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Saamy

Saamy is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Hari and produced by Pushpa Kandasamy under the banner of Kavithalayaa Productions and presented by K. Balachander. The film stars Vikram in the titular role of DCP C. Aaru Saamy IPS. Trisha, Kota Srinivasa Rao (in his Tamil debut), Vijayakumar, Ramesh Khanna and Vivek play supporting roles. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Priyan and V. T. Vijayan, respectively. Saamy was released on 1 May 2003 and became a major commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as Lakshmi Narasimha (2004), in Kannada as Ayya (2005), in Hindi as Policegiri (2013), and in Bengali as Barood. Along with Kaakha Kaakha, the film popularised police genre films in Tamil cinema. A sequel titled Saamy Square was released in 2018.

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Saamy is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Hari and produced by Pushpa Kandasamy under the banner of Kavithalayaa Productions and presented by K. Balachander. The film stars Vikram in the titular role of DCP C. Aaru Saamy IPS. Trisha, Kota Srinivasa Rao (in his Tamil debut), Vijayakumar, Ramesh Khanna and Vivek play supporting roles. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Priyan and V. T. Vijayan, respectively. Saamy was released on 1 May 2003 and became a major commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as Lakshmi Narasimha (2004), in Kannada as Ayya (2005), in Hindi as Policegiri (2013), and in Bengali as Barood. Along with Kaakha Kaakha, the film popularised police genre films in Tamil cinema. A sequel titled Saamy Square was released in 2018.

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  1. release date: 2003-05-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2003-05-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376199972

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