Kayal (film)

Kayal is a 2014 Tamil romance film directed by Prabhu Solomon and produced by Madhan of Escape Artists Motion Pictures. The film features newcomers Chandran, Anandhi and Vincent in the lead roles, while D. Imman composed the films music. The film, set against the backdrop of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, released onDecember 2014.

Following the success of Kumki, Prabhu Solomon took a break and went on a recce to the coastal South Indian town of Nagapattinam to get inspired for a story set on the backdrop of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. He gathered reallife stories of survival and intertwined them into his script. The film was announced at a launch event at Leela Palace onSeptember 2013 with Prabhu Solomon announcing a fresh cast while revealing D. Imman would be composer and a debutant Vetrivel Mahendran would be cinematographer. Chandran was cast after sending his pictures to Prabhu Solomon, unaware if it was for the lead role. He got a reply the following day confirming he would be the lead actor, and subsequently lost fifteen kilograms to fit the character. Telugu actress Rakshita was rechristened as Anandhi for the film, and was selected after auditioning twice before impressing Solomon. The shoot of the film commenced in Ponneri in September 2013 and the team announced that scenes would be shot all across India including scenes at Kanyakumari and Ladakh. Scenes were shot for several days underwater, with the team often doing up to ten hours a day in kneelength depths of water. The film completed shoot after 85 days in May 2014, with the director announcing that postproduction would be extensive as a result of impending VFX works. After filming finished, Prabhu Solomon revealed that the films climax would show the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami and noted that the film would be dedicated to victims families.During the music release of the film in November 2014, Prabhu Solomon revealed more details about the production of the film. He noted that the climax was shot first to ensure graphic works depicting the tsunami could have as much time spent on it as possible. He went on to add that it was his costliest production till date and the film was made at a cost of crore, with the special effects, notably the use of 7.1 Atmos

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