''Pakka'' () is a 2018

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romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by debutant S. S. Surya. Produced by Benn Consortium Studios (P) Ltd, starring

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in dual role alongside

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and

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. Production for the film began in February 2017. The movie was released on April 27, 2018. It received mixed reviews from both critics and audience and was considered as a "Disaster" at the box office.

Plot

Nadhiya (

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) who is trying to commit suicide on a railway track, but our hero Dhoni Kumar (

) comes to her rescue. Nadhiya mistakes Kumar for Pandi (also

) a toy-seller from the village. In a flashback it is revealed that Nadhiya, the village chief's daughter, had fallen for Pandi seeing his inherent goodness but due to parental opposition, the lovers get separated. Nadhiya runs away from her house in search of Pandi and meets up with Dhoni Kumar, who is a spitting image of Pandi. Dhoni Kumar is a carefree guy who is a crazy fan of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and he is in love with Rajini Radha (

), the president of a Superstar Rajinikanth fan club. Hearing the sad story of Nadhiya, Dhoni Kumar promises that he will find her lover Pandi.

Cast

Soundtrack

The Soundtrack was composed by C. Sathya and Released by

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Production

In November 2016, it was reported that

had agreed terms to work on a film titled ''Pakka'' directed by newcomer Surya.

signed on to play the leading female role in January 2017, and worked on the film alongside her commitments in ''

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'' (2017), which also featured her alongside Vikram Prabhu. The project became Nikki Galrani's 25th film, and the director revealed that she would portray a

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ...

fan. Director Surya revealed ''Pakka'' would be a "complete commercial entertainer which is set against a rural backdrop", and also confirmed that the team had signed on actors Soori,

Sathish Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil film industry. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian ...

and

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for supporting roles. The team began the shoot on 1 February 2017 in Courtallam, undertaking a schedule for twenty days. Other than this film is produced by T.Sivakumar and Coproduced by P.B.Saravanan

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt7853278 Indian romantic comedy films 2018 romantic comedy films 2018 films 2018 masala films 2010s Tamil-language films Films scored by C. Sathya 2018 directorial debut films