Saa Boo Thiri

Saa Boo Thiri is a 2009 Tamil romantic comedy film directed by Arshad Khan. The film features Akshay, Prajin and Arshad Khan in lead roles, with Mithuna, Pinky, Sara Alambara, Aksha Sudari and Ujjayinee Roy playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Rajesh Kanna, had musical score by Abbas Rafi and was released on 6 November 2009.[1]

This article is about the Tamil film. For the indian game, see Saa Boo Three.

Saa Boo Thiri
Directed byArshad Khan
Produced byRajesh Kanna
Written byArshad Khan
Starring
Music byAbbas Rafi
CinematographyB. L. Sanjay
Edited byL. V. K. Doss
Production
company
R Studios
Release date
  • 6 November 2009 (2009-11-06)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The film revolves around three youngsters: Balakrishna (Akshay), Keerthi (Prajin) and Pal (Arshad Khan) who live in the same apartment complex and are good friends. After two years of struggle, Balakrishna finally declares his love for TV reporter Sherin (Pinky) and she spontaneously accepts. Keerthi and Jo (Sara Alambara) are a married couple of IT professionals; they were madly in love with each other before getting married, but are now barely able to communicate normally thus creating various misunderstandings. Pal is a college student who hates women of his age and he is only attracted to aunties.

Balakrishnan's family forces Balakrishnan to see the bride Lekha (Mithuna) but Balakrishnan refuses to marry her because he is in love with Sherin. Lekha nimbly becomes friends with him and Sherin. After a trip to Pondicherry, which Sherin missed, Balakrishnan gets closer to Lekha and they eventually fall in love with each other. Tired of their marriage, Keerthi and Jo end up chatting with strangers on the net. Pal falls under the spell of the elder woman Philomina (Ujjayinee Roy) while his classmate Priya (Aksha Sudari) is secretly in love with him.

Lekha then decides to marry a groom chosen by her parents whereas Sherin dumps Balakrishnan when she learns about their love affair. Pal learns that Philomina eloped with her boyfriend; he is distraught but when Priya reveals her love to him, he promptly accepts her love. Lekha, who cannot forget Balakrishna, later cancels her marriage and marries her sweetheart Balakrishnan at the registrar office in a hurry. Keerthi and Jo forgive each other and they make up after the misunderstanding. The film ends with three couples living happily.

Cast
  • Akshay as Balakrishnan
  • Prajin as Keerthi
  • Arshad Khan as Pal (Palaniappa)
  • Mithuna as Lekha
  • Pinky as Sherin
  • Sara Alambara as Jo
  • Aksha Sudari as Priya
  • Ujjayinee Roy as Philomina
  • Rishwanth
  • Gayathri
  • Lavanya as Shanthi

Production

Debutante director Arshad Khan, had previously been an assistant director for films such as Manathodu Mazhaikalam (2006) and Yavarum Nalam, besides having made many ad films. He said, "It has in its place equal measure of both romance and comedy". Arshad Khan made his acting debut with the film alongside newcomers Akshay and Rishwanth, and TV actor Prajin made his big screen debut. Mithuna, Pinky, Sara Alambara, the Srilankan actress Aksha Sudari and playback singer Ujjayinee Roy form the female cast. Abbas Rafi, an associate of A. R. Rahman and A. R. Reihana, had tuned melodies for the film.[2][3]

Soundtrack
Saa Boo Thiri
Soundtrack album by
Abbas Rafi
Released2009
Recorded2009
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length27:46
ProducerAbbas Rafi
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Behindwoods.com[4]

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Abbas Rafi. The soundtrack, released in 2009, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar, Thamarai and Kavinba.[5] A critic stated, " This composer has good potential, as can be seen from the way he has handled a single raga (Karaharapriya) in different srutis without sounding boring or repetitive. Good use of guitars too, especially bass guitars. The album is likely to create a flutter".[4]

Tracklist
No.TitleWriter(s)Singer(s)Length
1."Suvai Karumbe"KavinbaBenny Dayal, Ujjayinee Roy04:11
2."Athu Oru Adaimazhi Kaalam"Na. MuthukumarVijay Yesudas, Ujjayinee Roy05:15
3."Mazhaye Mazhaye"Na. MuthukumarHaricharan04:51
4."Saa Boo Thiri"Na. MuthukumarBenny Dayal04:02
5."Putha Puthithai Oru Vaanam"ThamaraiRahul Nambiar, Ujjayinee Roy04:14
6."Athu Oru Adaimazhi Kaalam"Na. MuthukumarVijay Yesudas05:13
Total length:27:46

Release

Censor Board officials were disquieted witnessing the sequences where Arshad falls in love with a married woman. As it evokes denial amongst the Tamil film audiences and nearly 12 scenes of those sequences have been delivered and Censor Board officials have passed 'A' certificate.[2] Initially, the film had its release date fixed on 16 October 2009, coinciding with Diwali, but it was released on 6 November 2009.[6][7]

Critical reception

Sify rated the film as "Waste of time" and said, "The trouble with the film is that there is no story to tell, it is just a few incidents strung together by a non happening script [..] The film lacks a true Tamil touch and offers little in terms of surprise or twists. The music is bad and the second half is repetitive and too long with a predictable climax, and all is well with the jolly good guys and girls".[8] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote, "Since the line-up of actors in this R Studio's film consists mostly of newcomers, director Arshad Khan should have spent more time working on the script" and criticised the 'wafer-thin' plot and weak screenplay.[9] Another critic stated, "Had Arshad Khan infused more pace and cut down the crude dialogues in the name of humour, 'Sa Boo Three' would have a game that everyone would want to play their hands with".[10]

Box office

The film took a below average opening at the Chennai box office, beginning in the fifth position the first week and finishing in the sixth position the second week.[11][12]

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References
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  3. "Sa Boo Three Movie Preview". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. "SAA BOO THRI MUSIC REVIEW". southdreamz.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. "Saa Boo Three (2009) - Abbas Rafi". mio.to. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  6. "Saa Boo Thri for Diwali!". Sify. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  7. "'Saa Boo Three' opts out of race". southdreamz.com. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  8. "Movie Review : Saa Boo Thiri (2009)". Sify. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  9. S. R. Ashok Kumar (12 November 2009). "Wafer-thin plot, weak screenplay". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  10. "Sa Boo Three". indiaglitz.com. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  11. "Sa Boo Three - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Top Ten Movies". behindwoods.com. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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