Samara (2023 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Samara poster.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Charles Joseph
| writer = Charles Joseph
| screenplay =
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- M. K. Subhakaran
- Anuj Varghese Villyadath
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| cinematography = Sinu Sidharth
| editing = R. J. Pappan
| music = {{Plainlist|
- Deepak Warrier {{Small|(songs)}}
- Gopi Sundar {{Small|(score)}}
}}
| studio = Peacock Art House
| distributor = Listin Stephen
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|8|11}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
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Samara is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language science fiction thriller film written and directed by Charles Joseph in his directorial debut.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/samara-first-look-poster-of-bharath-rahmans-thriller-film-out/article67086913.ece|title='Samara': First look poster of Bharath, Rahman's thriller film out|work=The Hindu|date=16 July 2023|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717013718/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/samara-first-look-poster-of-bharath-rahmans-thriller-film-out/article67086913.ece|archive-date=17 July 2023}} The film stars Rahman, Bharath, Sanjana Dipu, Binoj Villya and Rahul Madhav in the lead roles.
The film was released on 11 August 2023 by Listin Stephen.
Plot
The film is about a possible biowar that happens in the country with people getting infected with a virus.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Rahman as Antony
- Bharath as Dr. Zakir Rasa Khan
- Binoj Villya as Dr. Alan Moses
- Sanjana Dipu as Jani
- Rahul Madhav as Dr. Azad
- Vivia Santh
- Govind Krishna as Senthil IPS
- Mir Sarwar as Ramanujam
- Dinesh Lamba
- Tinij Villya as Inspector Abhay
- Veer Aryan as Milan
- Neetu Chaudhary
- Sonali Sudan as Geetha
}}
Production
Principal photography took place in Dharamshala, Kullu, Manali and Jammu and Kashmir.{{Cite web |date=1 August 2023 |title=Release Of Malayalam Actor Rahman's Samara Postponed, Makers Drop New Poster |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/release-of-malayalam-actor-rahmans-samara-postponed-makers-drop-new-poster-8479117.html |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}
Music
The film has songs composed by Deepak Warrier, while the original background score is provided by Gopi Sundar.{{Cite web |date=4 August 2023 |title=First look poster of Samara is here |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/aug/04/first-look-poster-of-samara-is-here-46257.html |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=15 July 2023 |title=Samara: Nivin Pauly and Tovino Thomas release the first-look poster of Rahman's film |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/samara-nivin-pauly-and-tovino-thomas-release-the-first-look-poster-of-rahmans-film/670430a222291 |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}
Release
The film was initially scheduled to release in Kerala on 4 August 2023.{{Cite news |date=2 August 2023 |title=Rahman's sci-fi film 'Samara' sets a new release date beyond August 4 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/rahmans-sci-fi-film-samara-sets-a-new-release-date-beyond-august-4/articleshow/102342299.cms?frmapp=yes |access-date=23 October 2023 |issn=0971-8257}} It was later postponed and released on 11 August 2023.{{Cite web |date=2 August 2023 |title=Rahman's science fiction thriller Samara to release in theatres on this date |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/rahmans-science-fiction-thriller-samara-to-release-in-theatres-on-this-date/69fc7eba97187 |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}} The dubbed Tamil version was released on 13 October 2023 by K.V. Shabarreesh of 2M cinemas.{{Cite web |date=8 October 2023 |title=Samara: Bharath and Rahman's thriller to hit screens in Tamil on THIS date |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/samara-bharath-and-rahmans-thriller-to-hit-screens-in-tamil-on-this-date/02f930671d900 |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/oct/08/bharath-and-rahman-starrer-samara-gets-release-date-48396.html|title=Bharath and Rahman-starrer Samara gets release date|work=Cinema Express|date=8 October 2023}} The film was also released in Malaysia on the same date.{{Cite web |last= |date=10 October 2023 |title=റഹ്മാന്റെ തമിഴ് സമാറ മലേഷ്യയിലും |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/actor-rahman-starrer-new-film-samaras-tamil-release-update-out-hrk-s2bajz |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml}}
Reception
Gopika Is of The Times of India rated the film {{fraction|2|1|2}} out of 5 and stated that " The location of the film, the snow-capped mountains of Himachal Pradesh does offer the movie an aesthetic appeal."{{Cite news |title=Samara Movie Review : Poor writing dampens this film despite stunning visuals |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/samara/movie-review/102812651.cms |access-date=2023-10-16 |issn=0971-8257}} Mathrubhumi critic stated that "One can get a ticket for Samara to watch a subject that Malayalam cinema has never tried on the big screen".{{Cite web |last=|date=2023-08-11 |title=ഇങ്ങനെയൊരു വിഷയം മലയാളത്തിലാദ്യം, കാലികപ്രസക്തവും വ്യത്യസ്തവുമാണ് സമാറ|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/reviews/samara-malayalam-movie-review-samara-first-review-rahman-and-charles-joseph-1.8811702 |access-date=2024-01-25 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=ml}} Asianet News critic wrote that "Charles Joseph's narration of the first film reflects the skill and maturity shown. Even though it is a film with storylines that may be unpalatable to some, it is the skill and skill of the narration that keeps the audience attached to Samara".{{Cite web |last=|date=2023-08-11|title=നിഗൂഢത നിറച്ച് 'സമാറ', റിവ്യു |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/movie-reviews/actor-rahman-starrer-new-film-samara-review-hrk-rz893o |access-date=2024-01-25 |work=Asianet News |language=ml}}
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