''Chithirai Sevvaanam'' is a 2021 Indian

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directed by Silva, starring Samuthirakani and Pooja Kannan. Produced by

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's Think Big Studios, it was released on 3 December 2021 on

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Synopsis

When a man's daughter goes missing after a private video of her is leaked, he teams up with an upright cop to find her and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Cast

* Samuthirakani as Muthu Pandi *Pooja Kannan as Aishwarya * Manasvi Kottachi as young Aishwarya *

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as Aasha Nair * Vidya Pradeep as Lakshmi *

Arvind Akash Aravind Akash is an Indian actor and dancer who predominantly works in the South Indian film industry. He rose to fame through 2002 Malayalam film '' Nandanam'' portraying the role of Lord Krishna. He has also been a judge for a few TV shows ...

as Aasha's husband

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of stuntman

Stunt Silva Stunt Silva is an Indian stunt actor, action director and stunt co-ordinator who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi and Sinhala films. He made his debut with the 2005 Telugu film '' Chatrapathi'', directed by S. S ...

, and the acting debut of Pooja Kannan, the sister of actress

Sai Pallavi Sai Pallavi Senthamarai Kannan (born 9 May 1992), known by her stage name Sai Pallavi, is an Indian actress and dancer who works in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam cinema. She has won several awards including four Filmfare Awards South, and was fea ...

made a return to Tamil films through the project after a ten year hiatus. Silva was initially keen to debut with a comedy film but made ''Chithirai Sevvaanam'' at the request of his friend

, who also wrote and produced the film.

Release

The film was directly released on

on 3 December 2021 and received mixed reviews. A critic from Sify.com called the film a "a decent watch for its core theme but the execution is average." In their review, the Times of India noted "''Chithirai Sevvanam'' is a well intentioned movie that talks about the perils of technology and how women are easy targets. Loosely based on the Pollachi sexual harassment and extortion case, the movie does have its moments as it addresses the issue but fails largely due to the draggy melodrama". The NewsMinute called it "a well-intentioned but confused film on sexual violence".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 16211502 2020s Tamil-language films 2021 films Indian drama films ZEE5 original films 2021 drama films 2021 directorial debut films Films scored by Sam C. S.