Saba Nayagan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byC. S. Karthikeyan
Written byC. S. Karthikeyan
Produced byAravind Jayabalan
Iyyappan Gnanavel
Captain Megavanan Isaivanan
StarringAshok Selvan
Megha Akash
Karthika Muralidharan
Chandini Chowdary
CinematographyBalasubramaniem
Dinesh Purushothaman
Prabhu Rhagav
Edited byGanesh Siva
Music byLeon James
Production
companies
Clear Water Films INC.
I Cinema
Captain Mega Entertainment
Distributed byClear Water Films INC.
Captain Mega Entertainment
Release date
22 December 2023
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Saba Nayagan is an 2023 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film written and directed by C. S. Karthikeyan in his directorial debut and produced by Aravind Jayabalan, Iyyappan Gnanavel and Captain Megavanan Isaivanan under the production banners Clear Water Films INC., I Cinema and Captain Mega Entertainment. The film stars Ashok Selvan, Megha Akash, Karthika Muralidharan and Chandini Chowdary in the lead roles and the late actor Mayilsamy and others in supporting roles. The film features music composed by Leon James with cinematography handled by Balasubramaniem, Dinesh Purushothaman and Prabhu Rhagav and editing done by Ganesh Siva.

Plot

This coming-of-age drama follows Saba, the happy-go-lucky protagonist, through the years leading up to his adulthood and highlighting events of friendship and romance along the way. [1]

Cast

  • Ashok Selvan as Saba aka Aravindh, and Deepthi's soulmate
  • Megha Akash as Megha, Saba's MBA college lover
  • Karthika Muralidharan as Deepthi,
  • Chandini Chowdary as Riya, and Saba's college lover
  • Mayilsamy as Police Constable
  • Michael Thangadurai as Police SI Vishnu, and Deepthi's college lover
  • Udumalai Ravi as Police Constable
  • Arun Kumar as SS Karthik, Saba's Best Friend
  • Jaiseelan Sivaram as Dinesh, Saba's Best Friend
  • Sriram Krish as Siva Prakash
  • Aneessh as Aneessh, Saba's School Friend
  • Sherlin Seth as Gayathri, Deepthi's Best Friend
  • Jay Adithya as Nandhu, Saba's School Friend
  • Arun Karthi
  • Viviyasanth as Saba's Cousin Sister
  • Akshaya Hariharan
  • Tulasi Shivamani

Production

The film was announced in July 2022 with Ashok Selvan in the lead. The film marked the directorial debut of C. S. Karthikeyan, who has previously worked as an assistant director of Kamal Haasan in Vishwaroopam and Vishwaroopam II. Leon James who had earlier worked with Ashok Selvan in Oh My Kadavule was signed as the music director. Filming commenced in 2022. The title was revealed as Saba Nayagan with first look and teaser releasing on 25 April 2023.[2] The trailer was released on 25 November 2023.

Music

Saba Nayagan
Soundtrack album by
Leon James
Released2023
Recorded2023
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelSaregama
ProducerLeon James
Leon James chronology
Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum
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Singles from Saba Nayagan
  1. "Babyma"
    Released: 25 November 2023
  2. "Seemakaariye"
    Released: 5 December 2023
  3. "Sikkikita"
    Released: 15 December 2023

The music of the film is composed by Leon James. The first single ''Babyma'' was released on 25 November 2023.[3] The second single ''Seemakaariye'' was released on 5 December 2023. The third single ''Sikkikita'' was released on 15 December 2023.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Babyma"Ko SeshaG. V. Prakash Kumar, Sanjana Kalmanje4:23
2."Seemakaariye"Karthik NethaSanjith Hegde4:00
3."Sikkikita"Ku KarthikLeon James3:14
4."All Time Happy"Madras MiranArivu, Gana Balachandar3:45
5."Enna Ponnu Da"GKBAjay Jameson2:44

Release and Reception

The film was initially slated for release on 15 December 2023.[5][6] However, due to post-production and certification delays owing to Cyclone Michaung, the film was released theatrically on 22 December 2023 and received positive reviews from critics.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Saba Nayagan trailer: Ashok Selvan explores friendship, love and life in this coming-of-age drama". CinemaExpress. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ashok Selvan's new romcom titled Saba Nayagan". CinemaExpress. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Babyma song from Saba Nayagan out". CinemaExpress. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sikkikita song from Ashok Selvan's Saba Nayagan is out". CinemaExpress. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Saba Nayagan gets release date". CinemaExpress. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "அசோக் செல்வனின் சபா நாயகன்: வெளியீட்டுத் தேதி அறிவிப்பு". Dinamani. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ashok Selvan's Saba Nayagan gets a new release date". CinemaExpress. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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