Kombu Vatcha Singamda
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Directed by | S. R. Prabhakaran |
Written by | S. R. Prabhakaran |
Produced by | Inder Kumar |
Starring | M. Sasikumar Madonna Sebastian |
Cinematography | N. K. Ekambaram |
Edited by | V. Don Bosco |
Music by | Dhibu Ninan Thomas |
Production companies | Redhan The Cinema People Pangajam Dreams Productions |
Distributed by | Green Colour Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Kombu Vatcha Singamda (transl. The Lion with Horns) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by S.R. Prabhakaran and produced by Redhan The Cinema People.[1] The film stars M. Sasikumar and Madonna Sebastian with a supporting cast including Soori, Mahendran, Hareesh Peradi and Inder Kumar. The film's music and score is composed by Dhibu Ninan Thomas, with cinematography handled by N. K. Ekambaram and editing done by V. Don Bosco. The film released in theatres on 13 January 2022. The film received mixed reviews.[2]
Cast
- M. Sasikumar as Thaman
- Madonna Sebastian as Thamizhselvi
- Soori as Karthik
- Mahendran as Deivendran
- Hareesh Peradi as Vellappan
- Inder Kumar
- Sri Priyanka as Ragini
- Dheepa Ramanujam
- Kulappulli Leela as Ragini's grandmother
- Sathyapriya
- Aruldoss
- Sangili Murugan
- Gajaraj
- Hello Kandasamy
- Sendrayan as Thamizhselvi's lover
- Mu Ramaswamy as Village head
- Thamizhkumaran
- Ragaash
- Galatta Guru
- Raghav Vijay
- Abi Saravanan as Thaman's friend
- Santhosh Krishnan
- Logu
- Munnar Ramesh as Goon
- Nagavishal
- Samuthirakani as an Eelam fighter (Special appearance)
Production
The film marked M. Sasikumar's second collaboration with S. R. Prabhakaran after Sundarapandian (2012).[3] The cast was finalized with Madonna Sebastian playing the female lead opposite Sasikumar. The principal photography began with a pooja ceremony on 13 October 2020.[4] The film was shot in Karaikudi, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Palani, Tenkasi, Kovilpatti, Virudhunagar and Madurai cities and was wrapped up in a single schedule in May 2021.[5][6]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack and score is composed by Dhibu Ninan Thomas and the album featured four songs.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Pesatha Mozhiye" | Arunraja Kamaraj | Chinmayi, K. S. Harisankar | 04:30 |
2. | "Thamizh Sondhamae" | Yugabharathi | Kapil Kapilan | 04:18 |
3. | "Arkali" | GKB | Sathya Prakash, Ala B Bala | 04:04 |
4. | "Chinna Raasa" | GKB | Kapil Kapilan | 4:11 |
Total length: | 16:63 |
Release
The trailer of the film was released in September 2021.[7] The film released in theatres on 13 January 2022.[2]
Home Media
The Satellite Rights bagged by Sun TV. The streaming rights acquired by Sun NXT and Netflix.
Reception
The film released worldwide 13 January 2022.Logesh Balachandran critic of Times of india gave 2.5 stars out of 5 stars and noted that " The twist in the climax sequence and the veteran director's performance is one of the highlights of this movie."[8]Cinema Express Critic Avinash Ramachandran said " Kombu Vatcha Singamda is definitely no Pariyerum Perumal or Karnan or Kaala, but it is definitely a couple of rungs higher than Sundarapandian, and it just goes on to show that the long write-ups, the deep analysis, and well-intentioned criticisms are reaching the right places, and the change is happening. Slowly.but steadily."[9] and gave 2.5 stars out of 5 stars.Maalai Malar critic noted that " SR Prabhakaran has directed the film. He has directed the film with the features of a commercial film. But, it did not attract the fans in a big way."[10]
References
- ^ "Sasikumar's next titled Kombu Vatcha Singamda". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Tamil movies that are releasing for Pongal 2022". The Times of India. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Sasikumar's next goes on floors". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Sasikumar-Madonna's 'Kombu Vatcha Singaamda' begins with a pooja". The Times of India. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Kombu Vecha Singam wrapped up". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "It's a wrap for Sasikumar's Kombu Vecha Singamda". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Kombu Vatcha Singamda trailer out: A familiar Sasikumar style rural film is on its way". Cinema Express. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Kombu Vatcha Singamda Movie Review : A fairly engaging revenge drama with mix of action, emotions and some predictability". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Kombu Vatcha Singamda Movie Review: A subdued Sasikumar shoulders an okayish Sundarapandian reboot". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ மலர், மாலை (14 January 2022). "கொம்பு வச்ச சிங்கம்டா விமர்சனம்". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 March 2023.