Underplayed Gems

7G Rainbow Colony (2004)

7G Rainbow Colony poster
Original title
7ஜி ரெயின்போ காலனி
Directed by
K. Selvaraghavan
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
India
Runtime
3h 05m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man from a working-class neighborhood falls deeply in love with a girl who moves into his colony. The story follows his quiet and painful journey of unrequited love.

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What happens

7/G Rainbow Colony is a 2004 Indian romantic drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan. The film was shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu; the latter titled 7G Brindavan Colony. It stars debutant Ravi Krishna and Sonia Agarwal. The music was scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, whilst Arvind Krishna performed the cinematography. The film deals with unrequited love of a boy towards a girl. Released on 15 October 2004, the film received critical acclaim and was a box-office success. Over the years, the has film attained cult status and mass following. Ravi Krishna received the Filmfare Best Male Debut (South) for his performance, whilst Yuvan was awarded the Filmfare Best Music Director Award. A sequel titled 7/G Rainbow Colony 2 starring Ravi Krishna and Anaswara Rajan is in production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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