| Laabam | |
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| Directed by | S. P. Jananathan |
| Written by | S. P. Jananathan |
| Produced by | P. Arumuga Kumar Vijay Sethupathi |
| Starring | Vijay Sethupathi Jagapathi Babu Shruti Haasan Dhansika |
| Cinematography | Ramji |
| Edited by | N. Ganesh Kumar S. P. Ahmed |
| Music by | D. Imman |
Production companies | Vijay Sethupathhi Productions 7Cs Entertainment Pvt Ltd |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Laabam (transl. Profit) is a 2021 IndianTamil-languageaction drama film[1] written and directed byS. P. Jananathan. It starsVijay Sethupathi andJagapathi Babu, withShruti Haasan,Dhansika, andKalaiyarasan in pivotal roles.[2]Ramji was hired as a cinematographer, whileD. Imman is the music composer. Principal photography forLaabam commenced on 22 April 2019.[2] The film was released theatrically on 9 September 2021. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences and became abox-office bomb.[3] This would be Jananathan's final film as a director and a posthumous release.[4]
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Pakkiri returns to his native place after an exile and straight away takes on the village head Vanagamudi. With the support of the locals, he becomes the president of the village and decides to give agriculture a new touch with his techniques. The rest of the story is about how Pakkiri manages the local goons with the help of Clara and comes out victorious.
The film is directed byS. P. Jananathan, who made a brief comeback into direction since working forPurampokku Engira Podhuvudamai, which released in 2015. Principal photography forLaabam commenced on 22 April 2019.[5]Vijay Sethupathi was cast as in a male lead role to play a social activist.[6]Krithi Shetty was initially considered for the role of Clara, beforeShruti Haasan was confirmed to play the role.
Jananathan died on 14 March 2021 during the post-production stage, thus makingLaabam his final film as a director.[4]
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| Soundtrack album to Laabam by | ||||
| Released | 25 September 2021[7] | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 33:30 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Lahari Music andT-Series | |||
| Producer | D. Imman | |||
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The music was composed byD. Imman, collaborating with Vijay Sethupathi for the fourth time (afterRummy,Rekka andKaruppan) and Jananathan for the first and only time. The audio rights were acquired byLahari Music andT-Series.[8]
All lyrics are written byYugabharathi
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yaazha Yaazha" | Shruti Haasan | 03:54 |
| 2. | "Yaamili Yaamiliya" | Divya Kumar | 04:22 |
| 3. | "Clara My Name Is Clara" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Kpy Naveen | 04:25 |
| 4. | "Seruvom Seruvom" | CLEO VII, Srinisha Jayaseelan | 03:31 |
| 5. | "Uzhaippom Thozha" | Sreenidhi, Narayanan Ravishankar | 05:51 |
| 6. | "Daylight Robbery (Theme Music)" (instrumental) | D.Imman | 03:07 |
| 7. | "Yaazha Yaazha (Karaoke)" (instrumental) | D.Imman | 03:54 |
| 8. | "Clara My Name Is Clara (Karaoke)" (instrumental) | D.Imman | 04:25 |
| Total length: | 33:30 | ||
The Times of India wrote, "The film's narrative is quite fractured. Rather than moving from one incident to the other, here, it moves from one issue to the other at a rapid pace giving us a false sense of momentum."[9]The Hindu called it "more a visual representation of a protagonist in a television programme [..] than a film".[10]
The film is available on online streaming platform Netflix.[11]
LAABAM is a Tamil language action drama in which a farmer leads a revolution against a powerful industrialist responsible for destabilising the local agricultural market.