| Puli | |
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| Directed by | Chimbu Deven |
| Written by | Chimbu Deven |
| Produced by | Shibu Thameens P. T. Selvakumar |
| Starring | Vijay Sridevi Prabhu Kichcha Sudeep Shruti Haasan Hansika Motwani |
| Narrated by | Nizhalgal Ravi |
| Cinematography | Natarajan Subramaniam |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Sri Thenandal Films (Tamil Nadu) Ayngaran International (Wide release) Thameens Films (Kerala) S. Narayan (Karnataka) Chiragdeep International (North India) |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget |
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| Box office | ₹101 crore[6] |
Puli (transl. Tiger demon) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language fantasy action adventure film[1] written and directed by Chimbu Deven. The film stars Vijay in a dual role as demon prince, and his son a half-demon, alongside Hansika Motwani and Shruti Haasan in the female leads. Sudeep features as the main antagonist of the film, along with Prabhu and Nandita Swetha in cameo roles. Sridevi features as the possessed evil Queen Yavanarani, in her return to the Kollywood industry and was her last Tamil film.
The story revolves around the clash between humans and demons (Vedhalams) in a Kingdom ruled by demons, where the protagonist fights for justice, of the ruthless slaughtering of humans by demons, but his ancestry turns out to be a mystery.
The film's original Tamil version was released worldwide on 1 October 2015. The film was dubbed into both Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam, which were released a day later on 2 October 2015.[3] The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a below average at the box office. The film received criticism on the screenplay and writing. However, the film received praise for the cast performances and visual effects.[7][8]
Despite being a box office below average venture, Puli recovered its ₹100 crore investment through profit in satellite and digital rights.[9] The film was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan.[10]
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- ^ a b "Will Vijay's Puli recover its Rs 100 crore investment?". Daily News and Analysis India. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Puli BO: This Vijay starrer underperforms, is no Baahubali". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Puli 130 crore budget". The New Indian Express. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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- ^ "5 reasons why Vijay's 'Puli' could flop!". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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