Pambattam
| Pambattam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | V. C. Vadivudaiyan |
| Written by | V. C. Vadivudaiyan |
| Produced by | V. Palanivel |
| Starring | Jeevan Mallika Sherawat |
| Cinematography | Iniyan J Haris |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Amresh Ganesh |
Production company | Vaithiyanathan Film Garden |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pambattam (transl. Snake dance) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film[1] directed by V. C. Vadivudaiyan and starring Jeevan and Mallika Sherawat. The film was released after a four year delay to highly negative reviews.
Cast
- Jeevan
- Mallika Sherawat
- Suman
- Rittika Sen
- Yashika Aannand
- Salil Ankola
- Saravanan
- Saipriya Deva
- Rikin
- Livingston
- Ramesh Khanna
- Saravana Sakthi
- Cool Suresh
- Karate Raja
- Niyamat Khan
- Andrea Kurunathan
Production
The film began production in 2020 and Jeevan accepted the film after listening to three of V. C. Vadivudaiyan's scripts.[1] The film was planned as a multilingual film with the Hindi version titled as Nagamati.[2] Mallika Sherawat plays a queen in the film, which marks her return to Tamil cinema after a twelve year gap.[3][4] Sherawat joined the sets in February of 2021 during the second schedule.[5] A dungeon set was made at Binny Mills in Chennai. The stunts were choregraphed by Super Subbarayan. Jeevan sustained several injuries including burns from torches falling in a narrow passage and a hairline muscle tear from falling through gaps between beds while rolling sideways on the ground.[6] At the film's trailer launch, Saipriya Deva said that she signed the film as a heroine but lamented about how her name was disregarded from the film's trailer title.[7]
Reception
A critic from The Times of India rated the film 1+1⁄2 out of 5 and wrote that "The overall vibe of Pambattam is jaded and even comical. The scenes that are supposed to be pretty serious, like a marriage by abduction and even the death of one of the important characters, just don't make you feel any kind of emotion".[8][9][10]
References
- ^ a b "Jeevan chose this script from the three that I narrated to him: Vadivudaiyan". The Times of India. January 4, 2020.
- ^ "Amrish's Bollywood debut Nagamati is a historical fiction starring Mallika Sherawat". The Times of India. November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Mallika to play a modern-day queen in her Kollywood comeback". The Times of India. February 3, 2020.
- ^ "12 years after Dasavataaram, Mallika Sherawat to make a comeback in Kollywood with Pambattam : Bollywood News". Bollywood Hungama. February 3, 2020.
- ^ "Mallika Sherawat to join the set of Vadivudaiyan's Pambattam". The Times of India. 24 February 2021.
- ^ Gupta, Rinku (November 28, 2022). "Location Diaries: Jeevan for Pambattam- A walk through fire". Cinema Express.
- ^ ""Why Are You Cornering Me? " - Actress's Question To Director On Stage Created Controversy". Chennai Memes. 28 November 2022. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Pambattam Movie Review : A 'so bad it's good' movie that's jaded and even unintentionally comical". The Times of India.
- ^ "பாம்பாட்டம் விமர்சனம்". Dinakaran. February 26, 2024.
- ^ "ஜீவன் நடித்துள்ள பாம்பாட்டம் படம் எப்படி உள்ளது? திரைவிமர்சனம்!". Zee Tamil. February 22, 2024.