Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae (transl. Sangili Bungili, open the door) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written and directed by Ike, and produced by Fox Star Studios and Atlee under his production house 'A for Apple Productions'. The film stars Jiiva, Sri Divya, and Soori while Radha Ravi, Radhika Sarathkumar, and Thambi Ramaiah play supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar.
| Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae | |
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| Directed by | Ike |
| Written by | Ike |
| Produced by | Fox Star Studios Atlee |
| Starring | Jiiva Sri Divya Radha Ravi Soori Radhika Thambi Ramaiah |
| Cinematography | Sathyan Sooryan |
| Edited by | T. S. Suresh |
| Music by | Vishal Chandrasekhar |
Production companies | A for Apple Production Fox Star Studios |
| Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film began production during March 2016 and was released on 19 May 2017 to mixed-to-positive reviews. It was dubbed in Hindi as Sangili Bungli Darwaza Khol.
Plot
editVasu is a house broker who sells houses by using tricks with his friend Sooranam. Vasu and his mother Parvathy are living in her brother's house for rent. Vasu and his parents had lived in houses for rent throughout their lives. After Vasu's father's death, he took a vow of buying a bungalow on the outskirts.
After some years, Vasu buys the bungalow and enters the house with his whole family. He later finds that there was a family that had lived there earlier. Jambulingam lived there with his wife, mother, and daughters. He refused to move out of the house, so Vasu decides to live there until he finds the owner who cheated him. Vasu and Jambulingam's daughter Shwetha fall in love with each other. Vasu and Sooranam try some ghost tricks to chase Jambulingam's family out of the house.
On learning of Vasu and Shwetha, Vasu's aunt is angered because she believed that her daughter Sandhya and Vasu will marry. She goes on a tirade about Vasu's actions to Parvathy. Parvathy tells Vasu to apologize to his aunt. He refuses, and his family moves out of the house. While Vasu and Sooranam threaten Jambulingam's deaf and dumb mother with a ghost, she sees a real ghost and is admitted in the hospital. Jambulingam blames Vasu for threatening his mother with ghosts and shows a video taken in the phone unknowingly. Shwetha also fights with Vasu, and the family moves out of the house.
Vasu brings E. B. Rajeshwari to learn about the ghost. Sangili Aandavar lived in the house and was killed by his family members for the house. She tells that if the two families live happily in the house, Aandavar will go out of the house. They live in the house happily, but Jambulingam does not like to stay there. He brings his family out and locks Vasu's family inside, but when he turns, he realises that he is inside the house and all others are outside. Aandavar takes Jambulingam, but the whole family tries to rescue Jambulingam by showing strength and unity. On seeing this, Aandavar leaves the house, and Vasu lives in the house with his mother, Shwetha, and the whole family.
Cast
edit- Jiiva as Vasu
- Sri Divya as Shwetha
- Radha Ravi as Sangili Aandavar
- Soori as Soornam
- Radhika Sarathkumar as Parvathy
- Thambi Ramaiah as Jambulingam
- Madhumila as Sandhya
- Ilavarasu as Parvathy's brother
- Kovai Sarala as E. B. Rajeshwari
- Devadarshini as Swetha's mother
- Senthi Kumari as Vasu's aunt
- Motta Rajendran as Chairman
- Kausalya as Aandavar's sister
- Saravana Subbiah as Andavar's brother-in-law
- R. Amarendran as Singapore Singaram
- Mayilsamy as Tea Shop Owner
- R. S. Shivaji as Nandakumar
- Uday Mahesh as Vasu's father
- Shanthi Mani as Jambulingam's mother
- Tamilselvi as Aandavar's sister-in-law
- Vaishali Thaniga as Shwetha's friend
- Suhashini as Mrs. David
- Nivas Adithan as Sangili's son
- Jai in a cameo appearance
- Premgi Amaren as Prem (voice-only)
- Daniel Annie Pope as a driver in a cameo appearance
- Akshara Gowda in a cameo appearance[2]
Production
editIn December 2015, Jiiva announced that he would work on a new film to be directed by newcomer Ike, an erstwhile assistant of Kamal Haasan. Raja Rani Productions Atlee would work on the film as the producer alongside Fox Star Studios, while Sridivya would play the lead female role. Jiiva revealed that he shared a good comfort level with both Ike and Atlee, who he had worked with during the making of Nanban (2012). He further stated that the film would be reminiscent of the horror comedy films earlier made by director Priyadarshan.[3][4]
The film began production during March 2016 with the first schedule held in Pazhani. The title of the film, Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae (name of a song from Kanchana) was also unveiled during the first schedule. Actors Jai and Akshara Gowda appeared in cameo roles as a NRI couple in the film, and shot for the film during the first week of the shoot.[5][6]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar, while the film's audio rights are secured by Sony Music.
| Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2017 | |||
| Length | 18:18 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
| Producer | Vishal Chandrasekhar | |||
| Vishal Chandrasekhar chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Singers | Length |
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| 1. | "Ek Gau Mein" | Silambarasan, M. M. Manasi | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Kattaduraikku" | Gangai Amaran | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Hai, En Kai Mela" | Anirudh Ravichander, Shakthisree Gopalan | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Govinda Govinda" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae" | Arunraja Kamaraj, Premgi Amaren | 2:50 |
| Total length: | 18:18 | ||
Reception
editA critic from The Times of India rated the film three out of five stars and wrote that "It is predictable fare, yes, and there isn’t much inventiveness both in terms of narrative and filmmaking, but there is a quiet confidence in how Ike narrates this tale and keeps us entertained".[7] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "There are more laughs than horror in SBKT. Director Ike seems to have taken a lot of effort in making this a ‘family story’, rather than concentrate on the ghost angle".[8] A critic from The News Minute wrote that "With its unoriginal humour and barely there fear factor, Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae is far from being a full bodied horror comedy. It's a ghost of the genre and a very pale one at that".[9]
References
edit- ^ "Sangili Bungili Kathava Thora". Oneindia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Jai, Akshara Gowda play cameos in Jiiva's horror film". The Indian Express. Chennai. IANS. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Rinku Gupta. "I liked the idea of a family-based fun horror film -Jiiva". iFlickz. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan's assistant, Ike to direct Jiiva!". Sify. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Jai does a cameo in Jiiva's SBKT!". Sify. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Jyothsna (10 March 2016). "Director Atlee to fund a film called Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Suganth, M. (19 May 2017). "SANGILI BUNGILI KADHAVA THORAE MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa. "'Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae' review: Laughs on the house". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020.
- ^ Rajendran, Sowmya (19 May 2017). "'Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae' Review: Watch only if you like ghosts who are tedious unclejis". The News Minute. Retrieved 29 June 2024.