Forget about fans, even the whole Kollywood is waiting for something else than the release of films this Friday. And that is, needless to say, the Tamil Nadu Assembly election results.

But still, we have four releases this week- ‘Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai’, ‘Narthaki’, ‘Sankarankovil’ and ‘Suttumvizhi Sudarey’.

The common thing about all the four films is they don’t have any popular faces in the lead roles. However, ‘Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai’ and ‘Narthaki’ have managed to garner attention, and you can find the reasons below.

Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai

As the title suggests the script revolves around a horse (two horses actually). This is the third directorial venture of Suseenthiran, who had already carved a niche for himself with films like ‘Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu’ and ‘Nan Mahan Alla’.

The movie, which has Appukutty and Saranya Mohan in the lead, is set in a village called Mallayapuram near Theni. Based on a story penned by Bhaskar Sakthi, ‘Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai’ has music by Ilayaraja.

“Besides songs, the life and blood of the movie is his background score,” says Suseenthiran. Produced by Escape Artistes Motion Pictures, the film is released by Dhayanidhi Alagiri’s Cloud Nine Movies.

Narthaki

Kollywood has always been unkind to transgenders. Comes ‘Narthaki’ as an apt compensation. Directed by Vijaya Padma, the movie is produced by ‘Punnagai Poo’ Geetha of ‘Arindhum Ariyamalum’ and ‘Pattiyal’ fame.

Music is by G V Prakash Kumar. “We have tried to throw light on the lives of transgenders in an interesting way. We sincerely hope that the film will convey the right message in a right manner,” the director says.

Recently, Exnora International, an organisation known for its campaigns on various social and environmental issues, honoured the team members of Narthaki with Cine Seva awards.

In a statement, Exnora said, “Narthaki is a bold and honest film, which portraits life experience of a transsexual child and her courageous journey from being a struggling boy to successful woman.”