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''Paakanum Pola Irukku'' () is a 2017 Indian
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-language
romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
film directed by S. P. Rajkumar, starring Bharathan and Keerthika.


Plot

Bharathan lives in the village with his three friends
Ganja Karuppu Ganja Karuppu is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Bala's '' Pithamagan'' (2003), Ganja Karuppu experienced success in the late 2000s with his roles in '' Raam'' (2005), ...
, Soori and Black Pandi. Keerthika, who left the village at a young age, returns to the village with her tahsildar father
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. While Bharathan and Keerthik's parents arrange for their marriage, Bharathan's elder brother (Vijay Anand) and Keerthika's elder sister fall in love. Their parents decide to get their Bharathan and Keerthika's siblings married first before getting Bharathan and Keerthika married. Issues ensue after Bharathan's honest father
Jayaprakash V. Jayaprakash is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu-language films. He ventured into film business in the early 2000s as a producer, making several films under his banner GJ Cinema and later turned actor, with Cheran's ...
misunderstands Livingston. How Bharathan and Keerthika reunite form the rest of the story.


Cast


Production

The film was shot in
Karaikudi Karaikudi is a Greater municipality in Sivaganga district, Sivagangai district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is the 21st largest urban agglomeration of Tamil Nadu based on 2011 census data. It is part of t ...
,
Ooty Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...
,
Pollachi Pollachi is a town and a taluk headquarters in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu state, India. Located about to the south of Coimbatore, it is the second largest town in the district after Coimbatore. Pollachi is a popular Marketplace for ja ...
and
Valparai Valparai (originally known as Poonachimalai) is a Taluk and hill station in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It consists of Anamalai Tiger Reserve (earlier known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park (IGWLS&NP) and ...
in 2011.


Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by
Aruldev ArulDev is a music director from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has scored music for South Indian films. Early life ArulDev is an Indian film music composer from Madurai. His father was an accordion player and an orchestra organizer. Career Film ...
. A song from the film features
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. *Mudhal Mudhal - Bhavatharini, Sam *Un Retta Sadai - Pavan *Manjapoove - Saindhavi *Vennilave - Haricharan *Mazhayin Saaral - Vijay Narain *Kuppamma Magale - Karthik, Hema Desai


Release

The film was ready for release in June 2011 but was unable to release due to lack of screens. The
Tamil Film Producers Council Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC), is a union for film producers in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, based in Chennai. Formed on 18 July 1979, the group has a charitable trust fund to provide financial support to retired producers, voiced suppo ...
later intervened and helped release the film.


Reception

A critic from '' The Times of India Samayam'' wrote that "the film can be watched for its comedy". A critic 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 ...
'' called the film a laugh riot. A critic from ''
Kalaignar TV Kalaignar is an Indian general entertainment satellite television channel based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The channel was launched on 15 September 2007 as Kalaignar in respect of former Chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi. Malaysia ...
'' praised the film's comedy.


References


External links

* {{S. P. Rajkumar 2010s Tamil-language films 2017 romantic comedy films 2017 films Films directed by S. P. Rajkumar Indian romantic comedy films