Pagiri

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

Pagiri
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Esakki Karvannan
Produced by	Esakki Karvannan
Written by	Esakki Karvannan
Starring	Prabhu Ranaveeran Shravya
Music by	Karunas (songs) S. N. Arunagiri (score)
Cinematography	Veerakumar
Production company	Lakshmi Creations
Release date	16 September 2016
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Prabhu Ranaveeran as Murugan[2]
• Shravya as Madhu[2]
• Ravi Mariya[2]
• A. Venkatesh as Madhu's father[2]
• T. P. Gajendran[2]
• K. Rajan as a politician[2]
• G. Marimuthu[2]
• Adhira[2]
• Rani as Murugan's mother
• Supergood Subramani as Murugan's father
• Saravana Subbiah as a police officer
• Vengal Rao
• Bava Lakshmanan

Production

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

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by Karunas.[3] 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

The film, along with Sadhuram 2, was only released at 6 o'clock pm at Chennai on 16 September due to the Kaveri River water dispute.[4]

Reception

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".[5] 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".[2]

References

1. Subramanian, Anupama (27 June 2016). "Pagiri deals with farmer's plight". Deccan Chronicle.
2. Subramanian, Anupama (18 September 2016). "Pagiri movie review: It is the Tamil equivalent of WhatsApp". Deccan Chronicle.
3. "Pagiri Songs Download, Pagiri Tamil MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Tamil Songs". www.raaga.com.
4. "Movie screenings cancelled till evening - Times of India". The Times of India.
5. "Pagiri Movie Review {2/5}". The Times of India. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

External links

• Pagiri at IMDb