Tamil film ‘Burqa’ has won rave reviews and ample accolades at various prestigious film festivals that it played at. The film, directed by Sarjun KM, conveys an important message of female empowerment and emancipation of women through its thought-provoking story.
Now that the festival run of ‘Burqa’ is done with, film enthusiasts are waiting for the movie to premiere for the public soon. Given the theme of ‘Burqa’, and its lack of ‘stars’, the makers of the film have decided to skip the theatrical release of the film. Instead, ‘Burqa’ will premiere directly on OTT. Exclusive Tamil OTT platform Aha Tamil has bought the OTT premiere rights for the film. And ‘Burqa’ will premiere directly on Aha Tamil, on 7th April, which is this Friday.
‘Burqa‘ has been hailed by several Tamil cinema luminaries, including Gautham Menon and Pa Ranjith. The film stars Kalaiyarasan and Mirnaa in the lead roles. Mirnaa plays a young Muslim woman, who leads a suppressed life due to her patriarchal husband. Kalaiyarasan plays a stranger, who seeks refuge in the woman’s home. The unexpected entry of the unknown man irrevocably changes her perception towards life.
Anusuya Vasudevan has written the s story of ‘Burqa’, while Sarjun KM has directed the film. Its music has been composed by R Sivatmikha. E Mohan has produced Burqa, under his production banner, SKLS Galaxy Mall. Dinakar Babu and Sara Mohan have co-produced the film, under the banner of Madras Stories.
Burqa will be Kalaiyarasan’s back to back direct OTT release, after his Sengalam premiered on ZEE5 at the end of March.
The official synopsis of ‘Burqa’ reads, “Two strangers are forced to spend a night together. They develop a liking for each other through their conversation and also discuss gender and religion-based discrimination.”
Tamil film Burqa premieres on Aha Tamil on 7th April, 2023. Have a look at the trailer of the film –