Thavam (2019 film)

Thavam (transl. Penance) is a 2019 film co-directed by R. Vijay Anand and A. R. Suriyan, both of whom directed Vilayattu Aarambam.^[1] The film stars newcomers Vasi Ashif, Pooja Shree, and Seeman in the lead roles.^[2] The film released on 8 November.^[3]

Thavam
Film poster
Directed by	R. Vijay Anand A. R. Suriyan
Written by	R. Vijay Anand A. R. Suriyan
Produced by	Vasi Asif
Starring	Vasi Ashif Pooja Shree Seeman
Music by	Srikanth Deva
Production company	Ashif Film International
Release date	8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The story is about how three different people - Murugan (Vasi Ashif), Akila (Pooja Shree), and Natesan (Seeman) - come together. There is a subplot of love between Murugan and Akila.

Cast

• Vasi Ashif as Murugan
• Pooja Shree as Akila
• Seeman as Natesan, Murugan's father
• R. Vijay Anand as Siva Anna
• A. R. Suriyan
• Bose Venkat as Vedagiri
• Pandi as Ayyappan
• Singampuli as Caterer
• Santhana Bharathi as MD
• Cool Suresh
• Vengal Rao as Fashion Babu

Production

After a six-year hiatus, Seeman was roped in to play the lead roles in Thavam alongside debutantes Vasi and Pooja Shree. He reprises his role as a farmer rights activist from Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA .^[4][5]

Soundtrack

Srikanth Deva composed the songs and sang one song. The audio was released on 4 December 2019.^[6]

Song Title	Lyricist	Singers
"Enna Enna Azhagu"	Mayil	Karunguil James, Hema Ambika
"Sandiyare"	Mayil	Chitti, Bhagyashree
"Oore Kondattam"	Indumathi Pakirisamy	Guru Ayyadurai, Suren Sekaran, G. Ebi, Reshmi, Varanya Srikanth, Sashiya Srikanth
"Kaadhalil Vizhunthen"	Srikanth Deva	Srikanth Deva, V. Shinee
"Vaa Nee"	Govind - Ezhilvendan	Suren Sekaran, Suseela Madan, G. Ebi, Jo Pappa
"Varama Nee"	Srikanth Deva	Deva

Release

The film released to negative reviews. The Times of India gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that "The film is also a tad long and tests our patience after a point". The reviewer criticized the comedy scenes, unengaing screenplay, songs, and emotional scenes.^[7] Maalaimalar criticized the length of the film.^[8] Dinamalar praised the performances of the lead cast.^[9]