Karungaapiyam

Karungaapiyam (transl. Black novel) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by Deekay.[1] It stars Kajal Aggarwal and Regina Cassandra in the prominent roles. Whilst Janani Iyer, Raiza Wilson, Noyrika Bhatheja, Kalaiyarasan, Yogi Babu, Karunakaran, Lollu Sabha Manohar, John Vijay, Sha Ra, Aadhav Kannadasan, VJ Parvathy, TSK, Sherlin Seth, Kutty Gopi and others in supporting roles.

Karungaapiyam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDeekay
Written byDeekay
Produced byPadarthi Padmaja
Starring
CinematographyVignesh Vasu
Edited byVijay velukutty
Music byPrasad SN
Production
company
Pave Entertainments
Distributed byBlockbuster Production
Release date
  • 19 May 2023 (2023-05-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

The film was released on 19 May 2023.

Plot

Karthika lives in a secluded village in Tamil Nadu, and her husband dies for unknown causes. The entire community begins to treat her poorly, and she is forced to relocate to the village's outskirts. She is killed by the villagers due to various misunderstandings, and she becomes a ghost. The plot develops around Karthika's atonement for peace.

Cast

Production

The film was directed by Deekay, also known as D. Karthikeyan.[2] It is the second collaboration between Kajal Aggarwal and the director Deekay after Kavalai Vendam.[3] The film was produced by Padarthi Padmaja under the banner of Pave Entertainments.The film was shot in Chennai, Udumalaipettai, and Pollachi.[4] The film's cinematography was done by Vignesh Vasu in his second collaboration with the director ater Kaatteri. The editing of the film was done by Vijay Velukutty.[5] The first look poster for the film was released on 16 July 2021.[6][7] The trailer for the film was released on 30 January 2023.[8] [9]

Music

The music for the film was composed by S. N. Prasad in his third collaboration with Deekay after Yaamirukka Bayamey and Kaatteri.

Release

Theatrical

The film was originally scheduled to release on 7 April 2023,[10] but was postponed, and it was released theatrically on 19 May 2023.

Reception

Chandhini R of Cinema Express gave the film a rating of 1.5/5, stating, "All the episodes have some horror elements of sorts but they are hardly inventive."[11] Siby Jeyya of the India Herald gave the film a mixed review, stating, "We really wished the entire movie was shot with Kajal Aggarwal itself."[12] Thanthi TV critic gave mixed reviews.[13]

References
  1. "Karungaapiyam revolves around dark tales from a book: Director Deekay". DT next. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. "5 ஹீரோயின்கள் நடிக்கும் திகில் படம் "கருங்காப்பியம்" படத்தின் ஃபர்ஸ்ட் லுக் அவுட்". Zee Hindustan Tamil (in Tamil). 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. மலர், மாலை (9 November 2021). "கருங்காப்பியம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. "Kajal Aggarwal Raped and Harassed in Public and becomes Ghost". indiaherald.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. "Karungaapiyam: Women-Centric Multi-Starrer is a Mixture of Various Subgenres of Horror, Says Director Deekay". Silverscreen India. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. "Shruti Haasan to team up with director Deekay; the untitled project to go on floors in a couple of months". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  7. "Kajal, Regina, Janani and Raiza team up for Karungaapiyam". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. "Kajal Aggarwal's Karungaapiyam trailer out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  9. "Trailer of Deekay directorial Karungaapiyam out". News18. 1 February 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  10. "காஜல் அகர்வாலின் கருங்காப்பியம் ஏப்ரல் 7ம் தேதி ரிலீஸ்! | Karungaapiyam releasing in theatres from April 7th". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  11. "Karungaapiyam Movie Review: A banal horror of garbled stories and underwhelming execution". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  12. "Karungaapiyam Movie Review - Kajal Aggarwal is the Saving Grace". indiaherald.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  13. டிவி, தந்தி (2023-05-23). "ஒரே படத்துல இத்தனை ஹீரோயினா! திகில் கிளப்பும் 'கருங்காப்பியம்' - படம் எப்படி இருக்கு? | MOVIE REVIEW". www.thanthitv.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
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