''Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language anthology film directed by Vasanth S Sai. The film notably has no score, instead featuring sounds designed by Anand Krishnamoorthi. The production of the film started in early 2015, had the premiere in 2018 at several film festivals and finally released through

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, skipping theatrical release. This film won three National Film Awards: Best Feature Film in Tamil, Best Supporting Actress and

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Summary

The film contains three female-centric short stories written by the writers Ashoka Mithran (Vimosanam), Adhavan (Ottam) and Jeyamohan (Devakich chiththiyin diary). starring

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, and Kalieswari Sreenivasan in the lead roles.

Cast

as Sivaranjini *

as Devaki * Kalieswari Srinivasan as Saraswati * Karunakaran as Chandran *

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as Mani * Karthick Krishna as Hari * G. Marimuthu *

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* Hamaresh * Nethra *

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* Eswari * Raja Rani Pandian *

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* Vazhakku Enn Muthuraman * Raichal Rabecca * Rajmohan *

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* Sairam Vishwa * Vaali Mohan Das * Vijaya Paatti

Production

Production work for the film began during January 2015, with

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beginning a schedule for a new film starring

were approached to be a part of the cast, as was actor Karunakaran Vasanth noted that the film would be women-centric and would be made as a tribute to his late mentor, K. Balachander, who often depicted strong woman characters in his films. The film was revealed to have three female-centric short stories written by writers

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, Adhavan and Ashokamitran. Vasanth shot scenes featuring Pooja Kumar during September 2015, but later changed the script and dropped the actress from the project. The lead actress of the film ''

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'' (2015), Kalieaswari Srinivasan, was also recruited to portray a role in the film during late 2015. In August 2016, Vasanth revealed that the film was "seventy percent" complete. In November 2017, Parvathy revealed that she had completed work on the film and that she would portray a working woman in the early 1990s. She added that the film was shot on a small budget and the creative work was done in a single room rather than having a big film set. Salsan Jose is the Dolby Atmos mix engineer.

Release

''Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum'' skipped theatrical release, but opted for a digital one on 26 November 2021 on

Reception

The Hindu has written a review praising Director Vasanth has made a "powerful anthology delves deep into the minds of women across three time periods". Times of India rated the movie 4.0/5 appreciating the film as "A Superbly made, Immensely affecting Anthology".

References

External links

* {{National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil 2018 films Films directed by Vasanth Films based on short fiction Indian anthology films Indian feminist films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja