Genius (2018)
ஜீனியஸ்
Pressured by his dad since childhood and by his boss at work, a man has a breakdown, but finds his rehabilitation at the unlikeliest of places.
- Date of release
- 2018-10-26
- TMDB
- 4.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Suseenthiran
Casting
- Roshan — Dinesh Kumar
- Priyaa Lal — Jasmine
- Aadukalam Naren — Ramamoorthy, Dhinesh's father
- Monica Chinnakotla — Priscilla
- Singampuli — Kanagavel
- Meera Krishnan — Jayalakshmi, Dhinesh's mother
- Jayaprakash — Doctor
- Singamuthu — Tea Stall Owner
- Swaminathan — Traffic constable
- Bhalajie — Cameo
- V. I. S. Jayapalan
- Poraali Dileepan
Interesting facts
Genius is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film written and directed by Suseenthiran. The films was produced by Roshan who also stars in the lead role alongside Priya Lal. It has cinematography by R. B. Gurudev and music by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The film examines the effects that arise from the unwanted academic pressure that parents put on their children. It was released on 26 October 2018.
Production
In March 2018, Suseenthiran announced that he would be directing a film called Genius while also filming another project, Champion. Newcomer Roshan portrays the lead role and also produced the film. Suseenthiran revealed that he had written this script with Vijay in mind; however, since he did not agree to do the film, a debutant was chosen for the plot. The film is based on the theme of education and mental stress.
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