Sun Sun Thatha
{{short description|2012 Indian Tamil-language film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sun Sun Thatha
| image = Sun Sun Thatha.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Nassar
| producer = Kameela Nassar
| writer = Nassar
| starring = Abi Hassan
Jamali Shadat
| music = R. Prabhar
| cinematography = Sekhar Vardhan
| editing = J. N. Harsha
| studio = n Media
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2012|12|8|df=y}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Sun Sun Thatha ({{translation|Grandfather Sun Sun}}) is a 2012 Tamil language independent drama film directed by Nassar. The film stars himself in a supporting role with his son Abi Hassan and Jamali Shadat in the lead 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 with his 12-year-old son, Abi Hassan and Malaysian actor Jamali Shadat, in the lead roles.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/arts/etcetera/article4252636.ece|title=Etcetera|first=Nikhil|last=Raghavan|date=29 December 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=1 July 2020|archive-date=28 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228054235/https://www.thehindu.com/arts/etcetera/article4252636.ece|url-status=live}} The film was produced by Nassar's wife, Kameela, a child psychologist. Malaysian artist Aruna Bala and others play supporting roles in the film.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Nassar-directs-son-debuts/articleshow/17168395.cms|title=Nassar directs, son debuts|newspaper=The Times of India|date=15 January 2017|accessdate=1 July 2020|archive-date=11 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811224016/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Nassar-directs-son-debuts/articleshow/17168395.cms|url-status=live}}
Release
The film had a low-key release in 8 December 2012 and was released for two shows in a single theatre.
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".{{Cite web |title=Sun Sun Thatha Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/sun-sun-thatha/movie-review/17595068.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727105732/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/sun-sun-thatha/movie-review/17595068.cms |archive-date=27 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |access-date=19 March 2020 }}
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