Kingston (film)

Kingston (also marketed as Kingston and the Cursed Sea) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language fantasy horror film directed by Kamal Prakash and produced by G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also enacts in the lead role, under Parallel Universe Pictures and Zee Studios. The film stars Prakash, alongside Divya Bharathi, Elango Kumaravel, Sabumon Abdusamad, Antony and Chetan.

The film was officially announced in October 2023 under the tentative title GV 25, as it is Prakash's 25th film in the lead role, and the official title was announced a few days later. Principal photography commenced the same month. The film has music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematography handled by Gokul Benoy and editing by San Lokesh.

Cast

 * G. V. Prakash Kumar
 * Divya Bharathi
 * Yogi Babu
 * Antony
 * Elango Kumaravel

Development
In early October 2023, it was reported that music composer-cum-actor G. V. Prakash Kumar would turn as producer for his 25th film in the lead role. He would produce it with an estimate budget of inr 200000000 in association with Zee Studios. On 9 October, the project was officially announced by the new production banner Parallel Universe Pictures, tentatively titled GV 25. It is directed by Kamal Prakash, who previously had worked with Prakash in Kadhalikka Yaarum Illa (2016). Divya Bharathi, who also previously acted alongside Prakash in Bachelor (2021), was cast to play the lead actress role.

Two days later, the official title, Kingston, and the film's crew was revealed. A muhurat puja was held the same day in Chennai. The crew includes cinematographer Gokul Benoy, editor San Lokesh, art director S. S. Moorthy, stunt choreographer Dhilip Subbarayan, costume designer Poornima Ramaswamy, dialogue writer Divek S Sekar and publicity designer Gopi Prassana. Yogi Babu, who was also cast to play an important role in the film, revealed that he also co-wrote the script for the first time in his career. Antony and Elango Kumaravel were announced being a part of cast.

Filming
Principal photography began with the first schedule on 5 October 2023 at a film studio in Chennai. Reportedly, the makers began filming by erecting a ship set.

Music
The music and background score is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The audio rights were acquired by Saregama.

Release
Kingston is scheduled for a theatrical release in 2024. Apart from Tamil, it is also releasing in Hindi and Telugu languages.