Chennai Palani Mars is a 2019 Indian Tamil black comedy-drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Biju Viswanath.
It stars Praveen Raja and Rajesh Giriprasad in the lead roles, alongside a cast featuring predominantly newcomers.
The film narrates the story of a cocaine addict who sets off on a road trip with a fellow junkie to realise his dream of reaching Mars via Chennai and Palani, after pinning hopes on a scientifically unstable concept.
Described as a rural comedy with a space connection, the film was jointly produced and written by Biju Viswanath and Vijay Sethupathi, who had earlier worked together in Orange Mittai (2015).
[8] The critic from The Indian Express stated "what started off on a promising note, turns into an uninspiring story, eventually", suggesting it was an "experiment gone awry".