Purampokku (2015)

Original title

புறம்போக்கு என்கிற பொதுவுடமை

Directed by

S. P. Jananathan

Genre

drama film, prison film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 39m

Rated

U

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A communist is sentenced to death. His comrade works to get him released.

tensepoliticalsomberdeliberateideologicalgrittyurgentbleak

What happens

Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai (transl. Common land alias public property) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language political action thriller film directed by S. P. Jhananathan, and produced by Jananathan under Binary Pictures, in association with UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Arya, Shaam, Vijay Sethupathi and Karthika, in her final film appearance. It revolves around a communist who is sentenced to death, while his comrade seeks his release. The film was initially announced untitled in 2012 but got stalled and re-announced in 2013 under the title Purampokku. Filming took place between January and December 2014, in Chennai, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. Three months after filming ended, it was retitled. The film features cinematography by N. K. Ekambaram and a score by Srikanth Deva, while the soundtrack was composed by newcomer Varshan. It was released in theatres on 15 May 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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