Gatta Kusthi

For the submission wrestling form of Kerala, see Gatta gusthi.

Gatta Kusthi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChella Ayyavu
Written byChella Ayyavu
Produced byRavi Teja
Vishnu Vishal
Shubhra
Aryan Ramesh
StarringVishnu Vishal
Aishwarya Lekshmi
CinematographyRichard M. Nathan
Edited byPrasanna GK
Music byJustin Prabhakaran
Production
companies
Distributed byRed Giant Movies
Release date
  • 2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹30 crore[1][2]

Gatta Kusthi (transl. Tied wrestling) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic sports comedy drama film written and directed by Chella Ayyavu. It was jointly produced by Ravi Teja, Vishnu Vishal, Shubhra and Aryan Ramesh through the companies RT Team Works and Vishnu Vishal Studioz.[3] The film stars Vishnu Vishal and Aishwarya Lekshmi, while Karunas, Munishkanth, and Kaali Venkat play supporting roles. The film's songs and background score were composed by Justin Prabhakaran.[4] The story is set against the backdrop of submission wrestling form gatta gusthi.

It was shot extensively across Tamil Nadu including Tenkasi, Chennai, Pallavaram, Courtallam, Ambasamudram, Pollachi and Kerala including Alappuzha and Palakkad.[5][6][7] The film was released in theatres on 2 December 2022.[8] The film received positive reviews from critics and became an commercial success.

  1. ^ "அப்போ 9 படம் டிராப் ஆச்சு.. இப்போ 9 படம் கைவசம் இருக்கு! கட்டா குஸ்தி சக்சஸ் மீட்டில் விஷ்ணு விஷால் நெகிழ்ச்சி". Asianet News (in Tamil). 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Matti Kusthi Collections : మట్టి కుస్తీ : రూ. 30 కోట్ల వసూళ్లతో థియేరట్స్‌లో రచ్చ". Sakshi TV. 9 December 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Vishnu Vishal next film titled Gatta Kusthi". Cinema Express. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Gatta Kusthi: Vishnu Vishal Is All Set To Wrestle With A Twist In Chella Ayyavu's Film; Check Out The Title Look Motion Poster". Latestly. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ "#GattaKusthi #MattiKusthi - Pooja Ceremony Video is here 😊". Twitter. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. ^ "#GattaKusthi Update⭐". Twitter. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Shoot at Site: Vishnu, Aishwarya shoot for a fun first-night scene". The Times of India. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference bilingual was invoked but never defined (see the help page).