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.
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| Directed by | I. Ganesh |
| Written by | I. Ganesh |
| Produced by | I. Ganesh |
| Starring | Dhileepan Sreejit Gowri Nambiar |
| Cinematography | Saleem |
| Edited by | Mahavishnu |
| Music by | Sreeraghav |
Production company | G. S. Studios |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film's lead actor, Dhileepan died a week after the film's release.[1][2]
Cast
edit- Dhileepan as Sembattai
- Sreejit as Kayamboo
- Gowri Nambiar as Anandi
- Kandasamy as Ayyavu
- George Rajan as Irulandi
- Cheranraj as Shankaralingam
Production
editThe 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
editMusic 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
editMalini 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
edit- ^ "Sembattai hero Dileepan is no more!". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Prasanna's Co-star Passes Away - Dileepan - Azhagiya Theeye - Sembattai - Prassana - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
- ^ a b Kumar, S. R. Ashok (24 March 2012). "Audio Beat: Sembattai" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "One More Heroine From Karthika's Household! - Karthika Nair - Gauri Nambiar - Sembattai - Vimal - Vidharth - Dilipan - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (23 August 2014). "Etcetera: Blending fact and fiction" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "'Sembattai' (Tamil)". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Sembattai Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Sembattai by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.