Madras: Mirroring youth's disenchantment with politics

Tamil film Madras is set to release on September 26, 2014. It stars Karthi and Catherine Tresa in lead roles and has been directed by Pa Ranjith. (Madrasthemovie/Facebook)

Updated on: Sep 23, 2014 6:44 PM IST

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Tamil film Madras is set to release on September 26, 2014. It stars Karthi and Catherine Tresa in lead roles and has been directed by Pa Ranjith. (Madrasthemovie/Facebook)

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The film is centred around young people living in north Chennai (Madras). It unfolds in Kasimedu, a locality in the Royapuram area of north Chennai. Karthi plays one of the many young men living there, an IT professional. (Madrasthemovie/Facebook)

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Popular actors Nazriya Nazim, Nithya Menen and Lakshmi Menon were the other actors considered till the makers finally settled on Catherine Tresa. The actor will be seen in a rather de-glamourised role. (Madrasthemovie/Facebook)

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The story revolves around young people who get sucked into the political process in their locality. It is about politics which promises them the heavens but leaves them high and dry. The story spans a period from 1996 to 2014. (Madrasthemovie/Facebook)

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Karthi learnt to play soccer and carom, popular with the youth in north Chennai area. For her role, Catherine has to train in the style of Tamil spoken in these parts of the city. (Madrasthemovie/Facebook)