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Kuthiraivaal

2021-08-09T00:12:22Z

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{{short description|2021 psychological thriller drama thriller film by J. Sabarish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox film
| name = Kuthiraivaal
| image = https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13022626/mediaviewer/rm1830461441/
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Manoj Leonel Jahson Shyam Sunder
| producer = [[Pa. Ranjith]] Vignesh Sundaresan
| writer = G. Rajesh
| screenplay =
| starring = [[Kalaiyarasan]] [[Anjali Patil]]
| music = [[Pradeep Kumar]]
| cinematography = Karthik Muthukumar
| editing = Gridaran MKP
| studio = Neelam Productions Yaazhi Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2021|02|12|IFFK|2021|02|27|Berlin}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 5 Crores
}}
'''''Kuthiraivaal''''' also spelt as '''''Kuthirai Vaal''''' ({{trans|Horse's tail}}) is a 2021 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[psychological thriller]] [[Drama film|drama]] film written by G. Rajesh and co-directed by Manoj Leonel Jahson and Shyam Sunder on their directorial debuts.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} The film stars [[Kalaiyarasan]], [[Anjali Patil]], [[Sowmya Jaganmurthy]], [[Anand Sami]] and [[Chetan (actor)|Chetan]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Here is the teaser of Kalaiyarasan's 'Kuthiraivaal' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/here-is-the-teaser-of-kalaiyarasans-kuthiraivaal/articleshow/78812382.cms|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The film consists of [[magical realism]] elements such as man with a horse tail, horse without a tail and a sky with both sun and moon appearing simultaneously at the same time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Venkiteswaran|first=C. S.|title=In Tamil film 'Kuthiraivaal', the tale of a horse's tail turns out to be an unforgettable head trip|url=https://scroll.in/reel/987781/in-tamil-film-kuthiraivaal-the-tale-of-a-horses-tail-turns-out-to-be-an-unforgettable-head-trip|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PA. Ranjith's 'Kuthiraivaal' to explore the concept of magical realism? Read details|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/pa-ranjiths-kuthiraivaal-to-explore-magical-realism.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Republic World|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kuthiraivaal teaser: Kalaiyarasan, Anjali Patil's film is all things surreal|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/videos/trailers/2020/oct/22/kuthiraivaal-teaser-kalaiyarasan-anjali-patils-film-is-all-things-surreal-20932.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The film is deemed as one of only few Tamil films to have used the concept of magical realism besides ''[[Aalavandhan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=பா.இரஞ்சித் வெளியிடும் குதிரைவால்|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/572675-kuthrai-vaal-announced.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Hindu Tamil Thisai|language=ta}}</ref> It became the first Indian film to have been nominated for international premiere at the Berlin critics film festival.<ref name="indiatimes">{{Cite web|title=Kuthiraivaal becomes the first Indian film to premiere at Berlin critics week - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kuthiraivaal-to-have-its-international-premiere-at-berlin-critics-week/articleshow/80486567.cms|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The film is loosely inspired from [[Franz Kafka]]'s novel ''[[The Metamorphosis]]''.<ref name="indiatimes2">{{Cite web|title=Kalaiyarasan's next, Kuthiraivaal, to be screened at Berlin Critics Week - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kalaiyarasans-next-kuthiraivaal-to-be-screened-at-berlin-critics-week/articleshow/80512016.cms|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Saravanan (Kalaiyarasan) who calls himself as Freud works as a cashier in a bank, also consume alcohol and on one day he wakes up after having a dream where he sees a horse without a tail and sky with both sun and moon at the same time. He soon realizes that he has a horse's tail attached to his buttock mysteriously after waking up.

