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Line 4: {{Infobox film \| name = Sivi \| image = ~~Sivi_VCD_cover~~Sivi (film).jpg \| caption = ~~VCD~~Title ~~cover~~card \| director = K. R. Senthil Nathan \| producer = K. Sundar Line 12: \| music = [[Dharan (music director)\|Dharan]] \| cinematography = P. S. Sanjay \| editing = [[G. Sasikumar]] \| distributor = \| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|2007\|09\|21}} \| runtime = \| country = India \| language = Tamil \| budget = }} '''''Sivi''''' is a 2007 ~~[[India]]n~~Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[horror film]] directed by K. R. Senthil Nathan and starring [[Yogi (actor)\|Yogi]], Jayashri Rao and [[Anuja Iyer]]. A remake of the 2004 [[Cinema of Thailand\|Thai]] ~~thriller~~ film ''[[Shutter (2004 film)\|Shutter]]'', ''Sivi'' was released on 21 September 2007 across theatres in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=31 July 2007 \|title='Sivi' scares even the Central minister! \|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/31072007-6.shtml \|~~title~~url-status=~~டோடோவின்~~dead ~~ரஃப்~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817002704/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/31072007-6.shtml ~~நோட்டு~~\|archive-date=17 —August ~~Tamil~~2007 ~~Kavithai~~\|website=Cinesouth \|access--date=20 ~~தமிழ்~~April ~~கவிதைகள்~~2012 ~~- நூற்று கணக்கில்!~~}}</ref> ==Plot== Line 30: ==Cast== {{cast listing\| [[Yogi (actor)\|Yogi]] as Krishna Jayashree Rao as Sona Line 39 ⟶ 40: [[Uma (Tamil actress)\|Uma]] [[Benjamin (actor)\|Benjamin]] Kili Ramachandran as Photographer [[Vignesh Shivan]] as Krishna's friend (uncredited) }}▼ ==Production== In February 2007, Senthilnathan, who had apprenticed under [[S. J. Surya]], announced that he would make a horror film titled ''Sivi'' and would be in charge of the screenplay and dialogues, apart from direction. The film's story was taken from the 2004 [[Cinema of Thailand\|Thai]]-thriller, ''[[Shutter (2004 film)\|Shutter]]'', with Indian elements infused into the script. [[Yogi (actor)\|Yogi]], the grandson of actor [[Thengai Srinivasan]], was selected to play his second lead role after ''[[Azhagiya Asura]]'' (2006), while newcomers Jayashree Rao and [[Anuja Iyer]] were also selected to play lead roles. [[Dharan (music director)\|Dharan]], who had earlier worked on ''[[Parijatham (2006 film)\|Parijatham]]'' (2006), was announced as the music director for the film.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=February 15, 2007 \|title=Sivi, a suspense thriller \|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29220.html \|~~title~~url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217031356/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29220.html ~~Tamil~~\|archive-date=17 ~~Cinema News \| Tamil~~February ~~Movie Reviews \| Tamil Movie Trailers -~~2007 \|website=IndiaGlitz ~~Tamil~~}}</ref> [[Vignesh Shivan]] worked on the film as an assistant director, and also appeared in a supporting role as the lead actor's friend.<ref>{{cite web \|date=23 April 2020 \|title=Ever Witnessed Vignesh Shivan in This Tamil Film as Hero's Friend ?? \|url=https://chennaimemes.in/ever-witnessed-vignesh-shivan-in-this-tamil-film-as-heros-friend/ \|url-status=dead \|website=Chennai Memes \|access-date=21 July 2022 \|archive-date=8 August 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808125018/https://www.chennaimemes.in/ever-witnessed-vignesh-shivan-in-this-tamil-film-as-heros-friend/ }}</ref> ==Soundtrack== The soundtrack ~~of the film~~ was composed by [[Dharan (music director)\|Dharan]]. The then Union Minister [[G. K. Vasan]] released the audio cassette of ''Sivi'' at a function held in Chennai on 29 July 2007 with attendees including directors [[Ameer Sultan\|Ameer]], [[Subramaniam Siva]] and Tamil Film Producers Council president [[Rama Narayanan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=July 30, 2007 \|title='Sivi' Audio Launch \|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/12859.html \|~~title~~url-status=~~Tamil~~dead ~~Cinema~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822094419/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/12859.html ~~News~~\|archive-date=22 ~~\|~~August ~~Tamil Movie~~2007 ~~Reviews \| Tamil Movie Trailers~~\|website=IndiaGlitz \|access-date=20 ~~IndiaGlitz~~April 2012 ~~Tamil~~}}</ref> The soundtrack became critically acclaimed with a reviewer noting that Dharan "has oodles of talent, and he definitely knows the pulse of today's generation".