Rocket Driver is an upcoming 2024 Indian Tamil-language fantasy dramedy film directed by Sriram Ananthashankar and co-written along with Akshay Poolla and Prasanth S.[1] The film stars debutant actor Vishvath in the lead role alongside Sunaina, National-Award winner Naga Vishal, Kathadi Ramamurthy, Jagan and others in supporting roles.[2]
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| Directed by | Sriram Ananthashankar |
| Written by | Sriram Ananthashankar Akshay Poolla Prasanth S |
| Produced by | Anirudh Vallabh |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Regimel Surya Thomas |
| Edited by | Iniyavan Pandiyan |
| Music by | Kaushik Krish |
Production company | Stories By The Shore |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film is produced by Anirudh Vallabh under his Stories By The Shore banner.[3] The film has cinematography done by Regimel Surya Thomas, music by Kaushik Krish, and editing by Iniyavan Pandiyan.[4]
Rocket Driver is scheduled to be theatrically released on 18 October 2024.[5]
Synopsis
editThe story revolves around an autorickshaw driver, Prabhakaran "Prabha" who voices dissatisfaction over various aspects of life and happens to encounter a younger version of his role model, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam[6][7] while things get weirder for Prabha as he and his role model together join hands to find the reasons for this strange incident.[8][9]
Cast
edit- Vishvath as Prabhakar "Prabha"
- Sunaina
- Naga Vishal as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- Kathadi Ramamurthy
- Jagan
- Ramachandran Durairaj
Production
editIn mid-June 2024, through a poster, debutant director Sriram Ananthashankar was announced to direct his first project titled Rocket Driver featuring debut actor Vishvath.[3] The genre was mentioned to be a fantasy dramedy film[10] produced by Anirudh Vallabh under his Stories By The Shore production banner.[1] The film casting includes, Sunaina, K.D Engira Karuppudurai (2019) fame National-Award winner Naga Vishal,[11] Kathadi Ramamurthy, Jagan and others in supporting roles.[2]
The film has cinematography done by Regimel Surya Thomas, music by Kaushik Krish and editing by Iniyavan Pandiyan[4] On 4 October, the film trailer was released by Silambarasan, which received positive response.[9][7]
Music
editThe music and background score is composed by Kaushik Krish.[4] The first single "Avarum Sethutaara" was released on 18 July 2024.[12] The second single "Quantam Paaichal" was released on 24 August 2024.[13] The complete album with another 3 songs was released on 25 September 2024.[14]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Avarum Sethutaara" | Hirdesh Raj | Jassie Gift, Kaushik Krish | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Quantum Paaichal" | Hirdesh Raj | Susha | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Kizhinja Rekka" | Hirdesh Raj | Gana Gokul, Kaushik Krish | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Revisiting Rameshwaram" | Hirdesh Raj | Sabari VV | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Iru Disaigalil" | Kaushik Krish | Kaushik Krish | 2:43 |
| Total length: | 16:18 | |||
Release
editTheatrical
editRocket Driver is scheduled to be theatrically released on 18 October 2024.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Features, C. E. (17 June 2024). "Debutants Sriram Ananthashankar and Vishvath join hands for Rocket Driver". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b "நிச்சயம் முடித்த கையோடு அடுத்தப் படத்தை அறிவித்த சுனைனா... குவியும் வாழ்த்து!". Kamadenu. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b "அனிருத் தயாரிக்கும் புதிய படம் ராக்கெட் டிரைவர்! போஸ்டர் வெளியானது." Zee Hindustan Tamil (in Tamil). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b c B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (13 October 2024). "Rocket Driver gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b மலர், மாலை (12 October 2024). "சுனைனா நடித்த ராக்கெட் டிரைவர் திரைப்படத்தின் ரிலீஸ் தேதி அறிவிப்பு". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Features, C. E. (4 October 2024). "Rocket Driver Trailer: A mission to help 'Abdul Kalam' reach his destination". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b "டிராபிக் போலீஸாக சுனேனா... கவனம் ஈர்க்கும் ராக்கெட் டிரைவர் படத்தின் ட்ரெய்லர்!". TimesNowTamil (in Tamil). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Bureau, DTNEXT (17 June 2024). "Makers release first look of Rocket Driver, a fantasy drama". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b மலர், மாலை (4 October 2024). "இளம் வயது அப்துல் கலாம்.. வித்தியாச கதையம்சம் கொண்ட 'ராக்கெட் டிரைவர்' டிரைலர் வெளியீடு". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Bureau, N. T. (18 June 2024). "'Rocket Driver is a fantasy-comedy entertainer'". News Today | First with the news. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Child Artiste Naga Vishal Of KD Engira Karuppudurai Fame To Be Seen Next iIn Fantasy Drama Rocket Driver". Times Now. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Features, C. E. (18 July 2024). "First single 'Avarum Sethutaara' from Rocket Driver out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Features, C. E. (24 August 2024). "'Quantam Paaichal' song from Rocket Driver out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Features, C. E. (26 September 2024). "Full album of Rocket Driver out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.