Sabhash
Sabhash (transl. Bravo) is a 2000 Indian Tamil language mystery thriller film directed by K. Subash featuring R. Parthiepan, Divya Unni and Ranjith and was released on 1 September 2000. The film was remade into Hindi language as Vaada (2005).[1]
| Sabhash | |
|---|---|
| சபாஷ் | |
| Directed by | K. Subash |
| Produced by | Sri Sudhalakshmi Pictures |
| Written by | K. Subash |
| Starring | R. Parthiepan Divya Unni Ranjith |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | Ilavarasu |
| Edited by | Krishnamurthy Siva |
Production company | Sri Sudhalakshmi Pictures |
Release date | 1 September 2000 |
Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The two people in focus are Srinivasan (R. Parthiepan) and his good friend Dharan Viswanath (Ranjith). Seenu is a loving husband of Shanti (Divya Unni), and Dharan is Shanti's ex-lover. Life is going great for Shanti and Seenu until Seenu loses his eyesight in an accident.
One day, Srinivasan and Dharan find that Shanti has died by hanging herself in their house. The police close the case as a suicide. Evidence surfaced which point to Dharan's guilt, but he resolutely maintains that he is innocent, while Srinivasan too believes him. It keeps the suspense alive successfully: with respect to Dharan's innocence and the reason behind the happenings. Srinivasan seems convinced that his wife has been murdered. One day, Dharan discovers that Seenu is not blind after all.
Who murdered Shanthi? Or was it suicide? Why did Seenu pretend to be blind? The answers to these questions form the rest of the story.
Cast
- R. Parthiepan as Srinivasan (Seenu)
- Divya Unni as Shanti
- Ranjith as Dharan Viswanath
- Delhi Ganesh as Shanti's father
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Inspector Daniel Thomas
- Pandu as Marriage broker
- LIC Narasimhan as Judge
- Poovilangu Mohan as Lawyer
- Mohan Raman as Advocate Mohan
- Ilavarasu
- Y. S. D. Sekhar as Sub-inspector Veera Pandiyan
- Sharmili as Police inspector
- Radhabhai as Shanti's grandmother
- Amirthalingam
- Kovai Kumar
- John Babu in a special appearance
- Kalyan in a special appearance
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanave Kanave (Duet) | Krishnaraj, K. S. Chithra | Pazhani Bharathi |
| 2 | Kanave Kanave | K. S. Chithra | |
| 3 | Kalakura Kalakura | Sabesh | K. Subash |
| 4 | Paalai Keeley | Unni Menon, Anuradha Sriram | |
| 5 | Thank You | Mano | Na. Muthukumar |
| 6 | Ulagai Suttri | Krishnaraj, Malgudi Subha |
Reception
The Hindu wrote "The story [..] has several plot twists, some of which are predictable. But in a film that is supposed to be a murder mystery, the badly choreographed song sequences seem to be rude interruptions. Ideally, the film would have worked better if the songs had been cut out and the editing had been tighter."[3] Balaji Balasubramaniam wrote, "The director does have a good kernel of an idea for a crime thriller — a genre that is populated by very few memorable entries in Tamil cinema. But he fails to build upon the idea to deliver the goods. An erratic tone, misplaced comedy, sloppy editing and intrusive, unimaginative song sequences cut into the promising idea at the heart of the movie and the results, [..] are another weak entry into the thriller genre and sadness at a botched opportunity."[4]