Suyamvaram (1999)

சுயம்வரம்

Suyamvaram is directed by a host of directors.Kuselan (Vijayakumar) and Suseela (Manjula) have 9 children: 3 boys (Satyaraj, Prabhu and Abbas) and 6 girls (Rambha, Roja, Kasturi, Maheswari, Preitha and Suvalakshmi). Parthiban is the family's loyal servant but he is treated as one of their own and Napolean is the family doctor.The movie opens with Kuselan's 60th birthday celebrations and Kuselan gets a heart attack. At the hospital, the family is informed that Kuselan will not live long and to keep him comfortable in his last days. From the devastated family, Kuselan asks for one...

Date of release
1999-07-16
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 37m
Genres
Drama
Director
P. Vasu, A. R. Ramesh, Kothandam Ramaiah, Sundar C, Arjun Sarja, Guru Dhanapal, Siraj, Selva, K. S. Ravikumar, E. Ramadoss, Liaquat Ali Khan, Sundarrajan, J. Paneer, K. Subash

Casting

Interesting facts

Suyamvaram is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film produced and co-written by Giridharilal Nagpal. The film is notable for its unique production process, in which 14 directors, 19 cinematographers, and over 30 prominent actors collaborated. Conceptualized by Nagpal, the film features an ensemble cast and was shot in a single day. Nagpal, who also wrote the story, brought together a diverse group of talent from the Tamil film industry for the project.

Production

Producer Giridharilal Nagpal announced his intentions of making Suyamvaram, a film shot within 24 hours, in January 1999, stating it had been a fourteen-year dream. The film's launch event was held in the same month on 24 January 1999, with prominent actors Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan attending. Initially, the filmmakers intended to complete the entire production in 24 hours on 24 March 1999.

Despite the delays, Nagpal remained determined to complete the film within 24 hours. He scheduled the filming for 5 and 6 April 1999 across multiple studios in Chennai, bringing together a massive crew. The production involved 19 associate directors, 45 assistant directors, 19 cameramen, 36 assistant cameramen, nine steadicam operators, 14 lead actors, 12 lead actresses, villains, comedians, five dance masters, 16 assistants, 140 chorus dancers,…

The filmmakers were under constant pressure to complete the film in the allotted time. Despite months of preparation, many details were left to the last minute, and no script was available. Directors provided scenes to actors, who would rehearse briefly before filming. Two representatives from the Guinness World Records were present to oversee the time-schedule, accompanied by officials from the Limca Book of Records.

Nagpal outlined his ambitious plan: the entire filmmaking process—including shooting, developing rushes, editing, dubbing, re-recording, and final mixing—was to be completed within 24 hours. The script was divided into 11 parts, with each director responsible for filming one part, and all directors worked simultaneously across different sets and venues.

Filming commenced at 7:00 AM on 5 April at AVM Studios' sixth floor and AVM Gardens, directed by Sundar C. At 9.30 AM scenes were shot at the Kamaraj Memorial with Prabhu Deva and Roja, followed by scenes at 11:00 AM involving Sathyaraj and Khushbu in a gypsy tent camp set. At noon, a song sequence featuring Abbas and Heera was filmed at Film City, and scenes with Pandiarajan and Kasthuri were shot by Ramdoss at Guindy.

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