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Sasidharan known as Sasi is an Indian film director and screenwriter working primarily in
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. He made his directorial debut with ''
Sollamale ''Sollamale'' ( ) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sasi in his directorial debut. The film stars Livingston and Kausalya while Karan, Vivek, Anand, and Prakash Raj play supporting roles. It was rele ...
'' in 1998, followed by a series of successful romance films like ''
Roja Kootam ''Roja Kootam'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Sasi. The film stars Srikanth and Bhumika in lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharadwaj. This was Srikanth's debut movie and catapulted h ...
'' (2002), ''
Dishyum ''Dishyum'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action romance film directed by Sasi. The film stars Jiiva, and Sandhya, while Guinness Pakru, Nassar, and Malavika Avinash play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed b ...
'' (2006), and '' Poo'' (2008). His first action film was ''
Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu ''Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu'' (; stylized as ''555'') is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Sasi from a story by Aravind-Sureshkumar. It stars Bharath and Chandini Sreedharan in the lead roles, while Erica Fernandes and ...
'' (2013), followed by ''
Pichaikkaran ''Pichaikkaaran'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Sasi (director), Sasi, produced by Fatima Vijay Antony and starring Vijay Antony and Satna Titus, Bagavathi Perumal, Vazhakku En M ...
'' (2016) and ''
Sivappu Manjal Pachai ''Sivappu Manjal Pachai'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Sasi. The film stars Siddharth, G. V. Prakash Kumar, Lijomol Jose, and Kashmira Pardeshi, and marks the Tamil film debuts of both Li ...
'' (2019)


Career


Romance films and initial success (1998-2008)

Sasi made his directorial debut with ''
Sollamale ''Sollamale'' ( ) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sasi in his directorial debut. The film stars Livingston and Kausalya while Karan, Vivek, Anand, and Prakash Raj play supporting roles. It was rele ...
'' (1998) and directed its Telugu remake '' Seenu'' a year later. He later followed them up with a series of successful romance films, ''
Roja Kootam ''Roja Kootam'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Sasi. The film stars Srikanth and Bhumika in lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharadwaj. This was Srikanth's debut movie and catapulted h ...
'' (2002) and ''
Dishyum ''Dishyum'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action romance film directed by Sasi. The film stars Jiiva, and Sandhya, while Guinness Pakru, Nassar, and Malavika Avinash play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed b ...
'' (2006). In January 2007, he decided to make '' Poo'' (2008), after being inspired by the romantic short story of ''Veyilodu Poi'' written by Thamizh Selvan, noting that the effect that the story had on him was "mind-blowing" and decided that he had "to take the story to everyone".Director Sasi – Interview – Behindwoods.com Director Sasi interview Poo Srikanth Parvathy S S Kumaran P G Muthaiah images Tamil picture gallery images
Behindwoods.com. Retrieved on 3 December 2016.
He chose to utilise a new technical team for the project, choosing to sign up S. S. Kumar and P. G. Muthiah for the music and cinematography respectively, with the pair both passing a selection interview set up by Sasi. Srikanth was retained while Malayalam actress Parvathy was selected to play the female lead role in the film, and the director worked on toning down the actress' complexion. Upon release in December 2008, the film gained positive reviews with a critical noting "the one man who deserves an ovation here is director Sasi", "handling the story, screenplay, dialogue and direction, he has given a product that will please all true lovers of cinema and he must also be credited with extracting moving performances from the cast." A reviewer from
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wrote "as far as screenplays and performances go, Sasi has a winner on his hands. Few rural sagas are this refreshing or poetic." The film subsequently won accolades at several regional award ceremonies such as the
56th Filmfare Awards South The 56th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honored its selection of the best South Indian films of 2008 and was held on Friday, 31 July 2009, in Hyderabad, India. Nominations The nominees for the 56th Filmfare Awards were announced live on Monda ...
,
Vijay Awards The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has been given annually since 2006, with the latest—the 10th edition—of the award-giving ceremony having been held i ...
and the
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Cinema of Tamil Nadu, Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Governmen ...
, where it won recognition including a special mention in the Best Film category as another for portraying women in good light. The film was also screened across international film festivals, notably at the
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, and won Sasi the Best Director award in
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.


Action films (2013-present)

In late 2008, Sasi began work on his next film, his first action entertainer, and worked on the script, initially titled ''Puyal'', for almost two years. He had casually narrated the story to Bharath, and the actor, impressed with the narration, approached the producers of the film to cast him in the lead role, and Sasi obliged. Since 2010, Bharath has expressed how important the film will be to his career and worked out to sport a six pack in the film. The film, titled ''
Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu ''Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu'' (; stylized as ''555'') is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Sasi from a story by Aravind-Sureshkumar. It stars Bharath and Chandini Sreedharan in the lead roles, while Erica Fernandes and ...
'' (555), which also features Chandini and
Erica Fernandes Erica Jennifer Fernandes (born 7 May 1993) is an Indian actress and former model known for her work in television. She has featured in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Fernandes made her debut in Tamil film '' Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu''. Sh ...
, eventually released after several delays in August 2013 and won critical acclaim. A critic from Behindwoods.com noted "Sasi is a master teller when it comes to narrate a story about love and its finer aspects and there would always be a kind of poignancy in them. 555 is no exception", while another critic noted "The non-linear screenplay is a huge plus in making the film interesting". In 2016, Sasi directed ''
Pichaikkaran ''Pichaikkaaran'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Sasi (director), Sasi, produced by Fatima Vijay Antony and starring Vijay Antony and Satna Titus, Bagavathi Perumal, Vazhakku En M ...
'' (2016), which starred
Vijay Antony Frances Antony Cyril Raja (born 24 July 1975), known professionally as Vijay Antony, is an Indian music composer, playback singer, actor, film editor, lyricist, audio engineer, and filmmaker working predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his d ...
in the lead role, who also composed the music. The film marks their second collaboration after ''Dishyum'', in which Vijay Antony composed the music. The film received positive reviews and became a blockbuster at the box office. In 2019, Sasi directed ''
Sivappu Manjal Pachai ''Sivappu Manjal Pachai'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Sasi. The film stars Siddharth, G. V. Prakash Kumar, Lijomol Jose, and Kashmira Pardeshi, and marks the Tamil film debuts of both Li ...
''. The film features Siddharth as a stern traffic cop and G. V. Prakash Kumar as a brash and young illegal street bike racer. The director sticks to his strengths and delivers a wholesome family entertainer which is bolstered by sentiments, some good moments, and dialogues revolving around the lead characters. Sasi's next project is ''Nooru Kodi Vaanavil'', which features
Harish Kalyan Harish Kalyan (born 29 June 1990) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He made his acting debut in 2010 with the film '' Sindhu Samaveli'' and gained recognition for his roles in '' Poriyaalan'' (2014), '' Vil Ambu'' (2016), ...
and Siddhi Idnani in the lead roles.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasi Tamil film directors Living people People from Salem district Tamil screenwriters Film directors from Tamil Nadu Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian screenwriters 1970 births