hunt will continue. Cast Production Hari Shankar and Hareesh Narayan, who made their directorial debut with the horror film Orr Eravuu (2010), decided to shoot a mystery thriller based on folklore and superstition. In an interview they stated: "We have taken inspirations from folklore and Ambuli tells the story of a village which is soaked in superstitions. Ambuli means ‘moon’ and it is a moon light mystery". The film was promoted as being the "first ever-stereoscopic 3D film in Tamil cinema". The directors further disclosed that the plot revolved around "four youngsters who go in search of a story, the problems they face and how they overcome them", while clarifying that there was no villain in the film. Newcomers R. Ajai, P. S. Srijith, Sanam and Jothisha Ammu were signed on to enact the lead roles, while Gokulnath, best known from the reality-based dance competition Maanada Mayilada was selected to play the titular character. The filming began on 4 February 2011. Theatrical Release Ambuli was released on 17 February 2012 in both polarised and anaglyph 3D formats. In the first week, the film was screened in 100 theatres with polarised format in most of the theatres in Chennai and in anaglyph format outside of Chennai in many theatres not having the facility of polarised 3D which required silver-coated screen and two projectors supposed to be expensive at that time. In the third week, seven theatres from Madurai, Coimbatore, and Trichy agreed and equipped their screens with polarised 3D based on the enormous response from the audience for the film. Reception Times of India rated the movie 3.5/5 and Behindwoods rated Ambuli 3/5 calling it between ‘not bad’ and ‘good’. Soundtrack The soundtrack features eight tracks composed by four music directors, K. Venkat Prabu Shankar, C. S. Sam, Sathish and Mervin Solomon. The album was released at the Kamarajar Stadium on 19 August 2011. A 3D trailer of the film was also showcased at the event. See also Orr Eravuu - The previous film written and directed by Hari Shankar and Harish Narayan Aaaah - The next film written and directed by Hari Shankar and Harish Narayan References External links 2012 films 2012 3D films Indian 3D films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian supernatural horror films Indian science fiction horror films 2010s supernatural horror films 2010s science fiction horror films Films scored by Sam C. S.