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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Laabam
| image          = Laabam.jpg
| image          = Laabam.jpg
| border        = no
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[S. P. Jananathan]]
| director      = [[S. P. Jananathan]]
| producer      = P. Arumuga Kumar<br />[[Vijay Sethupathi]]
| producer      = P. Arumuga Kumar<br />[[Vijay Sethupathi]]
| writer        = [[S. P. Jananathan]]
| screenplay    = Aalayamani
| starring      = [[Vijay Sethupathi]]<br />[[Jagapathi Babu]]<br />[[Shruti Haasan]]<br />[[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]]
| story          = S. P. Jananathan
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| starring      = Vijay Sethupathi<br />[[Shruti Haasan]]<br />[[Jagapathi Babu]]<br />[[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]]
| music          = [[D. Imman]]
| music          = [[D. Imman]]
| cinematography = [[Ramji (cinematographer)|Ramji]]
| cinematography = [[Ramji (cinematographer)|Ramji]]
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'''''Laabam''''' ({{translation|Profit}}) is a 2021 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama]] film<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laabam |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/laabam-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtmtexmjuwmq |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908205342/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/laabam-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mzm0nzm |archive-date=8 September 2021 |access-date=9 September 2021 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |quote=LAABAM is a Tamil language action drama in which a farmer leads a revolution against a powerful industrialist responsible for destabilising the local agricultural market.}}</ref> written and directed by [[S. P. Jananathan]]. It stars [[Vijay Sethupathi]] and [[Jagapathi Babu]] with [[Shruti Haasan]], [[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]], and [[Kalaiyarasan]] in pivotal roles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=22 April 2019 |title=Vijay Sethupathi and Shruti Haasan film titled 'Laabam' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vijay-sethupathi-and-shruti-haasan-film-titled-laabam-100500 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425102453/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vijay-sethupathi-and-shruti-haasan-film-titled-laabam-100500 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |access-date=25 April 2019 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> [[Ramji (cinematographer)|Ramji]] was hired as cinematographer, while [[D. Imman]] is the music composer. Principal photography for ''Laabam'' commenced on 22 April 2019.<ref name=":0" /> The film was released theatrically on 9 September 2021. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences and became a [[box-office bomb]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2021 |title='Laabam' to get a solo release on September 9 |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/laabam-to-get-a-solo-release-on-september-9-news-tamil-vi0fyHffcceec.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826160547/https://www.sify.com/movies/laabam-to-get-a-solo-release-on-september-9-news-tamil-vi0fyHffcceec.html |archive-date=26 August 2021 |access-date=29 August 2021 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> This would be Jananathan's final film as a director and a posthumous release.<ref name="thenewsminute.com">{{Cite web |date=14 March 2021 |title=National Award winning director SP Jananathan passes away in Chennai |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/national-award-winning-director-sp-jananathan-passes-away-chennai-145199 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314061010/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/national-award-winning-director-sp-jananathan-passes-away-chennai-145199 |archive-date=14 March 2021 |access-date=14 March 2021 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
'''''Laabam''''' ({{translation|Profit}}) is a 2021 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laabam |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/laabam-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtmtexmjuwmq |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908205342/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/laabam-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mzm0nzm |archive-date=8 September 2021 |access-date=9 September 2021 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref> directed and co-written by [[S. P. Jananathan]]. It stars [[Vijay Sethupathi]] and [[Shruti Haasan]], with [[Jagapathi Babu]], [[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]], and [[Kalaiyarasan]] in pivotal roles.
 
