Saayam

Saayam
Directed by	Antony Samy
Produced by	Antony Samy
Starring	Abi Saravanan Shiny Ponvannan
Cinematography	Saleem-Christopher
Edited by	Muthu Muniyasamy
Music by	Nagha Udhayan
Production company	White Lamp Productions
Release date	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
Running time	149 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Saayam (transl. Dye) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Antony Samy. Abi Saravanan, Shiny and Ponvannan appear in the lead roles. Produced by White Lamp Productions, it was released on 4 February 2022.

Cast

• Abi Saravanan as Marudhu
• Shiny as Gayathri
• Ponvannan as Marudhu's father
• Ilavarasu as Rasaiah's father
• Bose Venkat
• Thennavan
• Benjamin
• Seetha
• Senthi Kumari
• Antony Samy as Kasi
• Aadesh Bala as Chellapandi
• Vignesh Mohandas as Rasaiah

Production

Abi Saravanan revealed that he was working on Saayam during late 2016, and reconfirmed that the film was still in production during 2021.^[1][2][3] Shiny, who had earlier appeared in India Pakistan (2015) was cast as the lead actress.^[4]

Release

The film was released on 4 February 2022 across theatres in Tamil Nadu. A critic from the Dinamalar gave the film two stars out of five.^[5] A reviewer from Maalai Malar mentioned that the film was "disappointing".^[6] Critic from Dinamalar gave 2 ratings out of 5 ratings.^[7]

References

1. ""I spent my nights sleeping on the pavements" - Abi Saravanan". 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
2. "etcetera". The Hindu. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
3. "YOUNG ACTOR ABI SARAVANAN UNDERGOES NAME CHANGE; THIS IS WHAT HE'D BE KNOWN AS HENCEFORTH!". 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
4. "'Saayam' set to make waves in Tamil cinema". 3 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
5. "Saayam". Retrieved 24 March 2022.
6. மலர், மாலை (4 February 2022). "சாதி செய்யும் மாயம் - சாயம் விமர்சனம்". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
7. "சாயம் - விமர்சனம் {2/5} : சாயம் - சாதியம் - Saayam". Dinamalar. Retrieved 11 March 2023.