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Srinivas \|first=Saraswathy \|date=August 22, 2007 \|title=Sivi's music is for Gen-Next \|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/22sssivi.htm \|~~title~~website=[[Rediff.com]] \|access-date=20 ~~Sivi's~~April ~~music~~2012 is\|archive-date=4 ~~for~~March ~~Gen~~2016 \|archive-~~Next~~url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042446/http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/22sssivi.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref> La. Rajkumar wrote lyrics for two of the film's songs, while Dr Burn wrote his own lyrics for his rap portions.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Jeshi \|first=J. \|date=Nov 2, 2007 \|title=Mix and match \|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250280800.htm \|~~title=Archived copy \|website=www.hindu.com \|access~~url-~~date~~status=~~17 January 2022~~dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104110903/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250280800.htm \|archive-date=4 November 2007 \|~~url~~access-~~status~~date=~~dead~~17 January 2022 \|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>▼ ~~{{Infobox album~~ ~~\| name = Sivi~~ ~~\| type = [[Soundtrack]]~~ ~~\| artist = [[Dharan (music director)\|Dharan]]~~ ~~\| cover =~~ ~~\| alt =~~ ~~\| released = 29 July 2007~~ ~~\| recorded =~~ ~~\| venue =~~ ~~\| studio =~~ ~~\| genre = [[Film soundtrack\|Feature film soundtrack]]~~ ~~\| length =~~ ~~\| label =~~ ~~\| producer =~~ ~~\| prev_title = [[Parijatham (2006 film)\|Parijatham]]~~ ~~\| prev_year = 2006~~ ~~\| next_title = [[Laadam]]~~ ~~\| next_year = 2009~~ ▲}} ▲The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[Dharan (music director)\|Dharan]]. Union Minister [[G. K. Vasan]] released the audio cassette of ''Sivi'' at a function held in Chennai on 29 July 2007 with attendees including directors [[Ameer Sultan\|Ameer]], [[Subramaniam Siva]] and Tamil Film Producers Council president [[Rama Narayanan]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/12859.html\|title=Tamil Cinema News \| Tamil Movie Reviews \| Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}</ref> The soundtrack became critically acclaimed with a reviewer noting that Dharan "has oodles of talent, and he definitely knows the pulse of today's generation".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/22sssivi.htm\|title = Sivi's music is for Gen-Next}}</ref> La. Rajkumar wrote lyrics for two of the film's songs, while Dr Burn wrote his own lyrics for his rap portions.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250280800.htm \|title=Archived copy \|website=www.hindu.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104110903/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250280800.htm \|archive-date=4 November 2007 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{track listing ~~{{tracklist~~ \| headline = Track~~-list~~ listing \| extra_column = Singer(s) \| total_length = \| title1 = Theme Music \| extra1 = Subiksha \| length1 = = \| title2 = O Nenje \| extra2 = [[Benny Dayal]], Dr. Burn, [[Dharan (music director)\|Dharan]], [[Shweta Mohan\|Swetha]] \| length2 = \| title3 = Maayavi Neeya \| extra3 = [[Krish (singer)\|Krish]], [[Haricharan]], Shruthi \| length3 = \| title4 = Rap Theme \| extra4 = Bob, [[Ranjith (singer)\|Ranjith]], Subiksha \| length4 = \| title5 = O Nenje ~~(2)~~ \| extra5 = [[Benny Dayal]], Dr. Burn, [[Dharan (music director)\|Dharan]], Swetha \| ~~length5~~ note5 = 2 \| length5 = \| title6 = Neruppum \| extra6 = [[Ranjith (singer)\|Ranjith]], [[Sunitha Sarathy]] \| length6 = }} ==~~Release~~Reception== ~~The film received generally positive reviews, with~~ ''[[The Hindu]]'' ~~stating~~stated that the "film scares in parts" and that "Yogi has performed his role convincingly, while Jayasri Rao needs to improve" and that "Anuja Iyer as the ghost has done a good job".