Filming for ''Laabam'' took place between April 2019 and December 2020. [[Ramji (cinematographer)|Ramji]] was hired as cinematographer, while [[D. Imman]] is the music composer. The film was released theatrically on 9 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2021 |title='Laabam' to get a solo release on September 9 |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/laabam-to-get-a-solo-release-on-september-9-news-tamil-vi0fyHffcceec.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826160547/https://www.sify.com/movies/laabam-to-get-a-solo-release-on-september-9-news-tamil-vi0fyHffcceec.html |archive-date=26 August 2021 |access-date=29 August 2021 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> It was Jananathan's final film as he died six months before its release.<ref name="thenewsminute.com">{{Cite web |date=14 March 2021 |title=National Award winning director SP Jananathan passes away in Chennai |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/national-award-winning-director-sp-jananathan-passes-away-chennai-145199 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314061010/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/national-award-winning-director-sp-jananathan-passes-away-chennai-145199 |archive-date=14 March 2021 |access-date=14 March 2021 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=November 2022}}
{{More plot|date=November 2022}}
Pakkiri returns to his native place after an exile and straight away takes on the village head Vanagamudi. With the support of the locals, he becomes the president of the village and decides to give agriculture a new touch with his techniques. The rest of the story is about how Pakkiri manages the local goons with the help of Clara and comes out victorious.
Pakkiri returns to his native place after an exile and straight away takes on the greedy village head Vanagamudi. With the support of the locals, he becomes the president of the village and decides to give agriculture a new touch with his techniques. The rest of the story is about how Pakkiri manages the local goons with the help of Clara and comes out victorious.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
{{Cast listing|
* [[Vijay Sethupathi]] as Pakkiri Samy
* [[Vijay Sethupathi]] as Pakkiri Samy
* [[Shruti Haasan]] as Clara
* [[Jagapathi Babu]] as Vanangamudi
* [[Jagapathi Babu]] as Vanangamudi
* [[Shruti Haasan]] as Clara
* [[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]] as Vanangamudi's assistant
* [[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]] as Vanangamudi's assistant
* [[Kalaiyarasan]] as Benny
* [[Kalaiyarasan]] as Benny
* [[Ramesh Thilak]] as Pakkiri's friend
* [[Ramesh Thilak]] as Tesla (Pakkiri's friend)
* [[Daniel Annie Pope]] as Pakkiri's friend
* [[Daniel Annie Pope]] as Pakkiri's friend
* [[Nitish Veera]] as Pakkiri's friend
* [[Nitish Veera]] as Pakkiri's friend
* Jai Varman as Pakkiri's friend
* [[Jai Varma]]n as Pakkiri's friend
* [[Prithvi Rajan]] as Selvaraj
* [[Prithvi Rajan]] as Selvaraj
* [[G. Marimuthu]] as Paraman
* [[G. Marimuthu]] as Paraman
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* [[Praveena]] as Vanangamudi's wife
* [[Praveena]] as Vanangamudi's wife
* [[KPY Bala]] as Tabla player
* [[KPY Bala]] as Tabla player
* Sanika Raghawa as Clara's friend
* Nikitha Murali as Meenakshi
* [[Nagendra Prasad]] in the song "Yaamili Yaamiliyaa"
* [[Nagendra Prasad]] in the song "Yaamili Yaamiliyaa"
}}
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
The film is directed by [[S. P. Jananathan]], who made a brief comeback into direction since working for ''[[Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai]]'', which released in 2015. Principal photography for ''Laabam'' commenced on 22 April 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 April 2019 |title=Vijay Sethupathi and Shruti Haasan come together for Laabam |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-and-shruti-haasan-come-together-for-laabam/articleshow/68986481.cms |url-status=live |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515025312/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-and-shruti-haasan-come-together-for-laabam/articleshow/68986481.cms }}</ref> [[Vijay Sethupathi]] was cast as in a male lead role to play a social activist.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Vijay Sethupathi turns social activist for Laabam |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-turns-social-activist-for-laabam/articleshow/68992073.cms |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2019 |website=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518084133/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-turns-social-activist-for-laabam/articleshow/68992073.cms |last1=Cr |first1=Sharanya }}</ref>
The film is directed by [[S. P. Jananathan]], who made a comeback into direction after ''[[Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai]]'', (2015). [[Principal photography]] for ''Laabam'' commenced on 22 April 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 April 2019 |title=Vijay Sethupathi and Shruti Haasan come together for Laabam |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-and-shruti-haasan-come-together-for-laabam/articleshow/68986481.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515025312/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-and-shruti-haasan-come-together-for-laabam/articleshow/68986481.cms |archive-date=15 May 2019 |access-date=19 September 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2019 |title=Vijay Sethupathi and Shruti Haasan film titled 'Laabam' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vijay-sethupathi-and-shruti-haasan-film-titled-laabam-100500 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425102453/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vijay-sethupathi-and-shruti-haasan-film-titled-laabam-100500 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |access-date=25 April 2019 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> [[Vijay Sethupathi]], the lead actor, also produced the film. [[Shruti Haasan]] was cast as the lead actress as Jananathan wanted a "fresh casting".<ref>{{Cite news |last=CR |first=Sharanya |date=23 April 2019 |title=Vijay Sethupathi turns social activist for Laabam |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-turns-social-activist-for-laabam/articleshow/68992073.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518084133/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-turns-social-activist-for-laabam/articleshow/68992073.cms |archive-date=18 May 2019 |access-date=25 April 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Filming [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 December 2020 |title=Vijay Sethupathi wraps up his portions for Laabam |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-wraps-up-his-portions-for-laabam/articleshow/79523939.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251028050755/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-wraps-up-his-portions-for-laabam/articleshow/79523939.cms |archive-date=28 October 2025 |access-date=22 September 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Jananathan died on 14 March 2021 during the post-production stage, making ''Laabam'' his final film as director.<ref name="thenewsminute.com" />


