''Paramapadham Vilayattu'' () also shortly ''Paramapadham'' is a 2021 Indian

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film directed by Thirugnanam. The film's release date has been postponed from its original date February 28, 2020 for unexplained reasons. A year later, the film's theatrical release was cancelled and it was decided to release the film via

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on 14 April 2021, during the occasion of

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. It failed to impresse the audience due lack of better plot and was a box office bomb.

Plot

Chezhiyan (

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), the Chief Minister of the state who enjoys a massive following, is hospitalised and his political party is on the verge of splitting into two. Amidst heated discussion among the party members on who should be the next CM, Gayatri (

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), the doctor who treated the CM, suspects foul play in the former's death. She secures evidence related to the suspicious death, but gets kidnapped along with her daughter Suji ( Baby Manasvi).

Cast

as Dr. Gayathri * Vijay Varmaa as cab driver *

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as Tamizhselvan *

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, Tamizhselvan's sidekick *

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as Kalingan * Baby Manasvi as Suji, Gayathri's daughter *

as Chezhiyan, the Chief Minister and Tamizhselvan's father who gets killed by his son Tamizhselvan *

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as Kalingan's assistant * Sangeetha as Priya *

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as Chezhiyan's supporter * Cheran Raj as Police inspector *

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as Manimozhi *

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as politician *

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as politician *Thavasi as politician *Chevvazhai

Production

The project is produced by 24HRS Productions Entertainment.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Amresh Ganesh. It features only one song, "Dhongana Koduka", sung by Amresh and Bhargavi.

Critical reception

The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. ''Times of India'' wrote "With a not-so-bad plot, the movie goes on to become a tiresome watch as the story progresses, thanks to unengaging and predictable sequences." ''India Today'' wrote "Director Thirugnanam’s story is so predictable that even a kid who watches the film would guess the so-called twists from a mile away. Any story needs to have high and low points to make the proceedings interesting. Paramapadham Vilayattu has literally nothing to make you go wow." ''FirstPost'' wrote "There is nothing in Paramapadham Vilayattu that we've never seen before. The plot and the politics are excruciatingly stale. The scenes are misplaced versions of real-life incidents. The characters are plastic. Overall, the film is barely watchable."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 10295430 2021 films Films not released in theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic Indian political thriller films Disney+ Hotstar original films Indian direct-to-video films 2021 direct-to-video films