<ref>{{cite web \|last=Kumar \|first=S.R. Ashok \|date=Sep 28, 2007 \|title=He, she and a ghost -- Sivi \|url=http://hindu.com/cp/2007/09/28/stories/2007092850080200.htm \|~~title=Archived copy \|website=hindu.com \|access~~url-~~date~~status=~~17 January 2022~~dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015081728/http://hindu.com/cp/2007/09/28/stories/2007092850080200.htm \|archive-date=15 October 2007 \|~~url~~access-~~status~~date=~~dead~~17 January 2022 \|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> A critic from ''Indiaglitz.com'' labelled the film as a "welcome relief", noting that "the movie is technically rich and the star cast give their best on screen makes it work. But giving the movie its true color is Dharan's top-class background score. His good re-recording helps sustain the momentum of the movie and wraps audience to their seats."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 20, 2007 \|title=Sivi - A welcome relief \|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/9344.html \|~~title~~url-status=~~Tamil~~dead ~~Cinema~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070920132151/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/9344.html ~~News~~\|archive-date=20 ~~\|~~September ~~Tamil~~2007 ~~Movie Reviews \| Tamil Movie Trailers~~\|website=IndiaGlitz \|access-date=20 ~~IndiaGlitz~~April 2012 ~~Tamil~~}}</ref> The reviewer from ''Behindwoods.com'' stated "the film has a bright chance of becoming a commercial success", mentioning that "debutant director Senthil Nathan has diligently worked hard and the film stands a testimony to his efforts. A bright future is in store for this talented director. Seamless and taut editing by Sasikumar spices up the terror quotient of the film."<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sivi Movie Review \|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-06/sivi-review.html \|~~title~~website=Behindwoods \|access-date=20 ~~SIVI~~April ~~REVIEW~~2012 ~~MOVIE~~\|archive-date=15 ~~Thriller~~October ~~Dharan~~2012 ~~Yogi Jayashree~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015122132/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-06/sivi-review.html ~~Rao K Sundar K R Senthil~~\|url-status=live ~~Nathan Funky Shankar Anuja sibi picture wallpaper stills image gallery~~}}</ref> Reviewers from ''[[Sify]].com'' cited that "Yogi as Krishna is one of the most impressive actors, one has seen in recent times. The director has been able to give an eerie look and feel to the film",<ref>~~[https~~{{cite web \|title=Sivi \|url=http://~~web~~www.~~archive~~sify.~~org~~com/~~web~~movies/sivi-review-tamil-14530968.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/~~20160122070226~~20130628023209/http://www.sify.com/movies/sivi-review-tamil-14530968.html ~~sify.com~~\|archive-date=28 June 2013 \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> while ''[[Rediff.com]]'' said "it is the climax though, that packs a punch, and worth all the minutes of waiting, watching and wondering. An end that fits perfectly with the tone of the story, incidentally tying up with the title of the movie as well. A pat on the back to the editor for some slick work."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Srinivasan \|first=Pavithra \|date=September 24, 2007 \|title=Sivi is worth watching \|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/24sssivi.htm \|~~title~~website=[[Rediff.com]] \|access-date=20 ~~Sivi~~April is2012 ~~worth~~\|archive-date=11 January 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111153619/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/24sssivi.htm \|url-status=live ~~watching~~}}</ref> ==Legacy== In late 2007, Senthilnathan and Yogi planned to collaborate again for a film titled ''Naan'', but the project did not develop into production.