''Powder'' is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Vijay Sri G and starring
Vidya Pradeep, Nikil Murukan and Shantini Deva. It was released on 25 November 2022.
Cast
Production
The film was launched in October 2020 with
Vidya Pradeep announced to play the lead role. The director of the film, Vijay Sri G, who had earlier made ''
Dha Dha 87'' (2019), started ''Powder'' after his other film ''Pollatha Ulagil Bayangara Game'' entered the post-production phase. Nikil Murukan, a noted press relations officer in Tamil cinema, accepted terms to work as an actor in the film. It became his first full-fledged acting role following a number of cameo appearances. He requested Vijay Sri to name his character as Raghavan to reference the popular police officer portrayed by
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali l ...
in ''
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jyothika, and Kamalinee Mukherjee in prominent roles, while Prakash Raj, D ...
'' (2006).
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Leander Lee Marty.
*Ratha Ther - Leander Lee Marty
*Saayam Pona - Velmurugan, Sruthi Sasidharan
*No Soodu No Soranai - Gaana Bala
Reception
The film was released on 25 November 2022 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from ''
Cinema Express
''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as '' Din ...
'' wrote it was "a mirthless film with hardly any redemptive qualities" and that the film "reeks of amateur writing and abysmal craft". The reviewer added "the end result of ''Powder'' only manages to leave us with a poor aftertaste, especially with the film's ridiculous attempt at shocking the viewer coming in lieu of engaging and palatable cinema". In contrast, a reviewer from ''
Maalai Malar
''Maalai Malar'' is a daily evening Tamil newspaper. It is owned by Daily Thanti group. It was founded by S. P. Adithanar in 1977 at Coimbatore. Maalai Malar has twelve editions published from Chennai, Vellore, Dindigul, Thanjavur, Tirunelve ...
'' gave ''Powder'' a positive review, noting that "it was worth a watch".
References
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2022 films
2020s Tamil-language films
Indian thriller films
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