Laabam(2021)
The president of a farmers' association wants to set up a community farming initiative and takes on a big shot, who wants to destroy his plans so that he can start a bio-diesel project on the land.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix, Sun NXT
- Theatrical Release
- 9 September 2021
- Director
- S. P. Jananathan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Rating
- 3.7/10
Storyline
A farmers' leader tries to start a community farm. A powerful businessman opposes him, wanting to use the land for a bio-diesel project instead.
“One farmer's stand against a powerful enemy.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Laabam
Cast reunions in this film: Vijay Sethupathi & Ramesh Thilak (7 films together), Vijay Sethupathi & D. Imman (5 films together), D. Imman & G. Marimuthu (3 films together), D. Imman & Ramesh Thilak (3 films together), Vijay Sethupathi & Daniel Annie Pope (2 films together), and Vijay Sethupathi & Shanmugarajan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, S. P. Jananathan, passed away before the movie's release, and it was completed by his team.
- Actor Vijay Sethupathi was initially cast in a key role but later exited the project, leading to a recast.
- The movie faced multiple delays in release due to the COVID-19 pandemic and production challenges.
- It was promoted as a film highlighting farmers' issues, a theme the director was known for in earlier works.
- The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman, marking his first collaboration with actor Vijay in over a decade.
- Some scenes were shot in real agricultural settings in Tamil Nadu to depict farming life authentically.
- The film's title 'Laabam' translates to 'profit' or 'benefit' in Tamil, reflecting its core theme.