Darling (2015 Indian film)

Darling is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film directed by Sam Anton and produced by Allu Aravind and K. E. Gnanavel Raja.

After Nisha and Kathir fulfill their last wishes, the trio escapes from the police and flees to a nearby resort.

Shruthi, unable to use her powers due to the slit wrist, calls for her husband, who possesses Kathir and fights the five men.

[3] The team features a predominantly new technical crew with director Sam Anton making his debut, by choosing to remake the Telugu horror film Prema Katha Chitram (2013).

Nikki Galrani and Srushti were also signed on to play pivotal roles, with the shoot of the film being completed in just over a month's time.

The film released on 15 January 2015 coinciding with Pongal in over 400 screens worldwide alongside S. Shankar's I and Sundar C's Aambala.

[9] The response from the audience made the theatre owners to increase the number of screens from amidst the heavy competition from Shankar's I and Sundar.C's Aambala.

[10] Sify called Darling "an entertaining comic-horror flick with some good writing and performances".

[11] IANS wrote, that it was "better than its original for the simple reason that it manages to entertain with a new set of actors", going on to add, "Despite its flaws, Darling turns out to be a crowd-pleasing tale of horror.

[13] The Hindu wrote, "The problem with Darling is that despite the jokes coming thick and fast, the story seems tedious...while the scenes, for the major part, are admittedly funny, you can’t wait to move on.

It received negative reviews from critics[17] The song "Vandha Mala" inspired a film of the same name.