Cricket Scandal
| Cricket Scandal | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rose Venkatesan |
| Produced by | A. Senthil Kumar |
| Written by | Rose Venkatesan |
| Starring |
Kishan Ramachandran Rose Venkatesan Senthil Kumar Parthiban Anamika |
| Music by | Deepan |
| Cinematography | Akku Ajmal |
| Edited by | Hariharan |
Production company |
CFS and Bharathi Entertainment |
| Country | India |
| Language |
English Tamil |
Cricket Scandal is an upcoming Indian film, written and directed by India's first transgender director, Rose Venkatesan.[1] Made simultaneously in English and Tamil, the film is based on match-fixing in world cricket.[2][3][4] The film stars newcomer Kishan with Rose playing the female lead.
Plot
The film will reveal the darker side of the cricket world to people. Rose plays a club dancer in the film and her friendship with Chennai Cricket team’s captain (played by a newcomer Kishan) helps her to know the scandals behind the nation’s biggest game. Meanwhile, Kishan falls in love with Rose and what happens to their relationship will be an interesting climax.
Cast
- Kishan Ramachandran
- Rose Venkatesan
- Senthil Kumar
- Parthiban
- Anamika
Production
The film was launched on 28 July 2012. As part of the launch function, the crew created the record for the world's biggest cricket bat and biggest cricket ball being recognized by the Tamil Nadu Book of Records.[5] The bat measured 20 ft in length, 2 feet in width and 6 inch in thickness whereas the ball was 3x3 in diameter.
It was planned to release the film before IPL 6 but got delayed.[6] The official trailer was released recently.[7]
Soundtrack
| Cricket Scandal | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album to Cricket Scandal by Deepan | |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Language |
English Tamil |
| Label | Naga B Music |
| Producer | Deepan |
The soundtrack album was composed by Deepan. The track '20-20', written and sung by Gaana Bala, was released as a single on 1 August 2013.[8][9] The audio CD was released by director Kalaipuli Sekaran and the first copy received by actor Mansoor Ali Khan.[10]
- Tracklist
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take it On" | Rupesh | Ramya NSK | |
| 2. | "You Were So Far" | Rupesh | Abishek | |
| 3. | "Cricket, it’s my life" | Rose Venkatesan | Abishek, Ankita, Pratap | |
| 4. | "20-20" | Gaana Bala | Gaana Bala | |
| 5. | "Mounapoove" | Kirudhaya | Sathya Prakash | |
| 6. | "Kadhal Cricket" | Kirudhaya, Pratap | Abishek, Sharanya and Madhumitha | |
| 7. | "Theme" | Instrumental |
References
- ↑ "Hijra turns as Director!". Times of AP.
- ↑ M Suganth (18 July 2012). "Rose makes a movie on match-fixing". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Transgender Rose makes film on cricket betting". Chennaionline.com.
- ↑ "Rose Venkatesan turns film maker". Ayngaran International. 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "Biggest cricket bat".
- ↑ Venkatesan S (9 January 2013). "‘Cricket scandal’ ahead of IPL". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Rose Venkatesan brings out trailer of film 'Cricket Scandal'". IBNLive.com. 16 April 2013.
- ↑ Anupama Subramanian (3 September 2013). "Rose ropes in gana bala". Deccan Chronicle.
- ↑ Naga Bmusic (1 August 2013). "Cricket Scandal - 20-20 Official Full Song Video". Youtube.
- ↑ S. R. Ashok Kumar (10 September 2013). "Audio Beat: Cricket Scandal - Movie with a message". The Hindu.