Panni Kutty
| Panni Kutty | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Anucharan Murugaiyan |
| Screenplay by | Anucharan Murugaiyan M. Manikandan |
| Story by | Teejay |
| Produced by | A. Subaskaran |
| Starring | Yogi Babu Karunakaran Lakshmi Priya |
| Cinematography | Sathish Murugan |
| Edited by | Anucharan Murugaiyan |
| Music by | Krishna Kumar |
Production companies | Lyca Productions Super Talkies |
| Distributed by | Lyca Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Panni Kutty (transl. Piglet) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Anucharan Murugaiyan. The film stars Yogi Babu and Karunakaran, and also features Singampuli, Ramar, Thangadurai, Dindigul I. Leoni, Lakshmipriya and T. P. Gajendran in other important roles. K composes the music for the film.[1][2] The film was released in theatres on 8 July 2022.[3]
Plot
[edit | edit source]Utharavathi, who is down on luck, turns to a seer a hilarious Dindigul I Leoni who advises him to steal a bike to change his fortunes. This leads to an accident that involves Varahi, the titular piglet that is also connected to the life of Thittani a rather restrained Yogi Babu. While Utharavathi and his motley group of friends Thangadurai, Ramar and Singampuli want to get hold of Varahi to recreate that accident, Thittani has to safeguard Varahi to ensure his upcoming marriage isn’t jeopardised.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Yogi Babu as Thittani
- Karunakaran as Uthravathi
- Lakshmi Priya as Kaveri
- Singampuli as Temple Priest
- Ramar as Brunei
- Thangadurai as Paandi
- Dindigul I. Leoni as a seer
- T. P. Gajendran as Periya Karuppu
- Shathiga Banu as Nilavathi
- Ashna Sudheer as Maragatham
- Janaki
- Madhan
- Nalinikanth
Production
[edit | edit source]The film is produced by Subaskaran Allirajah under Lyca Productions.[4][5] Shooting has been completed in May 2019 and post production is in progress.[6]
Music
[edit | edit source]The music rights of the film is owned by Lyca Music. The music of the film is composed by Krishna Kumar. Lyrics are written by Gnanakaravel S.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oorkuruvi Oorkuruvi" | Mukesh | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Otta Pirichu" | Anthony Daasan | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Adiye Adiye" | Haricharan | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Arakka Parakka" | Krishna Kumar | 2:25 |
| 5. | "Pannikutty Pannikutty" | Praniti | 3:10 |
Release
[edit | edit source]After many delays the film was released in theatres on 8 July 2022.[7][8][9][10]
The film digital rights acquired by Sun NXT and started streaming from 12 August 2022.
Reception
[edit | edit source]M Suganth critic of The Times of India gave 3 stars out of 5 and stated that ": A gentle rural comedy that is likeable, but not compelling enough".[11] Avinash Ramachandran critic from The New Indian Express rote that "Panni Kutty might seem like dark territory, but Anucharan’s sophomore effort is anything but." and gave 3 rating.[12]
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External links
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- Lyca Productions official website page