Sixer (2019 film)
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| Directed by | Chachi |
| Written by | Chachi |
| Screenplay by | Chachi |
| Produced by | R. Dinesh Kannan Sridhar Anto L(Executive Producer) |
| Starring | Vaibhav Palak Lalwani Sathish |
| Cinematography | P. G. Muthiah |
| Edited by | Jomin Mathew |
| Music by | M. Ghibran |
Production companies | Trident Arts Wallmate Entertainment |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sixer is a 2019 Indian Tamil language romantic action comedy film written and directed by Chachi, marking his directorial debut. The film stars Vaibhav and Palak Lalwani, with Sathish and Radha Ravi playing the supportive roles.[1] M. Ghibran composed music for the film while cinematography was handled by P. G. Muthiah.[2] The story of Sixer follows a person with night blindness, who faces difficulties in routine and love life because of his condition. The film was theatrically released on 30 August 2019.[3] The film received positive reviews from critics.[4]
Plot
Aadhi (Vaibhav) is a civil engineer who lives a happy life with his cute family, consisting of his parents (Ilavarasu and Sriranjani). His biggest worry is his nyctalopia, as he cannot see anything after 6PM, so his marriage also becomes a big question mark.
For his own safety, Aadhi makes sure to get back to home before 6PM, but that is not the case on that day as his bike causes trouble near the beach, so he asks his close friend (Sathish) for help. In the meantime, the beach gets filled with protestors who revolt against a powerful politician and ex-goon (R. N. R. Manohar).
Unfortunately, the media, especially reporter Krithika (Palak Lalwani) mistakes Aadhi as the leader of the group which earns the wrath of the politician. On the personal front, Krithika falls in love with Aadhi. The rest of the film is all about how Aadhi manages to hide his flaws and marry Krithika, while also taking care of the criminal-turned politician.
Cast
- Vaibhav as Aadhi
- Palak Lalwani as Krithika
- Sathish as Sathish
- Radha Ravi as Krithika's father
- R. N. R. Manohar as KP
- Ilavarasu as Aadhi's father
- Sriranjani as Aadhi's mother
- KPY Kuraishi as Venki, Aadhi's friend
- KPY Ramar as Chetta
- TSK as Aadhi's friend
- Chaams
- KPY Bala as Dokku (Chetta's henchman)
- Pugazh as a psychiatrist
- Geetha Narayanan as Krithika's mother
- "Angadi Theru" Sindhu as Chetta's wife
- Ashritha Sreedas as college student
Production
The film titled Sixer would not be interrelated to the sport of cricket but filmmakers revealed that the term "six" plays major part in narration of the script.[5] The titular poster of the film was launched on 9 March 2019 by popular film director Venkat Prabhu with the film wrapped up shooting during the same month.[6][7]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 19 August 2019 | ||||
| Recorded | 2019 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Language | Tamil | ||||
| Label | Muzik247 | ||||
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The soundtrack of the film is composed by Ghibran and lyrics are by GKB, Logan and Anu.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Engavena Kochikinu Po" | Logan | Ghibran and Sivakarthikeyan | 04:19 |
| 2. | "Baa Baa Black Sheep" | GKB | Anirudh Ravichander | 03:35 |
| 3. | "Pattaampoochi Kannalae" | S. N. Anuradha | Ghibran, Sowmiya Mahadevan | 03:20 |
Release
The film was theatrically released on 30 August 2019.
Reception
Thinkal Menon of The Times of India rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "Sixer has some of the necessary ingredients to entertain viewers, but the comedy works only in parts."[8] S. Subhakeerthana of The Indian Express gave the film one out of five stars and wrote, "To be honest, Sixer doesn’t fall under the category of a ‘film’. It’s more like a mix and match of several film references (to name a few: Singaravelan and Thiruvannamalai) put together into a half-baked product."[9]
Navein Darshan of Cinema Express wrote, "An interesting premise wasted by poor writing and execution, with dollops of objectionable crass humour".[10] Sreedhar Pillai of Firstpost wrote, "Sixer is a typical time-pass movie that may provide some laughs for those nostalgic about 1980s Tamil cinema comedy tracks."[11]
Anjana Shekar of The News Minute wrote, "With its meandering storyline and comedy reeking of homophobia and insensitivity, this comedy is best avoided."[12] Srivatsan S. of The Hindu wrote, "Sixer also has a brief homophobic stretch that makes you squirm. Of course, the presence of a heroine (Pallak Lalwani) who cannot get a single word right in Tamil is more irking than Chachi’s tunnelled vision about nyctalopia among other things."[13]
References
- ^ "வைபவ் ஜோடியான பல்லக் லால்வானி". maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Vaibhav's next titled Sixer". Cinema Express. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Sixer teaser out: Meyaadha Maan Vaibhav promises another comedy-drama". India Today. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Sixer Movie Review". Chennai Vision (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Vaibhav's new film titled 'Sixer'". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Vaibhav wraps up shoot of his next film". News Today. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ ""சிக்சர்" படத்தின் நாயகன் யார் தெரியுமா??". NDTV Tamil Cinema (in Tamil). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Sixer Movie Review". The Times of India. 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Sixer movie review: A tone-deaf brain drain". The Indian Express. 1 September 2019.
- ^ Darshan, Navein (5 August 2019). "Sixer Movie Review: More like a sloppy dot ball". Cinema Express.
- ^ "Sixer movie review: Vaibhav-starrer tries hard to be funny but marginally falls short". Firstpost. 30 August 2019.
- ^ Shekar, Anjana (7 August 2019). "'Sixer' review: Vaibhav's comedy is more like a wide, way off the mark". The News Minute.
- ^ S, Srivatsan (30 August 2019). "'Sixer' movie review: Eyes wide shut". The Hindu.