Sasanam

Sasanam (2006)

சாசனம்

Muthiah and his wife Visalakshi are a loving couple, and they come across Saroji who with no one to go for, takes refuge in Muthiah's house. Muthiah and Saroji develop soft corner towards each other. The rest is what transpires between the trio, exploring the nuances of an extra-marital affair.

Date of release
2006-07-28
Runtime
2h 21m
Genres
Drama, Family
Director
J. Mahendran

Casting

Interesting facts

Sasanam is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Mahendran. The film, based on the short story of the same name by Gandharvan, stars Arvind Swamy, Gautami and Ranjitha, while Balabharathi composed the music and K. P. Nambiathiri handled the cinematography.

Production

When Mahendran attended film festivals, he met foreigners who requested him to make a film on Tamil Nadu culture instead of taking inspiration from world cinema. This led Mahendran to make a film on Nagarathar culture of Karaikudi for which he researched them for three years and the film was an adaptation of the short story of same name written by Gandharvan. The film was majorly shot at a house at Kandanur at Karaikudi.

The film began production in the mid-1990s and Balabharathi composed the music while Lenin and Vijayan were signed on as editors. Former State Assembly Speaker and senior AIADMK leader K. Kalimuthu penned a song for the film which was sung by Chithra, Sriram and Sathyanarayana. By January 1999, the film was described to be ready for release and Mahendran moved on to work on other projects.

By 2000, the film was referred to as "delayed, believed dead" by the media, with reporters suggesting that changes in Gouthami's physique since signing the film would hinder any chances of completion. During production, the film's budget became overrun so Mahendran approached the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) to take over the financing of the film in 2000.

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