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{{short description|2019 Indian Malayalam language thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Prathi_Poovankozhi.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rosshan Andrrews]]
| producer = Gokulam Gopalan
| screenplay = [[Unni R.]]
| based_on = ''Sankadam'' by Unni R.
| starring = [[Manju Warrier]] Rosshan Andrrews [[Anusree]] [[Alencier Ley Lopez]] [[Saiju Kurup]] [[Grace Antony]]
| music = [[Gopi Sundar]]
| cinematography = G Balamurugan
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio = Sree Gokulam Movies
| distributor = Central Pictures
| released = 20 December 2019
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
}}

'''''Prathi Poovankozhi''''' ({{Translation|Accused rooster}}) is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2019|2019]] [[India]]n [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[revenge]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Rosshan Andrrews]] and written by [[Unni R.]] based on his story ''Sankadam''. It stars [[Manju Warrier]], [[Rosshan Andrrews]] and [[Anusree]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mammootty-unveils-rosshan-andrrews-s-look-prathi-poovankozhi-112957 |title=Mammootty unveils Rosshan Andrrews's look in 'Prathi Poovankozhi' |date=2019-11-26 |website=The News Minute |access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/prathi-poovankozhi-trailer-manju-warrier-impresses-with-her-bold-avatar/articleshow/72328160.cms |title='Prathi Poovankozhi' Trailer: Manju Warrier impresses with her bold avatar - Times of India |date=2019-12-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11312700/ |title=Prathi Poovankozhi (2019) - IMDb |language=en |access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref> Central Pictures released the film in theaters.{{When|date=April 2020}}
[[Boney Kapoor]] purchased the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada remake rights of the movie.<ref>https://m.mid-day.com/amp/articles/another-south-remake-for-boney-kapoor-more-details-inside/23035205</ref>

==Plot==
Madhuri is a [[saleswoman]] from one of the leading clothing stores in the city. Madhuri and her mother live on her income and sewing job. One day while going to her workplace, Madhuri gets molested in a bus by a goon. She ran behind him, but he manages to escape. She determines to payback the thug for the [[eve teasing]]. Madhuri goes in search of the teaser, named Anthappan who is currently on a hideout because of another fight that happened between him and some thugs. After a lot of searches, Madhuri finds Anthappan near a railway station. However, before Madhuri could get close Anthappan is attacked by a [[goon squad]]. Anthappan gets critically injured and Madhuri takes him to a hospital. She tells her friend that she wants Anthappan to come back to life so that she can have her revenge.

Madhuri gets to know that the goons that tried to kill Anthappan were employed by the local police inspector himself because he feared Anthappan was taking over his control over the market. In the police investigation that followed, Madhuri is framed by the inspector as the prime suspect. The police keep an eye on Madhuri in the hopes that Madhuri will manage to find Anthappan who is currently on bail and has managed to flee. The plan was that when Madhuri see Anthappan, they will kill Anthappan and blame it on Madhuri. But Madhuri manages to fool those who were following her and finds Anthappan. Anthappan has now paralyzed waist down. Anthappan's wife says to him that Madhuri helped him to get to the hospital and he is alive only because of that. Anthappan, on seeing her starts to cry out of guilt, Madhuri leaves him without a word.

Madhuri on her way back home, sees an adult man groping a [[Student|schoolgirl]] on the bus. She throws him out of the bus and crushes his hand with a stone. She takes all her anger on Anthhappan, on this guy and calls him Anthappan. He says I am not Anthappan and his name is Satish, but Madhuri says that Anthappan and Satheesh are the same.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/manju-warrier-prathi-poovankozhi-official-trailer-321513/ |title=മാധുരിയായി മഞ്ജു വാരിയര്‍; നിഗൂഢത ഒളിപ്പിച്ച് 'പ്രതി പൂവൻകോഴി'യുടെ ട്രെയിലർ |date=2019-12-01 |website=Indian Express Malayalam |language=ml |access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vanitha.in/celluloid/movies/prathi-poovan-kozhi-trailer-news.html |title=മഞ്ജു മാസാണ്! 'പൂവൻ കോഴി'യെ തേടി മാധുരിയുടെ യാത്ര: ട്രെയിലർ എത്തി |date=2019-12-02 |website=vanitha.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> The story ends when Madhuri walks away from the scene and the schoolgirl who got molested goes back to Satheesh and starts thrashing him.

