''Semma'' ( Awesome) is a 2018 Indian

Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Pudu ...

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by Vallikanth and written by

Pandiraj Pandiraj (பாண்டிராஜ் in Tamil) is an Indian film director and producer, writer who works in Tamil cinema. His debut film, ''Pasanga'' (2009), was commercially successful and won several awards, including the National Film Aw ...

. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar and Arthana Binu, while

Yogi Babu Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. A three time Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award winner, he performed in '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), ''Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) and ''Pariyerum Perumal'' (20 ...

and Mansoor Ali Khan, among others, play supporting roles. Featuring music also composed by Prakash Kumar and cinematography by Vivekanand Santhosham, the film began production during early 2017 and released on 25 May 2018 to mixed reviews. It was later dubbed into Telugu as ''Chinni Krishnudu''.

Plot

Kuzhandhai ( G. V. Prakash Kumar) has to get married within the next three months as per his horoscope, and he is engaged to Magizhini ( Arthana Binu). Problems arise before their marriage in the form of Magizhini's father 'Attack' Balu ( Mansoor Ali Khan), and their wedding becomes a question mark. Does Kuzhandhai get married within that stipulated time and does he marry Magizhini is what Semma is all about.

Cast

* G. V. Prakash Kumar as Kulandaivelu * Arthana Binu as Magizhini *

as Omagundam, Kulandai's friend *

Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' ...

as Mandhaarai, Magizhini's mother * Mansoor Ali Khan as 'Attack' Balu, Magizhini's father *

Sujatha Sivakumar Sujatha Sivakumar is an Born: (27 September 1973) Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films. Sujatha rose to fame with her performance in Ameer's ''Paruthiveeran'' (2007), before appearing in several supporting roles as a mother in Tamil ...

as Aravalli, Kulanadaivelu's mother *

Gayatri Rema Gayatri Rema is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. After portraying her first major lead role in ''Touring Talkies'' (2015), she appeared in the Tamil films ''Oruthal'' (2016) and ''Saaya'' (2017). Career Gayatri Rema ...

as Gayatri *Jana as Gemini Ganesan *

Deepa Shankar Deepa Shankar is an Indian actress who has worked predominantly in the Tamil movie industry. Deepa has worked in movies like '' Maayandi Kudumbathar'' (2009), ''Kadaikutty Singam'' (2018) and ''Doctor'' (2021). She made her debut in popular telev ...

as Muthupechi

Production

In early 2016, director

and G. V. Prakash Kumar discussed the idea of making a sequel to the director's successful comedy film, ''

Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga ''Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga'' is a 2013 Tamil-language political comedy drama film written, directed and co-produced by Pandiraj. It features Vimal and Sivakarthikeyan in lead roles, alongside Bindu Madhavi and Regina Cassandra. Yuvan Shankar Raja ...

'' (2013). The pair then agreed in principle to make the film, with

Rajkiran J. Mohideen Abdul Khadar, known by his stage name Rajkiran, is an Indian actor, producer and director, who has acted in more than 30 Tamil films. Early life Rajkiran was born as J. Mohideen Abdul Khadar on 16 March 1959 at Keelakarai into a Mu ...

and

Sathyaraj Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema, Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also includ ...

considered for supporting roles, before the plan was put on hold. Subsequently, Pandiraj and Prakash Kumar chose to start another project, where Pandiraj would work as the dialogue writer in his assistant Vallikanth's script. The film began production in early 2017 and developed quietly, before a press release in March 2017 revealed that the film was titled ''Semma'' and had completed its shoot. Calling the film a "full length comedy", Pandiraj revealed that the film was based on a real life incident which happened at the wedding of director Vallikanth's friend. Actress Arthana Binu and actor Jana were introduced to the Tamil film industry with the project, while a bevy of supporting actors including

and

were stated to have worked on the film during schedules held in

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

and

Trichy Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.

References

External links

* 2018 films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian comedy-drama films Indian films based on actual events Films scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar Films shot in Chennai Films shot in Tiruchirappalli 2018 directorial debut films 2018 comedy-drama films {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub