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The film, which was released 15 years ago, achieved cult status despite a lukewarm theatrical response.
Singer and producer SP Charan announced the re-release of his production Aaranya Kaandam. It will hit screens again this Friday, the 13th of March, nearly 15 years after the cult classic was first released. The film was the directorial debut of auteur Thiagarajan Kumararaja, and it gained a terrific following among cinephiles online, even though it had a lukewarm theatrical performance. Charan wrote on X, “For everyone who kept asking. Some films don’t age, they become cult classic. The critically acclaimed, National Award-winning Aaranya Kaandam returns to big screen March 13.”
In February, the acclaimed director Thiagarajan Kumararaja announced his upcoming film, Pocket Novel. The film would mark his reunion with Vijay Sethupathi since Super Deluxe (2019), for which Sethupathi won the National Award for Best Supporting Actor. Their upcoming film features a power-packed cast, with Malavika Mohanan, Raj B Shetty, and Kishore in key roles. Although the production for Pocket Novel has begun, details regarding the story and the release date remain under wraps. Taking to social media, the makers unveiled a poster for the film, with a simple caption: ‘Shoot Begins!’ This, alone, was enough to send fans into a frenzy, who observed that the poster was reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s signature style.
The film will be scored by none other than veteran composer Ilaiyaraaja, who will be reuniting with Kumararaja after they collaborated on Kumararaja's segment in Modern Love: Chennai (2023), where the composer worked on the director's episode, Ninaivo Oru Paravai. Nirav Shah, who will be the cinematographer on Pocket Novel, has also collaborated with the director on Super Deluxe (2019) and Modern Love: Chennai (2023). The screenplay has been written by Andrew Louis, and the lyrics have been written by Yugabharathi. Since his debut, Thiagarajan Kumararaja has made a short in the anthology series Modern Love and his second feature Super Deluxe.