== Cast ==
* [[Kalaiyarasan]] as Saravanan aka Freud
* [[Anjali Patil]]
* [[Chetan (actor)|Chetan]]

== Production ==
It was revealed that the writer of the film G. Rajesh came on board voluntarily approached both Shyam and Manoj and narrated the script to them. The filmmakers felt impressed with the script after listening to it and began to work on the film production.<ref name="thenewsminute">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-26|title=How 'Kuthiraivaal' directors Manoj and Shyam made a film about a man with a horse's tail|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-kuthiraivaal-directors-manoj-and-shyam-made-film-about-man-horses-tail-136199|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> It took over a year and a half for both Shyam and Manoj to find the right producer for the film. Prior to this film project, both Shyam and Manoj attempted to make a feature film in 2015 but it was shelved due to financial issues.<ref name="thenewsminute"/>

Director Pa. Ranjith came on board as producer of the film and bankrolled under his production banner Neelam Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=Director Pa Ranjith presents magic realism film titled 'Kuthiraivaal'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/director-pa-ranjith-presents-magic-realism-film-titled-kuthiraivaal-132047|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Vignesh came on board as co-producer of the film.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-23|title=Watch: 'Kuthiraivaal' teaser has Kaliyarasan as a man with a horse's tail|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-kuthiraivaal-teaser-has-kaliyarasan-man-horses-tail-135978|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> According to few sources, it was initially reported that the film would be made as an anthology with 5 stories and it was also speculated that Pa. Ranjith would direct one of the 5 stories in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=பா ரஞ்சித்தின் அடுத்த படத்தின் பெயர் வெளியானது!|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/director-pa-ranjith-next-movie-after-kaala-title-revealed/articleshow/65195851.cms|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Samayam Tamil|language=ta}}</ref> However, in 2019, Pa. Ranjith refuted the speculations and clarified that ''Kuthiraivaal'' would be one of the five films that he decided to produce under his production banner Neelam Productions.<ref name="https">{{Cite web|last1=டிச 30|first1=பதிவு செய்த நாள்|last2=2020 09:59|title=கேரள திரைப்பட விழாவில் குதிரைவால்|url=https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=93700|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Dinamalar|language=ta}}</ref><ref name="cinemaexpress">{{Cite web|title=Pa Ranjith's next production venture, Kuthiraivaal|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/sep/01/pa-ranjiths-next-production-venture-kuthiraivaal-20050.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=பா.ரஞ்சித் தயாரித்த 'குதிரைவால்' கேரள சர்வதேச பட விழாவில் திரையிட தேர்வு!|url=http://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/newsview/89574/KuthiraiVaal-movie-Selection-at-the--International-Film-Festival-of-Kerala-|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Puthiyathalaimurai|language=ta}}</ref>

The [[principal photography]] of the film began in 2018 and the post-production works began in 2019 mainly focusing on the [[computer graphics]].<ref name="thenewsminute"/> The tail which was used in the film was created by combining both [[prosthetics]] and [[visual effects]].<ref name="indiatimes"/>

== Premiere ==
The filmmakers initially planned to screen the film in festival circuits before theatrical release. However, the plans were affected due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The filmmakers opted not to release the film via virtual online film festivals due to piracy concerns and instead opted for physical film festival premieres. It was officially selected to be premiered as one of the films under India Story section for the 2020 MAMI ([[Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image]]) Mumbai Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumbai Academy of Moving Image - ProgrammeDetail Site|url=https://www.mumbaifilmfestival.com/programmeDetail/8|access-date=2021-03-01|website=www.mumbaifilmfestival.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalaiyarasan's 'Kuthiraivaal' selected for THIS prestigious film festival - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kalaiyarasans-kuthiraivaal-selected-for-this-prestigious-film-festival/articleshow/77907178.cms|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=The Hindu Net Desk|date=2020-09-03|title=MAMI releases its Official Selection List 2020 for Indian films|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mami-releases-its-official-selection-list-2020-for-indian-films/article32514120.ece|access-date=2021-03-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The festival was pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rosario|first=Kennith|date=2020-08-05|title=Mumbai Film Festival postponed to 2021|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mumbai-film-festival-postponed-to-2021/article32272173.ece|access-date=2021-03-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

It was also selected for premiere at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] on 12 February 2021 and opened to positive reviews from critics.<ref name="https"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-08|title=Pa Ranjith's production venture 'Kuthiraivaal' to premiere at IFKK|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pa-ranjiths-production-venture-kuthiraivaal-premiere-ifkk-143018|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-12|title='Kuthiraivaal' review: A psychedelic film that will confound you|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kuthiraivaal-review-psychedelic-film-will-confound-you-143329|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-02-16|title=Celebrating cinema, IFFK reaches Kochi|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/celebrating-cinema-iffk-reaches-kochi/article33846098.ece|access-date=2021-03-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The film was also screened at the Berlin critics week on 27 February 2021.<ref name="indiatimes"/><ref name="indiatimes2"/>

