Bench Talkies

Bench Talkies is a 2015 Indian independent anthology film consisting of six Tamil language short films directed by Karthik Subbaraj, Anil Krishnan, Gopakumar, Charukesh Sekar, Monesh and Rathna Kumar. The film was produced by Karthik's newly formed production house Stone Bench Creations and features an ensemble cast including Vijay Sethupathi, Guru Somasundaram, Sananth Reddy and Rishikanth. The film was released on 6 March 2015.

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.

Agavizhi by Gopakumar
Madhu by Rathna Kumar
Nallathor Veenai by Monesh
Neer by Karthik Subbaraj
Puzhu by Charukesh Sekar
The Lost Paradise by Anil Krishnan

Release

The film was released on 6 March 2015 in Chennai, and in Bangalore on 13 April 2015.

Reception

M. Suganth of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5, stating that "The compilation of six films from six filmmakers in different genres makes it an entertaining experience." Baradwaj Rangan wrote for The Hindu, "The key word is amateur, so it won’t help to go in expecting professional-grade acting or craft. What we can do is see how these films fare in purely directorial terms." S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com 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."