Kargil (film)

Kargil is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Sivaani Senthil and starring Jishnu Menon in the lead role. The film is one of the only Tamil-language films that features one character throughout the film.

Kargil
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySivaani Senthil
Produced bySubha Senthil
Written bySivaani Senthil
StarringJishnu Menon
Music byVignesh Pai
CinematographyGanesh Paramahamsa
Edited byAbinath
Production
company
Sivaani Studios
Release date
  • 22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget30 lacks
Box office44 lacks

Cast
  • Jishnu Menon as Arjun
  • Prarna Sathani as Maha
Voice cast
  • Iswarya as Sindu
  • Akan Jayabalan as Senthil Maams
  • Nivin Sahaya as Sahayam
  • Kartikeyan as Vincent
  • Sivaani Senthil as Kings
  • Meiyappan as Sathyan
  • Harish as Aadhi
  • Abinath as Pandi
  • Renuka as Nancy

Plot

Kargil is a war not between two countries but between two hearts. Arjun (Jishnu Menon) an IT Professional romances with his lover girl Maha who fights more which Arjun treats as his Love. Maha informs about her Dad who travels from US next week and ask Arjun to receive him, impress him and get permission for marriage. Arjun accept that with a smile and says he will marry Maha immediately as Tatkal marriage once his Dad arrives.

On the day, Arjun travels alone from Chennai to Bangalore in his car without receiving Dad and Maha as usual get angry with him and disconnect the mobile.

Throughout the movie hero travels alone in his car and speaks in the speakerphone with all the other characters.

Along with Maha, the trouble arises from Sindhu, his Ex-Lover and current MD, boss Kings, Missed call Beep Sahayam, Inspector Vincent, US return Aadhi.

Arjun resolves his problems believe in his love and states MY TRUST IS MY LOVE and finally impresses Dad and convince Maha

Production

The film stars one person for much of the film and bears no relationship to the Kargil war.[1] Other than a brief scene involving the heroine, the rest of the film features one character who is travelling a car.[1]

The Film is made in Low budget with New and Fresh Team in less schedule, failed to reach the audience due to less Promotional activities.

Release

Deccan Chronicle gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and noted that "After a point, the film becomes monotonous. Shivaani’s idea is laudable, but had he concentrated on infusing few more interesting elements, it would have made the right impact".[2] The Times of India gave the film the same rating and stated "Kudos to Sivaani for choosing an interesting concept to debut with, but he should really have spent some more time in fine-tuning the script".[3] Cinema Express gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and wrote that "The only saving grace comes in the form of the humour portions involving a wrong call from someone named Beep Sagayam".[4]

References
  1. Subramanian, Anupama (5 June 2018). "A movie that has only one character in the cast". Deccan Chronicle.
  2. Subramanian, Anupama (23 June 2018). "Kargil movie review: After a point, the film becomes monotonous". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. "Kargil Movie Review {2/5}: Interesting concept, but Sivaani should really have spent some more time in fine-tuning the script" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  4. "Kargil Review: A long, tiresome ride". The New Indian Express.
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