| Sabhash | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| சபாஷ் | |
| Directed by | K. Subash |
| Written by | K. Subash |
| Produced by | Suda Lexmi Pictures |
| Starring | R. Parthiepan Divya Unni Ranjith |
| Cinematography | Ilavarasu |
| Edited by | Krishnamurthy Siva |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Suda Lexmi Pictures |
Release date | 1 September 2000 |
Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sabhash (transl. Bravo) is a 2000 Indian Tamil language 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 into Hindi language as Vaada (2005).[1]
Plot
The two people in focus are Srinivasan (R. Parthiepan) and his good friend Dharan Viswanath (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, Srinivasan and Dharan find that Shanti has died by hanging herself in their house. The police close the case as a suicide. Evidence surfaced which point to Dharan's guilt, but he resolutely maintains that he is innocent, while Srinivasan too believes him. It keeps the suspense alive successfully: with respect to Dharan's innocence and the reason behind the happenings. Srinivasan 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 Srinivasan (Seenu)
- Divya Unni as Shanti
- Ranjith as Dharan Viswanath
- Delhi Ganesh as Shanti's father
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Inspector Daniel Thomas
- Pandu as Marriage broker
- LIC Narasimhan as Judge
- Poovilangu Mohan as Lawyer
- Mohan Raman as Advocate Mohan
- Ilavarasu
- Y. S. D. Sekhar as Sub-inspector Veera Pandiyan
- Sharmili as Police inspector
- Radhabhai as Shanti's grandmother
- Amirthalingam
- Kovai Kumar
- John Babu in a special appearance
- Kalyan in a special appearance
Production
The film was originally titled as Paakkanum Pola Irukku.[2]
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kanave Kanave" (Duet) | Krishnaraj, K. S. Chithra | Palani 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."[4] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised Ranjith's acting who overtook other actors and added Deva impresses in background score but messes up in songs and concluded saying it can be watched for one to one manship of Ranjith and Parthiban otherwise, one have to think about how to congratulate (sabash) Subhash after yawning.[5]
References
- ↑ "Vaada will surprise you! - Rediff.com".
- ↑ "Dinakaran". www.dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "Sabhash Tamil Movie High Quality mp3 Songs Listen and Download Music by Deva StarMusiQ.com". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "The Hindu: Film Review: Sabash". 8 September 2000. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ தாசன், விஷுவல் (22 October 2000). "சபாஷ்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 96. Retrieved 17 July 2023.