Lock Up (2020 film)

Lock Up is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language murder mystery thriller film written and directed by SG Charles in his directorial debut and produced by Nithin Sathya. The film stars Vaibhav and Venkat Prabhu. It was released on 14 August on ZEE5.

Lock Up
Poster
Directed bySG Charles
Produced byNithin Sathya
Starring
Narrated byGautham Menon[1]
Music byArrol Corelli
CinematographySanthanam Sekar
Edited byAnand Geraldin
Production
company
Shvedh Group
Distributed byZEE5
Release date
  • 14 August 2020 (2020-08-14)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Production

The film was shot in 2019.[11] The title Lock Up was chosen because the film is about a police lock-up and is based on several true incidents.[12]

Soundtrack
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Thulirum Thulirum"Soundara RajanArrol CorelliArrol Corelli3:35
Total length:3:35

Release

Lock Up was released on 14 August 2020 on the over-the-top (OTT) media service ZEE5.[13][14][15] It was initially scheduled for a theatrical release in November 2019 after post-production work had been completed.[16][17] However, the delay of the film and subsequent COVID-19 pandemic meant that the theatrical release was dropped in favour of an OTT release.[18]

Reception

The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and noted that "A positive factor is the lack of unnecessary deviation from the main plot and the way unsolved sub-plots are connected in the latter half".[19] Hindustan Times wrote that "Lock Up is a praiseworthy attempt in the investigative thriller space. It’s also one of the better Tamil films among the recent direct OTT releases. Even though the writing is amateurish at places, you don’t nitpick because the film never gets outright boring and manages to keep us engaged".[20]

References
  1. "Vaibhav & Vani Bhojan's 'Lock up' teaser". The Times of India. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. ZEE5 [@ZEE5Tamil] (4 August 2020). "Donning the role of a police constable Vasanth,@actor_vaibhav is coming to enthrall you in #Lockup from 14th Aug! #SuspenseAtEveryTurn" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ZEE5 [@ZEE5Tamil] (3 August 2020). "Playing a terrific cop Moorthy in #Lockup,@vp_offl is all set to rock the screens from 14th Aug!#SuspenseAtEveryTurn" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ZEE5 [@ZEE5Tamil] (6 August 2020). "Get ready to watch@shamna_kasim's heart warming performance as Malliga in the edgy crime drama!#Lockup from 14th Aug on #ZEE5 #SuspenseAtEveryTurn" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ZEE5 [@ZEE5Tamil] (5 August 2020). "Watch@vanibhojanoffl gracefully ace the role of Meena in the edgy crime drama!#Lockup from 14th Aug on #ZEE5 #SuspenseAtEveryTurn" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ZEE5 [@ZEE5Tamil] (6 August 2020). "Get ready to watch@shamna_kasim's heart warming performance as Malliga in the edgy crime drama!#Lockup from 14th Aug on #ZEE5 #SuspenseAtEveryTurn" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ZEE5 [@ZEE5Tamil] (7 August 2020). "Watch Easwari Rao play the role of Illavarasi, an honest inspector in the edgy crime drama! #Lockup from 14th Aug on #ZEE5 #SuspenseAtEveryTurn" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ZEE5 [@ZEE5Tamil] (8 August 2020). "Excited to see our Mime Gopi as Inspector Sampath in the edgy crime drama? #Lockup from 14th Aug on #ZEE5 #SuspenseAtEveryTurn" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. Behindwoods TV (12 November 2019). Lock Up – Official Teaser (Tamil) – Vaibhav – Venkat Prabhu – Vani Bhojan – Nitin Sathyaa (Video). Event occurs at 0:14.
  10. Behindwoods TV (12 November 2019). Lock Up – Official Teaser (Tamil) – Vaibhav – Venkat Prabhu – Vani Bhojan – Nitin Sathyaa (Video). Event occurs at 0:38.
  11. "Vaibhav and Venkat Prabhu's Lock Up is based on a few true incidents". The Times of India. 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  12. Subramanian, Anupama (1 November 2019). "A film named Lockup". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  13. Ramachandran, Mythily (12 August 2020). "Tamil film 'Lock-Up' drops on Zee5 from August 14". Gulf News. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  14. "Vaibhav, Venkat Prabhu's and Vani Bhojan Lock Up to get an OTT release". Cinema Express. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  15. Subramanian, Anupama (22 July 2020). "Charles opens up on the making of Lock Up". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  16. "Vaibhav and Venkat Prabhu's investigative drama 'Lock Up' teaser to release tomorrow!". The Times of India. 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  17. "'Lock Up' team completes dubbing and heads to post-production". The Times of India. 5 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  18. "Venkat Prabhu-Vaibhav's Lock Up to get a direct OTT release". The Times of India. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  19. Menon, Thinkal (14 August 2020). "Lock Up Movie Review: An engaging non-linear narration with twists at regular intervals make it an interesting watch". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  20. Pudipeddi, Haricharan (14 August 2020). "Lock Up movie review: A predictable but surprisingly engaging investigative thriller". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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