Partner(2023)
To solve their monetary issues, two friends go on a mission to steal a chip from a scientist, one of them falls trap to one of his scientific experiments, transforming into a woman.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 25 August 2023
- Director
- Manoj Damodharan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Rating
- 6.9/10
Storyline
Two friends need money, so they try to steal a special chip from a scientist. During the attempt, one of them gets caught in an experiment. This accident completely transforms him into a woman.
“Two friends. One heist. A shocking transformation.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Partner
Cast reunions in this film: Rajendran & Yogi Babu (32 films together), Robo Shankar & Yogi Babu (15 films together), Rajendran & John Vijay (10 films together), John Vijay & Yogi Babu (10 films together), Rajendran & Robo Shankar (9 films together), and Rajendran & Tiger Thangadurai (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film is a remake of the 2022 Malayalam movie 'Partner', directed by Manoj Damodharan, who also directed this Tamil version.
- Actor Suresh Chakravarthy, who played the scientist in the original, reprised his role for this Tamil adaptation.
- The movie's plot of a gender transformation was a novel concept for mainstream Tamil cinema in 2023.
- The film was shot primarily in Chennai, with key scenes filmed at a studio set designed to look like a scientist's lab.
- Despite its sci-fi comedy genre, the movie incorporated familiar local Chennai settings and slang for relatability.
- The project was announced and released relatively quickly, capitalizing on the original's recent success in Kerala.
- The director stated the core theme explores friendship and identity through an unconventional, humorous situation.