Laabam,
starring
actors
Vijay
Sethupathi
and
Shruti
Haasan
in
the
lead
roles
has
finally
hit
the
marquee
today
(September
9).
The
rural
drama
which
marks
SP
Jananathan's
last
film
as
a
director
was
released
posthumously.
The
National
Award-winning
helmer
died
on
March
14
this
year
following
a
massive
cardiac
arrest.
The
film
marked
his
comeback
in
films
after
5
years
of
his
previously
released
film
Purampokku
Engira
Podhuvudamai
(2015)
starring
Vijay
Sethupathi
and
Arya
in
the
lead
roles.
Well,
with
its
release
Laabam
has
received
stupendous
reviews
already.
While
Shruti
has
impressed
the
audience
with
her
acting
chops,
it
is
Sethupathi
and
Jagapathi
Babu
who
shined
with
their
brilliant
performances.
Jagapathi
Babu
plays
the
main
antagonist
in
the
film.
Notably,
the
actor's
another
film
Tuck
Jagadish
(Telugu)
is
all
set
to
release
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
from
tomorrow
(September
10).
Coming
back
to
Laabam,
the
film
story
and
screenplay
is
penned
by
SP
Jananathan
and
Aalayamani
respectively.
Backed
by
Vijay
Sethupathi
and
P
Arumuga
Kumar
under
the
banners
7Cs
Entertainment
and
Vijay
Sethupathi
Productions,
the
film's
boasts
an
impressive
star
cast
that
also
includes
Sai
Dhansika,
Ramesh
Thilak,
Kalaiyarasan,
Daniel
Annie
Pope,
Nitish
Veera,
Jai
Varman,
G
Marimuthu,
Vincent
Asokan,
Shanmugarajan
and
OAK
Sundar.
Laabam
marked
Jananathan's
second
collaboration
with
the
leading
man.
The
film's
technical
team
includes
cinematographer
Ramji,
music
composer
D
Imman
and
editors
N
Ganesh
Kumar
and
SP
Ahamed.
Well,
as
the
film
receives
a
terrific
response
from
the
audience,
let
us
see
what
netizens
have
to
say
about
Vijay
Sethupathi's
Laabam.
#Laabam
-
‘Perum
Nastam’.
Vijay
Sethupathi
keeps
lecturing
frm
start
to
end;
Thr
is
no
proper
base
story/characterization.
Fails
to
explore
d
Collective
Farming
plan.
Abrupt
Edits.
Bad
Music
&
Songs.
Full
of
Half
baked
Senseless
scenes;
No
connectivity.
An
Incomplete
film.
WORST!
#Laabam
interval
report:
The
film
emphasizes
the
concept
of
community
farming
(joint
agriculture).
#VijaySethupathi
plays
the
leader
who
mobilizes
this
movement.
#SPJhananathan's
dialogs
are
packed
with
information,
current
affairs
&
how
the
global
market
depends
on
agriculture
#Laabam
at
interval.
A
well-intentioned
socio-political
drama
set
against
the
backdrop
of
community
farming.
Slightly
predictable
but
the
messaging
is
handled
well.
VJS
in
his
element
and
does
a
neat
job.
On
a
related
note,
Vijay
Sethupathi's
two
other
films
are
also
releasing
in
September.
His
Tuglaq
Durbar
will
have
its
world
television
premiere
on
Sun
TV
on
September
10
and
will
be
made
available
the
next
day
(September
11)
on
Netflix
India.
Sethupathi's
Annabelle
Sethupathi
is
releasing
on
Disney+
Hotstar
on
September
17.