Pandhayam
| Pandhayam | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Produced by | Shoba Chandrashekhar |
| Written by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Screenplay by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Starring |
Nithin Sathya Sindhu Tolani Vijay Prakash Raj Raadhika Sarathkumar Meghna Naidu |
| Music by | Vijay Antony |
| Cinematography | Srinivas Devamsam |
| Edited by | J. N. Harsha |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Nemichand Jhabak |
Release date | 19 September 2008 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pandhayam (Tamil: பந்தயம்; English: Bet) is a Tamil film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar starring Nithin Sathya, Sindhu Tolani. Vijay did a guest role as himself.
Plot
The story- A local thug and criminal who kills people like mosquitoes Masanam (Prakash Raj) slowly rises up the ranks to be a Minister. We have Shakthivel (Nithin Sathya) a die-hard fan of actor Vijay who studies in a city college. He falls in love with the wicked minister's sister Thulasi (Sindhu Tolani) and challenges him (he has a reason for that) and a cat and mouse game ensues. What follows is a series of incidents between the two that leads to a melodramatic climax.[1]
Cast
- Nithin Sathya as Sakthivel
- Sindhu Tolani as Thulasi
- Prakash Raj as Masanam
- Raadhika Sarathkumar as Masanam's Wife
- Ganeshkar as Ganesh
- Vadivel Ganesh as Vadivel Ganesh
- Rajini Murugan as Mani
- Vimal as Murugesan
- Lavanya as Lavanya
- Rajini Nivetha as Murugesan's Mother
Special Appearances :
- Vijay as himself
- Meghna Naidu as herself
- Perarasu as himself
- Rajkapoor as himself
- O Podu Rani as Chinna Maami
Soundtrack
The soundtrack consists of 5 songs composed by Vijay Antony.[2]
- "Ammane" - Belly Raj, Nitesh Gopalan, Vinitha
- "Chinna Maamiye" - MK Balaji,Vinaya, Christopher, Shobha
- "Kadhal Theeviravathi" - Vinaya, Jeydev
- "Surangani" - MK Balaji, Maya, Megha
- "Lusimbara" - Christopher, Ramya
Critical reception
Behindwoods wrote "There is no singular theme or accent in Pandhayam and the film abounds in illogical narrations."[3] Rediff wrote "Watch Pandhayam if you've challenged your friends about sitting through a ridiculous movie. Even then, you might end up losing."[4]