Brahmadeva (film)

Brahmadeva
Film poster
Directed by	V. S. Dharmalinga
Produced by	Dr. Ram
Starring	Dr. Ram Sanjay Tejashree Swati Verma
Cinematography	N. Ramesh Kumar
Edited by	G. Sashi Kumar
Music by	Muthu Raja
Production company	The Royal Pentagon
Release date	14 May 2009 (2009-05-14)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Brahmadeva is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by V. S. Dharmalinga. The film stars Dr. Ram, Sanjay, Tejashree and Swati Verma. The film's music is composed by Muthu Raja. ^[1]

Cast

• Dr. Ram as Essha and Brahma
• Sanjay as Ezhil
• Tejashree as Sampangi
• Swati Verma (credited as Pallavi)
• Livingston as Dravidan
• Vijay Babu as Paramasivam
• Pandu as Doctor
• Mahanadhi Shankar as Police Inspector
• Gowthami Vembunathan
• Mumaith Khan in an item number

Production

The film's director Dharmalinga worked as an assistant to K. Rajeshwar. ^[2] The film began production in the late 2000s and marks Tejashree's lead debut and Swati Verma's Tamil debut. ^[3] The film was given an A (adults only) certificate without any cuts although at first the film was given a U/A certificate with fourteen cuts. ^[2] The film explores the concept of the seventh sense. ^[4]

Reception

A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "A better focus and clarity in the etching of the script of \'Elisa\', could have worked to the film’s advantage". ^[5] A critic from the Indo-Asian News Service wrote that "Brahma Deva is yet another reincarnation-revenge drama and director Dharmalinga has used decades' old method to narrate it". ^[6] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote, "The director should have concentrated on the screenplay and taken care to make the tale less confusing", but appreciated the cinematography by N. Ramesh Kumar and editing by G. Sashi Kumar. ^[7]

References

1. "'I will prove a point'". The New Indian Express . 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
2. "Tejashree: Reviving her fortunes". The Times of India . 15 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
3. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (28 October 2011). "Showbitz". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
4. "On the seventh sense". The New Indian Express . 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
5. "Wanted: better focus". The New Indian Express . 16 May 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
6. Maudgalyan (17 May 2009). "'Brahma Deva' a drab reincarnation-revenge drama (Tamil Film Review)". IANS . Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023– via India Forums.
7. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (22 May 2009). "Music scores over mystery". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

External links

• Brahmadeva at IMDb  
• Brahmadeva at Rotten Tomatoes