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Chennai Palani Mars (2019)

Chennai Palani Mars poster
Original title
சென்னை பழனி மார்ஸ்
Directed by
Biju Viswanath
Genre
black comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h
Rated
U
Rating
2.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A cocaine addict and his fellow junkie friend set out on a road trip through Chennai and Palani. They hope to reach Mars by relying on a scientifically shaky concept that the addict believes will work.

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What happens

Chennai Palani Mars is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language black comedy-drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Biju Viswanath. The film is also co-written and co-produced by Vijay Sethupathi under his own production house. It stars Praveen Raja and Rajesh Giriprasad in the lead roles, alongside a cast featuring predominantly newcomers. The film narrates the story of a cocaine addict who sets off on a road trip with a fellow junkie to realise his dream of reaching Mars via Chennai and Palani, after pinning hopes on a scientifically unstable concept. Featuring music composed by Niranjan Babu, the film was released on 26 July 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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