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where superstitions and black magic make
the air heavy. People fear to venture out
after dark lest they run into the restless
spirits and the vicious magician who carries
out his dark rituals at night. A youngster
returns from USA to his native village to
fulfill the last wish of his mother, to
light a lamp at the ancient temple in the
village. But, it is not as easy as it looks.
The magician has been watching over the
temple for years, awaiting the return of
the heir. He has deep and deadly motives
and he covets the mythical gemstone guarded
by a serpent deep in the caves of the village,
which can be unearthed only by the heiress
of the guardian family.
The highlights of the film include a stupendous
performance by Manoj K Jayan appearing as
the black magician, he got a few awards
for the role, director Santhosh Sivan’s
wizardry with the camera and Prithviraj’s
presence. The cast is full of other actors
who are very familiar to Tamil audiences
like Kavya Madhavan, Cochin Haneefa, Kalabhavan
Mani, Riya Sen and Revathi. This should
be able to negate the dubbed film feel to
a large extent. Let’s wait and watch
if the hat trick horror release can translate
into hat trick box office successes.
Besides Sivapuram, another film based again
on black magic has been dubbed to Tamil
from Malayalam. Titled Tanthiran, it was
released originally in 2007 and the dubbed
version will be out soon. Looks like this
summer will be a horror fest for Kollywood.
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