Sivappu Manjal Pachai

2021-08-24T08:42:46Z

2001:8F8:1629:265A:6535:3DF8:79B0:395D: /* Cast */

{{short description|2019 film directed by Sasi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sivappu Manjal Pachai
| image = Sivappu Manjal Pachai.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sasi (director)|Sasi]]
| producer = Ramesh P Pillai
| writer = Sasi
| starring = [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]]<br />[[G. V. Prakash Kumar|GV Prakash]]<br />[[Lijomol Jose]]<br />[[Kashmira Pardeshi]]
| music = Siddhu Kumar
| cinematography = [[Prasanna Kumar]]
| editing = San Lokesh
| studio = Abhishek Films
| distributor =
| released = 6 September 2019
| runtime = 142 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
}}

'''''Sivappu Manjal Pachai''''' ({{translation|Red, yellow, green}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]] written and directed by [[Sasi (director)|Sasi]]. The film stars [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]], [[G. V. Prakash Kumar|GV Prakash]], [[Lijomol Jose]], and [[Kashmira Pardeshi]], and marks the Tamil film debuts of both Lijomol and Pardeshi. The film is produced by Ramesh P. Pillai under the banner of Abhishek Films. [[Principal photography]] of the film commenced in July 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/jul/16/gv-prakash-siddharth-film-to-be-a-trilingual-6991.html|title=GV Prakash-Siddharth film to be a trilingual|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> The film was released on 6 September 2019 to positive reviews. The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Orey Baammardhi''.<ref>https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-teaser-siddharth-gv-prakash-s-orey-baammardhi-promises-entertainer-146917</ref>

==Plot==
Madhan ([[ G. V. Prakash Kumar|GV Prakash]]), is a brash [[Street racing|street racer]] who lives in a [[city]] with his loving elder sister Raji or Poonai ([[ Lijomol Jose]]).
Rajashekar ([[Siddharth (actor)|Siddarth]]), is a stern traffic police officer. Sparks fly between them in the beginning of the film itself when Rajasekar nabs Madhan on the road for racing and humiliates him in public by putting a girls dress on him. When a marriage alliance is formed between Raji and Rajashekar, things become tense. Madhan is not able to put the humiliation behind him and begins to see Rajasekar and Raji as his worst enemies, as Raji marries Rajashekar against his wishes. Kavin ([[Kashmira Pardeshi|Kashmira]]), is Madhan's love interest.

Madhan's bike gets stolen. The police arrest him and beat him up, as the bike is used for chain snatching. Rajashekar comes to his rescue and agrees to keep him in his home, after which follows a melodrama between Madhan and Raji.

Madhu ([[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan Rao]]), is a [[Chennai]] based drug dealer whose one of the trucks carrying drugs is nabbed by Rajashekar. Rajashekar seeks the help of the central vigilance team to seize drugs of Madhu and arrests him. Madhu orders his men to ram the van carrying him by a lorry and escapes from a hospital in which he is admitted. Meanwhile, Madhan's and Raji's aunt passes away.

Madhan, at the same time, finds out the thieves. The Thief (Yeshwanth), also in Madhan's opposite gang, refuses to surrender due to his political influence and lack of enough evidence. The thief challenges Madhan to a bet race with him and tells him that he will surrender if Madhan wins, and his bike will be restored back to him. However, in the race, the thief badly injures Madhan. Rajashekar helps Madhan to win the race, and he gets back his bike.

Madhu's goons kidnap both Rajashekar and Madhan. In a fight that ensues, Rajashekar kills two of Madhu's goons and gets shot in a bid to save Madhan. Madhan realizes his mistake and, in retaliation, kills all the goons and leaves Madhu to get arrested.

The film ends happily with Madhan and Rajashekar getting united.