Jananathan died on 14 March 2021 during the post-production stage, thus making ''Laabam'' his final film as a director.<ref name="thenewsminute.com"/>
== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name      = Laabam
| type      = Soundtrack
| longtype  = to Laabam
| artist    = [[D. Imman]]
| cover      =
| alt        =
| caption    = Cover art
| released  = 2021
| recorded  = 2021
| venue      =
| studio    =
| genre      = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length    = 33:30
| language  = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label      = [[Lahari Music]] and [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer  = [[D. Imman]]
| prev_title = [[Teddy (film)|Teddy]]
| prev_year  = 2021
| next_title = [[Udanpirappe]]
| next_year  = 2021
}}


== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[D. Imman]]. The audio rights were acquired by [[Lahari Music]] and [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laabam |url=https://gaana.com/album/laabam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024133650/https://gaana.com/album/laabam |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=25 October 2021 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]] |language=en}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[D. Imman]], collaborating with Vijay Sethupathi for the fourth time (after ''[[Rummy (2014 film)|Rummy]]'', ''[[Rekka (film)|Rekka]]'' and ''[[Karuppan]]'') and Jananathan for the first and only time. The audio rights were acquired by [[Lahari Music]] and [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Laabam Songs: Laabam MP3 Tamil Songs by D.Imman Online Free on Gaana.com|url=https://gaana.com/album/laabam|language=en|access-date=2021-10-25}}</ref>
 
*Yaazha Yaazha - Shruti Haasan
{{track listing
*Yaamili Yaamiliya - [[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]]
| headline      = Track listing
*Clara My Name Is Clara - [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], Kpy Naveen
| extra_column  = Singer(s)
*Seruvom Seruvom - CLEO VII, Srinisha Jayaseelan
| all_lyrics    = [[Yugabharathi]]
*Uzhaippom Thozha - Sreenidhi, Narayanan Ravishankar
| total_length  = 33:30
| title1        = Yaazha Yaazha
| extra1        = [[Shruti Haasan]]
| length1      = 03:54
| title2        = Yaamili Yaamiliya
| extra2        = [[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]]
| length2      = 04:22
| title3        = Clara My Name Is Clara
| extra3        = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], Kpy Naveen
| length3      = 04:25
| title4        = Seruvom Seruvom
| extra4        = CLEO VII, Srinisha Jayaseelan
| length4      = 03:31
| title5        = Uzhaippom Thozha
| extra5        = Sreenidhi, Narayanan Ravishankar
| length5      = 05:51
| title6        = Daylight Robbery (Theme Music)
| note6        = instrumental
| extra6        = D.Imman
| length6      = 03:07
| title7        = Yaazha Yaazha (Karaoke)
| note7        = instrumental
| extra7        = D.Imman
| length7      = 03:54
| title8        = Clara My Name Is Clara (Karaoke)
| note8        = instrumental
| extra8        = D.Imman
| length8      = 04:25
}}


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote, "The film's narrative is quite fractured. Rather than moving from one incident to the other, here, it moves from one issue to the other at a rapid pace giving us a false sense of momentum."<ref>{{cite news|title=Laabam Movie Review: Laabam has good intentions but messy storytelling|website=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/laabam/movie-review/86061307.cms|access-date=2021-10-25}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' called it "more a visual representation of a protagonist in a television programme [..] than a film".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ramanujam|first=Srinivasa|date=2021-09-09|title='Laabam' movie review: Vijay Sethupathi is the 'Master' now, delivering a social studies lecture|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/laabam-movie-review-vijay-sethupathi-is-the-master-now-delivering-a-social-studies-lecture/article36379199.ece|access-date=2021-10-25|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
M Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote, "The film's narrative is quite fractured. Rather than moving from one incident to the other, here, it moves from one issue to the other at a rapid pace giving us a false sense of momentum."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M |date=9 September 2021 |title=Laabam Movie Review: Laabam has good intentions but messy storytelling |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/laabam/movie-review/86061307.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024135152/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/laabam/movie-review/86061307.cms |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=25 October 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Srinivasa Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' called it "more a visual representation of a protagonist in a television programme [..] than a film".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=9 September 2021 |title='Laabam' movie review: Vijay Sethupathi is the 'Master' now, delivering a social studies lecture |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/laabam-movie-review-vijay-sethupathi-is-the-master-now-delivering-a-social-studies-lecture/article36379199.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024133653/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/laabam-movie-review-vijay-sethupathi-is-the-master-now-delivering-a-social-studies-lecture/article36379199.ece |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=25 October 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>


