Kasada Tabara

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}} {{infobox film | name = Kasada Tabara | image = Kasada Tabara.jpg | caption = Poster | director = Chimbu Deven | writer = Chimbu Deven | story = Chimbu Deven | producer = Venkat Prabhu<br />R. Ravindran | studio = Black Ticket Company<br />Trident Arts | distributor = SonyLIV | starring = {{ubl|Sundeep Kishan||Harish Kalyan|Shanthanu Bhagyaraj|Priya Bhavani Shankar||Sija Rose|Regina Cassandra|Premgi Amaren||Venkat Prabhu||Vijayalakshmi}} | released = {{Film date|df=y|2021|08|27}} | runtime = 138 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil | music = {{ubl|Yuvan Shankar Raja||Premji Amaren||Sam C. S.||Sean Roldan||Santhosh Narayanan||Ghibran}} | cinematography = {{ubl|Vijay Milton||M. S. Prabhu||Balasubramaniem||S. R. Kathir||R. D. Rajasekhar||Sakthi Saravanan}} | editing = {{ubl|Anthony|||Praveen K. L.||Vivek Harshan||Mu. Kasi Viswanathan||Raja Mohammad||Ruben}} }} '''''Kasada Tabara''''' ({{translation|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. ==Plot==

The lives of a few individuals get impacted, both in good and bad ways, by the actions of others who are hardly connected to them.

==Anthologies== {| class="wikitable" style="background:#ffffff;" !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'' |Balasubramaniem |Ghibran |Mu. Kasi Viswanathan |- |''Akkarai'' |Vijay Milton |Santhosh Narayanan |Anthony |- |}

==Cast== {| class=wikitable |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:10%" | ''Kavasam '' ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:10%" |''Sadhiyaadal '' ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:10%" |''Thappattam'' |- | valign="top" | * Premgi Amaren as Bala * Regina Cassandra as Tripura Sundari "Trisha" * R. Aravindraj as Trisha's father * Yugi Sethu as Krishna

| valign="top" | * Shanthanu Bhagyaraj as Isaac * Chandini Tamilarasan as Isaac's girlfriend * Sampath Raj as Ayyodhi Vedha * Uma * Sendrayan as Vedha & Issac's Henchman

| valign="top" | * Sundeep Kishan as RNA. Kandha * Priya Bhavani Shankar as Kanmani * Vidya Pradeep as Vaanathi * Subbu Panchu as DCP Chathurvedhi * Rajkamal as Vaanathi's husband * Rama as Kanmani's mother * Shreekumar

| valign="top" | * Vijayalakshmi as Sundari * Prithvi Rajan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/may/25/first-look-of-kasada-thapara-venkat-prabhus-next-productional-venture-directed-by-chimbu-deven-i-11810.html|title=First look of Kasada Thapara, Venkat Prabhu's next production, directed by Chimbu Deven, is out|website=Cinema Express |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=27 May 2019|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206121753/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/may/25/first-look-of-kasada-thapara-venkat-prabhus-next-productional-venture-directed-by-chimbu-deven-i-11810.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * Pasanga Sivakumar as Dr. Abubacker * Sangili Murugan as Doctor

| valign="top" | * Venkat Prabhu as Samyuthan * Sija Rose as Amudhini * Rethika Srinivas as Gopuram Chitra * Jayaprakash as Judge * T. Siva |}

