Kaaviyyan

Kaaviyyan is a 2019 Indian road thriller film directed by Sarathi in his directorial debut. The film was shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, with the Telugu version titled as Vaadu Osthaadu (transl. He comes).[1] The film features Shaam, newcomer Sridevi Kumar, and Athmiya Rajan. The film is based on the Hollywood film The Call (2013).[2]

Kaaviyyan
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySarathi
Produced byK.V. Shabarreesh
StarringShaam
Sridevi Kumar
Athmiya Rajan
Music bySyam Mohan MM
CinematographyN.S. Raajesh Kumar
Edited byArun Thomas AKD
Production
company
2 m Cinemas
Distributed bySDC Picturez
Release date
  • 18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Two cops, Akilan Vishwanath (Shaam) and Bhaskar (Srinath) from the Cyber Crime Department from Chennai are sent as trainees to Las Vegas by the police chief (K. R. Selvaraj). While in Vegas, they work with Isha Thomas (Sridevi Kumar), a 9-1-1 dispatcher who receives several calls for help, Batten (Lucas Sanders), the chief police inspector of the Las Vegas Police Department, and Swetha Menon (Vanitha), a Malayali dispatcher from Kozhikode. On one such phone call, Isha gets a call from Jennifer Edward Rubis (Jenifer), who tells her that a man has entered her house. Much to the man's demise, Jennifer is able to escape out of an upstairs window. Akilan and Baskar later figure out that the man who entered Jennifer's house was Lucifer Fernando (Justin Vikash), a psychopath who murders girls for their blood type (B+) to "purify" his blood. Lucifer has taking a Sri Lankan woman, Mathangai Kumaravel (Athmiya Rajan), hostage. While searching for details about Lucifer, Akilan learns of Kasie (Jennifer Brofer), Lucifer's ex-wife who filed a divorce after she learned that he was flirting with another woman. Kasie recorded her phone calls with Lucifer on behalf of her lawyer and hands them to Isha. How Akilan sets out to rescue Mathangai forms the rest of the story.

Cast
  • Shaam as ACP Akilan Vishwanath[3]
  • Sridevi Kumar as Isha Thomas
  • Athmiya Rajan as Mathangai Kumaravel
  • Srinath as Bhaskar
  • Nahum Vizakis as Lucifer Fernando (credited as Justin Vikash)
  • Lucas Sanders as M. Batten
  • Jennifer Brofer as Kasie
  • Jenifer as Jennifer Edward Rubis
  • Vanitha as Swetha Menon
  • K. R. Selvaraj as the chief of police
  • Audry as Grandmother
  • Fernando as Car thief
  • Gaise as Police officer
  • Charlie as Businessman's son
  • Richardson as Businessman
  • Mathew as Petrol bunk owner
  • Valsama Mathew as Restaurant owner
  • Murali as Isha's father (uncredited, in portrait)

Production

Development

The film was announced in May of 2016 and was to be produced by 2 m cinemas, making it will be their first venture. Stun Siva was signed on to direct the action sequences.[4] This film was originally announced to be a trilingual film in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada, but it was later revealed that the film was a bilingual with the Telugu version titled as Vaadu Osthaadu.[5] The film will be a road thriller and it will start shooting in the United States.[6] The title Kaaviyyan was revealed to be a portmanteau of ka from kaval thurai (police), and viyyan from viyakkathakkavan (amazing person). [7]

Casting

Shaam is in the main lead marking his comeback into Tamil cinema as a lead actor after 6, which released in 2013.[3][8] Sridevi Kumar, a Malayali based in Las Vegas, and Athmiya Rajan, who is known for her role in Manam Kothi Paravai, are also doing important roles in this thriller.[9][10] Srinath, who has acted alongside Shaam in 12B and Ullam Ketkumae is also part of this film. The villain is a Hollywood artist whose name is yet to be revealed was not revealed as of 2016.[10] In 2017, Hollywood actor and bodybuilder Justin Vikash (real name Nahum Vizakis) was reported to play the villain.[11] Hollywood artists Lucas Sanders and Jennifer Brofer were signed to play important roles.[11] Shaam gained a couple of kilograms in order to play his role as a police officer.[11]

Filming

The film shooting began in August 2016 in Las Vegas.[1] Majority of the film was shot in Las Vegas.[5] The stunt sequences featured fancy cars such as Rolls-Royce and Hummers.[5]

Soundtrack
Kaaviyyan
Soundtrack album by
Syam Mohan M.M
Released2018
GenreSoundtrack
Length3:23
LanguageTamil
LabelTimes Music Tamil
Syam Mohan M.M chronology
Kaaviyyan
(2018)		 Thandagan
(TBA)

Debutant Syam Mohan composed two songs for the film.[3]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Siru Mazhaithuli"PragaaVandana Dhivyaraja3:24
2."Ethuvandha Enna"Mohan RajanAnanthu, Dhivakar3:07
Total length:6:31

Release

The Tamil version released on October 18, 2019.[11]

Critical reception

Kaaviyyan released to negative reviews. Thinal Menon of The Times of India gave the film 1 out of 5 stars stating "A sloppy script staged in an artificial set up with hardly any character arc".[12] Ashameera Aiyappan of The New Indian Express gave the film a 1.5 stars out of 5 stars stating that "This Shaam-starrer is a lost case".[13] A critic from Maalai Malar praised the cinematography and criticized the screenplay of the film.[14] A critic from Dinamalar praised the music and cinematography and criticized the film's screenplay.[2]

References
  1. Subramanian, Anupama (26 May 2017). "Actor Shaam in road thriller". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. "காவியன் - விமர்சனம்". cinema.dinamalar.com.
  3. Balu, Aparajitha (25 September 2019). "'Kaaviyyan' Promises To Be A Good Comeback For Actor Shaam". Silverscreen.
  4. Menon, Thinkal (16 May 2016). "Shaam to act in a road thriller". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. Anupama Subramanian (24 May 2016). "Shaam as a police officer in a road thriller". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. "Shaam and Athmeeya's 'Kaaviyyan' to hit the floors soon". Malayala Manorama. 25 May 2016.
  7. Lakshmi Venkatachalam. "Shaam continues his cop act". Times of India.
  8. "'Kaaviyyan' has actor Shaam in the lead". Gulf News.
  9. "Sreedev Sasha Kumar: From Las Vegas to Mollywood - Times of India". The Times of India.
  10. "Kaaviyyan has two Malayali heroines". Deccan Chronicle. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  11. Subramanian, Anupama (12 October 2019). "Thriller shot in USA gets release date". Deccan Chronicle.
  12. Thinkal Menon (19 October 2019). "Kaaviyyan Movie Review : A sloppy script staged in an artificial set up with hardly any character arc". Times of India.
  13. Ashameera Aiyappan (19 October 2019). "'Kaaviyyan' film review: This Shaam-starrer is a lost case". The New Indian Express.
  14. "மர்ம நபரால் கடத்தப்படும் பெண்ணை காப்பாற்றும் நாயகன் - காவியன் விமர்சனம்". Maalai Malar. 18 October 2019.
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