''Pettaikaali'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language

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series that aired on Aha Tamil. Its producer and showrunner was

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and it was directed by La.Rajkumar.It was produced by Grass Root Film Company, and stars Kishore,

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and

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. The plot is about a village boy named Pandi, who is a

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player. It is the first

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series about the traditional bull-chasing sport. The series comprised eight episodes, and was released on 21 October 2022.

Plot

The story centres around a village boy named Pandi, who manages to control a

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that belongs to the girl he loves with the use of deceptive tricks. This encourages him to learn how to tame a bull without any deception.

Cast

as Pandi * Kishore as Muthaiyaa *

as Thenmozhi * Bala Hasan * Antony as Parthiban *

as Selvasekharan * Goutham

Production

Casting

was cast as the male lead role of Pandi, playing a bull tamer for the first time in his career.

Original soundtrack

Title song

The title song for ''Pettaikaali'' was written by La Rajkumar. It was sung by

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Soundtrack

Episodes

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=tt22771498 *
Pettaikaali
' at Aha Tamil Tamil-language web series 2022 Tamil-language television series debuts Aha (streaming service) original programming Tamil-language action television series Tamil-language mystery television series Tamil-language romance television series