Ripupbury is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written, directed and produced by Na. Arun Karthik. The film stars Mahendran, Arati Podi, Noble K James and Kaavya Arivumani in the lead roles with Maari, Srrini, Dhanam and Chella portraying supporting roles.
The film was released on 14 April 2023, coinciding with Tamil New Year.
Premise
Sathyaraj, a YouTuber, falls in love with another caste girl, Kayal. Sathyaraj learns that there is a ghost who kills the intercaste married couple. To unite with his love, he needs to fight against the caste-obsessed ghost. He uses a monkey doll named Rosy to find the ghost. That monkey doll has been possessed by the soul of a police dog named Tiger. The doll will make noise by beating the drum when it finds a ghost. Will Sathyaraj and his friends sort this out and have Sathyaraj marry his lover? That is the rest of the story.
Cast
Mahendran as Sathyaraj a.k.a. Raj
Arati Podi as Kayal a.k.a. Goldfish (Thangameen) Noble K James Kaavya Arivumani as Bharathi Maari Srrini Dhanam Chella
Production
The film was produced, directed, and written by Arun Karthick. The film's cinematography is by Thalapathy Ratinam, and the editing was by Muganvel. The first look poster for the film was released on 23 January 2022. The teaser for the film was released on 1 April 2023. The trailer for the film was released on 8 April 2023.
Music
The music of the film was composed by Diwacara Thiyagarajan. All songs lyrics were written by Na. Arun Karthik.
Release
Theatrical
The film was released on 14 April 2023.
Reception
Logesh Balachandran critic of Times of india gave 2.5 out of 5 and stated that "Master Mahendran delivers a strong performance and his scenes are among the most engaging in the film". Kalyani Pandiyan S critic of Hindustan Times tamil gave a mixed review.Dina Thanthi critic rote that "Director Arun Karthik, who has made the entire film with the aim of making people laugh, is also in it".Maalai Malar critic gave 3 out of 5 and appreciated the film. A critic form Hindu Tamil Thisai critic gave mixture of reviews. Critic from Ananda Vikatan stated that "Essentially, the second half is not even the two minutes of excitement that the trailer made it out to be"