Aneethi (2023)

Interesting facts

Aneethi (transl. Injustice) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language psychological romantic thriller film written and directed by G. Vasanthabalan. It is produced by Vasanthabalan himself, V M. Krishna Kumar, Murugan Gnanavel and Varadharajan Manickam under the banner of Urban Boyz Studios. The film stars Arjun Das and Dushara Vijayan in the lead roles.

Production

In early January 2021, Vasanthabalan was reported to collaborate with Arjun Das for his next directional. An official confirmation was made on 12 February. The film would be produced by Vasanthabalan himself and his school friends under Urban Boyz Studio, in their maiden production, with a production budget of ₹5 crore (US$520,000).

The day after the confirmation, Dushara Vijayan was announced to play the lead female role. During an interview, she stated "While I was shooting for Ranjith's film Sarpatta Parambarai (2021), Vasantabalan sir had come to see Shankar sir, who was shooting for Indian 2 at a spot nearby. He saw me and asked me to come to the office. I had a look test with Arjun and got the role."

G. V. Prakash Kumar, who made his composition debut through Vasanthabalan's directional film Veyil (2006), was announced to compose the score.

A muhurat puja was held on 18 February in Chennai. Stills shared by the makers confirmed that the cinematography and editing would be handled by A. M. Edwin Sakay and Ravikumar M, respectively, as they were present at the puja. The film was reported to be a remake of The Lift Boy (2019); however, Vasanthabalan denied the reports.

On 10 September, on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, the film's title Aneethi was revealed by Sivakarthikeyan and P. C. Sreeram along with a teaser.

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