Siya is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Manish Mundra, in his directorial debut, and produced by his Drishyam Films.[1][2] written by Haider Rizvi
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| Directed by | Manish Mundra |
| Written by | Manish Mundra Haider Rizvi Samah |
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| Produced by | Raghav Gupta |
| Starring | Pooja Pandey Vineet Kumar Singh Ambrish Kumar Saxena Rudra Chaudhary |
| Cinematography | Rafey Mehmood Subhransu |
| Edited by | Manendra Singh Lodhi |
| Music by | Songs: Rajarshi Sanyal Score: Neel Adhikari |
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| Distributed by | ZEE5 |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editThe film is about a small town girl, Siya who fought for justice against all odds and start protest against the vicious system.[3]
Cast
edit- Pooja Pandey as Siya
- Vineet Kumar Singh as Mahender
- Ambrish Kumar Saxena as Shankar Singh
- Rudra Chaudhary as Shankar
- Arsh Pnadey as Bachchan
- Shubham Kumar as Deepak Tiwari
- Dev Chauhan as Inspector Pandey
- Rohit Pathak as MLA Arunoday singh
- Lajjawati Mishra as Daadi
Release
editThe film had a limited theatrical release on 16 September 2022.[4] The film is scheduled for a digital premiere on ZEE5 on 16 Jun.[5]
Critical reception
editShubhra Gupta, film critic of The Indian Express rated 2 out of 5 ratings,[6] Nishtha Gautam of The Quint verdict the film 4 out of 5,[7] Dhaval Roy of The Times of India rated 3.5 out of 6,[8] Shilajit Mitra of The New Indian Express rated 2.5 out of 5 ratings[9] and Prateek Sur of Outlook India rated 3.5 out of 5 ratings.[10]
Subhash K. Jha, film critic of Firstpost wrote "Siya is not a film without virtues. But it’s a film without hope. And that defeats the very purpose of cinema.",[11] Udita Jhunjhunwala of News9Live wrote "Manish Mundra’s directorial debut is well-intentioned but unsettled",[12] Dishya Sharma of News18 India wrote the film as "Hard-Hitting Film About Rape Victim",[13] Tanul Thakur of The Indian Wire wrote "An impressive film scoops out meanings from the real-life story itself.",[14] Nairita Mukherjee of India Today wrote "Pooja Pandey, Vineet Singh's film is brutal and honest",.[15]
The film has been also reviewed by Mayank Shekhar, film critic of Mid-Day,[16] Avinash Singh of Live Hindustan,[17] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV,[18] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in[19] and Anuj Kumar of The Hindu.[20]
References
edit- ^ "'Siya' Director Calls The Film 'A Story Of Resilience And Grit'". Outlook India. 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Siya Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos", The Times of India, retrieved 19 January 2023
- ^ Archana (15 September 2022). "Siya Reviews, Release Date, Star Cast, Plot, Trailer & More Updates Here". JanBharat Times. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Vineet Kumar Upset With 'Siya' Releasing On Very Few Screens, Urges Fans To Watch The Film". ABPLive. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Vineet Kumar Upset With 'Siya' Releasing On Very Few Screens, Urges Fans To Watch The Film". ThePrint. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Gupta, Subhra (16 September 2022). "Siya movie review: Despite its powerful premise, the film peters out". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Gautam, Nishtha (14 September 2022). "Siya Review: Indian Cinema's Giant Leap Taken by Industry's Small-Scale Players". TheQuint. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Roy, Dhaval, "Siya Movie Review: A straightforward account of crime and the fight for justice", The Times of India, retrieved 19 January 2023
- ^ Mitra, Shilajit (17 September 2022). "'Siya' review: Alternates between hollow and harrowing". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Sur, Prateek (23 September 2022). "'Siya' Movie Review: Manish Mundra Plays Safe With A Hard-Hitting Story On Rape Survivors". Outlook India.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K. (14 September 2022). "Siya movie review: Piling on the misery morbidly". Firstpost. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (14 September 2022). "Siya movie review: Manish Mundra's directorial debut is well-intentioned but unsettled". News9Live. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Sharma, Dishya (16 September 2022). "Siya Review: Vineet Kumar Singh, Pooja Pandey Deliver Hard-Hitting Film About Rape Victim". News18 India. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Thakur, Tanul. "'Siya' Tackles Caste, Corruption and Sexual Assault in Rural India But Remains Generic". The Indian Wire. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Mukherjee, Nairita (13 September 2022). "Siya Movie Review: Pooja Pandey, Vineet Singh's film is brutal and honest". India Today. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Shekhar, Mayank (17 September 2022). "Siya Movie Review: See ya!". Mid-day. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Singh, Avinash. "Siya Review: समाज के हालात पर सोचने को मजबूर करती है सिया, पूजा पांडे और विनीत कुमार सिंह ने दिखाई बढ़िया अदाकारी". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Chatterjee, Saibal. "Siya Review: Would Have Been A Hammer Blow Of A Film Had It Played Less Safe". NDTV. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini (16 September 2022). "'Siya' review: A familiar but competent tale of rape and the quest for justice". Scroll.in. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Kumar, Anuj (16 September 2022). "'Siya' movie review: The anguish behind the silence of the lambs". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 January 2023.