''Sivakumarin Sabadham'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language

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film written and directed by Adhi of

Hiphop Tamizha Hiphop Tamizha () is an Indian musical duo based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The duo consists of Adhithya "Adhi" Venkatapathy and R. Jeeva. Their commercial break-through came with the song "Club le Mabbu le" in 2011. In 2012, Hiphop Tamizha rele ...

. It is his second film as writer and director after

Meesaya Murukku ''Meesaya Murukku'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi in his directorial debut and stars as the lead along with newcomer Aathmika as the female lead, while Vivek, RJ ...

and he co-produced the film with

Sathya Jyothi Films Sathya Jyothi Films is an Indian film production and distribution company in Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1977 by T. G. Thyagarajan. History Sathya Jyothi Films was founded by T. G. Thyagarajan in the 1970s. Thyagarajan, an MBA graduate ...

in the banner Indie Rebels. Adhi also stars as the lead alongside Prankster Rahul in his debut and Madhuri Jain. The film was released on 30 September 2021 to mixed reviews and did average collections.

Synopsis

A young man from a weaving family vows to restore it to its past glory by taking on a textile magnate.

Cast

Hiphop Tamizha Adhi Hiphop Tamizha () is an Indian musical duo based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The duo consists of Adhithya "Adhi" Venkatapathy and R. Jeeva. Their commercial break-through came with the song "Club le Mabbu le" in 2011. In 2012, Hiphop Tamizha rele ...

as Sivakumar * Madhuri Jain as Shruthi * Elango Kumanan as Varadharajan, Sivakumar's grandfather * Kimu Gopal as Shruthi's Father * Adithya Kathir as Kathir * Prankster Rahul as Murugan * Parvathy Saran (VJ) as Aishwarya, Murugan's wife * Ranjana Naachiyar as Aishwarya’s mother * Devi Abhinaya as Sivakumar's mother * Rahul Raj as Manoj

Production

Principal photography began in October 2020, and wrapped in December that year within 65 working days.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by

, while lyrics written by

Rokesh Rokesh is an Indian lyricist working on Tamil language films, who specialises in song lyrics containing Madras Bashai. Career Rokesh worked as a machine operator in the Parry's area of Chennai and had established a reputation for being a gana s ...

and

Ko Sesha Ko Sesha is an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer working on Tamil language films. After making his debut in ''Kanchana 2'' (2015), he received critical acclaim for his work in '' Oh My Kadavule'' (2020). Early life and career Sesha was broug ...

Release

Theatrical

''Sivakumarin Sabadham'' released theatrically in 30 September 2021.

Home Media

The film premiered in Disney+ Hotstar in 3 December 2021. The satellite rights were acquired by Star Vijay.

Reception

''Sivakumarin Sabadham'' received mixed reviews. A critic from ''

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 ...

'' gave the film 3 out of 5 and said "Sivakumarin Sabadham is a drama that wants to be a comedy". Srinivasa Ramanujam of ''The Hindu'' said "Aadhi’s latest offering tries to package a social issue in the midst of muddling comedy sequences." Sivakumarin Sabadham made of a budget of 5 Crore INR grossed 10 Crore INR worldwide, thereby making it a profitable venture & was declared a Hit by Trade.

References

External links

* {{Sathya Jyothi Films Films scored by Hiphop Tamizha 2021 films Indian comedy films 2020s Tamil-language films 2021 comedy films