Sevvel
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{{Infobox film
| image = Sevvel DVD cover.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = P. Primus
| writer = P. Primus
| producer = P. Primus
| starring = Rajkiran
Seetha
Jai Akash
Kalabhavan Mani
| cinematography = P. Primus
| editing = M. N. Raja
| music = Aasan
| studio = Therace Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|04|08}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Sevvel ({{IPAc-en|s|ɛ|v|v|eɪ|l}}) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by Primus. The film stars Rajkiran, Seetha, Jai Akash and Kalabhavan Mani.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Rajkiran as Sudalai
- Seetha as Sevanthi
- Jai Akash as Sevvel aka Raja
- Kalabhavan Mani as Parasuram
- Vadivukkarasi
- Misha Shah
- Radha Ravi as Lawyer
- Livingston
- Ilavarasu
- Singamuthu
- Gowthami Vembunathan
- Bonda Mani
- Kovai Senthil
}}
Production
Jai Akash plays a lawyer.{{Cite web |date=12 July 2005 |title=Jai Akash |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview4/html/tamil-cinema-interview-jaiakash.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219111642/http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview4/html/tamil-cinema-interview-jaiakash.html |archive-date=19 February 2022 |access-date=21 February 2022 |website=Behindwoods}} Mumbai based model Misha Shah made her Tamil debut. The film was shot at Chennai and Sri Lanka.{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=18 November 2004 |title=Sevvel |url=http://chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/11sevvel.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204181944/http://chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/11sevvel.asp |archive-date=4 December 2004 |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=Chennai Online}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Aasan,{{Cite web |title=Sevval (2005) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000930 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130192952/http://raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000930 |archive-date=30 January 2013 |access-date=2014-09-29 |website=Raaga.com}} in his debut.
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! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) | |||
"Sivanoda" | Tippu | Piraisoodan | 04:18 |
"Unnai Unnai" | Srinivas, Gopika Poornima | 05:44 | |
"Kalla Parvai" | Harish Raghavendra, Harini | 04:48 | |
"Sutti Penne" | Karthik, Mahathi | 04:28 | |
"Akka Maga" | Sri Ram | 04:19 | |
"Then Podhigai" | Prasanna Rao | 03:40 |
Reception
A critic from Sify opined that "All in all a disappointing venture from a debutant director".{{Cite web |date=30 April 2005 |title=Sevvel |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sevvel-review-tamil-pclvJgieiiica.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220110601/https://www.sify.com/movies/sevvel-review-tamil-pclvJgieiiica.html |archive-date=20 February 2022 |website=Sify |access-date=20 February 2022 }} Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "The knot had potential and with better scripting and smoother narration would have turned out to be an engaging film. Not much expectation here, so no heavy disappointment either!".{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=April 18, 2005 |title=Sevvel |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/04sevvel.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014120929/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/04sevvel.asp |archive-date=14 October 2006 |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=Chennai Online}} Visual Dasan of Kalki wrote a review as form of two lawyers arguing whether Rajkiran or Jai Akash is the main protagonist with judge concluding director in a way is the protagonist in giving twists to unite them.{{Cite magazine |last=தாசன் |first=விஷுவல் |date=8 May 2005 |title=செவ்வேல் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2005-05-08/page/16/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230419064608/https://archive.org/details/kalki2005-05-08/page/16/mode/2up |archive-date=19 Apr 2023 |access-date=20 April 2024 |magazine=Kalki |page=16 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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External links
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Category:2000s Tamil-language films
Category:Tamil-language Indian films
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