Trending (film)
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| Directed by | Sivaraj N |
| Written by | Sivaraj N |
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| Cinematography | Praveen Balu |
| Edited by | Nagooran Ramachandran |
| Music by | Sam C.S |
Production company | Ram Film Factory |
| Distributed by | Five Star K. Senthil |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Trending is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language psychological techno-thriller film written and directed by debutant Sivaraj N starring Kalaiyarasan and Priyalaya in the lead roles, alongside Prem Kumar and Besant Ravi in important roles. The film is produced by Meenakshi Anand and Anand G under their Ram Film Factory banner, while the technical team consists of cinematographer Praveen Balu, editor Nagooran Ramachandran, and music composer Sam C.S.
Trending released in theatres on 18
Cast
- Kalaiyarasan as Arjun
- Priyalaya as Meera
- Prem Kumar as Arul
- Besant Ravi
- Vidhya Borgia
- Shivanya
- "Plip Plip" Sarvs Sagaa as himself
Production
On 3 January 2025, the first-look poster of Kalaiyarasan's next film in the lead role, written and directed by debutant director Sivaraj N titled Trending was released, having Priyalaya as the female lead, who last appeared in Inga Naan Thaan Kingu (2024).[1] Apart from the lead cast, the film also stars Prem Kumar, Besant Ravi,[2] Vidhya Borgia, Shivanya and others in important roles.[3] The film is produced by Meenakshi Anand and Anand G under Ram Film Factory banner,[4] while the technical team consists of cinematographer Praveen Balu, editor Nagooran Ramachandran, music composer Sam C.S and stunt director Monster Mukesh.[5]
Music
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Producer | Sam C. S. | |||
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The film has soundtrack and background composed by Sam C. S.[6] The first video single "Ennile Ennile" was released on 5 July 2025.[7] The second single, "Trending Ponnu" was released in July 2025.[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ennile Ennile" | Karthik Netha | Sathyaprakash | |
| 2. | "Trending Ponnu" | Iykki Berry | Iykki Berry |
Release
Trending released in theatres on 18 July 2025[9] planning to clash with Kalaiyarasan's much delayed film, Titanic.[10]
Reception
Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Every conversation about likes, reels, or virality just takes your attention off the screen and incidentally, to your phone. [...] To be fair, Kalaiyarasan and Priyalaya do a pretty good job with the material they have. The script could have used some experimentation. "[11] Jayabhuvaneshwari B of Cinema Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "The film good writing, different thriller".[12]
References
- ^ "கலையரசன் - பிரியாலயா நடித்த டிரெண்டிங் படத்தின் ஃபர்ஸ்ட்லுக் வெளியீடு". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "கலையரசன் நடித்த 'டிரெண்டிங்' படத்தின் பர்ஸ்ட் லுக் போஸ்டர் வெளியானது". www.dailythanthi.com (in Tamil). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Trending Trailer: Kalaiyarasan crosses a line while trying to remain relevant". Cinema Express. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "முகம், அடையாளம் இல்லையெனில் அனைவருமே வக்கிரமானவர்கள்தான்... டிரெண்டிங் டிரைலர்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ Kumar, Akshay (3 January 2025). "Kalaiyarasan to headline Sivaraj's Trending". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "கலையரசன் நடித்துள்ள 'டிரெண்டிங்' படத்தின் ரிலீஸ் தேதி அறிவிப்பு". www.dailythanthi.com (in Tamil). 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "கலையரசனின் "டிரெண்டிங்" படத்தின் பர்ஸ்ட் சிங்கிள் வெளியீடு". www.dailythanthi.com (in Tamil). 5 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ ""டிரெண்டிங்" படத்தின் "டிரெண்டிங் பொன்னு" பாடல் நாளை வெளியீடு". www.dailythanthi.com (in Tamil). 15 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ Kumar, Akshay (25 June 2025). "Kalaiyarasan's Trending gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Kalaiyarasan's Titanic gets release date". Cinema Express. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Trending Movie Review: When viral content goes viral wrong". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (18 July 2025). "Trending Movie Review: This social media tale needs better algorithm". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 July 2025.