Sindhubaadh

Sindhubaadh
Poster
Directed byS. U. Arun Kumar
Written byS. U. Arun Kumar
Produced byS. N. Rajarajan
Shan Sutharsan
StarringVijay Sethupathi
Anjali
CinematographyVijay Kartik Kannan
Edited byRuben
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
companies
K Productions
Vansan Movies
Distributed byClap Board Production
Release date
  • 27 June 2019 (2019-06-27)
Running time
133 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sindhubaadh is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by S. U. Arun Kumar and produced by S. N. Rajarajan and Shan Sutharsan Vansan Movies and K Productions. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Anjali in the lead roles, while Linga, Vivek Prasanna and Surya Vijay Sethupathi appear in supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography was handled by Vijay Kartik Kannan and editing by Ruben.[2]

Plot

Thiru is a hard-of-hearing small-time crook who steals money and valuables from various people along with his sidekick Super. Thiru meets Venba, a loud-talking girl, and falls in love with her. Initially relucant, Venba reciprocates his feelings. Venba goes to Malaysia for work, before Thiru marries her at the airport. Thiru receives a call from Venba, who reveals that her uncle had sold her off to the skin trade after receiving a lump sum of money. Venba requests Thiru to arrive in Thailand to save her. Thiru gets two passports for himself (under the name Hakim Sindhubaadh) and Super (under the name Milan Bharti).

On the way to Thailand, they meet a passenger who is going to the same place as them to see his daughter. Thiru gets into trouble with the Malaysian police, where he agrees to steal some shields from the house of a Malaysian gangster Chang's second-hand man named Ling, in exchange for saving Venba. However, Thiru gets caught by Ling and he jumps off a cliff and spits at Ling in a bid to escape. Venba tries to escape, but is caught and sent to Ling, which is later revealed to Thiru by the police officer who shows that the reason behind stealing the shields was to gather evidence against Ling. Thiru kills Chang and blows up Ling's house, where he rescues all the girls from the skin trade and returns back home with Venba.

Cast

Production

The project was announced during March 2018, which revealed that S. U. Arun Kumar is all set to direct another venture that would have Vijay Sethupathi as the protagonist, the project was officially announced sometime during July 2018, which confirmed that this film is all set to enter production soon with the presence of Vijay Sethupathi and actress Anjali.[4]

Principal photography commenced on 25 May 2018 at Tenkasi for 20 days and later continued at Thailand with a 32-day long schedule.[5] The first-look poster for the film was unveiled on 16 January 2019, revealing the title as Sindhubaadh.[6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the music rights were bought by Muzik247.[citation needed]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rockstar Robber"Rahul Raj (Rap Machines)
Pav Bundy		Pav Bundy
ADK (Rap Machines)		3:03
2."Nenja Unakkaga"VivekHaricharan3: 29
3."Unnalathan"Pa. VijayAl-Rufiyan
Priya Mali		3: 19
4."Neeyum Naanum"Karthik NethaSanthosh3:59

Release and reception

The film was released on 27 June 2019. M. Sugandh of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Sindhubaadh isn't as satisfying as Arun Kumar's previous films, but it isn't entirely a letdown either."[7] India Today gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Director SU Arun Kumar's Sidhubaadh could have been a satisfying thriller, but he puts in too many ideas in the film. If only Arun Kumar had done away with a few sub-plots and plugged the logical loopholes, Sindhubaadh would have been a better watch."[8]

Karthik Kumar of Hindustan Times gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Director Arun Kumar, who really impressed with his previous films Pannaiyarum Padminiyum and Sethupathi, struggles to give us a film that's neither wholesomely action-packed nor funny enough to oversee its shortcomings. If not for the lead characters and their performances, Sindhubaadh would've been unimaginably boring."[9] Pradeep Kumar of The Hindu wrote "Sindhubaadh is a one time watch for if you want to catch a normal Vijay Sethupathi, fresh off of his Super Deluxe exploits, on the screen. But it is not a film that will go into your best of Sethupathi collection."[10]

References

  1. ^ "Sindhubaadh". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ Jyothsna (13 March 2017). "THE ENAI NOKKI PAAYUM THOTTA CONNECT WITH A HAT-TRICK FLICK?". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi, Anjali lead the story in 'Sindhubaad'". Gulf News. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi's next: All you need to know about his film helmed by SU Arun Kumar". India Today. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. ^ "EXCLUSIVE UPDATE ON VIJAY SETHUPATHI-ANJALI PROJECT". Behindwoods. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  6. ^ "VIJAY SETHUPATHI'S NEXT FILM TITLE ANNOUNCED — FIRST LOOK REVEALED". Behindwoods. 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. ^ Suganth, M (27 June 2019). "SINDHUBAADH MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Sindhubaadh Movie Review: Vijay Sethupathi and Anjali's thriller loses the plot to too many sub-plots". India Today. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Sindhubaadh movie review: This Vijay Sethupathi starrer is an action flick with no thrills". Hindustan Times. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  10. ^ Kumar, Pradeep (27 June 2019). "'Sindhubaadh' review: A tale of two halves". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.