G. Sasikumar | |
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Other names | Sashi, [1] Sasikumar [2] |
Occupation | Film editor |
G. Sasikumar is an Indian film editor, who has worked on Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada-language films.
G. Sasikumar made his debut with Kaadhal (2004) also featuring other newcomers as part of the crew: music director Joshua Sridhar and art director K. Veerasamar. [3] [4] He worked on films such as Uyir (2006), [5] Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam (2006) [6] Malaikottai (2007) [1] before garnering acclaim for his work in the horror thriller Sivi (2007), which was a remake of the Thai film Shutter (2004). Regarding his work in the film, one critic wrote that "Seamless and taut editing by Sasikumar spices up the terror quotient of the film" while another critic wrote that "A pat on the back to the editor for some slick work". [7] He later worked on films such as TN 07 AL 4777 (2008), [8] Ochayee (2010), [9] and Aayiram Vilakku (2011). [10]
Kaadhal (transl. Love) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film based on a true story, directed by Balaji Sakthivel, starring Bharath and Sandhya. It was produced by S. Shankar and featured music composed by Joshua Sridhar. The film opened on 17 December 2004 to critical acclaim and was a high commercial success. It was Bharath's first successful film as a main lead actor. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Premisthe in 2005. It was remade in Kannada as Cheluvina Chittara in 2007, in Bengali as Chirodini Tumi Je Amar in 2008, in Bangladesh as Nogor Mastan in 2015, in Marathi as Ved Laavi Jeeva in 2010, in Nepali as Manjari in 2013 and in Punjabi as Ramta Jogi in 2015.
Uyir (transl. Soul) is a 2006 Tamil-language erotic thriller film written and directed by Samy in his directorial debut. The film stars Srikanth, Sangeetha, and Samvrutha Sunil.
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