Calls(2021)
A BPO employee, who is annoyed with constant anonymous calls, gets kidnapped after leaving office. Will her parents be able to find her?
Calls is streaming on Apple TV+ and Apple TV+ (via Amazon Prime Video).
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Apple TV+, Apple TV+ (via Amazon Prime Video)
- Theatrical Release
- 26 February 2021
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Rating
- 6.3/10
Storyline
A woman working at a call center is fed up with getting strange, anonymous phone calls. After her shift, she is kidnapped. The story follows her parents as they desperately try to find her.
“Every call could be her last.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Calls
Cast reunions in this film: Nizhalgal Ravi & Delhi Ganesh (15 films together), Delhi Ganesh & Devadarshini (4 films together), Nizhalgal Ravi & Jeeva Ravi (3 films together), Sriranjini & Jeeva Ravi (3 films together), Nizhalgal Ravi & Devadarshini (2 films together), and Devadarshini & Sriranjini (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 15 days, a tight schedule that added to its tense atmosphere.
- Director J. Sabarish also wrote the screenplay, drawing inspiration from real-life phone harassment cases.
- The movie was shot primarily in Chennai, using real BPO office locations for authenticity.
- It was released directly on a streaming platform, bypassing a traditional theatrical run.
- The film's promotional campaign focused heavily on the dangers of cyberstalking and anonymous calls.
- Actress Anjali Rao, who plays the lead, performed her own stunts for the kidnapping sequence.
- The soundtrack was composed by a relatively new music director, Ganesh Raghavendra.