Romeo is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Vinayak Vaithianathan in his directorial debut and produced by Vijay Antony’s daughter Meera Vijay Antony. The film stars Vijay Antony and Mirnalini Ravi in lead roles. The soundtrack and background score were composed by debutants Barath Dhanasekar and Ravi Royster, while the cinematography and editing was handled by Farook J. Basha and Vijay Antony himself. The film extensively shot in Malaysia, Bangkok, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Tenkasi and Mahabalipuram.
Romeo was theatrically released on 11 April 2024.
Premise
Arivazhagan “Arivu”, a 35-year-old businessman returning from Malaysia. Despite his successful career, his heart aches with the longing for a love he is yet to experience. Fate leads Arivu to find his love, Leela, in his hometown.
Cast
- Vijay Antony as Arivazhagan “Arivu”, Leela’s husband
- Mirnalini Ravi as Leela, Arivazhagan’s wife
- VTV Ganesh as Arivazhagan’s uncle
- Yogi Babu as Vikram
- Ilavarasu as Arivazhagan’s father
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Leela’s father
- Sudha as Arivazhagan’s mother
- Sreeja Ravi as Leela’s mother
- Veyilon Muthamizhvanan as Arivazhagan’s friend
- Sha Ra as Leela’s friend
Production
On 16 August 2023, it was announced that Vijay Antony launched his new production house Good Devil Productions.The film was titled as Romeo and it is the first romantic film of Vijay Antony and the first look poster of the film also was released on the same day. The director, Vinayak Vaithianathan, was an assistant director of Shree Karthick and was working with him in the film Kanam (2022). Vaithianathan also directed the web series Kadhal Distancing.
Release
Theatrical
Romeo was theatrically released on 11 April in theatres along with a Telugu dubbed version under the title Love Guru.
Distribution
The distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu were acquired by Red Giant Movies. The overseas rights acquired by Ayngaran International and Arun Pandian’s A & P Groups. The distribution rights were acquired by Mythri Movie Makers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The distribution rights in Karnataka acquired by Hombale Films.
Home media
The streaming platform, Amazon Prime Video and Aha, acquired the digital rights for the film while the satellite rights were sold to Kalaignar TV.
Reception
Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote “All said and done, Romeo falters at being a romantic film with a lead pair to root for. It tries to be both Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Kaavalan but imbibes the illogicality of those films rather than its conviction. Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote that “Nevertheless, Romeo is a much-needed deviation from Vijay Antony’s recent duds and makes for a decent watch with its fine share of emotionally gratifying moments”. Jayabhuvaneshwari B of Cinema Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote “At the end of the day, Romeo has a happy ending that makes for a quality family watch on a long weekend. And hey, at least it’s not as tragic as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Indian Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote “The film purports an idea of love that is unconditional and all-giving, a concept more dated than the film itself”. Ram Venkat Srikar of Film Companion wrote that “The humor is clean, simple, and subtle and even though it feels overlong, it is a largely satisfying ride thanks to its neatly drawn-out emotional beats”.
Manigandan KR of Times Now gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote “Vinayak Vaithianathan’s story, despite having portions that remind one of the plot of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, still emerges as a neat, engaging entertainer that works big time”.
Anusha Sundar of OTTplay gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote “On the other hand, much more writing about these characters would have tapped into the potential this flippant love story has”.
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