Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi
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| Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi | |
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 Theatrical Release Poster | |
| Directed by | Dhanabalan Govindaraj |
| Written by | Dhanabalan Govindaraj |
| Produced by | Eav Suresh Sundhara Krishna.P Venki Chandrsekhar |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Ashwin Noel |
| Edited by | Nelson Anthony |
| Music by | Renjith Unni |
Production company | Lights On Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi (transl. The hawk is the village sparrow) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Dhanabalan Govindara. The film stars Nishanth Russo, Vivek Prasanna, and Gayathiri Iyer in the lead roles. The film was released theatrically on 24 March 2023. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics.
Cast
[edit]- Nishanth Russo as Aadhi
- Vivek Prasanna as Maaran
- Gayathiri Iyer as Yamini
- Vinod Sagar as Inspector Dharmaraj
- E. Ramdoss as Politician
- Kodangi Vadivel as Sub-Inspector Bose
- Aroul D. Shankar as Gang Leader
- Abishek as Aadhi's friend
- Fox as Yamini's manager
- Vijay Peter as Yamini's advocate
- Dhanapalan Govindaraj as tea master
- Shankar as Head Constable
Production
[edit]The first look of the film was released by the actor Vijay Sethupathi, who noted this as the debut movie for the director.[1] The trailer launch for the film was held on 4 March 2022.[2][3] The production company announced the rating that the film got U/A censored with the release date.[4][5]
Music
[edit]Music by Renjith Unni.
- Madhayaanai Kootam"
- "Kaadu Onnu"
- "Moving On" - Aparna Narayanan
Reception
[edit]The film was released on 24 March 2023 across Tamil Nadu. Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave 2 stars out of 5 and wrote that "The movie tries to be different, but ultimately falls short due to its mediocre filmmaking and inappropriate characters."[6] Anusha Sundar from Cinema Express noted that "Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi has a decent premise and a fairly exciting plot" and gave 2 rating out of 5.[7]
However, Maalai Malar critic stated that "Despite choosing a different story, the screenplay of the film did not focus" and gave 2 out of 5 rating.[8] Dinamalar critic gave 2 out of 5 rating.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi to be a survival thriller". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ டிவி, தந்தி (4 March 2023). "🔴LIVE : பருந்தாகுது ஊர் குருவி படத்தின் ட்ரெய்லர் மற்றும் இசை வெளியீட்டு விழா | நேரலை காட்சிகள்". www.thanthitv.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "WATCH: வெளியானது 'பருந்தாகுது ஊர்க்குருவி' படத்தின் ட்ரைலர்!". News18 Tamil (in Tamil). 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi clears censors, gets release date". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Survival thriller 'Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi' based on a true incident". IANS Life. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Balachandran, Logesh (25 March 2023). "Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi Movie Review : Parunthagudhu Oorkuruvi tries hard to fly with clipped wings". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Sundar, Anusha. "Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi Movie Review: A twisty but superficial thriller". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ பருந்தாகுது ஊர் குருவி - விமர்சனம் {2/5} : பருந்தாகுது ஊர் குருவி - பறக்கத் தவிக்கும் ஊர் குருவி – Parunthaguthu oor kuruvi [Barnacle Town Sparrow – Review {2/5} : Barnacle Town Sparrow - The Barnacle Sparrow – A hawk is a sparrow]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.