''Peigal Jaakkirathai'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language

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, written and directed by Kanmani. This is a Tamil remake of Korean movie 'Hello Ghost'. The film stars Jeeva Rathnam and Eshanya, while

Thambi Ramaiah Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, ''Manu Needhi'' (2000), '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and '' Maniy ...

Rajendran A. Rajendran,(born 1 June 1957) credited as Motta Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Tamil film '' Pithamagan'' and has worked as a stunt doub ...

and

John Vijay John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who plays supporting roles in Tamil films. He has also worked in a few Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. Career John Vijay did his M.Sc. in Visual Communication from Loyola College ...

in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Maria Jerald, ''Peigal Jaakkirathai'' released on 1 January 2016.

Cast

*Jeeva Rathnam as Saravanan *Eshanya Maheshwari as Gayathri *

as Pazhanivel Annachi *

Manobala Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's referen ...

as Gayathri's father *

as Sagayam *

as Gayathri's uncle * Naresh as Saravanan's father * V. I. S. Jayapalan as Saravanan's grandfather * Pandi as Annachi's worker *

Halwa Vasu Vasu, popularly known as Halwa Vasu, (died 17 August 2017) was a comedian in the Tamil film industry in India. He worked in around 900 films. Career Vasu who hailed from Madurai district, came to Chennai to work in cinemas after his graduati ...

*Mohana Priya as Gayathri's mother *Boys Rajan as Doctor *Tarun Kumar *Theni Murugan *Mippu *Mona Batra *

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as Bhavani *Kalavani Devi *

Gehana Vasisth Vandana Tiwari known by her stage name Gehana Vasisth, is an Indian actress, model, and television presenter. After working for several brands as a model, she was crowned as Miss Asia Bikini. Early life and background Vasisth was born in Ch ...

as item number

Production

The film was predominantly shot around Chennai, Mahabalipuram and the surrounding areas during June 2015. In October 2015, lyricist

Kabilan Vairamuthu Kabilan Vairamuthu is a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu the southern state of India. He is an engineering graduate who went on to pursue communication for social change in the school of Journalism - UQ -Australia. After serving as an executive pro ...

made a statement denying claims that lyrics of a particular song from the film that he had written had political connotations to it. For another song in the film's soundtrack,

and

recorded their voices and shot for a promotional video. In December 2015,

Escape Artists Motion Pictures Escape Artists Motion Pictures is an Indian film production studio established by producers Madan and James. Formed in 2010, it has since gone on to produce several Tamil language films. They have also acted as distributors for several Tamil fil ...

agreed to distribute the film, raising the profile and commercial viability of the project.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by debutant Maria Jerald, and lyrics were done by Kabilan Vairamuthu and Viveka. The song "Obama" was well received by the audience. The background score was done by S. P. Venkatesh.

Release

The film opened on 1 January 2016 to mixed reviews, with a critic from

Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, t ...

noting "much of the humour is silly and we do experience a twinge of embarrassment for having laughed at the uninspired jokes — but that happens only after the film is over". The critic also likened the film's plot to ''

Massu Engira Masilamani ''Massu Engira Masilamani'' (), also known by its former title ''Masss'', is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action horror comedy film directed by Venkat Prabhu. The film was produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under his Studio Green banner alongside ...

'' (2015) and ''

Om Shanthi Om ''Om Shanthi Om'' is a 2015 Tamil language supernatural drama film directed by D. Suryaprabhakar and produced by Arumai Chandran.The film stars Srikanth and Neelam Upadhyaya, while Vijay Ebenezer composes the film's music. The film released in ...

'' (2015), stating that in "less than a year, we have had three Tamil films which have been inspired from the Korean comedy, ''

Hello Ghost ''Hello Ghost'' () is a 2010 South Korean comedy film about a man's multiple suicide attempts. After the most recent one, he discovers he can see a group of ghosts. The ghosts agree to leave him alone under the condition that he fulfill their req ...

'' (2010)".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=5307080 2016 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2016 comedy horror films Indian comedy horror films