''Paambhu Sattai'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language

action thriller Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include lif ...

film written and directed by debutant Adam Dasan, starring

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and

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and

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appear in supporting roles. Produced by actor

Manobala Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's referen ...

, the film has music composed by

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. After beginning its shoot in 2014, the film released after an extended delay on 24 March 2017.

Plot

Dakshna Murthy (

) is a young man who keeps losing his jobs frequently because of his moral ethics. Malar (

) his sister-in-law is a confident, young, beautiful woman who works in a jewelry shop. Malar lost her husband (Dakshna's brother) within a month of their marriage. For reasons unknown, her husband is found dead on the railway tracks nearby their hamlet. Despite being a young widow, both Malar and Dakshna live under the same roof because Malar has married his brother opposing her family. Dakshna tries to convince his sister-in-law to remarry, but she keeps refusing. Dakshna gets a job in a water-can distribution shop. The nature of his job introduces him to different kinds of people. Over the course of time, he falls in love with a girl named Veni (

) who works in a garment factory and is also one of his water-can customers. Veni's father, a manual scavenger accepts their love but doubts the relationship between Dakshna and Malar. As a result, Malar accepts for a second marriage. Dakshna finds the right groom for Malar, but he is not ready for marriage because of his financial constraints. Dakshna decides to gather money to fix Jeeva's financial problem so that Malar can marry again. In this journey, many good people around him help with some cash, yet he falls short of money.

Cast

as Therukutharulam Dabusi Dakshna Murthy *

as Veni *

as Rajendran *

as Malar *

as Kannan, Veni's Father * K. Rajan as Shanmugam * R. V. Udayakumar *

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as Murugan *

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as Boxer * PV Chandramoulli * Shan * Nivas Adithan *

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* Baby Teja * John Ranjith as Rahul * Mathew Varghese as Ramlal Seth *

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as himself (special appearance - '' "Ichukkattaa"'') * Chandini Tamilarasan as herself (special appearance - '' "Ichukkattaa"'')

Production

Production of the film began in late 2014, with

and

signed on to play the lead roles in Adam Dasan's first film. The film was initially started as a joint venture between

's Picture House studio and Magic Frames, consisting of

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Sarathkumar Sarathkumar Ramanathan (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, politician, filmmaker, and singer. He has acted in more than 130 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. He has won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards S ...

and

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. Muktha Bhanu finished filming her scenes in March 2015, and revealed that she would portray a salesgirl. The film was completed in mid-2015 and dubbing work was underway by July 2015. After a long production delay, it was announced that the film had been sold to K. Gangadharan of Cinema City, who planned to release the film in December 2016. Following further delays, the film was released with the assistance of Abi & Abi Pictures during March 2017.

Soundtrack

Playback singer

composed both songs and background score for this film, making his composing debut. His work on the film prompted the lead actor

to sign him on for his home production, ''

Vallavanukkum Vallavan Jayasimha (born 6 November 1983), better known as Bobby Simha, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, alongside a few Malayalam-language films. After making brief appearances in the films '' Kadhalil Sod ...

'' (2017).

Release

The film had a low-profile release across Tamil Nadu on 24 March 2017, following up from the delays it had during production. Reviewing the film, Behindwoods.com wrote "Director Adam Dasan's writing has been uneven as his narration falls flat at places, and wanders around, without knowing where to move about" and that "he could've been clearer on what he wanted, and concentrated solely on that but the director knows the knack of connecting to audience's emotions, and the scenes pertaining to that work well". Sify.com called the film a "watchable action thriller", stating it was one of

's better films as the lead actor. In their review,

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

stated "This film has some moving moments and superb songs by debutant Ajesh, but is let down by the uneven writing, overlong romance portions and a muddled final act".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=5698088 2017 films 2017 action drama films Indian action drama films 2010s Tamil-language films 2017 directorial debut films