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MONEY
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Shot for just $3.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Shamitabh
2015 2h 15m HI
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6.0
MID
★6.0TMDB · 63
ComedyDramaThriller
Synopsis
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A mute, aspiring actor joins forces with a man who has a powerful voice. Together they take the film industry by storm, but will their egos get in the way?
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Dhanush
Danish
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Sinha
Akshara Haasan
Akshara Pandey
Ivan Rodrigues
Anay Verma
Rajeev Ravindranathan
Media reporter
Uday Tikekar
Dr. Pandey
Rukmini Vijayakumar
Self
Rekha
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- R. Balki
- Writers
- R. Balki, R. Balki
- Languages
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
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ERA
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Released 11 years ago.
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ERA
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Directed by R. Balki, shot by P. C. Sreeram. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Ilaiyaraaja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Hemanti Sarkar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Dhanush and Amitabh Bachchan and Akshara Haasan carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3836958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
R. Balki directs. P. C. Sreeram behind the camera. Ilaiyaraaja scores. Hemanti Sarkar cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $3.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 11 years ago.
- 3Directed by R. Balki, shot by P. C. Sreeram. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Ilaiyaraaja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Hemanti Sarkar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Dhanush and Amitabh Bachchan and Akshara Haasan carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt3836958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- P. C. Sreeram
- Original score
- Ilaiyaraaja
- Editing
- Hemanti Sarkar
- Costume design
- Anirudh Singh
- Sound
- Dileep Subramaniam
- Runtime
- 135 min · 2h 15m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3,700,000
- Original language
- HI
- IMDB
- Shamitabh (2015)
Also by
R. Balki
Production companies
Who made it
Wunderbar Films
IN
- AM
Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited
IN
Balaji Motion Pictures
IN
- HO
Hope Productions
IN
Key crew
- Assistant DirectorRanjit Govind
- ProducerAbhishek Bachchan
- ProducerAmitabh Bachchan
- ProducerDhanush
- ProducerEkta Kapoor
- ProducerR. Balki
- ProducerDamani Roberts
- ProducerRakesh Jhunjhunwala
- ProducerR Damani
- ProducerShobha Kapoor
- ProducerSunil Manchanda
- Still PhotographerMaajid Khan
- Sound DesignerDileep Subramaniam
- ChoreographerAkshara Haasan
- ChoreographerBosco Martis
- Costume DesignAnirudh Singh
- Costume DesignDipika Lal
- EditorHemanti Sarkar
- GafferTaivo Tenso
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- deaf-mute
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2015-02-06
