''Veerapandiyapuram'' is a 2022 Indian

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action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

written and directed by

Suseenthiran Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). Career Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palan ...

and produced by Lendi Studio. The film stars Jai and

Meenakshi Govindarajan Meenakshi Govindarajan is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. After making her film debut in the Tamil film ''Kennedy Club'' (2019), she has been in films including '' Velan'' (2021), ''Veerapandiyapuram'' (2022) and ...

with a supporting cast including

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Bala Saravanan Bala Saravanan (born 2 November 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil language films. Career Bala made his debut as an actor in Vijay TV's school drama serial "''Kallikattu Pallikoodam"'' and came to notice in the Vija ...

Kaali Venkat Kaali Venkat (born 5 May 1984) is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil language films. Personal life Venkat hails from Kudaiyadevanpatti a village near Kovilpatti. Venkat used to act in dramas during his school days. With an ambition to ...

Harish Uthaman Harish Uthaman (born 5 April 1982) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. He made his début portraying the lead role in '' Tha'' (2010), before playing villains in '' Gouravam'', ''Pandiya Naadu'', ''Mea ...

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and

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 ...

. The film was released in theatres on 17 February 2022.

Cast

* Jai as Shiva *

as Venba *

as Yasodha *

as Marx *

as Solomon *

as Madura *

as Rathnasamy and AKP *

as Chelladurai *

Aruldoss Aruldoss is an Indian actor who has appeared in supporting roles in predominantly Tamil language films. Prior to focusing on an acting career, he worked as a cinematographer for several films. Career After completing school, Aruldoss worked a ...

as Anbu * Shathru as Karthi * Vettai Muthukumar *

Arjai Arjai, previously credited as Prinz Nithik is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He has appeared as the antagonist in films including '' Naan Sigappu Manithan'' (2014) and ''Massu Engira Masilamani'' (2015). Career Whil ...

as Varathan

Production

The film's title was changed from ''Shiva Shiva'' to ''Veerapandiyapuram'' in February 2022.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed by Jai in his debut as composer, and the album features three songs.

Reception

The film opened to mixed reviews. Siby Jeyya of ''India Herald'' wrote, "Veerapandiayapuram may have been a good film if the storyline had more depth and better storytelling." Logesh Balachandran of ''

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'' rated the film with 2/5 stars, stating that, "Veerapandiayapuram could have been a better film if the writing was better with depth in the screenplay." Navein Darshan of ''

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 ...

'' gave a rating of 1.5 out on 5 and called the film as an uninventive, dull revenge drama.

References

External links

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