Sembattai

Sembattai
DVD cover
Directed byI. Ganesh
Written byI. Ganesh
Produced byI. Ganesh
StarringDhileepan
Sreejit
Gowri Nambiar
CinematographySaleem
Edited byMahavishnu
Music bySreeraghav
Production
company
G. S. Studios
Release date
  • 5 October 2012 (2012-10-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sembattai (transl. Red) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by I. Ganesh and starring Dhileepan (previously credited as Bala), Sreejit and Gowri Nambiar.

The film's lead actor, Dhileepan died a week after the film's release.[1][2]

Cast

  • Dhileepan as Sembattai
  • Sreejit as Kayamboo
  • Gowri Nambiar as Anandi
  • Kandasamy as Ayyavu
  • George Rajan as Irulandi
  • Cheranraj as Shankaralingam

Production

The film's director I. Ganesh worked under Fazil and Siddique.[3] This film marks the debut of Gowri Nambiar, cousin of Karthika Nair.[4][5]

Soundtrack

Music by Sreeraghav.[3]

  • "Kattumaram" sung by Mahalakshmi Krishnan
  • "Kadalodu" sung by N. Srinivasan, Deepank, G.J. Siva, Sreeraghav and Chandrayee
  • "Thaiyara Thaiya"
  • "Muthe Muthe" sung by Vijay Yesudas
  • "Uthu Uthu" sung by Maya Sricharan and Chandrayee
  • "Sumaithangi" sung by Madhu Balakrishna
  • "Nenjil" sung by Ganeshraghu
  • "Ariyaamal" sung by Chandrayee
  • "Adhisayam" sung by Prasanna (written by Palani Bharathi)
  • "Takara Takara" sung by Mukesh and Chinnaponnu (written by Palanibharathi)
  • "Sembattai" sung by Mukesh and Feji (written by Seergazhi Sirpi)

Reception

Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express wrote that "'Sembattai' at the most is a promising effort of a debutant maker".[6] A critic from The Times of India gave the film a rating of two out of five and opined that "Had the director not beaten around the bush, Sembattai could have been a much better watch".[7]

References

  1. ^ "Sembattai hero Dileepan is no more!". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Prasanna's Co-star Passes Away - Dileepan - Azhagiya Theeye - Sembattai - Prassana - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
  3. ^ a b Kumar, S. R. Ashok (24 March 2012). "Audio Beat: Sembattai" – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ "One More Heroine From Karthika's Household! - Karthika Nair - Gauri Nambiar - Sembattai - Vimal - Vidharth - Dilipan - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
  5. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (23 August 2014). "Etcetera: Blending fact and fiction" – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. ^ "'Sembattai' (Tamil)". The New Indian Express.
  7. ^ "Sembattai Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Sembattai by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.