Sabhaapathy

For 1941 Tamil film of the same name, see Sabapathy.

Sabhaapathy is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by debutant R. Srinivasa Rao and produced by R K Entertainment.^[1] The film stars Santhanam and Preeti Verma in the lead roles and the music is composed by Sam C. S.^[2] The film released theatrically on 19 November 2021 to moderate reviews from critics but ended up as a failure in the box office. The satellite and streaming rights were sold to Colors Tamil and Amazon Prime Video and Aha respectively.

Sabhaapathy
Official film poster
Directed by	R. Srinivasa Rao
Written by	R. Srinivasa Rao
Produced by	C. Ramesh Kumar
Starring	Santhanam Preeti Verma
Cinematography	Baskar Arumugam
Edited by	Leo John Paul
Music by	Sam C. S
Production company	R K Entertainment
Release date	19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Santhanam as Sabapathy
• Preeti Verma as Savithri (Saavi)
• M. S. Bhaskar as Ganapathy, Sabapathy's father
• Sayaji Shinde as Lucky Raja
• Vamsi Krishna as Selvam
• Mayilsamy as Astrologer
• Uma as Leelavathi, Sabapathy's mother
• Swaminathan as Rajamani
• Prema Priya as Rajamani's wife
• Lollu Sabha Maaran as Thief
• Pugazh as Ramani
• Vaishnavi Arulmozhi as Manju, Sabapathy's Sister
• Rama as Savithri's mother
• Madurai Muthu as Savithri's brother-in-law
• Master Advaith as Young Sabapathy
• K. Bujji Babu as Gopal, vegetable cart

Soundtrack

Sabhaapathy
Soundtrack album by Sam C. S.
Released	2021
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	8:58
Language	Tamil
Label	Think Music
Sam C. S. chronology
Enemy (2021) Sabhaapathy (2021) Raajavamsam (2021)

The soundtrack and score was composed by Sam C. S.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Penne Penne"	Sam C. S.	Pradeep Kumar	03:07
2.	"Mayakkathe Maya Kanna"	Vivek	Srinisha Jayaseelan	04:02
Total length:				07:09

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Times of India
Sify

Siby Jeyya of India Herald wrote, "Sabhaapathy is one of Santhanam's better films as a leading man."^[3] Sudhir Srinivasan of The New Indian Express wrote, "Sabhaapathy, begins with the deep voice of a narrator who identifies himself as ‘vidhi’, claiming to ‘play’ with ‘innocent’ people like Sabhaapathy. I imagine that on the day I watched Sabhaapathy, Mr Vidhi had chosen me for his game."^[4] Suganth of The Times of India gave a rating of 2.5 out on 5 and wrote, "Sabhaapathy is a middling affair. Like a dream that eludes you once you wake up, you forget it the moment you step out of the theatre."^[5] Sify gave a rating of 2 out on 5 and wrote as "sabhaapathy is a below-average comedy entertainer that can be watched for the hilarious comedy combination between  Santhanam and the MS Baskar!" and the final verdict as "Tedious".^[6] Ranjani krishnakumar of Film Companion wrote, "Sabhaapathy is a test of patience, even if you generally enjoy Santhanam's brand of humour."