''Pagiri'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language

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film directed by Isakki Karvannan and starring newcomer Prabhu Ranaveeran and

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Cast

*Prabhu Ranaveeran as Murugan *

as Madhu *

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* A. Venkatesh as Madhu's father * T. P. Gajendran * K. Rajan as a politician *

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* Adhira *

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as Murugan's mother *Supergood Subramani as Murugan's father *

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as a police officer *Vengal Rao *Bava Lakshmanan *Rani as Madhu's mother

Production

The film is about the effects of

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and the predicaments of farmers.

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by

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. The audio was released by director

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Release

The film, along with ''

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'', was only released at 6 o'clock pm at Chennai on 16 September due to the Kaveri River water dispute.

Reception

''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and stated that "The film feels like a missed opportunity, especially at a time when farmers are fighting for water". ''Deccan Chronicle'' gave the film the same rating and wrote that " In the end, Pagiri is a very novel twist to the 'common man woes' idea, but shallow comedy undermines the impact it could have had".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 5848626 2016 romantic comedy films Indian romantic comedy films