== Production == 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 carried 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Suriya_offl/status/1130465715943665665|title=Tweet by Suriya about Kasada Thapara|date=20 May 2019|website=Twitter|access-date=3 June 2019|archive-date=10 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210101300/https://twitter.com/Suriya_offl/status/1130465715943665665|url-status=live}}</ref> Chimbu said that movie was not an anthology, but rather a single story encapsulating six portions with the technical team composed of six directors of photography, six editors and six music directors.<ref name="kasadathaparafirstlook">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/may/25/first-look-of-kasada-thapara-venkat-prabhus-next-productional-venture-directed-by-chimbu-deven-i-11810.html|title=First look of Kasada Thapara, Venkat Prabhu's next production, directed by Chimbu Deven, is out|website=Cinema Express|date=25 May 2019 |access-date=27 May 2019|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206121753/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/may/25/first-look-of-kasada-thapara-venkat-prabhus-next-productional-venture-directed-by-chimbu-deven-i-11810.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-20 |title=Suriya unveils the title of Chimbu Devan's next |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/suriya-unveils-the-title-of-chimbu-devans-next-5739161/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021222343/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/suriya-unveils-the-title-of-chimbu-devans-next-5739161/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/78421/cinema/Kollywood/First-look-of-Kasada-Thapara-is-out.htm|title=கசட தபற பர்ஸ்ட் லுக் வெளியானது {{!}} First look of Kasada Thapara is out|last=Dinamalar|date=26 May 2019|website=தினமலர் - சினிமா|language=ta|access-date=27 May 2019|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527094642/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/78421/cinema/Kollywood/First-look-of-Kasada-Thapara-is-out.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sreekar_prasad/status/1130813030978150400|title=Tweet by Sreekar Prasad about Kasada Thapara|date=21 May 2019|website=Twitter|access-date=3 June 2019|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206121754/https://twitter.com/sreekar_prasad/status/1130813030978150400|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/pcsreeram/status/1131174784031526912|title=Tweet by P. C. Sreeram about Kasada Thapara|date=22 May 2019|website=Twitter|access-date=3 June 2019|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206121752/https://twitter.com/pcsreeram/status/1131174784031526912|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/gangaiamaren/status/1131902371787730946|title=Tweet by Gangai Amaren about Kasada Thapara|date=24 May 2019|website=Twitter|access-date=3 June 2019|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830210404/https://twitter.com/gangaiamaren/status/1131902371787730946|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ARMurugadoss/status/1132283974062002178|title=Tweet by A.R.Murugadoss about Kasada Thapara|date=25 May 2019|website=Twitter|access-date=27 May 2019|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716135227/https://twitter.com/ARMurugadoss/status/1132283974062002178|url-status=live}}</ref> The poster revealed Shantanu Bhagyaraj, Sundeep Kishan, Harish Kalyan, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Venkat Prabhu, Premgi Amaren, Vijayalakshmi and Regina Cassandra acting on the film.<ref name="kasadathaparafirstlook"/>

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

{{Infobox album | name = Kasada Thapara | type = Soundtrack | artist = Yuvan Shankar Raja, Sam C. S., Ghibran, Santhosh Narayanan, Sean Roldan, and Premji Amaren | cover = | alt = | released = 2021 | recorded = | genre = Soundtrack | length = 20:11 | language = Tamil | label = Muzik 247 | producer = | chronology = Yuvan Shankar Raja | prev_title = Nenjam Marappathillai | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = Dikkiloona | next_year = 2021 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Sam C. S. | type = Soundtrack | prev_title = Mosagallu | prev_year = 2021 | title = Kasada Thapara | year = 2021 | next_title = Enemy | next_year = 2021 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Ghibran | type = Soundtrack | prev_title = Maara | prev_year = 2021 | title = Kasada Thapara | year = 2020 | next_title = Jango | next_year = 2021 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Santhosh Narayanan | type = Soundtrack | prev_title = Navarasa | prev_year = 2021 | title = Kasada Thapara | year = 2020 | next_title = Mahaan | next_year = 2022 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Sean Roldan | type = Soundtrack | prev_title = Dharala Prabhu | prev_year = 2020 | title = Kasada Thapara | year = 2020 | next_title = Jai Bhim | next_year = 2021 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Premgi Amaren | type = Soundtrack | prev_title = RK Nagar | prev_year = 2019 | title = Kasada Thapara | year = 2020 | next_title = Manmadha Leelai | next_year = 2022 }} }}

{{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Singer(s) | headline = Track listing

| total_length = 20:11 }}

== Release and reception == This film was directly released on 27 August 2021, on Sony Liv.<ref name=toi>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/kasada-thapara/ottmoviereview/85263225.cms|title=Kasada Thapara Review: Kasada Thapara engages despite the uneven storytelling|work=Times of India|first=M|last=Suganth|date=26 August 2021|access-date=28 August 2021|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828063643/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/kasada-thapara/ottmoviereview/85263225.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://getindianews.com/kasada-tabara-tamil-movie-released-on-ott-sony-liv/|title=Kasada Thapara|work=GetIndiaNews|date=26 August 2021|access-date=4 September 2021|archive-date=4 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904204305/https://getindianews.com/kasada-tabara-tamil-movie-released-on-ott-sony-liv/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''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."<ref name=toi /> ''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".<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kasada-tabara-movie-review-an-enjoyable-anthology-with-flawed-real-characters-9919911.html|title = Kasada Tabara movie review: An enjoyable anthology with flawed, real characters|date = 28 August 2021|access-date = 10 April 2022|archive-date = 10 April 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220410123731/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kasada-tabara-movie-review-an-enjoyable-anthology-with-flawed-real-characters-9919911.html|url-status = live}}</ref>

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Category:2021 films Category:Hyperlink films Category:Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja Category:Films scored by Ghibran Vaibodha Category:Films scored by Sam C. S. Category:Films scored by Premgi Amaren Category:Films scored by Santhosh Narayanan Category:Films directed by Chimbu Deven Category:Films not released in theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic Category:2021 direct-to-video films Category:SonyLIV original films Category:2021 Indian films Category:2021 Tamil-language films