96 is a Tamil movie starring Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishna directed by C Prem Kumar. K Ramachandran Aka Ram is a renowned photographer has a life that makes me wish I had such one. After finishing his photography class he returns to Chennai with his student Prabha. Prabha seems to have a crush on Ram. during the ride, their car was diverted to Tanjavur.
There begins the best love story I have ever seen. Memories haunt, they hurt and every time they change us. But Ram never changed, that might be the beauty I felt while watching this. Jaanu has moved on but still, his presence makes her bring back the old school days.
There were so many things that didn't let both of them get back together. Back to the present, Jaanu arrives at the reunion and searches for Ram. When Subha points Ram's location to her, Jaanu walks towards him. She reminisces the first day of 11th grade when she eagerly awaits Ram's arrival to the classroom, but he doesn't show up. She finds that Ram has left the school because his father had financial difficulties and his family relocated to Chennai overnight. Jaanu is inconsolable and pines for Ram until she completes school.
At present, Ram and Jaanu finally meet and find it uncomfortable to interact with each other, but gradually get along. Their friends talk about Jaanu's married life in Singapore and disclose that Ram is still single and has not moved on. After the reunion party, both go out on a drive. Jaanu reveals how she could not forget Ram and would have traded anything just to have met him once back then. She narrates how circumstances forced her to get married to someone else. Then, Ram asks Jaanu if she really does not remember the day he came to her college to meet her. Ram says that he and Murali waited in front of Jaanu's college to meet her and passed on a message through a student. Surprisingly, Jaanu refused to meet Ram and forbade him to contact her again. He returned sadly and never tried to meet her since then. Jaanu is devastated listening to this and reveals that she never saw them at her college and thought it was her stalker who was troubling her. Ram tells that except for the mistake of assuming that she hated him, he knew everything about her life. He also tells about seeing her from afar at her wedding. Jaanu is heartbroken because she felt his presence and expected him to come for her until the last minute. Both feel sad about their misfortune and finally, come to terms with everything that happened in their lives. Jaanu expresses her desire to spend the final few hours with Ram before she catches the flight back home.
They go out into the city and then to a restaurant and catch up on more memories. There, they meet Ram's photography students who assume Jaanu is his wife and request her to share their story. Jaanu obliges and narrates an improvised version of the time when Ram tried to meet Jaanu at her college. She tells about how they finally met and made up and have been together ever since and got married. Ram feels awkward but tries his best to play along. The students leave and Ram and Jaanu get wet in the rain. So he asks her to visit his apartment to freshen up.
At his apartment, Jaanu is visibly upset that Ram does not have a love life and requests him to move on and get married and have a family. She finally sings Ram's favorite song for him, a song that she had purposefully avoided singing in school in spite of his repeated requests. Ram shows Jaanu a collection of their old memories like love poems, dried flowers, and their school uniforms. They realize that time is running out and go back to Jaanu's hotel to get ready for her flight in a few hours. Jaanu is sad knowing that she will leave Chennai and Ram very soon. At the airport, Ram escorts her till the boarding gate and they bid a teary farewell. Jaanu then gets into the flight and leaves.
Back at his home, Ram finds Jaanu's clothes that he had put to dry the previous night. He folds them neatly, puts them along with his treasured collection of school memories and shuts the suitcase.
There begins the best love story I have ever seen. Memories haunt, they hurt and every time they change us. But Ram never changed, that might be the beauty I felt while watching this. Jaanu has moved on but still, his presence makes her bring back the old school days.
There were so many things that didn't let both of them get back together. Back to the present, Jaanu arrives at the reunion and searches for Ram. When Subha points Ram's location to her, Jaanu walks towards him. She reminisces the first day of 11th grade when she eagerly awaits Ram's arrival to the classroom, but he doesn't show up. She finds that Ram has left the school because his father had financial difficulties and his family relocated to Chennai overnight. Jaanu is inconsolable and pines for Ram until she completes school.
At present, Ram and Jaanu finally meet and find it uncomfortable to interact with each other, but gradually get along. Their friends talk about Jaanu's married life in Singapore and disclose that Ram is still single and has not moved on. After the reunion party, both go out on a drive. Jaanu reveals how she could not forget Ram and would have traded anything just to have met him once back then. She narrates how circumstances forced her to get married to someone else. Then, Ram asks Jaanu if she really does not remember the day he came to her college to meet her. Ram says that he and Murali waited in front of Jaanu's college to meet her and passed on a message through a student. Surprisingly, Jaanu refused to meet Ram and forbade him to contact her again. He returned sadly and never tried to meet her since then. Jaanu is devastated listening to this and reveals that she never saw them at her college and thought it was her stalker who was troubling her. Ram tells that except for the mistake of assuming that she hated him, he knew everything about her life. He also tells about seeing her from afar at her wedding. Jaanu is heartbroken because she felt his presence and expected him to come for her until the last minute. Both feel sad about their misfortune and finally, come to terms with everything that happened in their lives. Jaanu expresses her desire to spend the final few hours with Ram before she catches the flight back home.
