Power Paandi (2017)

Original title

ப பாண்டி

Directed by

Dhanush

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

U

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A retired stuntman leaves his family in Chennai to visit Hyderabad looking for a change. There he tries to reconnect with a woman he loved in his youth.

nostalgicgentlebittersweetearthyleisurelywarmcomedicpersonal

What happens

Pa. Pandi (also known as Power Paandi) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written, directed and produced by Dhanush, in his directorial debut. It stars Rajkiran in the titular role, alongside Revathi, Prasanna, Chaya Singh, while Dhanush, Madonna Sebastian, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Dhivyadharshini made cameo appearances. It follows a retired stuntman who travels to Hyderabad to seek out freedom, and also to reunite with his old village lover. The film was officially announced in September 2016 under the title Power Paandi. Principal photography commenced the same month in Chennai, which was followed by another schedules held at Hyderabad and Madurai, and wrapped by February 2017. That April, the title was shortened to Pa Paandi because of the makers seeking entertainment tax exemption. The music was composed by Sean Roldan, cinematography was handled by R. Velraj and editing by Prasanna GK. Pa Paandi was released on 14 April 2017, coinciding with the Tamil New Year's Day. It received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Kannada as Ambi Ning Vayassaytho (2018). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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