== Cast ==
* [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] as Rajashekar - Raji's husband
* [[G. V. Prakash Kumar|GV Prakash]] as Madhan - Raji's brother and Rajashekar's brother-in-law
* [[Lijomol Jose]] as Rajalakshmi (Raji / "Punai") - Madhan's sister and Rajashekar's wife
* [[Kashmira Pardeshi]] as Kavin - Madhan's wife
* "Nakklaites" Dhanam as Dhanalakshmi (Dhanam) - Raji and Madhan's aunt
*[[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan Rao]] as Madhu
* [[Dheepa Ramanujam]] as Vijayalakshmi - Rajasekhar's mother
* [[Prem (actor)|Prem]] as Rajasekar's elder brother
* Yeshwanth as Thief
* Bijili Ramesh as Drunkard

== Production ==
The official confirmation of the film's title ''Sivappu Manjal Pachai'' was revealed by the filmmakers on 8 March 2019 along with a poster and with an indication that the film would be released around Summer 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-siddharth-and-gv-prakashkumar-starrer-titled-sivappu-manjal-pachai-2727585|title=Siddharth and GV Prakashkumar starrer titled 'Sivappu Manjal Pachai'|date=2019-03-08|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/siddharth-and-gv-prakashs-next-titled-sivappu-manjal-pachai/articleshow/68317586.cms|title=Siddharth and GV Prakash’s next titled Sivappu Manjal Pachai – Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/gv-prakash-and-siddharths-next-titled-sivappu-manjal-pachai/|title=GV Prakash And Siddharth’s Next Titled ‘Sivappu Manjal Pachai’|last=Manik|first=Rajeshwari|last2=March 9|first2=an On|date=2019-03-09|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11|last3=2019}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/mar/08/director-sasis-siddharth-gv-prakash-starrer-titled-sivappu-manjal-pachai-10434.html|title=Director Sasi's Siddharth-GV Prakash-starrer titled Sivappu Manjal Pachai|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/siddharth-and-gv-prakashs-new-film-titled-sivappu-manjal-pachai/articleshow/68323384.cms|title=வண்ணங்கள் பெயர் கொண்ட தலைப்பில் இணையும் மூன்று பிரபலங்கள்!|date=2019-03-08|website=Samayam Tamil|language=ta|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> the shooting of actor prem was wrapped on 15 March 2019. The whole film's shoot was wrapped on 24 March 2019.

