Sabhash
Sabhash (English: Bravo) is a 2000 Tamil 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 in Hindi as Vaada (2005).[1]
Sabhash | |
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சபாஷ் | |
Directed by | K. Subash |
Produced by | Sri Sudhalakshmi Pictures |
Written by | K. Subash |
Starring | R. Parthiepan Divya Unni Ranjith |
Music by | Deva |
Cinematography | M. Elavarasu |
Edited by | Krishnamurthy-Siva |
Release date | 1 September 2000 |
Running time | 134 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Sabash belongs to the Hollywood genre of films like Sleuth, where two people are pitted against each other. The whole film is about how each tries to outwit the other.
The two people in focus are Cheenu (R. Parthiepan) and his good friend Dharan (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, Cheenu and Dharan find that Shanti has died by hanging herself in their house. The police closes the case as a suicide. Evidence surfaces which point to Dharan's guilt, but he resolutely maintains that he is innocent, while Cheenu too believes him. It keeps the suspense alive successfully: with respect to Dharan's innocence and the reason behind the happenings. Cheenu 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 Cheenu
- Divya Unni as Shanti
- Ranjith as Dharan
- Delhi Ganesh as Shanti's father
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Police
- Mohan Raman
- Anu Mohan
- Pandu
- Ilavarasu
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] Thiraipadam 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 up on 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]