Darling (2015)

★ 6.0 2h 6m IMDb

Three young people decide to commit suicide and go to a beach house to die, not realizing that a ghost haunts the place…

Darling

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Cast

G. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar as Kathirvelan / Kathir Age 38 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer.
Nikki Galrani
Nikki Galrani as Nisha Age 33 · Bangalore, Karnataka, India Nikki Galrani is an Indian film actress and model who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. In January 2013, Galrani signed her first film project. She was chosen to play the lead role in...
Karunas
Karunas as Athisaya Raaj / Athisayam Age 56 · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India Karunaas (Tamil: கருணாஸ்; born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi) is a Tamil comedic film actor in the Tamil film industry. He has acted with many prominent actors and starred in successful films. Appea...
Balasaravanan
Balasaravanan as James Kumaran Age 38 · Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India Bala Saravanan is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil language films Bala made his debut as an actor in Vijay TV's school drama serial Kalli Kaatu Pallikoodam and he came to notice in the...
Srushti Dange
Srushti Dange as Swathi, Kathir's Ex-Girlfriend Age 33 · Mumbai, India Srusthi initially appeared in supporting roles, playing a victim in Myshkin's Yuddham Sei (2011), before playing a supporting role in the Telugu film, April Fool. Srusthi made a breakthrough portrayin...
Rajendran
Rajendran as Ghost Gopal Varma (Cameo Appearance) Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Rajendran is an Indian stunt double and actor in Tamil cinema. He has worked as a stunt double for over 500 South Indian films particularly Malayalam films and began acting in Pithamagan (2003). He pl...

Audience Reviews

phoenyx2509 8/10 Feb 25, 2015
If you're looking for to watch a Tamil movie that's a little off beat, a little different from the usual hero-heroine-villain-revenge-save girl-save day kinda story, Darling is just right! A one of a kind Tamil movie indeed. I don't think "Horror Comedies" existed in Tamil Cinema until darling came along. There may have been, but wouldn't have been as good. The only trouble I had at first was no subtitles. Luckily Herotalkies.com legally released it with subtitles on their website in 1080p a couple weeks later.

The best scenes were the one with Ghost Gopal Varma. Unending jokes with Kalidas's ridiculousness. Although being his first attempt at acting, G.V Prakash was actually able to pull it off, and did a pretty damn good job working on his expressions. Acting aside, the music is pretty commendable too. And Skype exorcism - wow! Now THAT's "new".

Most would say the movie isn't that great, but I feel the movie deserves a pat on the back and a "Well done".
timesofindia 6/10 Mar 13, 2015
If there is something Tamil cinema can be proud of in recent times, it is how directors have cracked the code to making horror films that do not just scare but also make you laugh. Hollywood has had horror comedies for a long time but here, it is heartening to see our directors adapting the must-haves of the genre to our culture and lifestyle so that we are emotionally invested in the films.

Darling is actually a remake of the Telugu film, Prema Katha Chitram, but debutant director Sam Anton ensures that it works very well in this setting as well. Three youngsters, Kathir (GV Prakash), Nisha (Nikki Galrani) and Kumar (Balasaravanan), go to a beach house with the intention of committing suicide and they are joined by Athisayaraj (Karunaas), one more individual who wants to take away his life. The twist here is that Nisha and Kumaran actually have planned the whole thing to make Kathir give up his plans of killing himself. Nisha actually is in love Kathir and is hoping that he falls in love with her. However, the ghost in the place starts possessing her every time Kathir tries to get close to her. Why it does so and what it wants is the mystery.

The closest comparison to Darling would be last year's Yaamirukka Bayamey. As in that film, the ghost here terrifies the other characters but there is no mortal threat. Also, here too, it is the supporting characters who do the heavy-lifting, while the leads largely play it straight. The only misstep here is that while that film managed to keep the ghost's back story light-hearted to go with the tone of the film, this one gives us a serious flashback that somewhat makes us feel guilty for having laughed so much. The Gang rape and slit throats make for queasy viewing. The flashback episodes involving Kathir and Nisha, too, could have been shorter.

While GV Prakash and Nikki Galrani make confident debuts, the film belongs to Balasaravanan and Karunaas. As he did in Thirudan Police, Balasaravanan comes up with witty repartees that crack us up while Karunaas makes a welcome return in a role that plays to his strength; his character acts as if he is in command of the situation and often ends up at the receiving end of the ghost's anger. Then, there is Rajendran, who, too, continues from where he left off in Thirudan Police. Here, he plays Ghost Gopal Varma, an exorcist-type character and the visual gag where he is shown as the Ghost Rider as he makes his entry is inspired. His bald head, thin figure and sandpapery voice make him effective for both villainous and comical roles but from the screams and whistles that his character gets, it is clear that he has made much more impact as a comedian.

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