NETFLIX LAUNCHES THE TRAILER OF ITS FIRST TAMIL ANTHOLOGY - PAAVA KADHAIGAL

Paava Kadhaigal, directed by Sudha Kongara, Vignesh Shivan, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Vetri Maaran to release on 18 December 2020

Mumbai, December 3, 2020: Netflix today launched the intriguing trailer of its first Tamil film - Paava Kadhaigal directed by Sudha Kongara, Vignesh Shivan, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Vetri Maaran. The four part anthology takes you on a journey of exploring how love, pride and honour influence human relationships. The anthology is produced by Ronnie Screwvala's RSVP Movies and Ashi Dua Sara's Flying Unicorn Entertainment, and will release exclusively on Netflix across 190 countries on 18 December 2020.

The anthology features a stellar ensemble cast, including Anjali, Bhavani Sre, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Hari, Kalidas Jayaram, Kalki Koechlin, Padam Kumar, Prakash Raj, Sai Pallavi, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj and Simran, amongst others.

Directing "Thangam", from Paava Kadhaigal - Sudha Kongara said, "Each story in Paava Kadhaigal explores human relationships from a perspective that it has never been looked at before - how far would one go in the name of honour. Working with the large powerhouse of talent that I did was great and I hope the viewers like the final product."

Vignesh Shivan on directing "Love Panna Uttranum'' said, "The shoot for the film was brilliant and it was a great experience working with such solid actors that gave their best performances. Paava Kadhaigal helped me explore such an authentic theme in an honest way and gave me the opportunity to work alongside some of the most experienced filmmakers from the industry."

Gautham Vasudev Menon, director of "Vaanmagal" from Paava Kadhaigal said, "Making this film has been a learning experience for me and getting to direct my own self was something completely new that I did. It is incredible that this story - a true one that still happens in the country is being showcased to people all around the globe."

Creator of Paava Kadhaigal's "Oor Iravu" - Vetri Maaran said, "Each of these stories bring together incidents from across the country that are gruesome. It shows how pride on a personal and societal level affects human relationships. I am looking forward to this story reaching out to an audience around the globe and relate with them in some way or the other."

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About RSVP

The vision of RSVP is to develop and create stories that must be told, stories that we would love to tell and stories that people go to the movies for. Younger audiences are closing the mediums of their choice and we maintain it's an audience revolution and evolution more than a technology one. The goal is to constantly innovate and disrupt in this space of movies, digital content and the new age of documentaries.

Following this vision, RSVP has successfully produced Love Per Square Foot, Lust Stories, Karwaan, Pihu, Kedarnath, URI - The Surgical Strike, Sonchiriya , Raat Akeli Hai , the sky is pink and Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota. The upcoming films under the banner are Rashmi Rocket, Tejas , Pippa and Sam Maneckshaw

About Flying Unicorn

Flying Unicorn Entertainment is an independent production house founded by Ashi Dua Sara. She pioneered the anthology film genre in India first with Bombay Talkies and then Lust Stories, working with four of the biggest directors in Bollywood - Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee, Anurag Kashyap, and Karan Johar. She also produced Kaalakaandi, a Saif Ali Khan starrer caper black-comedy.