Regina (2023 film)

Regina
Regina
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Domin D. Silva
Produced by	Sathish Nair
Starring	Sunaina; Ananth Nag; Vivek Prasanna;
Cinematography	Pavi K. Pavan
Edited by	Toby John
Music by	Sathish Nair
Production; company	Yellow Bear Production
Release date	23 June 2023;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Regina is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Domin. D. Silva and produced by Sathish Nair under banner Yellow Bear Production. The film stars Sunaina in the titular role, along with Ananth, Bava Chelladurai, Gajaraj, Sai Dheena, Ritu Manthra, Nivas Adhithan, Vivek Prasanna and Ajeesh Jose in supporting roles.

Premise

Regina learns that her husband Jo got killed in an unexpected heist, where she sets out to exact vengeance on the robbers and their leader.

Cast

Sunaina as Regina
Ananth Nag as Jo
Rithu Manthra as Julie
Nivas Adithan as Driver
Vivek Prasanna as Corrupt Police Officer
Gajaraj as GM
Bava Chelladurai as Social Activist
Sai Dheena as Dheena
Appani Sarath as Rajesh
Silky Prema as Maari
Pasupathi Raj as Writer

Production

The film's shooting began in Pollachi, a town and taluk in Coimbatore district, and continued in several areas of Kerala during April 2022.^[1]

Music

The music for the film was composed by Sathish Nair.^[2]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Sooravali Pola"	Yugabharathi	Sid Sriram	4:40
2.	"Sceneu Gangu Da"	Ijaz	Shyam	3:10
3.	"Naam Ulaavum Oadai"	Vivek Velmurugan	Chinmayi Sripaada	3:08
4.	"Kodi Kodi Pagai"	Yugabharathi	Malathy	3:13
5.	"Sooravali Pola Female"	Yugabharathi	Vandana Srinivasan	4:40
6.	"Veezhndhen Enre Ninaithaayo"	Vincent Vijayan	Kalpana Raghavendar	2:21
Total length:				21:12

Release

The film was released on 23 June 2023.^[3]

Reception

Kirtana of ABP Nadu gave one point five stars out of five and wrote that "All in all, they made me feel like a mediocre movie that I have seen before".^[4] Anusha Sundar of The New Indian Express wrote that "There is an artificiality in the emotions, superficiality in characters, and reasoning behind their actions." and gave one point five out of five rating.^[5] Janani K of India Today rated 1.5 out of 5 and stated that "Sunaina’s performance and her transformation do not attract our attention either".^[6]

Padmakumar K of Onmanorama wrote that "The cinematic potential of the story could have been explored more. Nevertheless 'Ragina' succeeds as an engrossing thriller."^[7]

References

^ "Sunainaa to headline Regina". cinemaexpress. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Regina (Tamil) - Play & Download All MP3 Songs @WynkMusic". Wynk Music. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ "Sunaina's Regina trailer to drop on this date". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
^ கீர்த்தனா (2023-06-22). "சுனைனாவின் ஆக்‌ஷன் அவதாரம்... சரவெடியா, சலிப்பா... எப்படி இருக்கு ரெஜினா படம்?". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
^ "'Regina' movie review: Shoddy making sinks this revenge thriller". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
^ "Regina Movie Review: Sunaina's film is a complete yawn fest". India Today. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
^ "'Regina' review: An engrossing thriller of a naive woman's silent revenge". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

External links

Regina at IMDb

[1] "Sunainaa to headline Regina". cinemaexpress. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[2] "Regina (Tamil) - Play & Download All MP3 Songs @WynkMusic". Wynk Music. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[3] "Sunaina's Regina trailer to drop on this date". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-09.

[4] கீர்த்தனா (2023-06-22). "சுனைனாவின் ஆக்‌ஷன் அவதாரம்... சரவெடியா, சலிப்பா... எப்படி இருக்கு ரெஜினா படம்?". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-22.

[5] "'Regina' movie review: Shoddy making sinks this revenge thriller". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

[6] "Regina Movie Review: Sunaina's film is a complete yawn fest". India Today. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

[7] "'Regina' review: An engrossing thriller of a naive woman's silent revenge". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

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