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August 16 1947 story: An atrocious British general is in charge of a secluded fictional village in pre-Independence Madras. The story spans three days and follows the illiterate and oppressed villagers’ lives as they fail to receive the news of India’s Independence due to isolation. A local lout, Param, leads a revolt to free them all. August 16 1947 review: What does freedom really mean to a populace shackled in oppression for centuries? Can the Britishers leaving the village end the deep-seated psyche of slavery and fear as quickly and easily? Debutant director NS Ponkumar’s Tamil film dubbed in multi-languages, August 16 1947, seeks to answer this through the story of a fictional land, Sengadu, in the Madras Presidency before India’s Independence. The village is surrounded by unkind forests and led by a tyrannical British General, Robert Clive (Richard Ashton), who rules with an iron whip along with his lecherous son, Justin (Jason Shah). The narrative spans three days, from 14 August to 16 August 1947. It centres around a young no gooder Param (Gautham Karthik) and his love for Deepali (Revathy Sharma) — whose family has kept her hidden at home for more than a decade, lying that she died of cholera, to protect her from Justin. What will happen when the evil father-son duo discover the falsehood? Whether Param will succeed in saving her and how he leads a revolt forms the rest of the story. AR Murugadoss, who returns to production five years after his last outing, Rango...

August 16 1947 - An admirable effort in satirizing freedom A.R. Murugadoss's long time associate Pon Kumar has made his debut with 'August 16 1947' a historical fantasy, which is a rather tricky genre. Whether his novel depiction on the freedom struggle and independence of India will appeal to the current generation X remains to be seen. Sengadu is a hilly village that has no contact with the outside world mainly due to its rough terrain. A cruel British General Robert (Richard Ashton) rules Sengadu forcing men,women and children to work sixteen hours of hard labor w in the cotton fields without rest even for nature calls. He metes out barbaric punishments to those who go weak or break the rules. Robert's son Justin (Jason Shah) is a rapist who spares no woman in the village beyond puberty. Men of the village resort to killing their daughters when they attain teenage feeling that as a better fate. Paraman (Gautham Karthik) is a petty thief who hates the villagers and works for the Zamindar (Mathusudhanan). He is secretly in love with the daughter of the Zamindar (Revathy Sharma) who is believed to be dead by everyone but it is a ploy by her father to escape Justin. When India's independence is declared Sengadu is unaware of this and Robert plans to keep it that way while Justin discovering Revathy wants to rape her. Will Paraman be able to save the girl he loves and will Sengadu ever get to enjoy the hard fought Indian independence is what 'August 16 1947' is all about. Ga...

Director NS Ponkumar, who worked as a former associate of popular director AR Murugadoss, is making his directorial debut on 'August 16, 1947' and the film features Gautham Karthik in the lead role. Gautham Karthik, who was spotted in a supporting role in last week's Tamil release 'Pathu Thala', is set to entertain fans with back-to-back releases, and this time he plays the lead role. Gautham Karthik, who has been delivering successful thriller and action dramas, has opted to do a patriotic drama with Pon Kumar's directorial 'August 16, 1947', and the film is all set to release on April 7. As the title suggests, 'August 16, 1947' is about the day next to the Indian Independence, and how people struggle with the British to recover to their normal life after being a slave for years. But the film story has no things to do with real-life incidents as it's completely a fictional idea of the director Pon Kumar. The makers have done a great effort by making a film that is set in 1947, and they have chosen a village in Tamil to shoot in live locations. Art director Santhanam plays a key role in the making of the periodic drama as keenly sketched the film's theme and background based on the 1947 days. The costume designer has also worked deeply for the film to give proper outfits for the cast to match the period. The patriotic film has been shot for almost a year, and the film is now ready to hit the big screens on April 7 as it is censored U/A. The trailer of 'August 16, 1947' has...

An atrocious British general is in charge of a secluded fictional village in pre-Independence Madras. Spanning in three days, from 14 August to 16 August 1947 and follows the illiterate and oppressed villagers’ lives as they fail to receive the news of India’s Independence due to isolation. A local lout, Param, leads a revolt to free them all. Nice premise! Did pretty good job in building up the tension in the middle. But got diluted when they tried to ease out with song & humour. Good preclimax where Gautham karthik performed his heart out followed by an average conclusion where they overdid the most part. Nevertheless a decent watch. Songs & BGMs were too good ❤️ • well, this was traumatising. the story was so good i literally wanted to sob at every scene. i’m believing ithu oralavu true story thaan. every time i look at a british person i’m probably gonna think about this movie. that’s how impactful this movie is😭😭 pugazh & gautham karthik really stole my heart in this movie. their acting was so good. i literally sobbed at the climax. that paati & thaatha who didn’t talk for almost more than 20 years, pugazh getting hurt, then finding out at the end that they finally got independence, literally EVERYTHING in that movie made me sob. please go give this a watch, it was too good. •

