Asathal
| Asathal | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Written by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | S. Rajaram |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | B. Kannan |
| Edited by | P. Mohanraj |
| Music by | Bharadwaj |
Production company | Mala Cine Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Asathal (transl. Wackiness) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Sathyaraj and Ramya Krishnan. Produced by Mala Cine Creations and featuring music composed by Bharadwaj, the film was released on 18 May 2001. It is a remake of the 1990 Malayalam film Thoovalsparsham which was earlier remade in Tamil as Thayamma.[1]
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Vetri
- Ramya Krishnan as Gowri
- Swathi as Catherine
- Vadivelu as Venugopal
- Ramesh Khanna as Victor
- Ajay Rathnam as Jayaraj
- Manivannan as Lawyer
Production
The film was produced by S. Rajaram, a theatre owner and film distributor under his production house Mala Cine Combines. He signed on P. Vasu to write and direct the comedy film, with the director collaborating with Sathyaraj again after several previous successful ventures. Scenes which showed the characters in a house were filmed in a bungalow at Neelankarai, Chennai.[2] The filming was completed within 37 days.[3] Sathyaraj worked on Asathal alongside two other ventures Kunguma Pottu Gounder and the later-shelved Mr. Narathar.[4]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Bharadwaj.[5]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Ithu Meiyya Poiyya" | Srinivas | Gangai Amaran |
| "Raja Vazhkai Endral" | Mano | Snehan |
| "Saainthaadu" | Anuradha Sriram | Kalaikumar |
| "Shock Adicha Mathiri" | Ganga, Tippu | Gangai Amaran |
| "Velli Velli Mathappu" | P. Unnikrishnan |
Reception
Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu gave the film a mixed review, noting that "Certain scenes are too contrived - the aim is humour but they only tend to irritate", while adding "the screenplay is fast-paced, the dialogue is crisp, it is the story that lags behind".[6] Visual Dasan of Kalki panned the humour and music and added that one could have openly appreciated Vasu if he had remade Malayalam film Thoovalsparsham as it is.[7] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online noted "A full-length comedy, the narration is fast-paced, the script crisp, and it manages to hold one's attention for the most part."[8]
References
- ^ "Zac Efron makes his Disney comeback with this comedy remake". sg.style.yahoo.com. 11 August 2020. Archived from the original on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Mannath, Malini. "Asathal". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 30 April 2001. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Masala!". Cinesouth. 8 May 2001. Archived from the original on 20 June 2001. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Gokul's Tamil cinema news". reocities. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Asathal (2001)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (25 May 2001). "Film Review: Asathal". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (10 June 2001). "அசத்தல்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 52–53. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Mannath, Malini. "Asathal". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 29 June 2003. Retrieved 4 September 2023.