Samy is a Tamil film director and a script writer. Several of his
films have been criticised for depicting controversial content on
screen.Samy started his career assisting directors such as Balu
Mahendra and S. A. Chandrasekaran, he worked as a dialogue writer for
Sarathkumar starrer Dosth (2001). He made his directorial debut with
Uyir (2006), which revolved around a concept of a woman who falls in
love with her brother-in-law after the demise of her husband. The film
became controversial upon release due to its bold content but did well
at box office. His second film Mirugam (2007) which dealt with a cruel
villager who is suffering from HIV was met with a controversy after
Samy assaulted the actress Padmapriya by slapping her in front of the
crew and the village people. The South Indian Film Industry imposed a
one-year ban on him for his behaviour on set, but later the ban was
reduced to six months due to constant lobbying by producer's
associations.In 2008, Samy then began working on a project titled
Sarithram starring Rajkiran and Aadhi with Samy which was said to be
dealing with the subject of Silambam, however despite launch the
project was shelved. He then made his comeback with Sindhu Samaveli
(2010) with entirely new cast, like his previous ventures this film
too attracted controversy because of its content. Upon release, the
film met with contrasting reviews, whilst some critics refused to give
the film a rating, declaring their disgust at the film's plot. The
film released on 3 September 2010 and did poorly at the box office.
His next film Kangaroo (2015) would be a film dedicated to caring
mothers and stated that it was a family friendly film, marking a
change from the controversial themes of his previous three projects.
The film had a low key release and went unnoticed. Director Saamy once
lashed out at actor Vijay and was beaten black and blue by his fans.
In 2019, it was announced that Samy would direct Akka Kuruvi, an
official remake of the 1997 Iranian film Children of Heaven.
films have been criticised for depicting controversial content on
screen.Samy started his career assisting directors such as Balu
Mahendra and S. A. Chandrasekaran, he worked as a dialogue writer for
Sarathkumar starrer Dosth (2001). He made his directorial debut with
Uyir (2006), which revolved around a concept of a woman who falls in
love with her brother-in-law after the demise of her husband. The film
became controversial upon release due to its bold content but did well
at box office. His second film Mirugam (2007) which dealt with a cruel
villager who is suffering from HIV was met with a controversy after
Samy assaulted the actress Padmapriya by slapping her in front of the
crew and the village people. The South Indian Film Industry imposed a
one-year ban on him for his behaviour on set, but later the ban was
reduced to six months due to constant lobbying by producer's
associations.In 2008, Samy then began working on a project titled
Sarithram starring Rajkiran and Aadhi with Samy which was said to be
dealing with the subject of Silambam, however despite launch the
project was shelved. He then made his comeback with Sindhu Samaveli
(2010) with entirely new cast, like his previous ventures this film
too attracted controversy because of its content. Upon release, the
film met with contrasting reviews, whilst some critics refused to give
the film a rating, declaring their disgust at the film's plot. The
film released on 3 September 2010 and did poorly at the box office.
His next film Kangaroo (2015) would be a film dedicated to caring
mothers and stated that it was a family friendly film, marking a
change from the controversial themes of his previous three projects.
The film had a low key release and went unnoticed. Director Saamy once
lashed out at actor Vijay and was beaten black and blue by his fans.
In 2019, it was announced that Samy would direct Akka Kuruvi, an
official remake of the 1997 Iranian film Children of Heaven.
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