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Bloody Beggar is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language black comedy drama film written and directed by M. Sivabalan. It is produced by Nelson Dilipkumar under Filament Pictures. The film stars Kavin in the lead role, alongside Redin Kingsley, Maruthi Prakashraj, Sunil Sukhada, T. M. Karthik. It is the directorial debut of Muthukumar and the debut production of Filament Pictures. The film follows a beggar who finds himself in trouble when a misadventure turns his life upside down.
Prior to the film's official announcement, it was referred to as Kavin 06, as is the actor's sixth venture as the lead actor. The film was officially announced in May 2024, in addition to the official title. Principal photography commenced in December 2023 and occurred predominantly in Chennai, and wrapped by March 2024. The film has music composed by Jen Martin, cinematography handled by Sujith Sarang and editing by R. Nirmal.
Bloody Beggar released worldwide on 31 October 2024 in theatres, coinciding with Diwali. The film received mixed reviews from critics, praising Kavin's performance, film's narration, background score, soundtrack and emotional depth writing but screenplay received criticism and become Average at the box office and received unanimous Postive Review after OTT Release.
Plot
The movie starts with four cruel siblings bullying their uncle’s son and on pretext of celebrating his birthday they end up killing him in a brutal beat down.
Kavin is a lazy but a witty beggar, who spends his day fooling people by employing various acts such as a blind, disabled, limb-less and successfully extorting money from them via their sympathy. He lives in dilapidated house with a jack. But one day he gets accidentally gets locked inside a mansion of a famous movie who has passed away recently, leaving behind his properties to his children. But on is will his children with their respective families get to know that majority of his property has been given to his illegitimate son born out of wedlock.
Now a crooked lawyer who is cahoot’s with one of the siblings and also desires to usurp this property by making Kavin pose as that illegitimate son.
Now how Kavin escapes from these people and also unveils his dark past form the rest of the story.
Cast
Production
= Development
=In late September 2023, it was reported that Nelson Dilipkumar would debut as a film producer for a project directed by his associate director Sivabalan Muthukumar and starred by Kavin in the lead role. The official announcement on 3 May 2024 confirmed the project, announced cinematographer Sujith Sarang, editor R. Nirmal, composer Jen Martin, art director Manimozhian Ramadurai being a part of the technical crew. Kavin who had earlier worked as an associate to Nelson in films like Doctor (2021) and Beast (2022) would be portraying the role of a beggar alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Maruthi Prakashraj, Sunil Sukhada, T. M. Karthik, Padam Venu Kumar, Arshad, Priyadarshini Rajkumar, Miss Saleema, Akshaya Hariharan, Anarkali Nazar, Dhivya Vikram, Tanuja Madhurapantula, Rohit Denis, Vidyuth Ravi and Mohammed Bilal was released through a promotional video.
= Filming
=Principal photography began with the first schedule on 10 December 2023 in Mysore, followed by a schedule in Chennai. Filming wrapped by March 2024, having lasted 45 working days.
Music
The music and background score will be composed by Jen Martin, in his second collaboration with Kavin after Dada (2023). The audio rights were acquired by Think Music. A promotional music video "Naan Yaar" was released on 13 September 2024. Another promotional song "Beggar Waala" was released on 25 October 2024. The single titled "Ponmayame" was released on 27 October 2024.
Release
= Theatrical
=Bloody Beggar released on 31 October 2024 in theatres, coinciding with Diwali, clashing with Amaran and Brother.
= Home media
=The satellite rights were acquired by Sun TV.The digital streaming rights of the film were acquired by Amazon Prime Video.Bloody Beggar will stream on Prime Video from November 29 onwards.
Reception
= Critical response
=Bloddy Beggar received mixed to negative reviews from critics and audience alike, praising Kavin's performance, soundtrack, background score, film's narration and emotional depth while the writing and screenplay received criticism.
Harshini SV of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote, "So even between some lags and a few jokes that don't land, Sivabalan's unique voice and Kavin's ambition to try something different echo strongly". A critic from Times Now gave 3/5 stars and wrote, "Bloody Beggar emerges as a promising film that successfully combines humor with deeper social commentary. Kavin's commendable performance and the film's engaging storytelling make it a worthy watch, especially for those looking for something unique during the festive season". Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Bloody Beggar has the potential to draw you in with its quirks even when it leaves you grasping for a breather amidst all the cacophony and chaos." Anusha Sundar of OTT Play gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Bloody Beggar has a certain flavour to its writing, even as it faces some pacing issues." Janani K of India Today gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Had the makers opted for a taut screenplay and crisp editing, Bloody Beggar would have been a much more enjoyable affair." Kirubhakar Purushothaman of News 18 gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "The film often relies on clichéd dialogues about greed and wealth, which prevent it from achieving the full impact it aims for."
Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote "An offbeat entry in the Diwali roster, Bloody Beggar is rich in entertainment, crafty world-building, and heart." Prashanth Vallavan of The New Indian Express wrote "The film starts off like a deceptively simple story, almost as if it has nothing to offer except for humour, [...] we realise that Bloody Beggar is rich of heart and storytelling." Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times wrote "On the whole, Bloody Beggar, in which we see some trademark Nelson Dilipkumar touches, is a decent attempt by Sivabalan Muthukumar. There is some lag in this illogically scripted film, which affects the audience’s engagement."
References
External links
Bloody Beggar at IMDb
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