Bench Talkies

Bench Talkies is a 2015 Indian Tamil language independent anthology film written and directed by six directors: Karthik Subbaraj, Anil Krishnan, Gopakumar, Charukesh Sekar, Monesh and Rathna Kumar.[1] The film was produced by Subbaraj's newly formed production house, Stone Bench Creations and features an ensemble cast including Vijay Sethupathi, Guru Somasundaram, Sananth Reddy and Rishikanth. The film was released on 6 March 2015.

Bench Talkies
Directed byKarthik Subbaraj
Anil Krishnan
Gopakumar
Charukesh Sekar
Monesh
Rathna Kumar
Produced byKaarthekeyen Santhanam
Kalyan Subramanian
StarringVijay Sethupathi
Rishinanth Rajendran
Guru Somasundaram
Sananth Reddy
Vijaymuthu
Aravinnd Singh
Harish
Sharathkumar
Distributed byStone Bench Creations
Release date
  • 6 March 2015 (2015-03-06)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Bench Talkies is a collection of six short films directed by six different directors, which will make you travel through different genres, emotions and experiences.

Cast
The Lost Paradise Agavizhi Puzhu
  • Sarath Kumar
  • Rishikanth Rajendran
Nalladhor Veenai Madhu Neer
  • Harish as Karthi
  • Prince Ranson Jonase as Tuition Teacher
  • Saran Raghavan as Raghavan

Release

The film was released theatrically in Chennai and Coimbatore on 6 March 2015, through Sathyam Cinemas and PVR Cinemas, and was released in Bangalore on 13 March 2015, through PVR Cinemas.[2][3]

Reception

Bench Talkies opened to positive reviews from the critics. M. Suganth, editor-in-chief of The Times of India gave it 3 out of 5, stating that "The compilation of six films from six filmmakers in different genres makes it an entertaining experience."[4] Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu wrote "The key word is amateur, so it won’t help to go in expecting professional-grade acting or craft. What we can do — what we must do — is see how these films fare in purely directorial terms."[5] Behindwoods gave 2.5 out of 5 stars for the film stating "A little more concentration on the content would have justified the overall effort better."[6] In contrast S. Saraswathi of Rediff gave 2 out of 5 stars stating "Bench Talkies is a very ordinary collection of short films. They fail to impress, leaving you with a sense of dissatisfaction."[7]

References
  1. "Shortcut to success". The Hindu. 5 March 2015.
  2. "'Bench Talkies-The First Bench' hits screens today". onlykollywood. 6 March 2015.
  3. "Short in the arm". onlykollywood. 7 March 2015.
  4. "Bench Talkies Movie Review". The Times of India. 7 March 2015.
  5. Rangan, Baradwaj (7 March 2015). "Bench Talkies: An okayish showcase for amateur talent". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. "Bench Talkies - The First Bench (aka) Bench Talkies review". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. Saraswathi, S. "Review: Bench Talkies fails to impress". Rediff. Retrieved 4 January 2021.


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