Isakki (film)

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Isakki
Isakki poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed byM. Ganesan
Starring Sharran Kumar
Aashritha
Music by Srikanth Deva
Release date
  • 31 May 2013 (2013-05-31)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Isakki is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by M. Ganesan and starring Sharran Kumar and Aashritha.

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Plot

A teacher from a rich family Nandhini rejects the love of a car driver Saran to avoid problems that will arise with her family as a result of falling in love with him. Saran keeps pursuing the teacher, which makes them both closer. When Nandhini's boyfriend Mari is released from jail, Saran decides to reveal his true identity as Isakki. Whether Isakki and Nandhini reunite or not forms the crux of the story. [1] [2] [3]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Ooty, Madurai, Dindigul and Chennai. Sharran Kumar sports two looks in the film (a city dweller and village simpleton). For the village look, he lost a lot of kilograms and sat in the sun in Karaikudi for five days to get the tanned look. [4] [5] [6]

Soundtrack

The film's music is composed by Srikanth Deva. [7] Ananthu sung a devotional song "Ayya Saami" while Shreya Ghoshal sang a romantic number. [8]

Release and reception

The film released alongside Kutti Puli (2013). [9]

Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "Isakki doesn’t offer much to a viewer by way of novelty, excitement or entertainment". [2] A critic from The Times of India gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that "With little to entertain the audience, the movie turns out to be a timid effort". [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Nikhil Raghavan (1 September 2012). "Etcetera: 'Tamil cinema is where I want to be'". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 Malini Mannath (1 June 2013). "'Isakki' (Tamil)". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bridging the same old divide". The New Indian Express . 6 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ↑ V. Lakshmi. "Worn out, but not down and out!". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ↑ V. Lakshmi. "Sharran's two looks". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Nikhil Raghavan (14 July 2012). "Etcetera: The next big project". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Isakki Songs". Archived from the original on 23 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Issaki curiosity piques". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Sharran wants feedback on Isakki". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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