Pulivaal
| Pulivaal | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | G. Marimuthu |
| Written by | Sameer Thahir |
| Produced by | Raadhika Listin Stephen |
| Starring | Vimal Prasanna Oviya Ananya Ineya |
| Cinematography | Bhojan K. Dinesh |
| Edited by | Kishore Te. |
| Music by | N. R. Raghunanthan |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
| Box office | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) |
Pulivaal (transl. Tail of the Tiger) is a 2014 Tamil-language thriller film directed by G. Marimuthu who earlier directed Kannum Kannum,[1] and produced by Sarath Kumar and Listin Stephen. The film stars Vimal, Prasanna, Ananya, Oviya, and Ineya.[1] The film is a remake of the 2011 Malayalam film Chaappa Kurishu which itself was an unofficial copy of the 2009 South Korean movie Handphone. It started production in March 2013[2][3] and released on 7 February 2014.
Plot
The film revolves around the life of two people with contrasting lifestyles. Karthik (Prasanna) is a wealthy and powerful businessman, while Kasi (Vimal) is a lower middle class guy who works in a supermarket and loves Selvi (Ananya) who works in the same supermarket. Karthik is about to be married to Pavithra (Ineya), but he is also in love with his colleague Monika (Oviya). One day, Karthik loses his phone, which has videos of him and Monica making love. The phone accidentally reaches Kasi's hands. The rest of the plot involves the cunning tricks used by Karthik to get back his phone.
Cast
- Prasanna as Karthik
- Vimal as Kasi
- Oviya as Monika
- Ananya as Selvi
- Ineya as Pavithra
- Soori as Chokku
- Swarnamalya as Bindhu
- Thambi Ramiah as Valliappan
- Prem as Gowtham
- Rekha Suresh as Pavithra's mother
- Niranjini Aggarwal
- Singamuthu as Cameo
Soundtrack
Music is composed by N. R. Raghunanthan.[4]
| Pulivaal | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2014 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Divo | |||
| Producer | N. R. Raghunanthan | |||
| N. R. Raghunanthan chronology | ||||
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- "Neelangaraiyil" – Karthik, Saindhavi (Lyrics: Vairamuthu)
- "Naadu Naadu" – Madhu Balakrishnan
- "Netrum Party" – Tippu, Ranina Reddy
- "Vaazhkai Unnai" – Hariharasudhan
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV.[5]
Kanan wrote, "At the heart of Pulivaal...is the grim truth that we cannot control life, and that the things do can sometimes spiral into disastrous consequences for innocents. But the uninspired narrative doesn't do this theme justice. The characters... are strictly one-dimensional, the staging is flat, and the events are preposterous".[6] Sify wrote, "somehow the wafer thin story of Puli Vaal and its making leaves you cold and detached. Everything looks too manipulative, and look and feel does not have a local nativity. The ending is also a tame affair".[7] Behindwoods gave it 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "director Marimuthu allows the plot play out like a game with lifeless thrills, and whenever he does manage to build suspense he breaks it down with narratives that are tangential to the story".[8] Indiaglitz gave it 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "But for a few minor glitches...Pulivaal is "a highly entertaining movie".[9] Cinemalead's Siddarth Srinivas loathed the film, rating it 1.5 stars on 5.[10] Baradwaj Rangan of the Hindu wrote "At the heart of Pulivaal, adapted from the Malayalam film Chaappa Kurishu, is the grim truth that we cannot control life, and that the things we do can sometimes spiral into disastrous consequences for innocents."[11]
References
- ^ a b Zachariah, Ammu. "'Chappa Kurishu' turns 'Pulival' in Kollywood". Times of India. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Tamil actor Sarath Kumar takes special interest in production". IBNLive. Retrieved 18 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (16 March 2013). "Etcetera: Exciting line-up". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Audio Beat: Pulivaal - Power-packed album". 11 January 2014 – via The Hindu.
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Pulivaal-premieres-on-Sun-TV/articleshow/40858520.cms
- ^ "Pulivaal: Tiger by the tail". 8 February 2014 – via The Hindu.
- ^ "Puli Vaal".
- ^ "Pulivaal (aka) Puli Vaal review".
- ^ "Pulivaal review. Pulivaal Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com".
- ^ Siddarth Srinivas. "Pulivaal Movie Review". Cinemalead. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/pulivaal-tiger-by-the-tail/article5668108.ece