‘August 16, 1947’ movie review: Insipid screenplay kills an intriguing freedom struggle story An impressive storyline is undone by execution, and you wish someone told the director that he doesn’t have to shoot everything he writes or retain everything he shoots April 07, 2023 03:42 pm | Updated 04:15 pm IST In August 16, 1947, debutant director NS Ponkumar wants you to think a lot from your heart. He is confident in how his screenplay’s emotional beats move and engages you and that confidence stems from the impressive baseline he has: In 1947, when communication wasn’t advanced and you couldn’t make movies on TikTok, the news of India’s independence from the colonial government might have had some delays in reaching every nook and corner of such a vast nation, and that’s what happened on August 14 to Sengadu, a village in Southern Tamil Nadu sandwiched by mighty mountains and snarly woods. The village is known for its high-quality cotton yield that is hand-made by the villagers who are treated as slaves by British General Robert Clive (Richard Ashton). This towering animal is apparently one of the officers who advised General Dyre to massacre thousands at Jallianwala Bagh, after which he was sent to Sengadu on punishment duty. Basically, he is an animal that feasts on fear and flesh, and Sengadu is his land of slaves. You pause to drink water, and you are whipped. Want to take a leak? Remember that the whip has spikes. If you get hurt while working, you are gifted with mo...

Abhishek Agarwal: 'I want to build India's equivalent of LVMH' Mohaan Nadaar's Footprints on Water bags top honours at international film festivals August 16 1947 is a very intriguing title, and equally fascinating can be to make a film on this very title. What exactly happened a day after India’s independence and partition? Just like Anil Sharma’s Gadar- Ek Prem Katha, producer This is the story where love blossoms between Param and Deepali, played by Gautham Karthik and Revathy Sharma. But the villagers won’t let the Twain have a happy ending. This doomed duo also faces another conflict in the form of the villain Robert (An OTT Richard Ashton who looks like a hybrid of Kabir Bedi and The Undertaker). The problem with August 16 1947 is we barely feel for the characters, their issues, and their plight. And no matter how hard the background music tries, it all feels hollow, even though some shots by cinematographer Selvakumar S.K. are impressive. The makers across the country are currently suffering from the Pan-India syndrome, where the performances are dialed up, the grandeur is gargantuan, and the background music is audible till the moon. What began as decent attempts have now morphed into desperation. Look at the culminating reels of the period drama, a never-ending barrage of the heroes and the villain overpowering one another ad nauseam. Murugadoss’ films, even the ones wholly underwhelming, have had some moments of pathos and genuine thrill, even Darbar and Spyder. ...

August 16 1947. The pan-India craze is getting wider, and that’s good. August 16 tries hard, and succeeds in achieving a decent amount of goodwill. This unknown story of a freedom fight is more about personal freedom, tyranny, and revenge than a country’s issue. Maybe that’s what people down south enjoy more, and that’s necessary too because cinema can never stay away from entertainment. It’s a bit outdated with the theories, but an okayish film as a whole, with the universal subject of freedom at its core. August 16 1947 is set over a period of 5 days (from August 12 to August 16) in a remote village known as Sengadu. A cruel British leader, Robert, is keeping every villager under his foot with the worst possible punishments you can imagine in your dreams. His tyranny forces people to take the lives of their own family members and sometimes their own lives too. His son, Jason, is even more cruel, with lust being his most irresistible addiction. Not just women, but even teenage girls are not safe from him. Param ( Gautham Karthik), who works as a slave under him, is helping village women. Things get violent and ugly when Jason decides to fulfil his lust over Param’s childhood sweetheart, Dipa ( Revathy Sarma). At the same time, India gets freed from the British Empire, but Richard does not let the news reach the villagers of Sengadu. The rest of the story follows Param and the entire village as they stand neck-to-neck with Richard and his army. 1947 August 16 is a shocking...

By Janani K: India’s independence is one topic that has been an intriguing idea to explore in films. In Tamil cinema, films like Indian, Madrasapattinam and several other movies enjoy a special place in the hearts of people. AR Murugadoss’ production venture, August 16, 1947, was cut from the same cloth. The fictional story is about a secluded village called Sengadu, where people do not know that they have attained independence. . Paraman (Gautham Karthik) is a petty thief and an orphan in Sengadu. The village is headed by Robert (Richard Ashton) and his son, Justin (Jason Shah). While Robert tortures the villagers physically, Justin yanks away the young women to rape them. Meanwhile, a zamindar (Madhusudhan Rao) and his family keep their daughter (Revathy Sharma) hidden so Justin doesn’t set eyes on her. What happens days and hours before they finally attain independence forms the story. Director NS Ponkumar’s August 16, 1947, has an interesting plot. The idea of getting independence after enduring several years of slavery and torture has ample scope for emotions. Add a love story to it, the film will have enough meat to make it engrossing. Despite having all the necessary elements, August 16, 1947 is a damp squib, thanks to the orchestrated proceedings. We are introduced to the village of Sengadu, where slavery is prevalent. People are made to work for the British for 15-16 hours. They are not allowed to drink water or urinate. Women get kidnapped just to be raped by Jus...