<ref>{{~~cite~~Cite web \|last=Mannath \|first=Malini \|date=Nov 30, 2007 \|title=Hard work will pay: Yogi \|url=http://chennaionline.com/Film/Interviews/Nov07/11int22.asp \|~~title=Archived copy \|website=chennaionline.com \|access~~url-~~date~~status=~~30 June 2022~~dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230105603/http://chennaionline.com/Film/Interviews/Nov07/11int22.asp \|archive-date=30 December 2007 \|~~url~~access-~~status~~date=~~dead~~30 June 2022 \|website=Chennai Online}}</ref> Production on a prequel for the film, titled ''[[Sivi 2]]'' (2022),<ref>{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_gNkI6xQCs \|title=மீண்டும் பயமுறுத்த வரும் 'சிவி 2' SIVI 2 Movie Team Interview {{!}} K.R. Senthil Nathan {{!}} 96tv \|date=11 July 2022 \|language=ta \|publisher=96TV Tamil News \|time=31:25 \|via=[[YouTube]] \|access-date=22 July 2022 \|archive-date=22 July 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722185613/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_gNkI6xQCs&tgl=~~1885s~~US&hl=en \|url-status=live }}</ref> began in early 2021, with the film eventually released in July 2022.<ref>{{~~cite~~Cite ~~web~~news \|date=December 9, 2021 \|title=The famous Tamil horror movie 'Sivi' gets a sequel! Details inside \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/the-famous-tamil-horror-movie-sivi-gets-a-sequel-details-inside/articleshow/88183530.cms \| ~~title~~work=[[The ~~famous~~Times ~~Tamil~~of ~~horror~~India]] ~~movie~~\|access-date=11 ~~'Sivi'~~December ~~gets a sequel! Details inside~~2021 \|archive-date=2 ~~Times~~May ~~of India~~2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502013707/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/the-famous-tamil-horror-movie-sivi-gets-a-sequel-details-inside/articleshow/88183530.cms ~~website~~\|url-status=~~[[The Times of India]]~~live }}</ref> The sequel of the film took forward the story from the original version.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=July 21, 2022 \|title=IANS Review: 'Sivi 2': Horror film grabs your attention till the end \|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=981448 \|website=[[Daijiworld Media\|Daijiworld.com]] \|agency=IANS \|access-date=21 July 2022 \|archive-date=21 July 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721170026/https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=981448 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=10 December 2021 \|title=Senthil Nathan ready with Sivi 2 \|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-asian-age/20211210/282196539250141 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502081244/https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-asian-age/20211210/282196539250141 \|archive-date=2 May 2024 \|website=[[The Asian Age]] \|via=[[PressReader]] \|access-date=21 July 2022 }}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == [[Category:2007 films]]▼ *{{IMDb title}} [[Category:Indian remakes of Thai films]]▼ [[Category:Indian horror films]]▼ ▲[[Category:~~2007~~2000s Indian films]] [[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]] [[Category:~~Cameras~~2007 ~~in fiction~~films]] [[Category:Indian horror film remakes]]▼ [[Category:Films scored by Dharan Kumar]]▼ [[Category:2007 horror films]] [[Category:Fiction about photography]] ▲[[Category:Films scored by Dharan Kumar]] ▲[[Category:Indian horror film remakes]] ▲[[Category:Indian horror films]] ▲[[Category:Indian remakes of Thai films]] [[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]] [[Category:Indian supernatural horror films]] [[Category:Indian rape and revenge films]] [[Category:Films about suicide]] [[Category:Films set in India]] [[Category:Indian ghost films]] [[Category:Indian mystery films]] [[Category:2000s mystery horror films]] [[Category:Films about photographers]] [[Category:Films based on urban legends]] [[Category:Films about road accidents and incidents]] [[Category:Films about stalking]] [[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]