[[Baradwaj Rangan]] of Film Companion South wrote "Kuthiraivaal works best when it relies on the sound (Anthony Ruban) and score (Maarten Visser and Pradeep Kumar), which distort and amplify these strange happenings."<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2021 |title=Kuthiraivaal, Directed By Manoj Jahson And Shyam Sunder: A Surreal Experience About The Multiple Selves We Inhabit, With Kalaiyarasan And Anjali Patil|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/kuthiraivaal-movie-review-tamil-directed-by-manoj-jahson-and-shyam-sunder-a-surreal-experience-about-the-multiple-selves-we-inhabit-with-kalaiyarasan-and-anjali-patil-pa-ranjith-berlinale-2021/}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=tt13022626}}

[[Category:2021 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2021 films]]
[[Category:Films about psychopaths]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2021 thriller drama films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller drama films]]
[[Category:2021 psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:2021 3D films]]
[[Category:2020s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Magic realism films]]

Katheyondu Shuruvagide

2021-08-08T23:58:18Z

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{{short description|2018 film directed by Senna Hegde}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Katheyondu Shuruvagide
| image =
| alt = 
| caption =
| director = [[Senna Hegde]]
| producer = Vinod Divakar Senna Hegde [[Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah]] [[Rakshit Shetty]]
| writer = Senna Hegde
| starring = [[Diganth]] [[Pooja Devariya]]
| music = [[Sachin Warrier]]
| cinematography = Sreeraj Raveendran
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| country = India
| language = Kannada
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'''''Katheyondu Shuruvagide''''' is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by [[Senna Hegde]] and starring [[Diganth]] and [[Pooja Devariya]] (in her Kannada debut).

== Cast ==
*[[Diganth]] as Tarun Manchale
*[[Pooja Devariya]] as Tanya Mehra
*Ashwin Rao Pallaki as Pedro
*[[Shreya Anchan]] as Swarna
*Babu Hirannaiah as Murthy
*[[Aruna Balraj]] as Radha

== Release ==
''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of four out of five stars and noted that "Those looking at a getaway for three hours in a cinema hall for some laughs, a little tears and a story that is soulful and satisfying, this is definitely recommended".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/katheyondu-shuruvagide/movie-review/65254373.cms|title=Katheyondu Shuruvagide|newspaper=The Times of India|date=3 August 2018|accessdate=31 May 2021}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Herald]]'', on the contrary, gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and stated that "We are offered a Hollywood-ish upgrade of the romantic film, with some bows in the direction of the Hindi film ''[[Queen (2013 film)|Queen]]''. The romantic bits are, quite frankly, sahasra-yawny despite their being carefully underplayed and adroitly avoiding [[Nicholas Shakespeare]] territory."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/katheyondu-shuruvagide-upgrade-685424.html|title=Katheyondu Shuruvagide review: Romantic film upgraded|date=3 August 2018|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] of Film Companion South wrote "The beats are generic, but the lovely cast and the freshness of the filmmaking, I think, could make Katheyondu Shuruvagide the Pelli Choopulu of Kannada cinema...there’s not one ill-considered frame (the cinematography is by Sreeraj Raveendran), and the aesthetics add to the experience, which holds you in the mood of a folk song hummed around a campfire."<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2018 |title=Katheyondu Shuruvagide Movie Review|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/kannada-review/katheyondu-shuruvagide-movie-review/}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|7997932}}

[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2018 romantic drama films]]

