''Pori'' () is a 2007 Indian

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-language

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directed by

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, who rendered his debut ''

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'', a 2004 runaway blockbuster. The film stars

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and Pooja. The film was later dubbed into

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under the title ''Naya Zalzala'' and released in 2011. The film met with negative reviews and turned out to be a

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Plot

Hari (

) is an unemployed youth who runs a pavement book shop in Tripiclane area. His father (

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), an upright retired schoolteacher, buys him a shop in a building with his PF money. He names it "Periyar Bookshop" and runs it with his friends (

Karunas Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played lead roles in films including '' Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) a ...

and

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). Meanwhile, he constantly bumps into a TV reporter Pooja ( Pooja), and a love-hate relationship happens. One day, a Malaysian-based businessman named Mahadevan ( Seeman) comes and evicts Hari from the shop, claiming that it belongs to him. Hari now discovers that his father was cheated by a land mafia gang which specializes in forged documents and is hand-in-glove with revenue officials. He decides to take the gauntlet and unveil the evil forces behind the property grabbers. Soon, he discovers that Nama Shivayam (

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), Vinayagam real estates owner, is the brains behind the entire operation. How Hari becomes a one-man army and brings Nama Shivayam to justice forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Hari * Pooja as Pooja * Seeman as Mahadevan *

as Nama Shivayam *

as Hari's father *

as Hari's friend *

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as Pooja's father *

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as Police Inspector *

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as himself *

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as Special appearance *

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as Item dancer (Special appearance)

Production

The film was initially announced in December 2005 with

and Nila starring, before the latter was replaced by Pooja.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by

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and lyrics by

Yugabharathi Yugabharathi is a Tamil poet and lyricist. His birth name was "Santhanam Desan" and he was known as "Santhanam" by his family and friends. During the early 1990s when he began writing poems for magazines he started using the pen name "Yugabharat ...

Reception

''Pori'' received negative reviews from critics. A critic from Nowrunning.com rated the film 1/5, stating that "If you have all the time in the world to do nothing else, go watch Pori. A seriously depressing movie with absolute lack of comedy, story line, good music and everything which goes into making a good movie." Sify wrote "There is no script or narrative as the director deploys all cinematic cliches since time immemorial. Six songs at regular intervals that are badly picturised tests your patience. Jeeva has done a larger-than-life role which just does not suit him". Rediff wrote "Watch Pori if you want to aimlessly fritter time away".

References

External links

* 2007 films 2000s Tamil-language films Films directed by Subramaniam Siva {{2000s-Tamil-film-stub