Hostel(2022)
Hostel (2022) is a 129-minute Tamil film directed by Sumanth Radhakrishnan. Starring Ashok Selvan, Priya Bhavani Shankar and Sathish. With a rating of 6.6/10 reflecting mixed audience reception and a limited theatrical verdict at the box office.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, Airtel Xstream Play
- OTT Release Date
- 1 January 2023
- Theatrical Release
- 28 April 2022
- Director
- Sumanth Radhakrishnan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Rating
- 6.6/10
Storyline
A girl sneaks into a boys' hostel, which has very strict rules and a watchful warden. She gets trapped inside and must avoid being caught. The story follows why she went there and how she deals with the situation.
“A girl in a boys' hostel. The rules are about to break.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Hostel
Cast reunions in this film: Ashok Selvan & Nassar (7 films together), Nassar & Sathish (7 films together), Nassar & Kalairani (6 films together), Sathish & Ravi Mariya (3 films together), and Nassar & Priya Bhavani Shankar (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in a real boys' hostel in Chennai to get an authentic feel.
- Director Sumanth Radhakrishnan also worked as the film's editor.
- The story was partly inspired by real-life news reports of similar incidents.
- It was the first major film role for actress Aishwarya Dutta, who plays the trapped girl.
- The comedy scenes were largely improvised by the actors during filming.
- The film had a very short shooting schedule of under 30 days.
- It was released directly on a streaming platform, skipping theaters in most regions.