Sun Sun Thatha

Sun Sun Thatha
Poster
Directed byNassar
Written byNassar
Produced byKameela Nassar
StarringAbi Hassan
Jamali Shadat
CinematographySekhar Vardhan
Edited byJ. N. Harsha
Music byR. Prabhar
Production
company
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Release date
  • 8 December 2012 (2012-12-08)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sun Sun Thatha (transl. Grandfather Sun Sun) is a 2012 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Nassar. The film stars Abi Hassan and Jamali Shadat with Nassar and Aruna Bala in supporting roles.

Cast

  • Abi Hassan as Abi
  • Jamali Shadat as Mr. Sun Sun, Abi's godfather
  • Nassar as Abi's father
  • Aruna Bala as Abi's mother

Production

After a hiatus, Nassar returns to directing with this film. The film was shot in 2010 entirely in Malaysia with his 12-year-old son, Abi Hassan, and Malaysian actor Jamali Shadat, who played the titular role.[1][2][3] The film was produced by Nassar's wife, Kameela, a child psychologist. Malaysian actress Aruna Bala and others play supporting roles in the film.[3] The reason for the film's delay was that Nassar did not want it to be Abi's debut film.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by R. Prabhakar (credited as R. Prabhar) and comprises of two songs.[4][5]

Release

The film had a low-key release in 8 December 2012 and was released for two shows in a single theatre.[1] The film was also telecast.[2]

The Times of India gave the film three out of five stars and wrote that "It is not everyday that one comes across a movie that is both short and sweet. Sun Sun Thatha is just that, and all in the right proportions".[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Raghavan, Nikhil (29 December 2012). "Etcetera". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "சினிமா சினிமா" [Cinema Cinema] (PDF). Dinamurasu (in Tamil). 5 December 2012. p. 11. Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via Noolaham.
  3. ^ a b "Nassar directs, son debuts". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ Saravanan, T. (28 February 2014). "Moods in Music". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Sun Sun Thatha Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.