Audio Beat: Sembattai

Sempattai

Sempattai

What it is about…

The audio of G. S. Studios'

Sembattai was released recently. The story is about two brothers — the elder one taking care of the younger one, who is naive. The brothers face various problems and how they overcome them is told in an interesting way. The cast includes Dilipan, Srijith, Gowri Nambiar, Dhanushree, George Rajan, Cheran Raj and Kandaswamy. The camera is handled by Saleem. The music is composed by Sreeraghav and the editing is by Mahavishnu. I. Ganesh has taken care of the story, screenplay, dialogue, direction and production.

Music Highlights

The album has 10 tracks, including four short ones. Seven are written by the director himself. They are ‘Kattumaram,' ‘Kadalodu,' ‘Muthe muthe,' ‘Uthu uthu,' ‘Sumaithangi,' ‘Nenjil' and ‘Ariyaamal.' ‘Kattumaram' sung by Mahalakshmi Krishnan has a sweet opening. ‘Kadalodu,' sung by N. Srinivasan, Deepank, G.J. Siva, Sreeraghav and Chandrayee, is the theme song — it contains the chant of the fisher folk, ‘Thaiyara thaiya'. This short number instantly conjures up images of the sea and the sand. The ghatam beats in ‘Muthe muthe,' sung by Vijay Jesudoss, make it sound like a rural song; however, the humming in the last stanza lends it a semi-classical touch. ‘Uthu Uthu' is a sensuous number sung by Maya Sricharan and Chandrayee. ‘Sumaithangi' sung beautifully by Madhu Balakrishnan has lines that evoke positive thoughts. ‘Nenjil' sung by Ganeshraghu is nice. ‘Ariyaamal' by Chandrayee is a short number that's sure to go down well with the listeners. ‘Adhisayam,' sung by Prasanna and written by Palanibharathi, is a short number — the sound of the flute at the end of the song lingers in your mind for quite some time. The same lyricist has penned the kuthu song, ‘Takara Takara,' sung by Mukesh and Chinnaponnu. Here Chinnaponnu has rendered the pallavi, a tongue-twister, with supreme ease. The peppy title number, written by Seergazhi Sirpi and sung by Mukesh and Feji, has several kids providing choral support. What they say…

Producer and director I. Ganesh: I have worked with directors Fazil and Siddick. Since I liked the storyline of

Sembattai very much, I decided to produce and direct the film myself. As it is a subject revolving around the fisher folk, we chose to shoot it on the seashore. The location is the main highlight of the movie. We have used the songs not just to enhance the visual beauty, but also to take the narrative forward.

Hero Dilipan:Sembattai is my debut flick and I have done what the director has told me to do. I have appeared in insignificant roles in various films, but this is my first major role. I learnt a lot, acting in the film. Music director Sreeraghav: This is my first feature film. I enjoyed the challenges the script posed. After being a composer for jingles, I am happy to have landed this film. A lot of hard work has gone into the songs as well as the background score. I hope the audience likes my work.