| Salmon 3D | |
|---|---|
| File:Salmon 3D poster.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | Shalil Kallur |
| Produced by | MJS Media Shaju Thomas Jose D.Pekkattil Joyson D.Pekkattil Key Entertainments Bose Kurian |
| Written by | Shalil Kallur |
| Starring | Vijay Yesudas Jonita Doda Neha Saxena Rajiv Pillai Shiyas Kareem Minakshi Jaiswal Tanvi Kishore Basheer Bashi Shalil Kallur |
| Music by | Sreejith Edavana |
| Cinematography | Rahul Menon |
| Edited by | Shyam Sasidharan |
| Distributed by | MJS Media |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Salmon 3D is a 2023 Indian Tamil language 3D horror film written and directed by Shalil Kallur. The film stars Vijay Yesudas[1][2][3] along with Jonita Doda, Rajiv Pillai, and Tanvi Kishore in important characters.[4][5][6]
The film began principal photography on 23 November 2019, and was shot mainly in Kerala, Dubai and Malaysia.[7][8][9][10] The film was a box office failure.[11]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Sarfarosh, his wife Sameera and their daughter Shazaan are settled in Dubai. A murder happens at a party that spoils every dream, but a power that knows the truth is the only hope of Sarfarosh.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Vijay Yesudas as Sarfarosh
- Jonita Doda as Sameera
- Rajeev Pillai as Jasim aka Govind Raj
- Neha Saxena as Kaala Bhairavi
- Dhruvanth as Fayaz
- Shiyas Kareem as Ramdev
- Minakshi Jaiswal as Vaiga
- Tanvi Kishore as Ancy
- Basheer Bashi as Steve
- Shalil Kallur as Nandan
- Anju Nair as Shima
- Deva Nandha as Avani
- Jabir Muhammed as Hashim from Abudhabi
- Shini Ambalathodi
- Bismi Navas as Shamma
- Pattalam Sunny
- Seethu
- Vinu Abraham
- Nazreen Nazeer
- Darshini
- Naveen Illath
- Sangeetha Vipul
- Rashid
- Jyothi Chandran
- Jeremy Jacob
- Baby Hena
- Alim Ziyan
- Baby Devananda as Sheza
- Sumesh Mukhathala
- Zinaaj
- Razak
- Francis
- Premi Viswanath as Mariya from Manjeri
Production[edit | edit source]
Hyderabad based Key Entertainments, ventures into movies with the ₹150 million production Salmon,[12] and the film shot in 3D is made in Tamil and dubbed in 6 Indian regional languages with a host of newcomers and noticed actors.[13][14] PVR Cinemas[15] has been assigned as the distributor of the film targeting an international release. Shyam Sasidharan, who has worked for Porinju Mariam Jose and Lailaa O Lailaa was signed as the editor with Rahul Menon as the cinematographer. Playback singer Vijay Yesudas, who has played lead roles in Avan, Padaiveeran and negative role in Maari,[16] was signed to play the lead role.[13] Basheer Bashi, Shiyas Kareem and Jabir Muhammed were offered important roles. Multi-linguist actress Tanvi Kishore was also signed for the film, that has a total number of 42 songs including all the 7 languages.[12]
A special team of 3D technicians, Jeemon Pullely (3D stereoscopic director) and Vinex Varghese (3D stereoscopic supervisor) was assigned to work in the film with Folea studio Pvt ltd providing the 3D Camera and crew. Folea Film has been assigned as 3D stereoscopic VFX studio, while Shijin Hutton and Abhishek Nair was signed as sound designers with Jeemon K.Paily as stereographer of the film.[17][18][19]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by Sreejith Edavana. A single from the Tamil version "Kaadhal En Kaviye" rendered by Sid Sriram released on 14 February 2021 and became popular.[20]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kaadhal En Kaviye" | Sid Sriram | 5:12 |
| 2. | "Raavil Viriyum" | Sithara, Sooraj Santhosh | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Nee Pogum" | Vijay Yesudas | 3:53 |
Release[edit | edit source]
The film was released on 30 June 2023.[21][22][23]
Reception[edit | edit source]