Pulikkuthi Pandi

2021-08-08T23:48:20Z

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{{Short description|2021 television film directed by Muthaiah}}
{{Distinguish|Kutti Puli}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2021}}
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| music = [[N. R. Raghunanthan]]
| country = India
| language = Tamil
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| producer = {{ubl|[[Kalanithi Maran]]|[[M. Muthaiah]]}}
| editor = Venkat Rajen
| cinematography = [[R. Velraj]]
| runtime = 145 minutes
| company = {{ubl|[[M. Muthaiah|M Studios]]|[[Sun Pictures|Sun Entertainment]]}}
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'''''Pulikkuthi Pandi''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Action drama film|action drama]] [[television film]] produced, written and directed by [[M. Muthaiah]]. The film stars [[Vikram Prabhu]], [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]] and [[Singampuli]], with [[Samuthirakani|Samuthrakani]], [[R. K. Suresh|R.K. Suresh]], [[Vela Ramamoorthy]] and [[Sujatha Sivakumar]] in supporting roles. The music for the film is composed by [[N. R. Raghunanthan]]. It was released as a television premiere directly via [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] on 15 January 2021 coinciding with [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] and the birthday of Vikram Prabhu.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=7 January 2021 |title=பொங்கலன்று வெளியாகும் தமிழ் திரைப்படங்கள்! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/specialstories/2021/jan/07/tamil-movies-to-be-released-on-pongal-3539418.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109210721/https://www.dinamani.com/specialstories/2021/jan/07/tamil-movies-to-be-released-on-pongal-3539418.html |archive-date=9 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2021 |title=தியேட்டருக்கு பதில் டி.வி.யில் வெளியாகும் விக்ரம் பிரபு படம் |trans-title=Vikram Prabhu's film will release on TV instead of theatres |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/2021/01/01074003/2212916/Tamil-cinema-vikram-Prabhus-PulikuthiPandi-will-release.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112062642/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/2021/01/01074003/2212916/Tamil-cinema-vikram-Prabhus-PulikuthiPandi-will-release.vpf |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=Maalaimalar |language=Tamil}}</ref> This film received mixed to positive reviews from audience as well as critics. [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]] received particular praise for her performance and role by the audience.

== Plot ==
Pandi ([[Vikram Prabhu]]), an orphan, is a ruffian who has close to 20 petty crime cases registered under his name in a police station. After meeting Pechi ([[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]]), he decides to be a responsible and sane man as he falls head over heels for her. Though he was ready to mend his ways, fate had other plans for him. He locks horns with Sannasi ([[Vela Ramamoorthy]]), a ruthless loan shark, after the latter misbehaves with Pechi and her father. How Pandi, Pechi and her relatives face the wrath of Sannasi and his sons forms the rest of the story.And Pandi dies by being beheaded by Sannasi's son and the rest of the story is about Pechi and his loved ones killing Sannasi and his family and that is where the story ends.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Vikram Prabhu]] as Pulikuthi Pandi
* [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]] as Pechi
* [[Samuthirakani]] as Karumbalai Pandi, Pandi's father
* [[Singampuli]] as Pandi's uncle
* [[R. K. Suresh]] as Saravedi
* [[Vela Ramamoorthy]] as Sannasi Thevar, Saravedi's father
* R. Kaleeswaran as Seeni Servai, Pechi's father
* [[Dheena (actor)|KPY Dheena]] as Pandi's friend
* [[KPY Bala]] as Pandi's friend
* [[Sujatha Sivakumar]] as Pandi's mother
* [[Aruldoss]] as DSP
* [[Aadukalam Naren]] as Inspector Ramanathan
* [[G. Marimuthu]] as Inspector Dhananchezhiyan
* C. Prabathvarman as Aalavandhan
* [[Namo Narayana]] as Rajakili
* [[Meenal]] as Chittu
* DMJ Rajasimhan as Inspector Karungali
* Stalin as Pechi's brother
* Veeran Selvaraj as Pechi's brother
* Madurai Janaki as Pechi's sister-in-law
* Ramya Shankar as Pechi's sister-in-law
* Velmurugan as Serattai
* Hello Kandhasamy as Selvaraj
* Avan Ivan Ramarajan as Pachamuthu
{{colend}}

