Sivakasi (film)

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Sivakasi
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Perarasu
Written byPerarasu
Produced by A. M. Rathnam
Starring Vijay
Asin
Prakash Raj
Cinematography Sekhar V. Joseph
Edited byV. Jaishankar
Music by Srikanth Deva
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 November 2005 (2005-11-01)
Running time
175 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sivakasi is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Perarasu. The film stars Vijay, Asin and Prakash Raj. The film's music is composed by Srikanth Deva.

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Sivakasi was released on 1 November 2005, coinciding with Diwali and received positive reviews from the critics. It ran for 150 days in theatres and performed commercially well. [1]

Plot

Sivakasi is a welder who meets Hema, and they fall in love after multiple incidents. Hema's father approves of the marriage, but her brothers remark that Sivakasi's current income is not enough to support Hema, causing him to throw them out of the house. Hema confronts Sivakasi, who remarks that he couldn't understand his siblings as he was an orphan. Sivakasi reveals his real name as Muthappa and was falsely blamed for setting off crackers near a possessed dancer 15 years earlier, which was actually done by his brother, Udayappa. Hema berates him for ignoring his parents' love and declares they will marry only at his family's request. Sivakasi returns to his village and discovers Udhayappa is now a MLA due to his mother-in-law, Moolimungaari's influence.

Sivakasi's mother, Thangam, works as a servant in her own house and his sister Vairam operates a roadside stall in a nearby village in utter poverty with her husband Ramalingam and daughter Divya. Sivakasi decided to improve their lot anonymously. One of his few confidants tells how his father, Meiyappa, died when Udhayappa claimed that Thangam had affairs. Enraged, Sivakasi beats up Udayappa and his men, using a fake identity. Udayappa tries to sell off the ancestral property, but Sivakasi reminds the buyers that without Muthappa's signature, the sale is illegal. To avoid this, Udhayappa dresses a false body to look like Muthappa, but Sivakasi inserts a note saying his share of the property should be donated. The note is found to be valid and Udhayappa reveals his deception. Later, Udhayappa registers his MLA candidacy but finds Vairam contesting, supported by Sivakasi's money.

Furious about Sivakasi, Udayappa is visited by Hema and Sivakasi's friends who are looking for him. Udayappa goes to Sivakasi's house thinking that he knows his identity. It is revealed that Hema lied, saying that Muthappa and Sivakasi are friends. Udayappa threatens to kill Thangam and although Sivakasi burns his palms, he and Vairam decide to leave. At night, Vairam sees Ramalingam getting kidnapped by someone assuming that he is Udayappa, but is actually Sivakasi. When Vairam confronts her Udayappa, he hits her which gains her sympathy votes. Sivakasi fakes a threat by Udhayappa towards Vairam, resulting in Udayappa's men attacking the villagers. The people turn against him and Moolimungari, who is covered in cow dung for making Udayappa an MLA.

Moolimungari threatens Udayappa with dire consequences, Udayappa plans to kill his wife, Kayalvizhi, and frame Sivakasi to gain votes, but Sivakasi saves her. Sivakasi secretly burns a body with Ramalingam's chain, making everyone think Udayappa killed him. The people rioted outside his house. Sivakasi calls him, saying he can have Ramalingam back, but must hand over all his ancestral property to her. Udayappa signs it, thinking Muthappa cannot sign and finds one of his men. Vairam wins the election and property, where she and her mother regain their old state. Sivakasi released Ramalingam and Kayalvizhi. Udayappa hears that Muthappa has arrived, who is revealed to Vairam and her mother to be Sivakasi. An angry Moolimungari decides to kill Udayappa, who decides to kill his brother. Moolimungari's men arrive and are about to kill Udayappa. When Thangam asks Sivakasi/Muthappa to save him, Sivakasi/Muthappa rescues Udhayappa, who later begs for forgiveness for his actions and reunites with Kayalvizhi. Muthappa and Hema get married.

Cast

Production

After the success of Thirupaachi , A. M. Rathnam called Perarasu to make a film with Vijay re-uniting with him for second time. [2] [3]

Jyothika was reported to be heroine, [4] instead role went to Asin. [5] [6] Sridevika was originally offered the role of Vijay's sister [7] but later went to Malayalam actress Lakshana. [8] Simran was initially approached for item number [9] after her rejection, Nayanthara agreed to replace Simran due to the persuasion of Vijay. [10] Geetha was selected to play as Vijay's mother. [11]

Art director GK created the sets of Ranganathan Street, T. Nagar with the sum of Rs. 12.0 million, [11] one of the traditional Mylapore look complete with tall temple gopurams and Teppakulam and another of vintage Triplicane aura with mosques. [12] [13] There were reports that Vijay would perform dual roles but later proved false. [14] 120,000 feet of rolls were used to shoot the film. [15] The first schedule was completed in Chennai and the crew camped at Karaikudi for the second schedule, the third schedule was shot at Kushaldas Gardens with Vijay and Asin. [16] The filming was primarily held at Chennai, Karaikudi and Sivakasi while a song was picturised on Karaikudi and another at Australia. [13] Rocky Rajesh was the primary stunt choreographer for Sivakasi. As Dharani wanted Rocky Rajesh to work for his Telugu film, he requested Perarasu to release him. Hence the climactic fight sequences were choreographed by Thalapathy Dinesh. [17] Dubbing was held at Kalasa studios. [18]

Music

The soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva, and the background score was composed by his father, Deva. All lyrics were penned by Perarasu. [19]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Idhu Enna" Harish Raghavendra, Uma Ramanan 4:58
2."Kodambakam Area" Tippu, Shoba Chandrasekhar 5:31
3."Vada Vada Vada Vada Thozha" Shankar Mahadevan 5:24
4."Ada Ennaatha" Anuradha Sriram, Udit Narayan 4:43
5."Deepavali" KK, Vasundhara Das 4:37
6."En Deivathukke" Mukesh Mohamed 4:33
Total length:29:46

Release and reception

The film released on 1 November 2005. It was given a U certificate by the Censor Board, with "three dialogue cuts". [20] [21]

Ananda Vikatan rated the film 42 out of 100. [22] Sify wrote: "This FORMULA had worked well for director Perarasu and Vijay in Tirupachi and now the team has re-worked it. This time, however, it will test your patience as it is not meant for the class audience or those seeking quality entertainment. Perarasu and Vijay believe only in catering to the mass audience who want their dose of unpretentious masala mix". [23] A critic from Kungumam wrote that milk tastes better with a little water, adding that Perarasu exchanged water for raw alcohol; even though there are a thousand confusions, the truth is you get the feeling of lighting ten thousand fire crackers. [24] Lajjavathi of Kalki wrote even though Vijay perfectly fits into a story which M. G. Ramachandran and Rajinikanth have acted a lot, it is questionable whether mass films like this can take Tamil cinema and the fan's taste to new heights. [25] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "The Vijay-Perarasu teaming up had spelt entertainment in 'Thirupachi'. In 'Sivakasi' it's monotony and repetition. A film strictly for hardcore Vijay fans!". [26]

Remakes

Sivakasi was remade into Telugu as Vijayadasami in 2007, [27] and in Bengali as Aamar Pratigya in 2008.[ citation needed ]

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