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][3] The film was released in theatres on 8 July 2022.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Yogi Babu as Thittani
- Karunakaran as Uthravathi
- Lakshmi Priya as Kaveri
- Singampuli as Temple Priest
- Ramar as Brunei
- Thangadurai as Pandi
- 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]The film is produced by Subaskaran Allirajah under Lyca Productions.[5][6] Shooting has been completed in May 2019 and post production is in progress.[7]
Music
[edit]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]After many delays the film was released in theatres on 8 July 2022.[8][9][10][11]
The film digital rights acquired by Sun NXT and started streaming from 12 August 2022.
Reception
[edit]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".[12] 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.[13]Baradwaj Rangan of India glitz wrote that " We have heard of a wild goose chase. Here, we have a wild piglet chase."
References
[edit]- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (2 March 2019). "A film revolves around a piglet". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Hot update on Yogi Babu's new movie - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Panni Kutty". Times of India. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Yogi Babu and Karunakaran's Panni Kutty trailer out". Cinema Express.
- ^ "Panni Kutty – Lyca Productions". Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Yogi Babu next film titled Panni Kutty". Times of India. 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Yogi Babu's 'Panni Kutty' shooting wrapped up". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Panni Kutty film details". Times of India. 1 July 2022.
- ^ "'Paani Kutty' film review: A rooted entertainer that prefers settling instead of soaring".
- ^ S, Srivatsan (8 July 2022). "'Panni Kutty' movie review: A harmless comedy that is dead on arrival". The Hindu.
- ^ "Panni Kutty Movie Review: A gentle rural comedy that is likeable, but not compelling enough". The Times of India.
- ^ "Panni Kutty Movie Review : A gentle rural comedy that is likeable, but not compelling enough". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "'Paani Kutty' film review: A rooted entertainer that prefers settling instead of soaring". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 March 2023.