== Production ==
The film was announced in September 2020 and the makers began production in the same month amid [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. [[Sun TV Network]] produced the film with a limited budget. The filmmakers initially titled the film as ''Pechi'' and began the [[principal photography]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vikram Prabhu and Lakshmi Menon's film titled Pechi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vikram-prabhu-and-lakshmi-menons-film-titled-pechi/articleshow/79041728.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112062641/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vikram-prabhu-and-lakshmi-menons-film-titled-pechi/articleshow/79041728.cms |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> but was later changed to ''Pulikkuthi Pandi.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 December 2020 |title=விக்ரம் பிரபு படத்தில் திடீர் மாற்றம் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/2020/12/24233049/2191411/Tamil-Cinema-Vikram-prabhu-movie-title-changed.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112062642/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/2020/12/24233049/2191411/Tamil-Cinema-Vikram-prabhu-movie-title-changed.vpf |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=maalaimalar.com |language=Tamil}}</ref> The film project marked the second collaboration between [[Vikram Prabhu]] and [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]] after ''[[Kumki (film)|Kumki]]'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 2020 |title=Vikram Prabhu and Lakshmi Menon to star in Muthaiah's 'Pechi' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vikram-prabhu-and-lakshmi-menon-star-muthaiah-s-pechi-133980 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112062644/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vikram-prabhu-and-lakshmi-menon-star-muthaiah-s-pechi-133980 |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> It also marked the first film project for Menon in four years after her last film ''[[Rekka (film)|Rekka]]'' (2016). Most of the portions of the film were predominantly shot in [[Madurai]] and [[Dindigul]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=100010509524078 |date=31 December 2020 |title=மாஸ் லுக்கில் விக்ரம் பிரபு.... வைரலாகும் 'புலிக்குத்தி பாண்டி' பர்ஸ்ட் லுக் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/2020/12/31101600/2212706/Tamil-cinema-Pulikkuthi-Pandi-movie-first-look.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112062643/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/2020/12/31101600/2212706/Tamil-cinema-Pulikkuthi-Pandi-movie-first-look.vpf |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=maalaimalar.com |language=Tamil}}</ref>

The shooting of the film completed during November 2020 at a time when [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] permitted theatres to open for public for the first time post COVID-19. The first look poster of the film was unveiled on 30 December 2020.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title='புலிக்குத்தி பாண்டி' ஃபர்ஸ்ட் லுக் வெளியீடு |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/617131-pulikuthi-pandi-first-look-released.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112062649/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/617131-pulikuthi-pandi-first-look-released.html |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2020 |title=விக்ரம் பிரபு - லட்சுமி மேனனின் 'புலிக்குத்தி பாண்டி' ஃபர்ஸ்ட் லுக் ரிலீஸ் |url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/pulikkuthi-pandi-movie-first-look-released-msb-387469.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112062651/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/pulikkuthi-pandi-movie-first-look-released-msb-387469.html |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=News18 Tamil}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Pulikkuthi Pandi
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[N. R. Raghunanthan]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Cover Art
| released = 9 January 2021
| recorded = 2020
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 24:15
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Sun Pictures|Sun Entertainment]] [[Divo (record label)|Divo]]
| producer = [[N. R. Raghunanthan]]
| prev_title = [[Utraan]]
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = [[Pirandhal Parasakthi]]
| next_year = 2021
}}
The film's soundtrack and score was composed by [[N. R. Raghunanthan]]. The album features six tracks with lyrics written by [[Mohan Rajan]], Mani Amudhavan and Araikudi Bharathi Ganesan.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Sun TV|author-link=Sun TV (India)|date=9 January 2021|title=Pulikkuthi Pandi - Official Audio Jukebox {{!}} Vikram Prabhu {{!}} N.R.Raghunanthan {{!}} Sun Entertainment|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRf6kkkTkRY|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124011928/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRf6kkkTkRY|archive-date=24 January 2021|access-date=16 January 2021|website=YouTube}}</ref> It was released on 9 January 2021, six days before the film's release.<ref name=":3" />
{{Track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 24:15
| all_music =
| title1 = Gothavula
| extra1 = Mahalingam
| length1 = 02:55
| lyrics1 = Mohan Raj
| title2 = Yammadiyamma
| extra2 = Jagadeesh Kumar
| lyrics2 = Mohan Raj
| length2 = 05:07
| title3 = Venaam Madhu Pazhakkam
| extra3 = Mahalingam
| lyrics3 = Araikudi Bharathi Ganesan
| length3 = 03:28
| title4 = Sollamathan
| extra4 = [[Srinisha Jayaseelan]]
| length4 = 04:58
| lyrics4 = Mohan Raj
| title5 = Alangalankuruvi
| extra5 = Vandana Srinivasan, Lijesh Kumar
| length5 = 04:33
| lyrics5 = Mani Amudhan
| title6 = Alam Uzhuthupotten
| extra6 = Mahalingam
| length6 = 03:17
| lyrics6 = Araikudi Bharathi Ganesan
| all_writing =
}}

