a moment in time when tradition and modernity collided, giving rise to stories both personal and profound.
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Meanwhile, the actor has already had a successful year at the box office with his Malayalam production Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra breaking box office records. It also became the first Malayalam film to cross Rs 300 cr worldwide gross. The second part of Lokah has also been officially announced with Tovino Thomas in the lead.
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