6 Athiyayam (transl. 6 Chapters) is a 2018 Tamil-language horror anthology film directed by Cable Sankar, Shankar Thiyagarajan, Ajayan Bala, E. A. V. Suresh, Lokesh Rajendran, and Sridhar Venkatesan. It includes six separate stories, each part being directed by a different director. The film features an ensemble cast including Thaman Kumar, S. S. Stanley, Pop Suresh, Baby Sathanya, Pasanga Kishore, Madhu Sri, Sanjeev, Gayathri, Cable Sankar, Vishnu, Francis, Vinoth Kishan, Aravind Rajagopal, and Charulatha Rangarajan.
6 Athiyayam | |
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Directed by | Cable Sankar Shankar Thiyagarajan Ajayan Bala EAV Suresh Lokesh Rajendran Sridhar Venkatesan |
Written by | Cable Sankar Shankar Thiyagarajan Ajayan Bala EAV Suresh Lokesh Rajendran Sridhar Venkatesan |
Produced by | Shankar Thiyagarajan[1] |
Starring | Thaman Kumar S. S. Stanley Pop Suresh Baby Sathanya Pasanga Kishore Madhu Sri Sanjeev Gayathri Cable Sankar Vishnu Francis Vinoth Kishan Aravind Rajagopal Charulatha Rangarajan |
Music by | Sam C. S. (promotional song) |
Production company | Ascii Media Hut |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
The film was produced by Shankar Thiyagarajan with a promotional song composed by Sam C. S., and lyrics by Karki Bava. The film was released on 23 February 2018.
Cast and crew
editFor each chapter
editRole | Chapter[2] | |||||
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Super Hero | Ini Thodarum | Misai | Anamika | Soupboy Subramani | Sithiram Kolluthadi | |
Cast | Thaman Kumar, S. S. Stanley | Pop Suresh, Baby Sathanya, Divya | Pasanga Kishore, Madhu Sri, Prasanna, Adithya Kathir, Randilya | Sanjeev, Chelladurai, Gayathri, Cable Sankar | Vishnu, Francis, Chandirakanta, Sangeetha, Eswari, Eswar Vel, Karthik, Selvaraj | Vinoth Kishan, Aravind Rajagopal, Somu Sundar, Charulatha Rangarajan, Anthony Hadlee, Subramani, Aravind Balaji, Karthikeyan, Ramu, Suba Teju, Malini Sathappan |
Writer, Director | Cable Sankar | Shankar Thiyagarajan | Ajayan Bala | EAV Suresh | Lokesh Rajendran | Sridhar Venkatesan |
Director of Photography | C. J. Rajkumar | C. J. Rajkumar | Pon Kasirajan | Arunmozhi Sozhan | Arunmani Palani | Mano Raja |
Background Score | Silburn | Silburn | Joshua | Taj Noor | Sathish Kumar | Jose Franklin |
Editor | Vijay Velukutty | Vijay Velukutty | Bala | Mani | Lokesh Rajendran | Vijay Andrews |
Common credits
edit- Producer: Shankar Thiyagarajan
- Executive producer: Cable Sankar
- Music director: Taj Noor, Joshua, Sathish Kumar, Jose Franklin, Sam C. S.
- Choreography: Nanda
- Visual effects: V Focus Digital Media
- Director of Photography (Song): C. J. Rajkumar
Production
editThe film was produced by Shankar Thiyagarajan of Ascii Media Hut, for whom it is their debut production. Shankar stated he had the urge to do something experimental and pitched the idea of a horror anthology to various film-makers, eventually getting thirty young story writers who were interested. They then shortlisted five, and with Shankar's own film, it became six short films.[3] In addition, for most of the directors, it is their debut film, with the exception of Cable Sankar who had previously directed the film, Thottal Thodarum (2015). Ajayan Bala also has experience in the industry, having written the screenplay for films such as Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013) and Manithan (2016). Shankar Thiyagaran initially titled the film Hexa, with the tagline of 6 Athiyayam, but later made the tagline the title.[3]
Soundtrack
edit6 Athiyayam | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 30 October 2017 | |||
Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
Label | TrendMusic | |||
Producer | Sam C. S. | |||
Sam C. S. chronology | ||||
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The film's audio track was released on 30 October 2017 in a function attended by leading Tamil directors Cheran, Parthiban, Vetrimaran, A. Venkatesh, Arivazhagan and producer G. Dhananjayan.[4] Composer Sam C. S. worked on a promotional song for the film and selected Kavitha Thomas to sing the track.[5]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Run For Your Life" | Kavitha Thomas, Karki Bhava | Kavitha Thomas, Ma Ka Pa Anand | 4:00 |
References
edit- ^ "பாரதிராஜாவை மிரட்டிய '6 அத்தியாயம்'..!". Thamizh Valai. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "'6 Athiyayam' 2nd Look Poster & News – இலங்கையில் நடைபெறும் '6 அத்தியாயம்' பட இசை வெளியீடு! – Expressnews". expressnews.asia. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Hexa, a new attempt in the offing". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ Cineulagam (30 October 2017). "ஒரே படத்தில் 6 கதை 6 இயக்குனர்கள் - தமிழ் சினிமாவில் புது முயற்சி - 6 ATHIYAYAM Movie Audio Launch" – via YouTube.
- ^ "'6 Athiyayam' movie audio released - News Today - First with the news". www.newstodaynet.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
External links
edit- 6 Athiyayam at IMDb