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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2017 Indian film by Youreka}}<br />
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| director = [[Youreka]]<br />
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| producer = [[J. Satish Kumar]]<br />
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*[[Sandra Amy]] <br />
*Youreka<br />
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| cinematography = Maheshwaran<br />
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| music = Siva Saravanan<br />Anish Yuvani<br />
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'''''Sivappu Enakku Pidikkum''''' ({{Translation|I like red}}){{efn|Red refers to red lights, areas in a city where prostitution is allowed.<ref name="D">{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=16 January 2017 |title=A film on sex education |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/170117/a-film-on-sex-education.html |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>}} is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by [[Youreka]] starring himself and [[Sandra Amy]] in her lead debut. The film was released after a three-year delay.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
A writer, Youreka, wants to end child abuse and meets a sex worker, Mahima, who narrates five incidents from her life.<ref name="H">{{Cite web |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=24 March 2014 |title=Audio Beat: Sivappu Enakku Pidikkum - Red alert |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/audio-beat-sivappu-enakku-pidikkum-red-alert/article5826115.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325014206/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/audio-beat-sivappu-enakku-pidikkum-red-alert/article5826115.ece |archive-date=25 March 2014 |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="D" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Sandra Amy]] as Mahima<br />
*[[Youreka]] as Youreka<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film was made in 2014 and features twenty-five debutante actors apart from the lead cast.<ref name="H" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2014 |title=Director seeks separate area for sex workers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/director-seeks-separate-area-for-sex-workers/articleshow/31105797.cms |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film was delayed after producer [[J. Satish Kumar]] decided to concentrate on other ventures. The film was given an A (adult) [[Central Board of Film Certification|certificate]] although there are no obscene scenes.<ref name="D" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Siva |date=17 January 2017 |title=சென்னையில் ஏன் பாலியல் தொழிலை சட்டப்படி அனுமதிக்கக் கூடாது?: புரியாத புதிர் தயாரிப்பாளர் |url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/chennai-should-have-red-light-area-producer-jsk-sathish/articlecontent-pf53123-044290.html |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]] |language=ta}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by Siva Saravanan from Singapore (in his feature film debut)<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2014 |title=Singapore Music Director making his debut in Tamil Cinema |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/details-about-siva-saravanan-the-composer-of-sivappu-enakku-pidikkum.html |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> and Anish Yuvani.<ref name="H" /><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Song !! Singer !! Music director <br />
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| "Sivappu Endral" || Prabhu || rowspan="2"| Siva Saravanan<br />
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|"Control Panna Mudiyalaiye" || Venu Gopal<br />
|-<br />
| "Vaada Kannu" || Otteri Sridhar || rowspan="3"|Anish Yuvani <br />
|-<br />
| "Sinaiyai" ||<br />
|-<br />
| "Vaada Kannu" (remix) || <br />
|-<br />
|"Theme Music" || Instrumental ||<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote that "Off-beat, bold and unconventional in its theme and execution, the film with its tagline ‘Red is Not a Colour’, could be a watchable fare for a viewer satiated with routine formula flicks".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=20 January 2017 |title=Honest attempt to document lives of sex workers |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jan/20/honest-attempt-to-document-lives-of-sex-workers-1561766.html |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Dina Thanthi|iFlicks]]'' wrote that "Overall, the film is watchable for its unconventional take on a theme that many film-makers fail to acknowledge".<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2017 |title=Sivappu Enakku Pidikkum |url=http://www.iflicks.in/Home/Review/2017/01/21174720/Sivappu-Enakku-Pidikkum-Review.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202032720/http://www.iflicks.in/Home/Review/2017/01/21174720/Sivappu-Enakku-Pidikkum-Review.vpf |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=[[Dina Thanthi|iFlicks]]}}</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|6821388}}<br />
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[[Category:2017 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about prostitution]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2017 Indian films]]<br />
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