Director Pandiraj’s Marina, a drama that revolved around characters found on Chennai’s most famous beach, might hardly seem like one that will connect with other regional audiences at first glance, but the film is now actually going to be dubbed in Telugu.


Though critical acclaim for the film fell short of the standard set by his refreshing debut Pasanga, it proved to be a hit with the public.

The film was also made on a shoestring budget with the unit often shooting most of the scenes on the Marina beach candidly and in secrecy using digital cameras, which not only enhanced the ‘realism’ of the location but also made it possible for distributors and exhibitors to recover their costs.

Says a source close to the development, “The film will be released as Marina with the tagline The Beach…. The film’s unit recently flew down to Hyderabad to hold an audio launch. While the film might be Chennai-centric, it’s message, about child education, is universal. Since there were many offers for the Telugu dubbing rights, the film is likely to release with more prints in Andhra Pradesh than it did in Tamil Nadu!”