Sembattai Explained
| Sembattai |
| Director: | I. Ganesh |
| Producer: | I. Ganesh |
| Starring: | Dhileepan
Sreejit
Gowri Nambiar |
| Cinematography: | Saleem |
| Editing: | Mahavishnu |
| Music: | Sreeraghav |
| Studio: | G. S. Studios |
| Distributors: | --> |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Sembattai is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by I. Ganesh and starring Dhileepan (previously credited as Bala), Sreejit and Gowri Nambiar. The film's lead actor, Dhileepan died a week after the film's release.[1] [2]
Cast
- Dhileepan as Sembattai
- Sreejit as Kayamboo
- Gowri Nambiar as Anandi
- Kandasamy as Ayyavu
- George Rajan as Irulandi
- Cheranraj as Shankaralingam
Production
The 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
Music 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
Malini 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Sembattai hero Dileepan is no more!. https://web.archive.org/web/20141003024835/http://www.sify.com/movies/sembattai-hero-dileepan-is-no-more-news-tamil-mknl76ifdjjsi.html. dead. 3 October 2014. Sify.
- Web site: Prasanna's Co-star Passes Away - Dileepan - Azhagiya Theeye - Sembattai - Prassana - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com. www.behindwoods.com.
- Web site: Audio Beat: Sembattai. S. R. Ashok. Kumar. 24 March 2012. www.thehindu.com.
- Web site: One More Heroine From Karthika's Household! - Karthika Nair - Gauri Nambiar - Sembattai - Vimal - Vidharth - Dilipan - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com. www.behindwoods.com.
- Web site: Etcetera: Blending fact and fiction. Nikhil. Raghavan. 23 August 2014. www.thehindu.com.
- Web site: 'Sembattai' (Tamil). The New Indian Express.
- Web site: Sembattai Movie Review : Critic Review of Sembattai by Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
