Podhu Nalan Karudhi (lit.'Considering the interest of public') is a 2019 Tamil action film written and directed by Zion and produced by AVE Anbuvelrajan. The film features Karunakaran, Santhosh Prathap and Adith Arun in the leading roles. The music was composed by A. Hariganesh with cinematography by Suwaminathan. The film was released on 7 February 2019.

Podhu Nalan Karudhi
Film poster
Directed byZion
Written byZion
Produced byAVR Anbuvelrajan
StarringKarunakaran
Santhosh Prathap
Adith Arun
CinematographySuwaminathan
Edited byGreyson A.C.A
Music byA. Hariganesh
Distributed byPT Selvakumar
Release date
  • 7 February 2019 (2019-02-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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Production

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Zion initially approached Santhosh Prathap and Ashok Selvan to play the lead roles, but the latter was later replaced by Adith Arun. Actresses Anu Sithara and Leesha also joined the cast in July 2016.[1][2][3] The film began production during July 2016 and was completed after being shot over fifty consecutive days.[4]

Soundtrack

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Music composed by Hariganesh.[5]

  • "Nee Ondrum Karpodu" - Hariganesh

Reception

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Thinkal Menon of The Times of India opined that "The raw portrayal of money lending in the city by Zion was a good attempt, but the execution, which involves some over-the-top sequences made the premise insipid. A few thrilling moments and more appealing characterisations would have made it a better watch".[6] Avinash Ramichandran of The New Indian Express wrote that "The characters are interesting, no doubt, but the making is uninspiring".[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Busy bee with many offers: Anu Sithara". 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Debut actress Leesha talks about her films with Nithin Sathya and Ashok Selvan". 13 July 2016.
  3. ^ "A promising beginning for Newcomer Leesha".
  4. ^ "Director Zion debuts with Podhu Nalan Karudhi". 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Break up Song (Nee Ondrum Karpodu) - Hari Ganesh - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". 5 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Podhu Nalan Karudhi Movie Review {2.0/5}: Critic Review of Podhu Nalan Karudhi by Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "'Podhu Nalan Karudhi' movie review: A disjointed and uninteresting public interest message". Archived from the original on 9 February 2019.
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