Drama (2022 film)

Drama is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Aju Kizhumala and starring Kishore. It was released on 23 September 2022.

Drama
Directed byAju Kizhumala
Produced byAntony Raj M
Starring
CinematographyBijipal
Music byShinos
Release date
  • 23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast
  • Kishore as Arjun
  • Charle as Murthy
  • Jai Bala as Uday
  • Kavya Bellu as Vaigaa
  • Nakulan Vincent as Rajapandian

Production

Prior to release, the film garnered attention for being the "longest one-shot film in India". In late 2020, the entire film was shot in about 8 hours with 80 technicians on the set.[1] Prior to the shoot, the cast members rehearsed for up to 180 days.[2] Soon after its shoot, the makers marketed it as "the first movie in the Indian film industry to be entirely completed in a single shot", but later backtracked after the theatrical release of R. Parthiban's Iravin Nizhal (2022), another single shot film.[3][4][5]

The film's director, Aju Kizhamala, revealed that he had rejected advances from OTT service providers in late 2020 to ensure the film had a theatrical release.[6]

Reception

The film was released on 23 September 2022 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from Maalai Malar gave the film a mixed review, noting that it "lacked excitement".[7] Film critic Malini Mannath gave the film a positive review, writing "it’s appreciable that the director has managed to confine his story telling to less than two hours of viewing time. ‘Drama’ is at its best a promising piece of work from a new entrant to the Tamil screen".[8]

References
  1. "Director Aju Kizhumala: Drama is the longest one-shot film in India". Cinema Express.
  2. "Drama: Actor Jai Bala Opens up on Filming the Movie in a Single Shot, "The Entire Unit Rehearsed for This Film for over a 180 Days"". 20 September 2022.
  3. "Drama eyes a new record". 23 October 2020.
  4. "Now, Another Tamil Film Made in a Single Shot!". 19 September 2022.
  5. "Now, another Tamil film made in a single shot!". DT Next. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022.
  6. "Experiments against all odds: 2020's finest movies you don't want to miss".
  7. "Drama". 23 September 2022.
  8. "Review- Drama". 23 September 2022.
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