Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
| Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum | |
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| Directed by | Vasanth |
| Screenplay by | Vasanth |
| Story by | Ashokamitran (Vimosanam) Adhavan (Ottam) B. Jeyamohan (Devakich Chiththiyin Diary) |
| Produced by | Vasanth |
| Starring | Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli Parvathy Thiruvothu Kalieswari Sreenivasan Karunakaran Sunder Ramu |
| Cinematography | N. K. Ekambaram |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Hamsa Productions |
| Distributed by | SonyLIV |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (transl. Sivaranjani and a few other women) is an Indian Tamil-language anthology film directed by Vasanth.[1] The film notably has no score, instead featuring sounds designed by Anand Krishnamoorthi. The film began production in early 2015, premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival in October 2018 and released on 26 November 2021 via SonyLIV. It won three National Film Awards: Best Feature Film in Tamil, Best Supporting Actress (Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli) and Best Editing (Sreekar Prasad).[2]
Plot
The film contains three female-centric short stories written by the writers Ashoka Mithran (Vimosanam), Adhavan (Ottam) and Jeyamohan (Devakich Chiththiyin Diary).
Cast
- Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli as Sivaranjini
- Parvathy Thiruvothu as Devaki
- Kalieswari Srinivasan as Saraswati
- Karunakaran as Chandran
- Sunder Ramu as Mani
- Karthick Krishna as Hari
- G. Marimuthu
- Senthi Kumari
- Rama
- Lizzie Antony
- Cheenu Mohan
Production
Production work for the film began during January 2015, with Vasanth beginning a schedule for a new film starring Parvathy Thiruvothu 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 B. Jeyamohan, Adhavan and Ashokamitran.[3][4]
Vasanth shot scenes featuring Pooja Kumar in September 2015 but later changed the script and dropped the actress from the project.[5] The lead actress of the film Dheepan (2015), Kalieaswari Srinivasan, was also recruited to portray a role in the film during late 2015.[6] In August 2016, Vasanth revealed that the film was 70% complete.[7] 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.[8]
Release
Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival in October 2018. It continued to be screened at film festivals in the coming years such as Japan's Fukuoka International Film Festival,[9] and released on 26 November 2021 via SonyLIV.[10]
Reception
The Hindu praised Vasanth for making a "powerful anthology delves deep into the minds of women across three time periods".[11] The Times of India rated the film 4/5, stating that Vasanth was "operating at the peak of his powers in this wholesome anthology, combining visuals and sound to devastating effect".[12]
References
- ^ S, Rajasekar (16 August 2021). "Director Vasanth: I want people to remember my films!". Sify. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "68th National Film Awards: Editor Sreekar Prasad wins it for the ninth time". Cinema Express. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Rao, Subha J. (26 January 2015). "A tale inspired by water". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Padmapriya in Vasanth's pro-women film". The Times of India. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Guha, Shilpi (3 September 2015). "Pooja Kumar in Vasanth's film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "'Dheepan' lead pair reunite for Tamil project". The Indian Express. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Director's cut". The Hindu. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Shetty, Karishma (8 November 2017). "Exclusive! Parvathy talks about her upcoming film with Anjali Menon and how she deals with social media hate". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Shangkharee (29 August 2019). "Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum: Women-Centric Tamil Film To Be Screened In Japan Film Festival". Varnam Malaysia. Archived from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ SonyLIV [@SonyLIV] (25 November 2021). "A gutsy attempt to hold a mirror to society! Just 1 Day to Go. Watch Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum from 26th November only on SonyLIV. #SISPOnSonyLIV" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 January 2026 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (28 November 2021). "'Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum' movie review: An extraordinary portrayal of the ordinary". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ M, Suganth (28 November 2021). "Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum Review : A superbly made, immensely affecting anthology". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.