Guardian (2024 film)

For the South Korean–Philippine film, see The Guardian (2024 film).

Guardian
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuru Saravanan
Sabari
Written byGuru Saravanan
Produced byVijay Chandar
StarringHansika Motwani
Suresh Chandra Menon
Sriman
CinematographyK. A. Sakthivel
Edited byM. Thiyagarajan
Music bySam C. S.
Production
company
Film Works
Distributed byBlockbuster Production
Release date
  • 8 March 2024 (2024-03-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Guardian is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language horror film directed by Sabari and Guru Saravanan, and starring Hansika Motwani, Suresh Chandra Menon and Sriman.[1] The film was released on 8 March 2024.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sam C. S.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Mayakitta"Viveka, Sam CS, UmadeviSrinisha Jayaseelan, Sam CS3:34
2."Unlucky" Anthony Daasan3:11
3."Thiraikadal" Saindhavi4:10
4."Guardian - Theme Song" K. S. Chithra1:08
Total length:11:53

Reception

Cinema Express rated the film one star out of five and stated, "Like countless horror films, the ghost in Guardian too is gripped with revenge. Even with a familiar story, the makers could have still made an engaging film with focused storytelling or at least they could have leveraged the thrills of the genre. However, the jumpscares are as bland as the story."[4] The Times of India had a similar assessment, calling it "An insipid film with threadbare antagonists and unintentionally comical scares".[5] Manigandan KR of Times Now rated three out of five and wrote "In all, Guardian is a reasonably good horror thriller that is worth watching once."[6]

References

  1. ^ "Hansika's Guardian first look out". Cinema Express. 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Hansika's Guardian to release in February". Cinema Express. 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Guardian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. 1 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ^ Devan, Aswin (8 March 2024). "Guardian Movie Review: Haunted by cliches of the genre". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. ^ Radhakrishnan, Roopa (8 March 2024). "Guardian Movie Review : An insipid film with threadbare antagonists and unintentionally comical scares". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ^ KR, Manigandan (7 March 2024). "Guardian Review: A Horror Thriller That Works in Parts". Times Now. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.