Server Sundaram is an unreleased Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Anand Balki, and produced by J. Selvakumar. The film stars Santhanam, Vaibhavi Shandilya and Snehan. It was filmed in 2016, but failed to have a theatrical release due to distribution issues.
| Server Sundaram | |
|---|---|
 Poster with cancelled release date | |
| Directed by | Anand Balki |
| Written by | Anand Balki |
| Produced by | J. Selvakumar |
| Starring | Santhanam Vaibhavi Shandilya Snehan |
| Cinematography | P. K. Varma |
| Edited by | Dinesh Ponraj |
| Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
Production companies | Kenanya Films Miraacle Movies |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
edit- Santhanam as K. Sundaram
- Vaibhavi Shandilya as Sanjana
- Snehan
- Bijesh as Raja Pandi
- Kiran Rathod
- Sonam Bajwa
- Radha Ravi
- Kitty
- Ravi Mariya
- Maya Sundarakrishnan
- Mayilsamy
- Rajendran
- Shanmugarajan
- Swaminathan
- Lollu Sabha Manohar
- Venkatesh Bhat
- Chef Damodharan
- Poonam Shah
- Priyanka Shah
- Gopi Gpr
- Nandagopal
- Ramadoss Rammohan
- Madu Karthiek
- Jan Bostock
- B. Balaji Shankar
Production
editIn December 2015, debutant director Anand Balki announced that he would be making a film with Santhanam in the lead role and Santhosh Narayanan as music composer.[1] Producer Saravanan who produced Pichaikkaran with Vijay Antony consulted the 1964 film's actor Nagesh's family, before announcing that Anand Balki's film would be titled the same.[2] Subsequently, the team also chose to cast Nagesh's grandson, Bijesh, in a supporting role of a catering college student.[3][4] Major portions of the film were shot in and around SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai.
For his role of a caterer, Santhanam took training at a five-star restaurant and learnt skills from the restaurant's staff.[5] The first look poster of the film was released on 20 January 2016 coinciding with Santhanam's birthday, while the makers revealed that project would be shot in Chennai, Goa and Dubai.[6] In June 2016, the team shot a song with YouTube dancers Poonam and Priyanka Shah in Australia, alongside the lead actors.[7] Filming ended by late October 2016.[8]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack of the movie is composed by Santhosh Narayanan. The film's soundtrack consists of five songs, four of which were written by Vivek Velmurugan of 36 Vayadhinile and Jil Jung Juk fame, while the fifth song "Kannaal Modhaadhey" was written by Muthamil of Enakkul Oruvan and Vikram Vedha fame.
| Track Name | Lyricist(s) | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Bro" | Vivek Velmurugan | Santhosh Narayanan |
| "Nirkadhey" | Vivek Velmurugan | Ananthu, Vijay Narain, Santhosh Narayanan |
| "Unave Marundhu" | Vivek Velmurugan | Ranjani–Gayatri |
| "Gama Gama Samayal" | Vivek Velmurugan | Anthony Daasan, Santhosh Narayanan |
| "Kannaal Modhaadhey" | Muthamil | Sid Sriram |
Release
editServer Sundaram was originally scheduled for 7 September 2017,[9] before being rescheduled for 29 September.[10] After further delays,[11] it was scheduled for 6 July 2018,[12] before being delayed again to avoid competition with Mr. Chandramouli.[13] After being in deadlock for more than a year, it was scheduled for 31 January 2020,[14] only to be postponed to 14 February to avoid competition with Santhanam's other film, Dagaalty,[15] and then to 21 February.[16] After failing to release on the scheduled date, the film has no new release date, with the director blaming the distributors for ruining the film's release with their "amateur approach".[17][18]
References
edit- ^ Suganth, M. (18 December 2015). "Santhanam is the hero of Balki's debut film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Pandian, Avinash (30 December 2015). "Santhanam with a classic Nagesh title?". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ K R, Manigandan (25 January 2016). "Nagesh's Grandson to Play Second Lead in Server Sundaram". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Sundar, Mrinalini (25 January 2016). "Nagesh's grandson to make his debut with Server Sundaram". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Santhanam to be trained in five star hotel for Server Sundaram". Heytamilcinema.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Subhakeerthana, S (22 January 2016). "Actor-comedian Santhanam is a huge fan of Nagesh: Anand Balki". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Twins poonam and priyanka to dance in santa's film". The Times of India. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ K, Janani (28 October 2016). "Cop role beckons Santhanam". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "'Server Sundaram' to release on Sep 7". Sify. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Nayanthara's Aramm and Santhanam's Server Sundaram get a release date!". The Indian Express. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Santhanam involved in a fistfight, gets injured". The Indian Express. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Santhanam's long delayed 'Server Sundaram' to release on July 6". Sify. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "'Mr.Chandramouli' to have a big solo release this Friday". Sify. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Santhanam's Server Sundaram to be released on Jan 31st". The Times of India. 11 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "'Server Sundaram' producer makes way for Santhanam's 'Dagaalty'; postpones release date". The Times of India. 29 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Santhanam's 'Server Sundaram' gets postponed again". The Times of India. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Bad buyers butchered 'Server Sundaram', team gearing up for OTT release". Sify. 28 April 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Server Sundaram to release on OTT platform?". The Times of India. 28 April 2020. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.