Lara (2025 film)
{{short description|Indian suspense thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Lara (2025 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Mani Moorthi
| writer = Mani Moorthi
| producer = M Karthikesan
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan
- M Karthikesan
- Anusreya Rajan
}}
| cinematography = Rj Raveen
| editing = Valar Pandi
| music = Raghu Sravan Kumar
| studio = Mk Film Media Works
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2025|01|03|df=yes}}
| runtime = 117 minutes{{Cite web |title=Lara (2025 film) |url=https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMzE1MTIyMDI0MDAwNDI= |website=Central Board of Film Certification}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}Lara is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language suspense thriller film written and directed by Mani Moorthi. The film stars Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan and M Karthikesan.{{Cite web |last=J.Durai |title="லாரா"படத்தின் டைட்டில் லுக் சத்யராஜ் வெளியிட்டு வாழ்த்தினார்! |url=https://tamil.webdunia.com/article/tamil-cinema-news-movie-film/lara-movie-title-look-out-by-actor-sathya-raj-124061400038_1.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=tamil.webdunia.com |language=ta}} The film was produced by Karthikesan under the banner of Mk Film Media Works.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-17 |title=லாராவில் உண்மை சம்பவகதை |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1266199-lara-film-based-on-true-story.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta |archive-date=2024-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617062044/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1266199-lara-film-based-on-true-story.html |url-status=live }}
Lara was released in theatres on 3 January 2025.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan as Maharoof
- M Karthikesan as Inspector Karthikesan
- Anusreya Rajan as Lara
- Varshini Venkat
- Venmathi
- Dileep Kumar (Dhilipkumarreddy) as sathya character
- Mathew Varghese
- Pradeep
- Bala as Lawrence
- SK Babu
}}
Production
The film was produced by M.karthikesan under the banner of Mk Film Media Works. The cinematography was done by Rj Raveen while editing was handled by Valar Pandi and music composed by Raghu Sravan Kumar.{{Cite web |title=நடிகர் அசோக் நடிக்கும் 'லாரா' படத்தில் இசை மற்றும் முன்னோட்டம் வெளியீடு |url=https://www.virakesari.lk/article/199435 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Virakesari.lk |language=en}}
Reception
Abhinav Subramanian of Times of India rated two point five out of five and stated that "It’s a film that proves you can tick all the right boxes on the suspense checklist and still leave your audience feeling like they’ve read yesterday’s case files."{{Cite news |title=Lara Movie Review : A coastal mystery, more murky than deep |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/lara/movie-review/116884004.cms |access-date=2025-01-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
RK Spark of Zee News wrote that "Although the story takes place only in certain places, the editing is done without showing any fatigue in the scenes. Fans who like crime thriller films will definitely like Lara."{{Cite web |date=2025-01-02 |title=லாரா திரைப்படம் எப்படி உள்ளது? திரை விமர்சனம் இதோ! |url=https://zeenews.india.com/tamil/movies/ashok-kumar-starring-lara-movie-review-in-tamil-550919 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Zee Hindustan Tamil |language=ta}}
References
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