Saayam

Saayam
Saayam
Directed by	Antony Samy
Produced by	Antony Samy
Starring	Abi Saravanan; Shiny; Ponvannan
Cinematography	Saleem-Christopher
Edited by	Muthu Muniyasamy
Music by	Nagha Udhayan
Production; company	White Lamp Productions
Release date	4 February 2022;
Running time	149 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Saayam (transl. Dye) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Antony Samy. Abi Saravanan, Shiny and Ponvannan appear in the lead roles. Produced by White Lamp Productions, it was released on 4 February 2022.

Cast

Abi Saravanan as Marudhu
Shiny as Gayathri
Ponvannan as Marudhu's father
Ilavarasu as Rasaiah's father
Bose Venkat
Thennavan
Benjamin
Seetha
Senthi Kumari
Antony Samy as Kasi
Aadesh Bala as Chellapandi
Vignesh Mohandas as Rasaiah

Production

Abi Saravanan revealed that he was working on Saayam during late 2016, and reconfirmed that the film was still in production during 2021.^[1]^[2]^[3] Shiny, who had earlier appeared in India Pakistan (2015) was cast as the lead actress.^[4]

Release

The film was released on 4 February 2022 across theatres in Tamil Nadu. A critic from the Dinamalar gave the film two stars out of five.^[5] A reviewer from Maalai Malar mentioned that the film was "disappointing".^[6] Critic from Dinamalar gave 2 ratings out of 5 ratings.^[7]

References

^ ""I spent my nights sleeping on the pavements" - Abi Saravanan". 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ "etcetera". The Hindu. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ "YOUNG ACTOR ABI SARAVANAN UNDERGOES NAME CHANGE; THIS IS WHAT HE'D BE KNOWN AS HENCEFORTH!". 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ "'Saayam' set to make waves in Tamil cinema". 3 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ "Saayam". Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ மலர், மாலை (4 February 2022). "சாதி செய்யும் மாயம் - சாயம் விமர்சனம்". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ "சாயம் - விமர்சனம் {2/5} : சாயம் - சாதியம் - Saayam". Dinamalar. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

[1] ""I spent my nights sleeping on the pavements" - Abi Saravanan". 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[2] "etcetera". The Hindu. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[3] "YOUNG ACTOR ABI SARAVANAN UNDERGOES NAME CHANGE; THIS IS WHAT HE'D BE KNOWN AS HENCEFORTH!". 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[4] "'Saayam' set to make waves in Tamil cinema". 3 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[5] "Saayam". Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[6] மலர், மாலை (4 February 2022). "சாதி செய்யும் மாயம் - சாயம் விமர்சனம்". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 11 March 2023.

[7] "சாயம் - விமர்சனம் {2/5} : சாயம் - சாதியம் - Saayam". Dinamalar. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

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