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 July 2025.
Cast
[edit]- Kalaiyarasan as Arjun
- Priyalaya as Meera
- Prem Kumar
- Besant Ravi
- Vidhya Borgia
- Shivanya
Production
[edit]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 on 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
[edit]Trending released in theatres on 18 July 2025[9] planning to clash with Kalaiyarasan's much delayed film, Titanic.[10]
Reception
[edit]Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave 3/5 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 3/5 stars and wrote "The film good writing, different thriller"[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.