Thavam
| Thavam | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Sakthi Paramesh |
| Story by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Produced by | Arjun |
| Starring | Arun Vijay Vandana Gupta |
| Cinematography | Freddy J David |
| Music by | D. Imman |
Production company | |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thavam (transl. Penance) is a 2007
Plot
The movie begins with Sumathi (Vandana Gupta) and Subramaniam (Arun Vijay), strangers to one another, meeting at a suicide point in Chennai. They realise that their goal is the same: suicide. Both had chosen to end their lives and duly write suicide notes. Sumathy's reason for taking the extreme step is her nagging relatives, who are also her guardians. They are after her ancestral money. Subramaniam is cheated by a friend who promises a job for him in Dubai after taking Rs. 5 lakh from him. Both consume sleeping pills in a bid to end their lives in Subramaniam's room.
Parallel narration is the comedy track of petty thief Keeripulla (Vadivelu).
However, Subramaniam and Sumathi are rescued by the house owner Mani (
Cast
- Arun Vijay as Subramaniam (Subramani)
- Vandana Gupta as Sumathi
- Vadivelu as Keeripulla
- Arpitha
- Janakarajas Mani
- Kalairani
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Sumathi's uncle
- Madhan Bob as Subramaniam's boss
- Bonda Mani
- Vasu Vikram
- Singamuthu
- Ennatha Kannaiya
- Balaji
- Arjun in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman.[2]
All lyrics are written by S. Muthazhagan and Thabu Shankar
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enga Oorumel" | Jey, Franco | 04:36 |
| 2. | "Kannadasa Kannadasa" | Sudha Raghunathan, Mahalakshmi Iyer | 04:10 |
| 4. | "Makku Paiya" | Priya Subramaniam, Ananthu | 04:20 |
| 5. | "Meenu Meenukutty" | Adarsh, Harini | 04:42 |
| 6. | "Sandakozhi Neethanda" | Jyotsna, Naveen | 04:52 |
| Total length: | 26:58 | ||
Critical reception
Indiaglitz called it "breezy love story for youngsters".[3] Behindwoods wrote "As the sequences right from the start to the finish tread on an expected path, it is difficult to get involved with the film. There is no depth in story, screenplay and narration is weak and pathetic."[4] Rediff wrote "Debutant Sakthi Paramesh directs the proceedings as if he doesn't give a damn. Lesser pleasure the audiences take home, the merrier. Nearly every known film device -- plot, logic and good dialogue -- is thrown to the winds as actors and technicians recklessly go through the mere motions of making a movie."[5]
Legacy
In early 2015, a quote and shot from the film has been used as a meme template, called Aahaan.[6] This word was spoken by Vadivelu in one comedy scene involving him and Arun Vijay at a bus stop. The exact reason for this sudden phenomenon is unspecified, but it is believed that due to the unspecific tone that he says this line in, and given the fact that he has said this line frequently throughout his career with different tones, it has become a fan-favourite quote.[7]
References
- ^ "Thavam". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Thavam (2003)". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Thavam Review". IndiaGlitz.com. 8 October 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Thavam- A suicidal penance". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Sundaram, Nandhu (5 October 2007). "Thavam, insipid". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ U, Saradha (15 February 2022). "Enna Koduma Saravanan Idhu: Tamil film dialogues that are part of everyday lingo". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Aahaan meme's". Cine Punch. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
External links
- Thavam at IMDb
