Pagiri

2016 Indian film

Pagiri

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Esakki Karvannan
Written by| Esakki Karvannan
Produced by| Esakki Karvannan
Starring|

* Prabhu Ranaveeran
* Shravya

Cinematography| Veerakumar
Music by| Karunas (songs)
S. N. Arunagiri (score)

Production
company

Lakshmi Creations

Release date

* 16 September 2016 (2016-09-16)

Country| India
Language| Tamil

Pagiri (transl. WhatsApp[1]) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Esakki Karvannan and starring newcomer Prabhu Ranaveeran and Shravya.

## Cast[edit]

* Prabhu Ranaveeran as Murugan
* Shravya as Madhu
* Ravi Mariya
* A. Venkatesh as Madhu's father
* T. P. Gajendran
* K. Rajan as a politician
* G. Marimuthu as a politician
* Adhira
* Rani as Murugan's mother
* Supergood Subramani as Murugan's father
* Saravana Subbiah as a police officer
* Vengal Rao
* Bava Lakshmanan
* Rani as Madhu's mother

## Production[edit]

The film is about the effects of WhatsApp and the predicaments of farmers.[1]

## Soundtrack[edit]

The songs are composed by Karunas.[2] The audio was released by director Vasanthabalan.[1]

All lyrics are written by Jeevan Mayil

No.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

|
|
|

1.| "Kudi Kudi"| Karunas| 4:01
2.| "Manasum Vayasum (Female)"| Grace Karunas| 3:44
3.| "Kudi Kudi"| Jaya Murthy| 4:01
4.| "Manasum Vayasum (Male)"| Prasanna| 4:14
Total length:| 16:00

## Release and reception[edit]

The film, along with Sadhuram 2, was only released at 6pm at Chennai on 16 September due to the Kaveri River water dispute.[3]

The Times of India gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and stated that "The film feels like a missed opportunity, especially at a time when farmers are fighting for water".[4] Deccan Chronicle gave the film the same rating and wrote that " In the end, Pagiri is a very novel twist to the 'common man woes' idea, but shallow comedy undermines the impact it could have had".[5] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "The plot had the potential to turn into an interesting satire and the director has made an attempt to move away from a formulaic-setting too. But the lack of fizz and punch in the script has turned it into a mediocre fare".[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Subramanian, Anupama (27 June 2016). "Pagiri deals with farmer's plight". Deccan Chronicle.
2. ^ "Pagiri Songs Download, Pagiri Tamil MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Tamil Songs". www.raaga.com.
3. ^ "Movie screenings cancelled till evening". The Times of India.
4. ^ "Pagiri Movie Review {2/5}". The Times of India. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
5. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (18 September 2016). "Pagiri movie review: It is the Tamil equivalent of WhatsApp". Deccan Chronicle.
6. ^ "Review: You'll definitely not get high watching Pagiri". The New Indian Express.

## External links[edit]

* Pagiri at IMDb

*[transl.]: translation
*[No.]: Number