Nisabdham

Nisabdham (English: Silence) is a 2017 Indian Tamil social drama film written and directed by Michael Arun. Featuring Ajay, Abhinaya and Sathanya in the lead roles, the film's score and soundtrack is composed by Shawn Jazeel. Nisabdham tells the story of a child, who is sexually abused and how her parents tackle the situation. The film began production during March 2015 and was released on 10 March 2017. It is the remake of 2013 Korean film "Hope" by director Lee Joon-ik.

For the 2020 multilingual film, see Nishabdham.

Nisabdham
Tamil	நிசப்தம்
Directed by	Michael Arun
Produced by	Angelin Davenci
Written by	Michael Arun
Starring	Ajay Abhinaya Sathanya Kishore
Music by	Shawn Jazeel
Cinematography	S. J. Star
Edited by	Lawrence Kishore
Production company	Miracle Pictures
Distributed by	Behind The Scenes
Release date	10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)
Running time	126:43 min:sec
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Ajay as Aadhi
• Abhinaya as Aadhira
• Sathanya as Bhoomi
• Kishore as Pervez Ahmed
• Ramakrishna as a judge
• A. Venkatesh as the public prosecutor
• Palani as Shankar
• Ruthu as Therapist
• Hamsa as Matilda
• Venkatesh Babu as the antagonist
• R. T. Kumar as the defence lawyer
• Nitin Thomas as Police Officer

Production

Debutant director Michael Arun, who had previously worked as an associate director in the production studio Super Good Films and as a co-director in the film Thagaraaru (2013), wrote the story about a child, who is sexually abused and how her parents tackle the situation, after hearing about a real life incident in Bangalore.[1][2] The film began production in mid-2016 and Arun cast Abhinaya in a leading role with Savitha Reddy working as a dubbing artiste.[3] Newcomer Ajay, Kishore and child actress Sathanya were also selected for pivotal roles. While composing the soundtrack, newcomer composer Shawn Jazeel brought in cellist Tina Guo of Game of Thrones fame and Serbian instrumentalist Vladiswar Nadishana for the background score.[4]

Soundtrack

Nisabdham
Soundtrack album by Shawn Jazeel
Released	23 February 2017
Recorded	2017
Language	Tamil
Label	Raagam Audio
Producer	Shawn Jazeel

The film's music was composed by Shawn Jazeel, while the audio rights of the film was acquired by Raagam Audios. The album released on 23 February 2017 and featured sixteen tracks.[5]

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Man Meethu"	Na. Muthukumar	Shawn Jazeel	6:39
2.	"Un Idhya"	Na. Muthukumar	Shawn Jazeel, Shakina Shawn	7:49
3.	"Un Paarvai"	Na. Muthukumar	Thomson Andrews, Apeksha Dandekar	6:22
4.	"Jesu Meine Freude"	—	—	1:27
5.	"Wings To Fly"	—	—	2:33
6.	"Friends"	—	—	0:47
7.	"Nisabdham"	—	—	1:41
8.	"Friend in Need"	—	—	1:27
9.	"I've Been There"	—	—	1:40
10.	"Longing Heart"	—	—	1:18
11.	"I Feel Your Pain"	—	—	0:56
12.	"New Beginning"	—	—	2:20
13.	"Survivor Pt.1"	—	—	1:09
14.	"My Soul"	—	—	1:38
15.	"Survivor Pt.2"	—	—	1:35
16.	"My Soul (Instrumental)"	—	—	1:38

Release

The film opened on 10 March 2017 across Tamil Nadu alongside higher profile releases in Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva and Maanagaram. In their review, a critic from Deccan Chronicle wrote "kudos to the director for handling the disturbing subject with lots of sensitivity" and "there may be a few glitches, but nevertheless, it is an honest attempt from Arun".[6] The New Indian Express also labelled the film as "promising work" stating "lending a realistic tone to his story telling, the director avoids the cliched approach to such themes" and that "it's more an emotional take on the subject as seen from the perspective of the victim and her parents, than a suspenseful, investigative mode of treatment".[7] The Times of India wrote "There are two ways to look at Nisabdham. If you are the glass-half-full type, you would agree that the tone wildly swings between somewhat tactful and full-blown melodrama; the staging feels TV serial-ish; the acting is ineffective; the court scenes are so dated" but "still, you might be able to brush aside many of the film's failures under the carpet because the film's intentions are noble and some of the moments bring a lump to your throat".[8] Likewise, Sify.com concluded that "Nisabdham is indeed an honest attempt and it can be watchable for the message delivered but we only wish the director could've have taken more care with dialogues and execution."[9] A critic from The Hindu also noted "a genuine endeavour to make a socially-relevant film goes awry and Nisabdham is barely watchable".[10]

References

1. "This film has a strong social message". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
2. ANUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN (8 March 2017). "Nisabdham gets 'U' certificate". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
3. "Abhinaya's meaty role in Nisabdham". Deccan Chronicle. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
4. "Abhinaya in yet another challenging role". Deccan Chronicle. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
5. Nisabdham Music Juke Box
6. "Nishabdham movie review: Baby Sathanya steals the thunder". Deccan Chronicle. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
7. "'Nisabdham' review: Promising work of a debutant maker". The New Indian Express. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
8. "Nisabdham Review {2.5/5}: The tone wildly swings between somewhat tactful and full-blown melodrama". The Times of India. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
9. "Review : Nisabdham review- Average film with a message". Sify.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
10. "The lingering trauma". The Hindu. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

External links

• Nisabdham on IMDb