''Sindhamal Sitharamal'' ( Without dropping, without spoiling) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language

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film directed by Shanmugavel. The film stars Abbas,

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and Sona, while

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and

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also appear in supporting roles. The film was released on 25 December 2003.

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Bharani.

Release

The film had a low profile release on 25 December 2003. A reviewer from

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stated "it was a neat film which loses track towards the end" and added that "Shanmugavel ought to have avoided stuffing too many incidents into the storyline all of a sudden", while "at the same time he has to be complimented for a clean venture — a feature that is so hard to come by these days". A critic form Sify.com labelled the film as "average", noting that "Sona is strikingly sweet as Raziya and Abbas is back in form after a long break", while "Nandita come out with an impressive portrayal as Janaki". The critic added "surprisingly there is no mandatory comedy track and the debutant director has to be applauded for making a clean film".

References

2003 films 2000s Tamil-language films 2003 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films 2003 directorial debut films {{2000s-Tamil-film-stub