''Ponmaalai Pozhudhu'' () is a 2013 Indian

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film directed by A. C. Durai and produced by Amritha Gowri. Inspired from a real-life incident, the film features

Aadhav Kannadasan Aadhav Kannadasan is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil-language films. Career Aadhav Kannadasan began his career in the film industry by working as an assistant director in G. N. R. Kumaravelan's team during the making of ''Y ...

and

Gayathrie Gayathrie Shankar (born 2 May 1993) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Malayalam films. Her Tamil film debut was in 2012 with ''18 Vayasu'', and is best known for her role in ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' (2012). She had her M ...

in the lead roles. The music was composed by C. Sathya. with cinematography by Rajavel Olhiveeran and editing by Ramsudharan. The film released on 30 August 2013.

Cast

as Arjun :Speaking to ''

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'', Aadhav described his role as a "school boy". He was 86 kg, and had to shed 12 kilos for the role. Director Durai made him hang out with the four school children in the film to imbibe their body language. *

as Divya * Kishore as Arjun's father *

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as Divya's father *

Anupama Kumar Anupama Prakash Kumar (born 4 December 1974) is an Indian actress and model. Having appeared in more than 300 commercials, she made her debut as an actress in the 2010 movie ''Ishqiya'' and went on to play supporting roles in Tamil language fil ...

as Arjun's mother * Safeena Abid * Ananth Ram * Rahul

Soundtrack

The film's score and soundtrack were composed by C.Sathya of ''

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'' fame. It was released on 4 June 2012 at Sathyam in Chennai by

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Release

After being delayed for over a year, the film was scheduled to release on 26 July 2013, however it was postponed to August 2013 due to shortage of screens. It is scheduled to release on 30 August 2013.

Reception

''Ponmaalai Pozhudhu'' opened to mixed reviews, with consistent praises for the performances of

and Kishore.

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of ''

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'' said, " Ponmaalai Pozhudhu could have been a Maro Charitra/Ek Duuje Ke Liye for the Facebook generation – but the film, too often, reaches for tired old tropes" and added "Kishore and Anupama Kumar, as the parents of Arjun (Aadhav Kannadasan), the protagonist, recede into their roles with quiet professionalism; "

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rated the film 2 out of 5, calling it "Good story, bad execution" and said, "Aadhav and Gayathrie hit it off as an aimless young pair, but miss the energy to create ripples with their performances. Kishore and Anupama Kumar as Aadhav's parents are the best characters in the entire film.", The new Indian express mentioned " Verdict: The film is a promising effort by a debutant director."

References

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* {{IMDb title, 2853396 2013 films 2010s Tamil-language films