Bramman (2014)

The struggles of a cinema-crazy theatre owner.

Director:

Socrates

Writer:

Socrates

Stars:

M. Sasikumar, Lavanya Tripathi, Naveen Chandra

Cast

Credited cast:
M. Sasikumar	...	Siva
Lavanya Tripathi	...	Gayathri
Naveen Chandra	...	Kumar
Santhanam
Soori
Malavika Menon
Gnanasambandam	...	Siva's Father
Vanitha Krishnachandran	...	Siva's Mother
Arjunan
V. Jayaprakash
Omar Lateef	...	Maapillai
Padmapriya	...	Special appearance
Dushy	...	Siva's Brother
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jai	...	Special appearance

Storyline

Shiva (Sasikumar) is a happy guy living with his parents, younger sister and brother. He grew up loving cinema, and in his childhood used to go to the local theatre with his buddy Kumar (Naveen Chandra), another film crazy guy. But due to circumstances they are separated. Siva grows up and takes a local theatre on lease, where he plays second run films while his best friend becomes a noted director. Again due to circumstances, Shiva goes to Chennai in search of his long lost friend for a favor, which changes his life.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Tamil

Release Date:

21 February 2014 (India)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anto Joseph Film Company, K Manju Cinemaas, ODU Movies

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Initially Yuvan Shankar Raja was approached to compose music for the film. Later he was replaced by Devi Sri Prasad.

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Soundtracks

Vodu Vodu
Produced by Devi Sri Prasad
Performed by Chinnaponnu

User Reviews

Sasikumar's modern makeover rolls up into a cornball. A total yawnfest!

The people's favorite, Sasikumar picked a different route this time by teaming up with newbie Socrates in Brahman. With Lavanya Tripathi, Santhanam, Soori and Jayaprakash alongside Sasikumar, the movie has music by Devi Sri Prasad.

Brahman is the story of how two friends who are separated in childhood reunite through their journey in the tinsel town.

The movie begins with a butt load of cliché, where you only survive thanks to the comic relief provided by Santhanam. The positive vibes which Sasikumar induced in his previous films is nowhere to be seen here, as he is offered no room for performance. The heroine is a doll, both in her looks and in the acting department. Into the second half, and Brahman turns into an indefinite drag, with Soori replacing Santhanam. The climax is the savior, in the absence of which people would have ended up cursing the movie to their heart's content.

There is nothing much to speak about the performances either, cos here we have a movie in which even a talented performer like Sasikumar is made to dance to tepid songs with absolutely horrid moves. No comments on the guy who plays Sasikumar's friend.

Brahman falls on the technical side too, especially cinematography where we have a few shots which can be identified as blurry even by a 10 year old. Music and BGM by DSP just pass muster.

The whole of Brahman is peppered with lame buffoonery, as one pleads for something interesting to pop up. Almost nothing works in favor of the film until the very end, where it obviously gets too late. Brahman is a forgettable film for Sasikumar, and the exact opposite of what we usually get when he is in the picture.

Siddarth Srinivas, Cinemalead.