Sembattai (transl. Red) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by I. Ganesh and starring Dhileepan (previously credited as Bala), Sreejit and Gowri Nambiar.

Sembattai
DVD cover
Directed byI. Ganesh
Written byI. Ganesh
Produced byI. Ganesh
StarringDhileepan
Sreejit
Gowri Nambiar
CinematographySaleem
Edited byMahavishnu
Music bySreeraghav
Production
company
G. S. Studios
Release date
  • 5 October 2012 (2012-10-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

The film's lead actor, Dhileepan died a week after the film's release.[1][2]

Cast

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  • Dhileepan as Sembattai
  • Sreejit as Kayamboo
  • Gowri Nambiar as Anandi
  • Kandasamy as Ayyavu
  • George Rajan as Irulandi
  • Cheranraj as Shankaralingam

Production

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The film's director I. Ganesh worked under Fazil and Siddique.[3] This film marks the debut of Gowri Nambiar, cousin of Karthika Nair.[4][5]

Soundtrack

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Music by Sreeraghav.[3]

  • "Kattumaram" sung by Mahalakshmi Krishnan
  • "Kadalodu" sung by N. Srinivasan, Deepank, G.J. Siva, Sreeraghav and Chandrayee
  • "Thaiyara Thaiya"
  • "Muthe Muthe" sung by Vijay Yesudas
  • "Uthu Uthu" sung by Maya Sricharan and Chandrayee
  • "Sumaithangi" sung by Madhu Balakrishna
  • "Nenjil" sung by Ganeshraghu
  • "Ariyaamal" sung by Chandrayee
  • "Adhisayam" sung by Prasanna (written by Palani Bharathi)
  • "Takara Takara" sung by Mukesh and Chinnaponnu (written by Palanibharathi)
  • "Sembattai" sung by Mukesh and Feji (written by Seergazhi Sirpi)

Reception

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Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express wrote that "'Sembattai' at the most is a promising effort of a debutant maker".[6] A critic from The Times of India gave the film a rating of two out of five and opined that "Had the director not beaten around the bush, Sembattai could have been a much better watch".[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Sembattai hero Dileepan is no more!". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Prasanna's Co-star Passes Away - Dileepan - Azhagiya Theeye - Sembattai - Prassana - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
  3. ^ a b Kumar, S. R. Ashok (24 March 2012). "Audio Beat: Sembattai" – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ "One More Heroine From Karthika's Household! - Karthika Nair - Gauri Nambiar - Sembattai - Vimal - Vidharth - Dilipan - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
  5. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (23 August 2014). "Etcetera: Blending fact and fiction" – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. ^ "'Sembattai' (Tamil)". The New Indian Express.
  7. ^ "Sembattai Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Sembattai by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.