A critic from Samayam wrote that "Rahul Menon and S Selvakumar's camerawork, Sid Sriram's singing and special effects are the standout experiences of Salmon".[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ CR, Sharanya (18 June 2020). "Vijay Yesudas to play the lead in a 3D Tamil thriller". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ "'രാവില് വിരിയും; വിജയ് യേശുദാസ് ചിത്രത്തിലെ ഗാനത്തിന്റെ ലിറിക്കല് വീഡിയോ പുറത്തുവിട്ടു" (in മലയാളം). Asianet News. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ Bibin Babu (23 March 2021). "വിജയ് യേശുദാസിന് ജന്മദിന സമ്മാനമായി 'സാല്മണ്'ലെ ഗാനം". Samayam Malayalam (in മലയാളം). Times Internet. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "പ്രണയം പറഞ്ഞ് വിജയ് യേശുദാസ്; പിന്നണിയിൽ സിദ്ദ് ശ്രീറാമിന്റെ സ്വരഭംഗിയും; സാൽമൺ 3ഡിയിലെ ഗാനം" (in മലയാളം). Malayala Manorama. 16 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "സ്ക്രീനിൽ വിജയ് യേശുദാസ്; പിന്നണിയിൽ സിത്താരയും സൂരജും, ഹൃദയം തൊട്ട് സാൽമൺ 3ഡിയിലെ ഗാനം" (in മലയാളം). Malayala Manorama. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "ഏഴ് ഭാഷകളിൽ 42 പാട്ടുകളുമായി 'സാല്മണ് 3ഡി' വരുന്നു" (in മലയാളം). Madhyamam. 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "Team Salmon gets off to a stylish start". The Times of India. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ↑ "Vijay Yesydas:ಕನ್ನಡ ಸೇರಿ 6 ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಜ್ಜಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ ಪುತ್ರ ಯೇಸುದಾಸ್ ವಿಜಯ್ ಯೇಸುದಾಸ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ!" (in ಕನ್ನಡ). News18 Kannada. 26 May 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ↑ "വിജയ് യേശുദാസ് നായകനാകുന്ന ബഹുഭാഷാ 3D ചിത്രം!; ആരുമറിയാതിരുന്ന ആ സിനിമാവിശേഷം ദാ ഇങ്ങനെയാണ്!". Samayam Malayalam. 19 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ↑ "6 ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೆ ಸಜ್ಜಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ 3D ಸಿನಿಮಾ 'ಸಾಲ್ಮನ್'" (in ಕನ್ನಡ). ETV Kannada. 25 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "സാല്മണ്". Samayam (in മലയാളം). Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Leading Digital Distribution Company Key Entertainments Forayed into Film Production". Medianews 4 u. 5 June 2020. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Vijay Yesudas Stars In A 3D Tamil Film, Salmon". The Times of India. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ "Bigg Boss fame Basheer Bashi is all excited about his Mollywood debut". The Times of India. 19 May 2020. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ Kumar, K Naresh (23 June 2020). "A 3D film in 7 languages, a first for Indian cinema". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ Paramasivam, Ragavan (18 June 2020). "3D திரைப்படத்தில் ஹிரோவாக நடிக்கும் தனுஷ் பட வில்லன்..!". NDTV Tamil. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ "ചരിത്രം കുറിക്കാന് സാല്മണ് വരുന്നു; ഏഴ് ഭാഷകളില് ഒരുങ്ങുന്ന ത്രി ഡി സിനിമ". Malayalam Express. 24 June 2020. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ "7 மொழிகளில் தயாராகும் விஜய் யேசுதாஸின் 3டி படம்". Dinamalar. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ Rajaraman, Kaushik (24 June 2020). "My next Salmon will be a pan-Indian film: Vijay Yesudas". DT Next. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ "Top 20 Tamil Songs – October 20, 2022". 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ↑ "വിജയ് യേശുദാസ് ചിത്രം 'സാല്മണ് ത്രി ഡി'യിലെ പ്രണയഗാനം പുറത്തിറങ്ങി" (in മലയാളം). Mathrubhumi. 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "വിജയ് യേശുദാസ് വേഷമിടുന്ന 'സാൽമൺ' ചിത്രത്തിലെ മൂന്നാമത്തെ ലിറിക്കൽ ഗാനം പുറത്തിറങ്ങി" (in മലയാളം). News18 Kerala. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "ഏഴ് ഭാഷകള്, 42 പാട്ടുകളുമായി സാല്മണ് 3ഡി" (in മലയാളം). Janmabhumi. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.