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{{short description|2015 Tamil language independent anthology film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Bench Talkies
| image = Bench Talkies.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Karthik Subbaraj]] [[Anil Krishnan]] Gopakumar Charukesh Sekar Monesh [[Rathna Kumar]]
| producer = Kaarthekeyen Santhanam Kalyan Subramanian
| writer =
| starring = [[Vijay Sethupathi]] Rishinanth Rajendran [[Guru Somasundaram]] [[Sananth Reddy]] Vijaymuthu [[Aravinnd Singh]] Harish Sharathkumar
| distributor = Stone Bench Creations
| released = {{Film date|2015|03|25|df=y}}<ref name=":0" />
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| runtime = 116 minutes
}}
'''''Bench Talkies''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[independent film|independent]] [[anthology film]] consisting of six short films directed by [[Karthik Subbaraj]], [[Anil Krishnan]], Gopakumar, Charukesh Sekar, Monesh and [[Rathna Kumar]]. The film was produced by Subbaraj's newly formed production house [[Karthik Subbaraj|Stone Bench Creations]] and features an ensemble cast including [[Vijay Sethupathi]], [[Guru Somasundaram]], [[Sananth Reddy]] and Rishikanth. The film was released on 25 March 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|last=J.nath|first=Parshathy|date=2015-03-24|title=Shortcut to success|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shortcut-to-success/article6963463.ece|access-date=2021-06-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
== Plot ==
''Bench Talkies'' is a collection of six short films directed by six different directors, which will make you travel through different genres, emotions and experiences.
{{colbegin}}
*''Agavizhi'' by Gopakumar
*''[[Madhu (2014 film)|Madhu]]'' by [[Rathna Kumar]]
*''Nallathor Veenai'' by Monesh
*''Neer'' by [[Karthik Subbaraj]]
*''Puzhu'' by Charukesh Sekar
*''The Lost Paradise'' by [[Anil Krishnan]]
{{colend}}

== Cast ==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''The Lost Paradise''
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''Agavizhi''
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''Puzhu''
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Guru Somasundaram]] as David
| valign="top" |
* [[Aravinnd Singh]] as Anjan
* [[Nisha Krishnan]] as Zara
* Anukush Agarwal as Siddharth
* Sandeep Menon as Boss
| valign="top" |
* Sarath Kumar
* [[Rishikanth]]
|-
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''Nalladhor Veenai''
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''[[Madhu (2014 film)|Madhu]]''
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''Neer''
|-
| valign="top" |
* Harish as Karthi
* Prince Ranson Jonase as Tuition Teacher
* Saran Raghavan as Raghavan
| valign="top" |
* [[Sananth Reddy|Sananth]] as Kumar
* [[Vivek Prasanna]] as Vinodh
* Roshini Abraham as Madhumitha
* Vignesh as Kishore
* [[Deepak Paramesh]] as Amit Krishnan
| valign="top" |
* [[Vijay Sethupathi]] as Mahesh
* Vijayamuthu as Selva
* Ravishankar as Siluvai
|}

== Release ==
The anthology film opened to limited screening in [[Chennai]] and [[Coimbatore]] on 25 March 2015 through [[Sathyam cinemas|Sathyam Cinemas]] and [[PVR Cinemas]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=2015-03-25|title='Bench Talkies: The First Bench' hits screens today - Times of India|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/bench-talkies-the-first-bench-hits-screens-today/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|work=The Times of India}}</ref> and was released in [[Bangalore]] on 3 April 2015, through PVR Cinemas.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Srinivasan|first=Sudhir|date=2015-03-27|title=Short in the arm|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/short-in-the-arm/article6969419.ece|access-date=2021-06-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Reception ==
''Bench Talkies'' opened to positive reviews from the critics. M. Suganth, editor-in-chief of ''[[Times of India|The Times of India]]'' gave it 3 out of 5, stating that "The compilation of six films from six filmmakers in different genres makes it an entertaining experience."<ref>{{cite web|date=2015-03-25|title=Bench Talkies Movie Review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Bench-Talkies/movie-review/46487303.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|work=The Times of India}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote "The key word is amateur, so it won’t help to go in expecting professional-grade acting or craft. What we can (must) do is see how these films fare in purely directorial terms."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rangan|first=Baradwaj|date=2015-03-26|title=Bench Talkies: An okayish showcase for amateur talent|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/bench-talkies-an-okayish-showcase-for-amateur-talent/article6969422.ece|access-date=2021-06-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars for the film stating "A little more concentration on the content would have justified the overall effort better."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-25|title=Bench Talkies - The First Bench (aka) Bench Talkies review|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/bench-talkies-the-first-bench/bench-talkies-the-first-bench-review.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> In contrast S. Saraswathi of ''[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]'' gave 2 out of 5 stars stating "''Bench Talkies'' is a very ordinary collection of short films. They fail to impress, leaving you with a sense of dissatisfaction."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Saraswathi|first=S.|date=2015-03-27|title=Review: Bench Talkies fails to impress|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-bench-talkies-fails-to-impress/20150309.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|4522052}}
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[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian independent films]]
[[Category:Indian anthology films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Karthik Subbaraj]]

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