Kaala (2018 film)
2018 Indian Tamil-language action drama film
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- Kaala (also marketed as Kaala Karikalan ; transl.
- Ranjith and produced by Dhanush and Subaskaran Allirajah under the banners of Wunderbar Films and Lyca Productions.
- Manikandan, Dileepan, Nitish Veera, Sampath Raj and Ravi Kale.
- The film was officially announced in June 2016 under the tentative title Thalaivar 164 , as it is Rajinikanth's 164th film as the lead actor, and the official title was announced in May 2017.
- It was predominantly shot in Mumbai; however, due to a few difficulties, the team had to shoot at Chennai a few times, and wrapped by mid-October.
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WikipediaKaala (also marketed as Kaala Karikalan; transl. Black) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed and co-written by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Dhanush and Subaskaran Allirajah under the banners of Wunderbar Films and Lyca Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role, alongside Nana Patekar, Eswari Rao, Huma Qureshi (in her Tamil debut), Samuthirakani, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil, K. Manikandan, Dileepan, Nitish Veera, Sampath Raj and Ravi Kale. The film follows Karikalan "Kaala", the leader of Dharavi, who tries to save his land from getting seized and his people from being evicted by Haridev, a ruthless minister.
The film was officially announced in June 2016 under the tentative title Thalaivar 164, as it is Rajinikanth's 164th film as the lead actor, and the official title was announced in May 2017. Principal photography commenced the same month. It was predominantly shot in Mumbai; however, due to a few difficulties, the team had to shoot at Chennai a few times, and wrapped by mid-October. The film has music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by Murali G. and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.
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