Red Sandal Wood(2023)
Prabha , a boxer and an aspiring police officer from North Madras, goes to Renigunta looking for his Girlfriend's missing brother, only to gets entangled in Red Sandalwood smuggling and unravels the scandal regarding the same in the forest of Andhra Pradesh.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Aha, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 8 September 2023
- Director
- Guru Ramaanujam
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 8.2/10
Storyline
A boxer and aspiring police officer from North Madras travels to Renigunta to find his girlfriend's missing brother. There, he gets caught up in a red sandalwood smuggling operation. He uncovers a major scandal within the forests of Andhra Pradesh.
“A boxer's search uncovers a deadly smuggling ring.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Red Sandal Wood
Cast reunions in this film: M. S. Bhaskar & Sam C S (3 films together), G. Marimuthu & Ravi Venkatraman (2 films together), and Charles Vinoth & Vinod Sagar (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director Guru Ramaanujam is also a trained wildlife filmmaker, which influenced the authentic forest shoot locations.
- Lead actor Aari Arujunan underwent intense boxing training for months to portray his character Prabha convincingly.
- The movie was primarily shot in the real forests of Andhra Pradesh, where red sandalwood smuggling is an actual issue.
- It features a cameo by a former national-level boxer, adding realism to the film's fight sequences.
- The soundtrack uses folk instruments specific to the North Madras and Andhra regions to reflect the story's settings.
- Despite being a crime thriller, the script was noted for avoiding graphic violence to keep a wider audience appeal.
- The film's climax scene involving a forest chase was shot continuously over five nights to capture the right visuals.