Dishyum

Dishyum
DVD cover
Directed bySasi
Written bySasi
Produced byV. Ravichandran
StarringJiiva
Sandhya
CinematographySantonio Terzio
Edited byPeter Babiya
Music byVijay Antony
Distributed byAascar Film Pvt. Ltd
Release date
  • 2 February 2006 (2006-02-02)
Running time
133 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Dishyum (transl. Tussle) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action romance film directed by Sasi. The film stars Jiiva, and Sandhya, while Guinness Pakru, Nassar, and Malavika Avinash play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Vijay Antony. The film was released on 2 February 2006.

Plot

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Bhaskar, a stuntman, is smitten with Cynthia, a college student. However, his heart is broken when he learns that she doesn't love him back, but he still to tries persuade her.

Cast

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Production

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The producers of the film had initially signed Pooja to play the lead role in January 2004, before Sandhya replaced her.[2] Before Jiiva was brought onboard, the film was shot for eleven or twelve days with actor Ashok. Vijay Sethupathi played a police officer in the initial version, which was later scrapped.[3] The film was reshot with Jiiva. He had previously trained in Kung fu for three years, underwent gymnastics training for his role as a stuntman. He performed some of the stunts himself, and was accompanied by stunt directors all the time. He further revealed stuntmen were the first to see the film.[4]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Vijay Antony.[5][6] The song "Dailamo Dailamo" was reused in the Kannada film Buddhivantha (2008)[7] and the Telugu film Mahatma (2009).[citation needed]

Song Singers Length (m:ss) Lyricist
"Bhoomiku" Vinaya, Rahul Nambiar 4:37 Vairamuthu
"Dailamo Dailamo" Sangeetha Rajeshwaran, Vijay Antony 4:28 Vijay Antony
"Kitta Neringivaadi" Sukhwinder Singh, Vinaya 4:17 Na. Muthukumar
"Nenjangootil" Jayadev, Rajalakshmi 4:36 Vairamuthu
"Poo Meedhu" Malgudi Subha 4:36 Pugazhendhi

Reception

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Nowrunning.com review said that "it is an absorbing story telling with minimum fuss for the youth" and gave it 3/5.[8] Sify gave a verdict that the film is "enjoyable".[9] Lajjavathi of Kalki praised the acting of Jiiva, Sandhya and other actors, Vijay Antony's music and Santonio's cinematography but found climax to be dramatic which Sasi could have been avoided and added slowly developing love and increasing interest little by little, the film is completed with a thump that is a success for the direction.[10]

Accolades

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Jiiva and Sandhya won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prizes for Best Actor and Actress respectively.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Dishyum". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ Rasika (20 January 2004). "Kadhal Kondein in Hindi". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ Das, Kishen (11 September 2021). The Vijay Sethupathi interview – 'Directors should not put up with mediocre acting just because I'm a star'. Netflix India. Event occurs at 5:23. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Jeeva: I risked my life for Dishyum". Rediff.com. 1 February 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2006.
  5. ^ "Dishyum (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 25 January 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. ^ "DISHYUM - Vijay Antony Tamil Audio Cd". Audio CDs World. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. ^ YouTube India [@youtubeindia] (10 June 2020). "What's your pick? Like for Chitranna Chitranna RT for Dailamo Dailamo" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Rajaraman (22 November 2005). "Dishyum Review". Nowrunning.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Dishyum". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  10. ^ லஜ்ஜாவதி (19 February 2006). "டிஷ்யூம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 1. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2006". Webindia123. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  12. ^ Naresh. "Rajnikant, Kamal Haasan adjudged Best Actors". Screen. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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