Paisa (2016 film)

2016 Indian film by Majith

Paisa

Directed by| Majith
Written by| Majith
Produced by| Majith
Raganathan Raju
Kannan Bhaskar
Starring| Sree Raam
Aara
Cinematography| Velmurugan
Edited by| S. P. Ahamed
Music by| JV

Production
companies

KJR Studios
RK Dream World

Release date

* 1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)

Running time

| 128 minutes
Country| India
Language| Tamil

Paisa (transl. Penny) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directing by Majith and starring Sree Raam and Aara.

## Cast

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* Sree Raam as Murugan
* Aara as Veni
* Deepika
* Nassar
* Rajasimman as Kiruba
* Madhusudhanan as Kiruba's boss
* Mayilsamy
* Sendrayan
* Theepetti Ganesan as Murugan's friend
* Rockstar Rajaguru as Murugan's enemy

## Production

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Sree Raam plays a rag picker in the film, which is about the Swachh Bharat Mission.[1] The film is set in a slum.[2]

## Soundtrack

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Soundtrack was composed by JV.[3]

* "Penne Penne" – Jagadish, Hema Ambika
* "Chikku Bukku" – Mukesh Mohamed, Hema Ambika
* "Kanne" – Hema Ambika
* "Paisa" – JV
* "Nenjukulla" – Yazin Nizar

## Release

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A critic from The Hindu wrote that "In other words, as moral-science movies go, Paisa is a far-easier watch than Appa".[4] Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "Mildly entertaining, Paisa could have been made more appealing and interesting".[5] A critic from Maalai Malar praised the performances of the lead cast, the music, and the cinematography while criticising the screenplay.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (5 June 2016). "Paisa is based on clean India mission". Deccan Chronicle.
2. ^ K R, Manigandan (31 March 2016). "Majith's Next Titled Paisa". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
3. ^ "Paisa Songs Download: Paisa MP3 Tamil Songs Online Free on". Gaana. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
4. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (2 July 2016). "Paisa: Wealth issues". The Hindu.
5. ^ Malini Mannath (5 July 2016). "Paisa Review: Momentum that builds too little, too late". The New Indian Express.
6. ^ "பைசா". Maalaimalar. 1 July 2016.

*[transl.]: translation