== Release ==
The filmmakers initially planned it for [[Christmas]] release on 25 December 2020 but was postponed due delays in post-production. The filmmakers again insisted that the film would be released initially in theatres on 1 January 2021 coinciding with the [[New Year]] which also taunted to be the first [[List of Tamil films of 2021|Tamil film release of 2021]] but the theatrical release was cancelled in the last minute due to delays in post-production of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vikram Prabhu's 'Puli Kutty Pandi' to be the first release of 2021 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vikram-prabhus-puli-kutty-pandi-to-be-the-first-release-of-2021/articleshow/79915919.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112062645/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vikram-prabhus-puli-kutty-pandi-to-be-the-first-release-of-2021/articleshow/79915919.cms |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> The film release was later finalised as a direct television premiere via Sun TV on 15 January 2021 as a Pongal release and subsequently the film would be streamed via digital platform [[Sun NXT]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Vikram Prabhu-Muthaiah film premiere on Sun NXT and Sun TV for Pongal! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vikram-prabhu-muthaiah-film-premiere-on-sun-nxt-and-sun-tv-for-pongal-news-tamil-umzgV2haebcje.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112062646/https://www.sify.com/movies/vikram-prabhu-muthaiah-film-premiere-on-sun-nxt-and-sun-tv-for-pongal-news-tamil-umzgV2haebcje.html |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=Sify |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> It became the second film to directly premiere via Sun TV after ''[[Naanga Romba Busy]]'' (2020).<ref name=":2" />

== Reception ==
=== Critics ===
Avinash Ramachandran of [[Cinema Express]] rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "proverbial climactic twist saves this generic film".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramachandran |first=Avinash |date=17 January 2021 |title=Pulikuthi Pandi Movie Review: Proverbial climactic twist saves this generic film |work=Cinema Express |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2021/jan/17/pulikuthi-pandi-movie-review-proverbial-climactic-twist-saves-this-generic-film-22292.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121053703/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2021/jan/17/pulikuthi-pandi-movie-review-proverbial-climactic-twist-saves-this-generic-film-22292.html |archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> [[The Times of India]] rated 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, "The action scenes in the latter half (though violent), cinematography and performances lift the film to a good extent till the climax. All the artists pull off their roles with ease – while Lakshmi Menon, Vela Ramamoorthy and RK Suresh stand out."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Thinkal |date=20 January 2021 |title=PULIKKUTHI PANDI REVIEW : PULIKKUTHI PANDI |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/pulikkuthi-pandi/ottmoviereview/80302281.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126005512/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/pulikkuthi-pandi/ottmoviereview/80302281.cms |archive-date=26 January 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] of Film Companion South wrote "Muthaiah has a good head for plot, but his screenwriting – the way he fleshes out these plot points – is like what you’d find in a TV serial...there’s no flavour in the lines. There’s no life in the performances."<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2021 |title=Pulikkuthi Pandi On SunNXT, With Vikram Prabhu, Lakshmi Menon: A Generic Rural Drama With A Solid Surprise |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/pulikkuthi-pandi-review-sun-nxt-a-generic-rural-drama-with-a-solid-surprise-vikram-prabhu-lakshmi-menon-tamil-movies-baradwaj-rangan/}}</ref>

Several audience praised [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]] for her bold performance in the climax.

=== Ratings ===

The film which had a direct TV premiere on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] garnered a viewership of 13.284 million impressions and a rating of 17.05 TVR becoming the most watched Tamil television program in that week.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 January 2021 |title=டி.ஆர்.பி-யில் தெறிக்க விட்ட 'புலிக்குத்தி பாண்டி'! |url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/pulikkuthi-pandi-beats-soorarai-pottru-in-sun-tv-trp-scs-397657.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210125070404/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/pulikkuthi-pandi-beats-soorarai-pottru-in-sun-tv-trp-scs-397657.html |archive-date=25 January 2021 |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=[[CNN News18]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

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