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Time of India
09-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
First single 'Panimalare' from Dulquer Salmaan's much-awaited period drama 'Kaantha' released
The makers of director 's much-anticipated period drama, 'Kaantha', featuring actors and in the lead, on Saturday released the mellifluous romantic first single, 'Panimalare', from the film. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Taking to his social media timelines, actor Dulquer Salmaan shared the link to the freshly released first single and wrote, "A love that echoes through time. Our first single is OUT NOW! #PANIMALARE #PASIMANASE. Groove along to this captivating rhythm with us, as we paint the town red with our first single of @kaanthafilm. Know their story on September 12th in theatres worldwide.A @thespiritmedia and @dqswayfarerfilms production. " The retro-style melodious number, which has been picturised on Dulquer and Bhagyashri, has been set to tune by Jhanu Chanthar and Sivam. It has lyrics by , with additional lyrics having been penned by Sivam and Deepika . The song has been rendered by and Priyanka NK. The film has triggered a lot of interest in audiences and fans, especially after the makers released a teaser recently. The teaser that was released recently begins with an announcer stating that 'Saantha', the film being made by Modern Studios, will be Tamil cinema's first horror film. Ayya (Samuthirakani) is the writer and director of this film, and Dulquer Salmaan is the hero of the film. It is evident that both the director and the hero of the film are now at loggerheads with one another and are no longer on talking terms. While Ayya wants a scene in which a character called Chandran gets scared after seeing a spirit called Neeli to be shot first, Dulquer wants some other pleasant scene to be shot first. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The hero and the director are bitter enemies only now, but there was a time when both of them loved and respected each other before turning foes. The teaser shows that Ayya is the one who trained and made Dulquer the hero he is today. However, all that is a thing of the past. While Ayya seeks to make the heroine the central character of the film, Dulquer continues to make changes. In the end, the teaser shows Dulquer changing the title of the film from 'Saantha' to 'Kaantha'. The makers have also made it clear that the film will hit screens on September 12 this year. A gripping period dramatic thriller set in 1950s Madras, 'Kaantha' will look to transport the viewers to the soul of that era. It captures a moment in time when tradition and modernity collided, giving rise to stories both personal and profound. Sources close to the unit say that the film, which has been anchored by powerful performances, is a richly textured story and has stunning visuals. The film, which is being jointly produced by Spirit Media and Dulquer Salmaan's Wayfarer Films, has cinematography by ace cameraman Dani Sanchez Lopaz and music by Jhanu Chanthar. Art direction for the film is by Tha. Ramalingam, and editing is by Llewellyn .
Indian Express
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Kaantha teaser: Dulquer Salmaan locks horns with Samuthirakani in a battle of egos. Watch
Kaantha teaser: Dulquer Salmaan is all set to shed his 'heartthrob' image and embrace a very layered character that defies the traditional binaries of good and bad. In the much-anticipated Kaantha, the South Indian star will be playing a role, which is expected to explore the depth and range of his talent to the fullest. On the occasion of his 42nd birthday on Monday, the makers of the Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie unveiled its official teaser, offering a sneak peek into the alluring and eerie world of Kaantha. Focusing on the tense relationship between a film director father (Samuthirakani) and his actor son (Dulquer), the 2.12-minute teaser reveals that Kaantha also throws light on the functioning of the film industry of a bygone era. While the promo opens by showing the company Modern Studios announcing their upcoming movie, titled Saantha, touted as the first Tamil horror film, it soon cuts to show Samuthirakani and his preparation for the film. Although Dulquer plays the lead role in Saantha, it is soon revealed that the director and actor-turned-superstar, who were once inseparable, had a fallout once and no longer interact with each other. Nonetheless, as the production begins, the rift between the two widens, owing to the extreme egos that they harbour. While we see Samuthirakani choking Dulquer Salmaan and throwing chairs at him, the youngster is also no saint. Leveraging his superstar status, he slowly starts taking over the film, calling all the shots, sidelining the actual director. At the end of the teaser, we see Dulquer's character changing the title of the film from Saantha to Kaantha, thus also effectively making a hero-centric movie and not the heroine-centric one the director had planned. The movie features Bhagyashri Borse as the female lead. Written and directed by Selvamani Selvaraj, Kaantha is bankrolled jointly by Rana Daggubati, Dulquer Salmaan, Prashanth Potluri and Jom Varghese under the banners of Spirit Media and Wayfarer Films. Kaantha features music by Jhanu Chanthar, cinematography by Dani Sanchez Lopez, editing by Llewellyn Anthony Gonsalvez and art direction by Ramalingam. The film will hit screens worldwide on September 12.
