Karma
Poster
Directed byR. Arvind
Written byR. Arvind
Produced byR. Arvind
StarringR. Arvind
CinematographyV. B. Sivanandam[1]
Edited byVinoth Balan[2]
Music byL. V. Ganesan[1]
Production
company
Creative Criminal
Release dates
Running time
72 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Karma is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language murder mystery film directed, produced and written by R. Arvind in his debut. The features two characters namely a police officer and a crime writer throughout the entirety of the film.[3][4]

Cast

  • R. Arvind as Thamizhselvan and Ranganathan

Production

The film is an experimental film and unlike other Tamil-language films does not have a heroine, multiple songs, or comedy tracks.[2][3] In 2012, Arvind held a casting call for the lead actor before ultimately he himself decided to play both of the lead roles.[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by L. V. Ganesan and compromises of one song "Karma (Title Track)", which was written and sung by lyricist Vairamuthu.[1] For the song, Vairamuthu wrote ten new tirukkuṛaḷs. The song also marks his debut as a singer.[6]

Release

The film received a nomination at the Madrid International Film Festival in 2015 and is the first Tamil film to do so.[4] The film was released online on 16 September 2016 on paid subscription streaming platforms such as Amazon Video, iTunes, and Google Play by Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap.[1][2] This film was promoted as the first Tamil film to be released online.[2] Although the film Ayynoorum Ayynthum (2016) was released online, it was released online for free.[3]

Awards and nominations

  • Madrid International Film Festival – Best Director of a Foreign Language film – R. Aravind – Nominated[4]
  • Hollywood Sky Film Festival – Official Selection[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ramachandran, Mythily (7 September 2016). "'Karma': First Tamil film to release digitally". Gulf News. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Subramanian, Anupama (7 September 2016). "Karma, a first for Tamil cinema". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Srinivasan, Sudhir (24 September 2016). "'There are too many short-film makers'". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Suganth, M. (16 January 2017). "Tamil filmmaker nominated for Best Director prize at Madrid film fest". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Raghavan, Nikhil (4 February 2012). "Itsy Bitsy". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Vairamuthu writes new Kurals for 'Karma'". The Times of India. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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