Silandhi
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Silandhi
| image =
| caption =
| director = Aathiraj
| writer =
| starring = Munna
Monica
Riyaz Khan
| producer =
| music = Neil Mukherji
| cinematography = Fowzia Fathima
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|05|09}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}
Silandhi ({{translation|Spider}}) is a 2008 Tamil-language erotic thriller film.{{Cite news|title=Silanthi is an erotic thriller, says director|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Silanthi-is-an-erotic-thriller-says-director/articleshow/3018843.cms|access-date=2020-08-07|website=The Times of India|date=8 May 2008 }}
Directed by debutant Aathiraj.{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=Divya|title=A web of cliches -- Silandhi|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-web-of-cliches-silandhi/article1434246.ece|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=The Hindu|date=16 May 2008}} The movie stars Munna and Monica in lead roles and Riyaz Khan in supporting role.{{cite news|last1=Gupta|first1=Rinku|title=Monika's daredevilry|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article372563.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232818/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article372563.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=The New Indian Express|date=5 April 2011}} The movie was later dubbed in Telugu as Erra Gulabi and in Hindi as Jaal - The Net. The director remade the movie in Kannada as Ranatantra in 2014 starring Vijay Raghavendra & Haripriya in lead roles. The movie is loosely based on the English movie I Know What You Did Last Summer.{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-ranatantra/amp_articleshow/51461778.cms|title = Movie Review: Ranatantra - Bangalore Mirror}}
Plot
This movie is about two newly wed couple Mahesh (Munna) and Monika (Monica). They went to a lonely villa for their post-marriage honeymoon. In this villa some unnatural things happen.
The story begins with a pretty girl (Monica) who is on the run with fear that death is looming over her and a young man (Munna) saves her from the trouble. Slowly, he starts building confidence in her and in this process both of them begin getting close to each other. Love happens and they get married, time for honeymoon and they set off to a remote bungalow in Pondicherry for their special moments. But things take a twist there since Monica senses that she is being followed by someone and from then on starts a trail of terror and fear that makes her life miserable. That is the time truth comes out that sometime back her three friends who earn a lot of money get used to an extravagant lifestyle and lose their humanity with pride and arrogance. In this process, they come across an innocent LIC policy agent (Chandru) who is ragged to the core by these three friends. In this confusion, the agent is injured and he dies due to the injuries. Monica who is with the gang does not involve in the ghastly happening but then helps them clear the dead body. Soon, each one of them starts dying and it now appears that Chandru is still alive and is out for Monica's blood.
Cast
- Munna as Mahesh
- Monica as Monika
- Riyaz Khan as Police Officer
- Nellai Siva
- Ganesh Babu
- Neelima Rani
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|10127810|Silandhi}}
Category:2000s Tamil-language films
Category:2008 directorial debut films
Category:Tamil films remade in other languages
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