''Podhu Nalan Karudhi'' () is a 2019

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action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

written and directed by Zion and produced by AVE Anbuvelrajan. The film features

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Santhosh Prathap Santhosh Prathap is an Indian actor working in the Tamil film industry, his feature film debut was in the lead role ''Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam'' (2014). In 2022, he participated in the popular cooking show Cooku with Comali (season ...

and

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in the leading roles. The music was composed by A. Hariganesh with cinematography by Suwaminathan. The film released on 7 February 2019.

Cast

as Poovarasan *

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as Napoleon *

as Kannan *

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as Uthiram *

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as Poovarasan's love interest *

Subiksha Subiksha Krishnan is an Indian actress. She has starred in predominately Tamil films apart from a few Malayalam and Kannada language films. Career Film work Subiksha made her acting debut in Bharathiraja's 2013 Tamil film ''Annakodi'', in wh ...

as Kannan's love interest * Leesha Eclairs as Napoleon's love interest *

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as Vadivu * Muthazhagan as Amber

Production

Zion initially approached Santhosh Prathap and

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to play the lead roles, but the latter was later replaced by

. Actresses

and Leesha also joined the cast in July 2016. The film began production during July 2016 and was completed after being shot over fifty consecutive days.

Soundtrack

Music composed by Hariganesh. *"Nee Ondrum Karpodu" - Hariganesh

Reception

Thinkal Menon of ''The Times of India'' opined that "The raw portrayal of money lending in the city by Zion was a good attempt, but the execution, which involves some over-the-top sequences made the premise insipid. A few thrilling moments and more appealing characterisations would have made it a better watch". Avinash Ramichandran of ''The New Indian Express'' wrote that "The characters are interesting, no doubt, but the making is uninspiring".

References

External links

* 2019 films 2010s Tamil-language films {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub