''Panni Kutty'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Anucharan Murugaiyan Anucharan Murugaiyan is an Indian director, writer and editor who works in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut in Australia with the short film Infinity (2011) released in Australia and got his breakthrough in feature films with Kirumi, w ...

. The film stars

Yogi Babu Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. A three time Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award winner, he performed in '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), ''Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) and '' Pariyerum Perumal'' (2 ...

and Karunakaran, and also features Singampuli, Ramar, Thangadurai, Dindigul I. Leoni, Lakshmipriya and T. P. Gajendran in other important roles. K composes the music for the film. The film was released in theatres on 8 July 2022.

Cast

Production

The film is produced by

Subaskaran Allirajah Subaskaran Allirajah (born 2 March 1972) is a British-Sri Lankan Tamil entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Lycamobile, a telecommunications company. He is also a producer of Tamil films through his entertainment subsidiary Lyca Pr ...

under

Lyca Productions Lyca Productions is an Indian entertainment company, which was established by Subaskaran Allirajah in 2014. A subgroup of Lycamobile, the production studio has been involved in the production and distribution of Tamil films made in India. It h ...

. Shooting has been completed on May, 2019 and post production is in progress.

Music

The music rights of the film is owned by Lyca Music. The music of the film is composed by Krishna Kumar. Lyrics are written by Gnanakaravel S.

Release

After many delays the film was released in theatres on 8 July 2022. The film digital rights acquired by Sun NXT and started streaming from 12 August 2022.

Reception

M Suganth critic of ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

'' gave 3 stars out of 5 and stated that ": A gentle rural comedy that is likeable, but not compelling enough". Avinash Ramachandran critic from ''

The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naid ...

'' rote that "''Panni Kutty'' might seem like dark territory, but Anucharan’s sophomore effort is anything but." and gave 3 rating.

Baradwaj Rangan Baradwaj Rangan is an Indian film critic, writer, and formerly the deputy editor of ''The Hindu''. He later became a senior editor of Film Companion. Rangan won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2006. Before joining ''The Hindu' ...

of ''India glitz'' wrote that " We have heard of a wild goose chase. Here, we have a wild piglet chase."

References

External links

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Lyca Productions official website page
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