Strawberry (film)

Strawberry
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pa. Vijay
Written by	Pa. Vijay
Produced by	Pa. Vijay
Starring	Pa. Vijay Samuthirakani Devayani Avani Modi Yuvina Parthavi
Cinematography	Maara Varman
Edited by	San Lokesh
Music by	Taj Noor
Production company	Vil Makers
Distributed by	Sri Thenandal Films
Release date	11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Strawberry is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film produced, written and directed by Pa. Vijay, who also plays the lead role.[1] The film also stars Avani Modi, Samuthirakani, Yuvina Parthavi, Devayani and Robo Shankar[2][3] The soundtrack was composed by Taj Noor. The film released in theatres on 11 September 2015.

Cast

• Pa. Vijay as Sarvanan
• Yuvina Parthavi as Anu
• Avani Modi as Milovina
• Samuthirakani as Aadhi, Anu's father
• Devayani as Aadhi's wife and Anu's mother
• Joe Malloori as D'Souza
• Robo Shankar as Arnold, Saravanan's companion
• Thambi Ramaiah as Arnold's friend
• Jangiri Madhumitha as D'Sousa's daughter
• Kavithalaya Krishnan as Naidu
• Imman Annachi as teashop owner
• Mayilsamy as Swamiji
• Vettri as Vikram Chand
• Mohammad Javid
• Sarathy Arumugam

Critical reception

Sudhir Srinivasan of The Hindu wrote, "The problem is that the nobility of Vijay's motive isn't really backed by any serious exploration of the business of education. The story may have perhaps germinated from this idea, but the film takes such a long time to get to this point that "lessons" at the end seem like an afterthought — and a manipulative afterthought at that".[4] M Suganth of The Times of India gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Strawberry could have been mildly engaging if only it had released some five years ago. Given the amount of horror films that Tamil movie audiences have been exposed to during this period, the film feels utterly redundant. The filmmaking, too, isn't interesting, and depends on done-to-death cliches — moody skies, pouring rain, tacky visual effects and high-pitched music, supported by bland performances".[5]

Sify wrote, "to be frank, the one-liner of Strawberry is definitely interesting but for an engaging watch, a film needs something called water-tight writing and strong characterizations which the director has sadly missed out! The film is highly amateurish and is unbearable as the director tries to make it a social tear jerker".[6] S Saraswathi of Rediff.com gave 3 out of 5 as well and wrote, "Despite the lack of scary moments, the uninspiring computer graphics and cliché-ridden climax, a decent storyline and some good performances make lyricist Pa Vijay's Strawberry worth a watch".[7] Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express wrote, "Strawberry can be considered as a debutant maker's promising work".[8]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Taj Noor.^[citation needed]

Song Title	Singer(s)
"Strawberry"	Siddharth
"Ahh Ohh Isai"	G. V. Prakash Kumar
"Kaiveesum (Male)"	D. Imman, Deepak
"Hai Call Taxi"	Nincy
"Sunday Monday"	A. I. S. Nawfal Raja
"Kaiveesum (Female)"	Uthara Unnikrishnan

References

1. Hariharanandanan, Niranjana (4 September 2015). "PA Vijay talks music, direction and his debut, Strawberry". Indulgexpress. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
2. Srinivasan, Sudhir (12 September 2015). "A fruitful journey". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
3. K R, Manigandan (12 September 2015). "The Ghost of 'Strawberry'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
4. Srinivasan, Sudhir (12 September 2015). "Strawberry: Good intentions alone don't make a good film". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
5. Suganth, M. "Strawberry Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
6. "Strawberry". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
7. Saraswathi, S (14 September 2015). "Review: Strawberry is a decent directorial debut". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
8. Mannath, Malini (14 September 2015). "Yatchan [sic] Review: Supernatural Thriller with a Strong Social Message". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

External links

• Strawberry at IMDb