Gubeer

Gubeer (transl. Cheers) is a 2014 Tamil-language black comedy film, written and directed by Thilipkumar Rajendren and produced by Archer Cinemas. The plot focuses on the experiences of several men looking for a weekend of entertainment. The movie was originally released exclusively in Tamil Nadu. At the film's debut, it received a positive critical response, with particular praise for its novel structure and narrative.

Gubeer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byThilip
Written byThilip
Produced byArcher Cinemas
StarringThilip
Ravi
White
Tamil
Pratap
Prabhu
Bower
CinematographySanthosh Sriram
Edited byKiran KN
Music byVishal-Aditya
Distributed byArcher Cinemas
Release date
  • 10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget38 lakh (US$48,000)[1]

Plot

This is the story of a group of people looking to 'paint the town red'; conveying their thoughts over a 24-hour period; all recounted with (apparent) arbitrariness. While it features slapstick, it makes some serious points.

Cast

The film crew of the movie consists of 5 friends, who worked for the same IT company. After resigning, these youngsters joined together for a film venture and starred in this movie.

The cast includes White, Tamil, Ravi and Prathap. Prabhu acts as the owner. Along with them, a pet dog by the name Bower is present.[2]

  • Thilip as Thilip
  • Ravi as Ravi
  • White as White
  • Tamil as Tamil
  • Pratap as Pratap
  • Prabhu as Prabhu
  • Rajiv as Cop
  • Aadhi as Cop
  • Manjo as Manoj
  • Bower as Bower

Production

Thilip started writing the script in January 2013. He started shooting on 16 April 2013. The movie was shot in 19 days. Post production took place during the second half of 2013. Gubeer cleared Central Board of Film Certification with 'A' on 31 March 2014. The production was funded by Thiagarajar College of Engineering alumnus and other friends of Thilip. Gubeer is also a partially crowdfunded movie.

Soundtrack

Gubeer
Soundtrack album by
Vishal-Aditya
Released1 February 2014
RecordedAuro Studio, Chennai
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length27:46
LabelSaregama

The soundtrack was composed by Vishal-Aditya and the album was released on 1 February 2014.[3] The Audio was launched by Karthik Subbaraj and Balaji Tharaneetharan. The Gubeer soundtrack consists of 8 songs.

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (min:sec)
1"Gubeer"Naresh IyerKarthikeyan03:51
2"Unmanam - Film Version"SaicharanKarthikeyan03:19
3"Life-Rap"Brodha VKarthikeyan03:30
4"Chennai Instrumental"NoneNone01:53
5"Unmanam - Dubstep"Vishal, AdityaKarthikeyan04:10
6"Penne"AdityaKarthikeyan04:41
7"Unmanam"SaicharanKarthikeyan03:11
8"Veerathuku Madurai"VelmuruganKarthikeyan03:08

Critical reception

The film received critical acclaim. Karthi of Dinamalar[4] wrote, "A Royal salute to Gubeer Team. All lead actors were good. Overall, Gubeer is upset to commercial film makers in Kollywood. Inspiring and interesting to people who love cult films." Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express[5] wrote, "Creative, bold and experimental, Gubeer is worth a watch".

Jigarthanda Director Karthik Subbaraj[6] strongly recommended Gubeer as "It is an indie, experimental film which is gutsy, bold & filled with fun".

Release

Gubeer had a limited theatrical release on 10 October in Tamil Nadu. Archer cinemas stopped showing the movie one day after its release.

References

  1. "Gubeer (2014) - Box office / business". IMDb.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. "Gubeer Review". www.tamilstar.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. S. R. Ashok Kumar. "Audio Beat: Gubeer - Sounds interesting". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. "Tamil Cinema news-Tamil movies-Tamil actor actress gallery-Tamil Cinema Video, Trailers, Reviews and Wallpapers". Cinema.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. "Unconventional, But Worth a Watch". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. "Director Karthik Subbaraj recommends strongly". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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