Siddharth was signed in to play the role of a traffic policeman while GV Prakash plays a street racer.<ref name=":3" /> The filmmakers roped in Malayalam actress Lijomol Jose in her [[Tamil cinema|Kollywood]] debut to play the role of GV Prakash character's sister and love interest of Siddharth's character while newcomer [[Kashmira Pardeshi]] was hired to play the second female lead.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2019/03/08083328/1231136/Sasi-Siddharth-GV-Prakash-teamup-for-Sivappu-Manjal.vpf|title=சித்தார்த் - ஜி.வி.பிரகாஷ் படத்திற்கு சிவப்பு மஞ்சள் பச்சை என தலைப்பு|last=100010509524078|date=2019-03-08|website=maalaimalar.com|language=Tamil|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Sivappu Manjal Pachai
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Siddhu Kumar]]
| cover =
| released = 15 May 2019
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Think Music India|Think Music]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| producer =
| studio = Krimson Avenue Studios
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Trip (film)|Trip]]
| next_year = 2021
| misc =
| audio1 =
}}
The soundtrack of the film was composed by debutant [[Siddhu Kumar]] to lyrics by Mohan Rajan and Dhamayanthi.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Track listing
! Title
! Performers
! Lyrics
! Music video
|-
| "Mayilaanjiye"
|[[Anand Aravindakshan]], [[Shashaa Tirupati]]
|Dhamayanthi
| <ref>{{cite AV media |date=15 May 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsET1ZKx6qQ |title=Sivappu Manjal Pachai {{!}} Mayilaanjiye Song Lyric {{!}} Siddharth, G.V.Prakash Kumar {{!}} Sasi {{!}} Siddhu Kumar |publisher=[[Think Music India]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201133456/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsET1ZKx6qQ |archive-date=1 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| "Raakaachi Rangamma"
|Anitha Karthikeyan
|[[Mohan Rajan]]
| <ref>{{cite AV media |date=22 May 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOIM_4d5_vU |title=Sivappu Manjal Pachai {{!}} Raakaachi Rangamma Song {{!}} Siddharth, G.V.Prakash Kumar {{!}} Sasi {{!}} Siddhu Kumar |publisher=[[Think Music India]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908193108/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOIM_4d5_vU |archive-date=8 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| "Usure"
|Sudharshan Ashok, Jothi Pushpa
|Mohan Rajan
| <ref>{{cite AV media |date=31 May 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62Q917zqU7o |title=Sivappu Manjal Pachai {{!}} Usure Song Lyric Video {{!}} Siddharth, G.V.Prakash Kumar {{!}} Sasi {{!}} Siddhu Kumar |publisher=[[Think Music India]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202033917/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62Q917zqU7o |archive-date=2 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| "Idhudhaan"
|[[Naresh Iyer]], [[Shashaa Tirupati]]
|Mohan Rajan
| <ref>{{cite AV media |date=4 June 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzL6vS3JFa0 |title=Sivappu Manjal Pachai {{!}} Idhudhaan Song Lyric {{!}} Siddharth, G.V.Prakash Kumar {{!}} Sasi {{!}} Siddhu Kumar |publisher=[[Think Music India]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114164451/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzL6vS3JFa0 |archive-date=14 January 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| "Aazhi Soozhndha"
|Sreekanth Hariharan
|Mohan Rajan
| <ref>{{cite AV media |date=7 June 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BUs3iALYZg |title=Sivappu Manjal Pachai {{!}} Aazhi Soozhndha Song {{!}} Siddharth, G.V.Prakash Kumar {{!}} Sasi {{!}} Siddhu Kumar |publisher=[[Think Music India]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103220140/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BUs3iALYZg |archive-date=3 November 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Release & reception ==

===Release===
The film was theatrically released on 6 September 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dhanush’s Enai Noki Paayum Thota postponed |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/dhanush-enai-noki-paayum-thota-postponed-yet-again-5968562/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=5 September 2019 |language=en-IN |date=5 September 2019}}</ref>

===Reception===
''India Today'' wrote "After the blockbuster hit ''[[Pichaikkaran]]'', Sasi only manages to come up with a middling family (melo)drama that also tries to be an action film".<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sivappu-manjal-pachai-movie-review-sasi-drowns-a-solid-story-in-melodrama-1596358-2019-09-06</ref> ''Sify'' wrote "Sasi's treatment is old-school and the melodrama is pretty high, particularly in the long drawn out climax sequence. But the film may connect well with the family audience in TN. You know what to expect from a film like this, and one must admit that it delivers."<ref>https://www.sify.com/movies/sivappu-manjal-pachai-review-a-wholesome-family-entertainer-review-tamil-tjgn4qegbdicg.html</ref> ''Hindustan Times'' wrote "Filmmaker Sasi, who returns to direction after three years since the release of the highly successful Pichaikkaran, makes a well-intentioned family drama in Sivappu Manjal Pachai. The film, however, does feel bloated at places due to the overdose of melodrama. It’s one of those genuine attempts that could’ve toned down on melodrama for a stronger impact".<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/sivappu-manjal-pachai-movie-review-siddharth-gv-prakash-kumar-film-is-well-intentioned-but-melodramatic/story-VTM0b1nmrQg2oRQXb00SoL.html</ref>

==Box office==

''Sivappu Manjal Pachai'' collected {{INR}}1.7 crore at theatres in Chennai at the end of the second week. The film's financial performance was described as above average.<ref> https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/sivappu-manjal-pachai/sivappu-manjal-pachai-box-office-sep-15.html </ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt10334602}}
{{Sasi (director)}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:2019 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sasi (director)]]

Bharatpedia - User contributions [en]

Sivappu Manjal Pachai