''Paisa'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language

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film directing by

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and starring Sree Raam and Aara .

Cast

* Sree Raam as Murugan * Aara as Veni *Rajasimman as Kiruba * Madhusudhanan as Kiruba's boss *

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* Mayilsamy *

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as Murugan's friend * Rockstar rajaguru as Murugan's Enemy

Production

Sree Raam plays a rag picker in the film, which is about the

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. The film is set in a slum.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by JV. *"Penne Penne" – Jagadish, Hema Ambika *"Chikku Bukku" – Mukesh Mohamed, Hema Ambika *"Kanne" – Hema Ambika *"Paisa" – JV *"Nenjukulla" –

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Release

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "In other words, as moral-science movies go, Paisa is a far-easier watch than ''

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''". Malini Mannath of ''

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'' opined that "Mildly entertaining, Paisa could have been made more appealing and interesting". A critic from ''

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'' praised the performances of the lead cast, the music, and the cinematography while criticising the screenplay.

References

{{Reflist Indian romantic drama films 2016 romantic drama films