The blockbuster success of Manjummel Boys (2024) and its celebrations throughout the nation is sort of the shock win for a movie with no typical ‘stars’. The movie’s crew has been busy assembly with a few of the hottest stars in Tamil cinema like Dhanush, Vikram, Udhayanidhi Stalin amongst others, all reeling from the movie’s reputation in Tamil Nadu. The crew has lastly met with Kamal Hassan, the person behind Guna (1991), the movie that has served because the supply for a lot of references and meta callbacks in Manjummel Boys.
Kamal Haasan not too long ago caught a personal screening of the movie held by the crew, with director Chidambaram and stars of the movie like Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese, Khalid Rahman, Deepak Parambol and the remainder of the ‘Manjummel Boys’ in attendance.
The movie set within the “Guna Caves”, bears many references to Kamal Haasan’s iconic movie, with a callback to the evergreen ‘Kanmani Anbodu’ track, sung by the actor. The track was utilized in a intelligent, subversive level within the movie’s finale.
Manjummel Boys bankrolled by and starring Soubin Shahir amongst an ensemble forged tells the story of a gaggle of pals, whose go to to the notorious Guna Caves turns right into a combat for survival when the sudden occurs to 1 amongst them. The movie has additionally been promoted as a tribute to Kamal Haasan and his profession by the director and forged in current press interactions.