==Home media==
==Home media==
The film is available on online streaming platform Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81244361 | title=Watch Laabam &#124; Netflix | website=[[Netflix]] }}</ref>
The film began streaming on [[Netflix]] from October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Thinkal |date=15 September 2021 |title=SP Jhananathan's Vijay Sethupathi-starrer Laabam to release on Netflix in October |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/sp-jhananathans-vijay-sethupathistarrer-laabam-to-release-on-netflix-in-october/ee8ef6fc94107 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928045025/https://www.ottplay.com/news/sp-jhananathans-vijay-sethupathistarrer-laabam-to-release-on-netflix-in-october/ee8ef6fc94107 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |access-date=22 September 2025 |website=[[OTTPlay]] |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|tt10300450}}
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*{{Rotten Tomatoes}}


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Latest revision as of 20:37, 16 March 2026

Laabam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. P. Jananathan
Produced byP. Arumuga Kumar
Vijay Sethupathi
Screenplay byAalayamani
Story byS. P. Jananathan
Dialogues byS. P. Jananathan
StarringVijay Sethupathi
Shruti Haasan
Jagapathi Babu
Dhansika
Music byD. Imman
CinematographyRamji
Edited byN. Ganesh Kumar
S. P. Ahmed
Production
company
Vijay Sethupathhi Productions
7Cs Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 9 September 2021 (2021-09-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Laabam (transl. Profit) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action drama film[1] directed and co-written by S. P. Jananathan. It stars Vijay Sethupathi and Shruti Haasan, with Jagapathi Babu, Dhansika, and Kalaiyarasan in pivotal roles.

Filming for Laabam took place between April 2019 and December 2020. Ramji was hired as cinematographer, while D. Imman is the music composer. The film was released theatrically on 9 September 2021.[2] It was Jananathan's final film as he died six months before its release.[3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Pakkiri returns to his native place after an exile and straight away takes on the greedy village head Vanagamudi. With the support of the locals, he becomes the president of the village and decides to give agriculture a new touch with his techniques. The rest of the story is about how Pakkiri manages the local goons with the help of Clara and comes out victorious.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film is directed by S. P. Jananathan, who made a comeback into direction after Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai, (2015). Principal photography for Laabam commenced on 22 April 2019.[4][5] Vijay Sethupathi, the lead actor, also produced the film. Shruti Haasan was cast as the lead actress as Jananathan wanted a "fresh casting".[6] Filming wrapped in December 2020.[7] Jananathan died on 14 March 2021 during the post-production stage, making Laabam his final film as director.[3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Laabam
Soundtrack album to Laabam by
D. Imman
Released2021
Recorded2021
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length33:30
LanguageTamil
LabelLahari Music and T-Series
ProducerD. Imman
D. Imman chronology
Teddy
(2021) 		Laabam
(2021) 		Udanpirappe
(2021)

The music was composed by D. Imman. The audio rights were acquired by Lahari Music and T-Series.[8]

All lyrics are written by Yugabharathi.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yaazha Yaazha"Shruti Haasan03:54
2."Yaamili Yaamiliya"Divya Kumar04:22
3."Clara My Name Is Clara"Sunidhi Chauhan, Kpy Naveen04:25
4."Seruvom Seruvom"CLEO VII, Srinisha Jayaseelan03:31
5."Uzhaippom Thozha"Sreenidhi, Narayanan Ravishankar05:51
6."Daylight Robbery (Theme Music)" (instrumental)D.Imman03:07
7."Yaazha Yaazha (Karaoke)" (instrumental)D.Imman03:54
8."Clara My Name Is Clara (Karaoke)" (instrumental)D.Imman04:25
Total length:33:30

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

M Suganth of The Times of India wrote, "The film's narrative is quite fractured. Rather than moving from one incident to the other, here, it moves from one issue to the other at a rapid pace giving us a false sense of momentum."[9] Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Hindu called it "more a visual representation of a protagonist in a television programme [..] than a film".[10]

Home media[edit | edit source]

The film began streaming on Netflix from October 2021.[11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Laabam". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "'Laabam' to get a solo release on September 9". Sify. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "National Award winning director SP Jananathan passes away in Chennai". The News Minute. 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Vijay Sethupathi and Shruti Haasan come together for Laabam". The Times of India. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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