Dishyum

Dishyum (transl. Tussle) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action romance film directed by Sasi. The film stars Jiiva, and Sandhya, while Guinness Pakru, Nassar, and Malavika Avinash play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Vijay Antony. The film was released on 2 February 2006.

Dishyum
DVD cover
Directed by	Sasi
Written by	Sasi
Produced by	V. Ravichandran
Starring	Jiiva Sandhya
Cinematography	Santonio Terzio
Edited by	Peter Babiya
Music by	Vijay Antony
Distributed by	Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd
Release date	2 February 2006 (2006-02-02)
Running time	133 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Bhaskar, a stuntman, is smitten with Cynthia, a college student. However, his heart is broken when he learns that she doesn't love him back, but he still to tries persuade her.

Cast

• Jiiva as "Risk" Bhaskar
• Sandhya as Cynthia
• Guinness Pakru as Amitabh, Bhaskar's friend
• Nassar as Jayachandran
• Anee Malavika as Malar
• Kaajal Pasupathi as Cynthia's friend
• Kasi as Kasi
• Mahanadi Shankar as Shankar, Bhaskar's colleague and friend
• SJ Suryah as himself (Cameo)
• Vishal as himself (Cameo)
• Ghilli Maran as Maran

Production

The producers of the film had initially signed Pooja to play the lead role in January 2005, before Sandhya replaced her.^[2] Before Jiiva was brought onboard, the film was shot for approximately ten days with actor Ashok Kumar, who was not paid for the role. Vijay Sethupathi played a police officer and was paid 250 rupees for the initial version, which was later scrapped.^[3][4] The film was reshot with Jiiva. He had previously trained in Kung fu for three years, underwent gymnastics training for his role as a stuntman. He performed some of the stunts himself, and was accompanied by stunt directors all the time. He further revealed stuntmen were the first to see the film.^[5]

Soundtrack

The music for Dishyum was composed by Vijay Antony.^[6][7]

The song "Dailamo Dailamo" was later reused in the Kannada film Buddhivantha (2008)^[8] and the Telugu film Mahatma (2009).^{[citation needed]} The interlude "Leke Leke Leke Ley Leke" from the song "Bhoomiku Velucham Ellam" draws inspiration from the Arabic song "Tamally Maak".

S. No.	Song	Singers	Lyricist	Length
1	"Bhoomiku"	Gayathri, Vijay Antony, Rahul Nambiar	Vairamuthu	4:37
2	"Dailamo Dailamo"	Sangeetha Rajeshwaran, Vijay Antony	Vijay Antony	4:28
3	"Kitta Neringivaadi"	Sukhwinder Singh, Vinaya	Na. Muthukumar	4:17
4	"Nenjangootil"	Jayadev, Rajalakshmi	Vairamuthu	4:36
5	"Poo Meedhu"	Malgudi Subha	Pugazhendhi	4:36

Critical reception

Sify gave a verdict that the film is "enjoyable".^[9] Lajjavathi of Kalki praised the acting of Jiiva, Sandhya and other actors, Vijay Antony's music and Santonio's cinematography but found climax to be dramatic which Sasi could have been avoided and added slowly developing love and increasing interest little by little, the film is completed with a thump that is a success for the direction.^[10]

Accolades

Jiiva and Sandhya won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prizes for Best Actor and Actress respectively.^[11][12]