Oomai Sennaai

2021 Indian film
  • 10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Oomai Sennaai (transl. Mute wolf) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller film written, directed, and produced by Arjunan Ekalaivan. The film stars Michael Thangadurai and Sanam Shetty in the lead roles. The music was composed by Siva with cinematography by Kalyan Venkatraman and editing by Athul Vijay. The film released on 10 December 2021.

Plot

The film narrates the tale of a private detective who decides to change careers but has to deal with the repercussions of the men behind his last assignment. He resultantly gets entangled in a web of challenges posed by greedy politicians, corrupt cops and ruthless gangsters.

Cast

  • Michael Thangadurai as Parthiban
  • Sanam Shetty as Amudha
  • Jayakumar as Azhagappan
  • Aroul D. Shankar as Rathnam
  • Gajaraj as Mathivanan
  • Sai Rajkumar as Sethu
  • Jaya Rao
  • Sampath
  • Pillayar Ruthru
  • Sivaraj Jr.
  • Maarthini Saravanakumar
  • Vijayashree

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Arjun Ekalaivan, an erstwhile assistant of Mysskin. The film had tentatively been titled Parthiban, before Oomai Sennaai was finalised.[1]

Sanam Shetty was signed on to play a "de-glam" role in the film in early 2019, and it marked her first theatrical release after her stint and subsequent fame on Bigg Boss Tamil during 2020.[2] The film's team promoted the film across Tamil Nadu in early December 2021.[3]

Release

Theatrical

The film was released on 10 December 2021 across theatres in Tamil Nadu. A critic from the Times of India gave the film a positive review, noting "the film rises up above its modest budget and stays intriguing and impressive most of the time", praising the performances of the technical team and actress Sanam Shetty.[4][5] Other critics from Tamil newspapers such as Dina Malar and Daily Thanthi also reviewed the film.[6][7][8]

Home media

The digital streaming rights of the film is owned by Amazon Prime Video. The film was released on Amazon Prime Video.[9]

References

  1. ^ Menon, Thinkal (21 December 2020). "I'll forever be grateful to Tamil people across the world: Sanam Shetty". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "My performance in "Oomai Sennaai" will be intense: Sanam Shetty on her deglam role". Dtnext.in. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Sanam Shetty offers insight on who's doing well in 'Bigg Boss Tamil 5'". Sify.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Sanam Shetty goes deglam for a revenge thriller". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Oomai Sennaai Movie Review: Oomai sennaai is a debut feature that gets it right, mostly!". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "ஊமைச் செந்நாய் - விமர்சனம் {2.25/5} : ஊமைச் செந்நாய் - பதுங்கவுமில்லை, பாயவுமில்லை - Oomai Sennaai". Dinamalar.
  7. ^ "த்ரில்லர் கதை - 'ஊமை செந்நாய்' சினிமா விமர்சனம்". Dailythani.com. 17 December 2021.
  8. ^ "திரை விமர்சனம் : ஊமைச் செந்நாய்...! - நிதானமான த்ரில்லர் சினிமா...!". Puthiyathalaimurai.com. 10 December 2021.
  9. ^ "In a world where man eats man". Twitter.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  • Oomai Sennaai at IMDb