7/G
{{distinguish|text = 7G Rainbow Colony, a 2004 Tamil-language film also starring Sonia Agarwal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
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| director = Haroon
| writer = Haroon
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| producer = Haroon
| starring = Sonia Agarwal
Smruthi Venkat
Siddharth Vipin
Subramaniam Siva
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| cinematography = Kannaa
| editing = Biju. V. Don Bosco
| music = Siddharth Vipin
| studio = Dream House
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2024|7|5}}
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
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7/G is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language horror film directed by Haroon and starring Sonia Agarwal and Smruthi Venkat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/7g-trailer-a-possessed-sonia-agarwal-haunts-smruthi-venkat-in-this-horror-thriller/article68311613.ece|title=‘7/G’ trailer: A possessed Sonia Agarwal haunts Smruthi Venkat in this horror thriller|date=20 June 2024|via=www.thehindu.com}} The film was released on 5 July 2024 to mixed-to-negative reviews.{{Cite web |title=From ‘Indian 2’ to ‘7/G’, don’t miss these 6 Tamil OTT releases!|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/southcinema/from-indian-2-to-7-g-don-t-miss-these-6-tamil-ott-releases/ar-AA1oIPy7 |access-date=15 August 2024 |publisher=MSN}}{{Cite web |date=6 August 2024 |title=7/G OTT release date Aha: When to watch Sonia Agarwal-Smruthi Venkat's horror thriller |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/binge/7g-ott-release-date-aha-when-to-watch-sonia-agarwal-smruthi-venkats-horror-thriller-639408.html |access-date=15 August 2024 |work=The Times of India |language=en-IN}}
Cast
- Sonia Agarwal as Manjula
- Smruthi Venkat as Varsha
- Roshan Basheer as Rajiv
- Siddharth Vipin as Rakesh
- Sneha Gupta as Nisha
- Subramaniam Siva as Mani
- Kalki Raja
- TSR Srinivasan
Reception
A critic from Cinema Express rated the film two out of five wrote that "7/G might have worked better if there wasn't a good spirit and the family fought against the evil spirit on their own. The screenplay could have benefitted from brevity and simplicity".{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=4 July 2024 |title=7/G Movie Review: A promising start squandered by poor writing and execution |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/Jul/04/7g-movie-review-a-promising-start-squandered-by-poor-writing-and-execution |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=Cinema Express |language=en |archive-date=12 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712105432/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/Jul/04/7g-movie-review-a-promising-start-squandered-by-poor-writing-and-execution |url-status=live}} A critic from The Times of India rated the film one-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "7/G shows that a new setting alone won't save a genre in desperate need of fresh ideas".{{Cite news |date=5 July 2024 |title=7/G Movie Review : A Haunted House of Clichés |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/7/g/movie-review/111513726.cms |access-date=12 July 2024 |work=The Times of India |archive-date=14 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714123042/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/7/g/movie-review/111513726.cms |url-status=live}} A critic from Times Now rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "7G could have been a film to offer something substantially different from other horror films but unfortunately, the film’s director misses out on the opportunity, choosing to take the path that several others before him have taken".{{Cite web |date=3 July 2024 |title=7G Review: A Neat Horror Thriller That Squanders Away An Opportunity To Be So Much Better |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/tamil/7g-review-a-neat-horror-thriller-that-squanders-away-an-opportunity-to-be-so-much-better-review-111461093 |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=Times Now |language=en |archive-date=14 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714123049/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/tamil/7g-review-a-neat-horror-thriller-that-squanders-away-an-opportunity-to-be-so-much-better-review-111461093 |url-status=live}}
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