==Cast==
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*[[Manju Warrier]] as Madhuri<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/12/01/prathi-poovan-kozhi-trailer.html |title=അങ്കത്തിനൊരുങ്ങി മഞ്ജു; പ്രതി പൂവൻകോഴി ട്രെയിലർ |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml |archive-date=2019-12-01 |access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>
*[[Anusree]] as Rosamma, Madhuri's friend
*[[Rosshan Andrrews]] as Antony "Antappan" Joseph<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/12/01/prathi-poovan-kozhi-trailer.html |title=അങ്കത്തിനൊരുങ്ങി മഞ്ജു; പ്രതി പൂവൻകോഴി ട്രെയിലർ |date=2019-12-01 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml |access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>
*[[Saiju Kurup]] as Sub Inspector Sreenath K.
*[[Grace Antony]] as Sheeba
*[[Alencier Ley Lopez]] as Gopi
*[[S. P. Sreekumar]] as Chacko
*[[Divya Prabha]] as Jolly (Antappan's wife)
*Sashikala Nedungadi as Madhuri's mother
*[[Sekhar Menon]] as Happymon, Rosamma's fiancée
*[[Chali Pala]] as Madhuri's employer
*[[Boban Alummoodan]] as Madhuri's suitor
*Keerthana Poduwal as Sheela
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==Music==
The Original Soundtrack of the film was composed by [[Gopi Sundar]] and The lyrics of the songs were written by [[Anil Panachooran]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/malayalam/prathi-poovankozhi-song-eninna-enithenna/videoshow/72195474.cms |title=Prathi Poovankozhi, Song - Eninna Enithenna |date=2019-11-23 |website=Times of India |language=en |access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>

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==Reception==
Cris of ''[[The News Minute]]'' rated the movie 2.5 out of 5 stating: "Manju gives devoted performance in a film that tells off harassers." Cris also praised the film's director [[Rosshan Andrrews]] and wrote that "Rosshan and his team do deserve a pat for delivering this message clearly. Only if they had the backing of some good writing, the film would have reached out a lot more."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/prathi-poovan-kozhi-review-manju-warrier-s-film-tells-harassers-has-flaws-114477 |title='Prathi Poovan Kozhi' review: Manju gives devoted performance in a film that tells off harassers |last=Cris |date=20 December 2019 |work=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref> Padmakumar K. of ''[[Malayala Manorama]]'' rated it 3 out of 5 stars and gave the verdict: "Telling it point-blank." He concluded that "''Prathi Poovankozhi'' may not instill a sense of integrity among probable abusers, but will sure give them a fair idea about how a woman actually feels when she is objectified."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2019/12/20/prathi-poovan-kozhi-manju-warrier-rosshan-andrrews-movie-review-rating.html |title=Manju Warrier's 'Prathi Poovankozhi' review: Telling it point-blank |last=Padmakumar K. |date=21 December 2019 |work=[[Malayala Manorama]] |access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' awarded 3 in a scale of 5 and commented: "Topical and hits you hard!" The reviewer appreciated [[Manju Warrier]]'s performance and wrote that she "performs her well written role with dedication and confidence."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/prathi-poovankozhi-review-topical-and-hits-you-hard-review-malayalam-tmwmxEafcabag.html |title=Prathi Poovankozhi review: Topical and hits you hard! |last=Moviebuzz |date=22 December 2019 |work=[[Sify]] |access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref> Sajin Shrijith of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' gave the film a 3.5 out of 5 rating and wrote: "Manju Warrier and Rosshan Andrrews stand out in this tense thriller."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/malayalam/2019/dec/22/prathi-poovankozhi-movie-review-manju-warrier-and-rosshan-andrrews-stand-out-in-this-tense-thriller-16158.html |title=Prathi Poovankozhi Movie Review: Manju Warrier and Rosshan Andrrews stand out in this tense thriller |last=Sajin Shrijith |date=22 December 2019 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] of Film Companion South wrote " The film belongs as much to Manju Warrier and Rosshan Andrews as Unni R, the writer who adapted his short story, Sankadam.".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/malayalam-review/a-molested-woman-seeks-revenge-in-rosshan-andrews-powerful-prathi-poovankozhi-aka-manjuvinte-prathikaram/|title=A Molested Woman Seeks Revenge In Rosshan Andrews' Powerful 'Prathi Poovankozhi', Aka 'Manjuvinte Prathikaram'|website=FilmCompanion.|date=13 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt11312700}}

{{Rosshan Andrrews}}

[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:2019 thriller films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Rosshan Andrrews]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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