| Sillu Karuppatti | |
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| Directed by | Halitha Shameem |
| Written by | Halitha Shameem |
| Produced by | Venkatesh Velineni Suriya (presenter) |
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| Cinematography | Abinandhan Ramanujam Manoj Paramahamsa Vijay Kartik Kannan Yamini Yagnamurthy |
| Edited by | Halitha Shameem |
| Music by | Pradeep Kumar |
Production company | Divine Productions |
| Distributed by | 2D Entertainment Sakthi Film Factory |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sillu Karuppatti (transl. Piece of Palm Jaggery) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language romantic anthology film written, directed and edited by Halitha Shameem. The film stars Samuthirakani, Sunainaa, Manikandan K, Nivedhithaa Sathish, Kravmaga Sreeram, Leela Samson, Sara Arjun, and Rahul in the lead roles. The anthology consists of four short films based on relationships, which are set against the urban backdrops.
Halitha Shameem conceived the script during the pre-production works of Minmini and filming commenced in February 2017. Each short was filmed within 40 days, thus it took about two years to complete the entire film.[1] The music and background score were composed by Pradeep Kumar, whereas cinematography for the film were handled jointly by Abhinandan Ramanujam, Manoj Paramahamsa, Vijay Kartik Kannan and Yamini Yagnamurthy.
Produced by Venkatesh Velineni of Divine Productions, the film was presented by Suriya of 2D Entertainment. The film opened to critical acclaim upon its release on 27 December 2019, and was commercially successful.[2][3][4] It was also screened at few film festivals including Bengaluru International Film Festival and Toronto Tamil International Film Festival, and was well received by the audiences.[5]
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- ^ "'Sillu Karupatti', 'Oththa Seruppu Size 7' among winners at Toronto Tamil Film Festival". The News Minute. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.