They go out into the city and then to a restaurant and catch up on more memories. There, they meet Ram's photography students who assume Jaanu is his wife and request her to share their story. Jaanu obliges and narrates an improvised version of the time when Ram tried to meet Jaanu at her college. She tells about how they finally met and made up and have been together ever since and got married. Ram feels awkward but tries his best to play along. The students leave and Ram and Jaanu get wet in the rain. So he asks her to visit his apartment to freshen up.
At his apartment, Jaanu is visibly upset that Ram does not have a love life and requests him to move on and get married and have a family. She finally sings Ram's favorite song for him, a song that she had purposefully avoided singing in school in spite of his repeated requests. Ram shows Jaanu a collection of their old memories like love poems, dried flowers, and their school uniforms. They realize that time is running out and go back to Jaanu's hotel to get ready for her flight in a few hours. Jaanu is sad knowing that she will leave Chennai and Ram very soon. At the airport, Ram escorts her till the boarding gate and they bid a teary farewell. Jaanu then gets into the flight and leaves.
Back at his home, Ram finds Jaanu's clothes that he had put to dry the previous night. He folds them neatly, puts them along with his treasured collection of school memories and shuts the suitcase.
Cast:
- Vijay Sethupathi as Ramachandran "Ram" K.
- Adithya Bhaskar as Younger Ramachandran “Ram" K.
- Trisha Krishnan as Janaki ”Janu” Devi Sugumar
- Chinmayi Voice-over for Janaki ”Janu” Devi Sugumar
- Gouri G Kishan as Younger Janaki ”Janu” Devi Sugumar
- Gowri TP Voice-over for Younger Janaki ”Janu” Devi Sugumar
- Devadarshini as Subhashini
- Niyathi Kadambi as Younger Subhashini
- Janagaraj as Kaval Deivam, school watchman
- Bagavathi Perumal as Murali
- Suryaa as Younger Murali
- Rajkumar as Surya
- Aadukalam Murugadoss as Sathish
- Gowtham as Younger Sathish
- Varsha Bollamma as Prabha
- Kavithalaya Krishnan as Barber
- Shyam Prasad as Hotel Receptionist
- S. Janaki as herself (deleted scenes)
Awards:
| Date of ceremony | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 December 2018 | Behindwoods Gold Medal | Best Debut Actor (Male) | Aadhitya Bhaskar | Won | |
| Best Debut Actor (Female) | Gouri G Kishan | Won | |||
| Voice of the Year (Female) | Chinmayi | Won | |||
| Best Music Director | Govind Vasantha | Won | |||
| 5 January 2019 | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Actress | Trisha Krishnan | Won | |
| Best Playback Singer — Female | Chinmayi | Won | |||
| Best Lyricist | Karthik Netha | Won | |||
| Best Debut Actor | Aadhitya Bhaskar | Won | |||
| Best Crew | 96 | Won | |||
| 25–28 April 2019 | Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | Best Film | S. Nanthagopal | Nominated | |
| Best Director | C. Prem Kumar | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Vijay Sethupathi | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Trisha Krishnan | Won | |||
| Best Music Director | Govind Vasantha | Nominated | |||
| Best Lyricist | Karthik Netha | Won | |||
| Best Playback Singer — Female | Chinmayi | Won | |||
| Best Dubbing Artist | Chinmayi | Nominated | |||
| Best Production | 96 | Nominated | |||
| Director Balumahendra Award | C. Prem Kumar | Nominated | |||
| 17 February 2019 | Edison Awards | Best Film | S. Nanthagopal | Pending | |
| Best Actress | Trisha Krishnan | Pending | |||
| Best Supporting Actor — Male | Bagavathi Perumal | Pending | |||
| Best Character Role — Female | Devadarshini | Pending | |||
| Best Playback Singer — Male | Pradeep Kumar | Pending | |||
| Best Playback Singer — Female | Chinmayi | Pending | |||
| Best Debut Director | C. Prem Kumar | Pending | |||
| Best Debut Music Director | Govind Vasantha | Pending | |||
| Best Debut Actor | Adithya Bhaskar | Pending | |||
| Best Debut Actress | Gouri G Kishan | Pending | |||
| Mass Hero of the year | Vijay Sethupathi | Pending | |||
| 16 August 2019 | SIIMA Awards | Best Film | 96 | Nominated | |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role - Male | Vijay Sethupathi | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Leading Role - Female | Trisha Krishnan | Won | |||
| Best Music Director | Govind Vasantha | Nominated | |||
| Best Lyric Writer | Karthik Netha | Nominated | |||
| Best Playback Singer - Male | Pradeep Kumar | Nominated | |||
| Best Playback Singer - Female | Chinmayi | Nominated | |||
| Best Debutant Actor - Male | Adithya Bhaskar | Nominated | |||
| Best Debutant Actor - Female | Gauri G Kishan | Nominated | |||
| Best Debutant Director | C Prem Kumar | Nominated |
96 Tamil Movie Full 2018
Reviewed by Sachin Biju
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October 04, 2019
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Reviewed by Sachin Biju
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October 04, 2019
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