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Pandhayam
Film poster
Directed byS. A. Chandrasekhar
Written byS. A. Chandrasekhar
Produced byShoba Chandrasekhar
Starring
CinematographySrinivas Devamsam
Edited byJ. N. Harsha
Music byVijay Antony
Production
company
Distributed byNemichand Jhabak
Release date
  • 19 September 2008 (2008-09-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pandhayam (transl. Bet) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, starring Nithin Sathya and Sindhu Tolani while Prakash Raj and Radhika play supporting roles. Vijay did a guest role as himself. The music was composed by Vijay Antony with cinematography by Srinivas Devamsam and editing by J. N. Harsha. The film released on 19 September 2008.[1]

Plot

Masanam (Prakash Raj), a local thug and criminal who kills people, slowly rises up the ranks to be a minister. Shakthivel (Nithin Sathya) is a die-hard fan of an actor Vijay and studies in college. He falls in love with Masanam's sister Thulasi (Sindhu Tolani) and challenges him (he has a reason for that), and a cat-and-mouse game ensues. What follows is a series of incidents between the two that leads to a melodramatic climax.

Cast

Special appearances :

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vijay Antony.[2] It features remixes of the songs "Surangani" and "Chinna Maamiye".[3]

Song Singers Lyrics
"Ammane" Bellie Raj, Nidhesh Gopalan, Vinaitha G. A. Robert
"Chinna Maamiye" Christopher, MK Balaji, Shoba Chandrasekhar, Vinaya Ceylon Manohar, Eknaath
"Kadhal Theeviravathi" Vinaya, Jaidev Priyan
"Lusimbara" Ramya NSK, Vijay Antony, Christopher Annamalai
"Surangani" MK Balaji, Maya, Megha Ceylon Manohar

Critical reception

Behindwoods wrote, "There is no singular theme or accent in Pandhayam and the film abounds in illogical narrations."[4] Rediff wrote "Watch Pandhayam if you've challenged your friends about sitting through a ridiculous movie. Even then, you might end up losing."[5] IANS wrote, "The movie looks like one that suffered a double Rip Van Winkle slumber since the 70s sans the vintage quality of that era".[6] The Hindu wrote "Looks like the experienced director is losing grip! Helming a film whose theme toes the beaten track of revenge, writer-director S.A. Chandrasekaran makes a hotchpotch of it. Every creator has a saturation point. SAC is no exception as this V.V. Creations’ product shows".[7]

References

  1. ^ "Pandhayam (2008)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Panthayam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Gaana. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ Vamanan (6 February 2018). "His Surangani ferried Baila tunes from Lankan shores". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Pandhayam Review". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (19 September 2008). "Review: Pandhayam". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ "'Pandhayam' – a bad movie bet (Tamil Film Review)". IANS. 20 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024 – via India Forums.
  7. ^ "Swarming with stereotypes -- Pandhayam". The Hindu. 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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