Sutta Pazham
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sutta Pazham
| image =
| caption =
| director = G. K.
| producer = Pinttex Creations
| writer = G. K.
A. S. Kannan (dialogues)
| starring = Mohan
Shubha Poonja
| music = Sri Sam (songs)
Raj Bhaskar (score)
| cinematography = C. Maya
| editing = R. K. Udhayakumar
| distributor =
| studio = Pinttex Creations
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|07|25}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Sutta Pazham ({{translation|Stolen fruit}}) is a 2008 Indian Tamil language adult comedy thriller film directed by G. K.. The film stars Mohan and Shubha Poonja, with R. N. R. Manohar, Livingston, Manobala, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, M. S. Bhaskar, Anu Mohan, Kullamani, and Soundar playing supporting roles. The film had music by Sri Sam, cinematography by C. Maya, and editing by R. K. Udhayakumar. The film released on 25 July 2008.
Plot
In Chennai, men and women are mysteriously killed, and the police cannot find a single clue to catch the serial killer. Later, the police cast suspicion on Nandakumar (Mohan), an innocent and single man who runs a resort on the coastal road. They believe that he is a dangerous sexual predator. The police department gives Police Inspector Vandana (Shubha Poonja) the mission of finding enough evidence to convict Nandakumar. Vandana poses as a TV serial dialogue writer and asks Nandakumar for a room in the resort. Nandakumar has no rooms but is under pressure to keep her in his own room in order to gain money and repay his loans.
Mathana tries to seduce Nandakumar on multiple occasions by wearing sexy dresses and exposing her body, but she fails every time. Vandana finally realizes that Nandakumar is an innocent man who has nothing do with that case, and she falls in love with him. Thereafter, Vandhana finds the culprit: the local church father (R. N. R. Manohar) who lives in a church near Nandakumar's resort. The church father finds her in his room. He manages to tie her up, and he then confesses the murders. He tells her that he is not a real church father and he killed the victims for having an extramarital affair or premarital sex. In the meantime, Nandakumar is chased by the police, and he enters the church to hide from them. The police then frees Vandana, and she reveals that the church father is the killer; thus, the church father is arrested. Nandakumar and Vandana live happily ever after.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Mohan as Nandakumar (Nandu)
- Shubha Poonja as Police Inspector Vandana
- R. N. R. Manohar as Church Father
- Livingston as Inspector Prasad
- Manobala as Assistant Commissioner
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Moorthy
- M. S. Bhaskar as Kumaraswamy
- Anu Mohan as Mani
- Kullamani
- Soundar as Head Constable
- Chaplin Balu as Man at the wine shop
- Udumalai Ravi as Man at the wine shop
- Sharmili as Keerthi
- Bava Lakshmanan
- Nellai Siva
- Gemini Balaji
- Sempuli Jagan
- Kumtaz
}}
Production
G. K. made his directorial with Sutta Pazham under the banner of Pinttex Creations. The veteran actor Mohan, who was last seen in Anbulla Kadhalukku (1999), returned to the screen to play the lead role, while Shubha Poonja was chosen to play the heroine. The film was shot in Munnar and Chennai. The makers said that film was an adult comedy-thriller, but there was no vulgarity or crudeness.{{cite web |date=17 July 2008 |title=Sutta Pazham |url=http://m.sify.com/movies/sutta-pazham-imagegallery-events-jdwmRyecggdsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011083101/http://m.sify.com/movies/sutta-pazham-imagegallery-events-jdwmRyecggdsi.html |archive-date=11 October 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=Sify}}{{cite news |title=Back to acting, again! |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/back-to-acting-again/article2285161.ece |work=The Hindu |date=28 December 2007 |language=en-IN |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=9 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209092201/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/back-to-acting-again/article2285161.ece |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/kokila-back-in-kannada/articleshow/22409068.cms|title=Kokila back in Kannada|date=21 September 2008|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=Bangalore Mirror|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123003105/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/kokila-back-in-kannada/articleshow/22409068.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/humoursatire/44626--2|title='சுட்ட பழம்' கெட்ட படமா?|date=9 July 2008|access-date=27 November 2019|language=ta|trans-title='Sutta Pazham' a bad film ?|publisher=Cinema Vikatan|archive-date=10 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010102448/https://cinema.vikatan.com/humoursatire/44626--2|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/21072007-1.shtml|title=Mike Mohan in 'Sutta Pazham'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212030027/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/21072007-1.shtml|archive-date=12 December 2008|access-date=27 November 2019|website=Cinesouth|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/12/28/stories/2007122850200400.htm |title=Mr. Simple is back |date=28 December 2007 |work=The Hindu |access-date=30 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109231714/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/12/28/stories/2007122850200400.htm |archive-date=9 November 2012}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Sri Sam. It was released on 16 July 2008 at the radio station Hello FM in Chennai.{{cite web |date=16 July 2008 |title=Hello FM partners music launch of Tamil film Suttapazham |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/hello-fm-partners-music-launch-tamil-film-suttapazham |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010102459/http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/hello-fm-partners-music-launch-tamil-film-suttapazham |archive-date=10 October 2022 |access-date=27 November 2019 |website=Radioandmusic.com |publisher=}}
{{track listing|
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline = Track listing
| all_lyrics = Snehan
| title1 = Thaen Mazhai
| title2 = Sutta Pazham
| title3 = Kuliradikkudhae
| title4 = Azhagu Azhagu
| title5 = Uyirilae Uyirilae
}}
Release
The film was released on 25 July 2008 alongside another erotic film, Pathu Pathu. The two films releasing that week were butchered by the censor board and carried "A" certificates as they had an overdose of sex and smutty dialogues.{{cite web |date=20 July 2008 |title=Sleaze for 'Sleaze' sake ? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sleaze-for-sleaze-sake/articleshow/3253661.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209121109/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sleaze-for-sleaze-sake/articleshow/3253661.cms |archive-date=9 December 2023 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=The Times of India}}
References
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