Paambhu Sattai

Paambhu Sattai (English: Snakeskin) is an Indian Tamil-language action thriller drama film written and directed by debutant Adam Dasan, starring Bobby Simha, Keerthy Suresh, Guru Somasundaram and Muktha Bhanu in the lead roles. Produced by actor Manobala, the film has music composed by Ajeesh. After beginning its shoot in 2014, the film released after an extended delay on 24 March 2017.^[1][2][3]

Cast

• Bobby Simha as Dakshna
• Keerthy Suresh as Veni
• Guru Somasundaram as Rajendran
• Muktha Bhanu as Malar
• Charle as Kannan Veni's Father
• K. Rajan as Shanmugam
• R. V. Udayakumar
• Rajendran
• Saravana Subbiah
• Nivas Adithan
• Lizzy Adithan
• Baby Teja
• John Ranjith
• Nagendra Prasad as himself (special appearance)
• Chandini Tamilarasan as herself (special appearance)

Production

Production of the film began in late 2014, with Bobby Simha and Keerthy Suresh signed on to play the lead roles in Adam Dasan's first film. The film was initially started as a joint venture between Manobala's Picture House studio and Magic Frames, consisting of Listin Stephen, Sarathkumar and Raadhika Sarathkumar.^[4][5] Muktha Bhanu finished filming her scenes in March 2015, and revealed that she would portray a salesgirl.^[5] The film was completed in mid-2015 and dubbing work was underway by July 2015.^[6]

After a long production delay, it was announced that the film had been sold to K. Gangadharan of Cinema City, who planned to release the film in December 2016. Following further delays, the film was released with the assistance of Abi & Abi Pictures during March 2017.^[7]

Soundtrack

Playback singer Ajeesh composed both songs and background score for this film, making his composing debut. His work on the film prompted the lead actor Bobby Simha to sign him on for his home production, Vallavanukkum Vallavan (2017).

Release

The film had a low-profile release across Tamil Nadu on 24 March 2017, following up from the delays it had during production. Reviewing the film, Behindwoods.com wrote "Director Adam Dasan’s writing has been uneven as his narration falls flat at places, and wanders around, without knowing where to move about" and that "he could’ve been clearer on what he wanted, and concentrated solely on that but the director knows the knack of connecting to audience’s emotions, and the scenes pertaining to that work well".^[8] Sify.com called the film a "watchable action thriller", stating it was one of Bobby Simha's better films as the lead actor.^[9] In their review, The Times of India stated "This film has some moving moments and superb songs by debutant Ajesh, but is let down by the uneven writing, overlong romance portions and a muddled final act".^[10]

References

External links

• Paambhu Sattai on IMDb