| Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | S. P. Jananathan |
| Written by | S. P. Jananathan (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Roghanth |
| Story by | S. P. Jananathan |
| Produced by | Siddharth Roy Kapur S. P. Jananathan |
| Starring | Arya Shaam Vijay Sethupathi Karthika |
| Cinematography | N. K. Ekambaram |
| Edited by | N. Ganesh Kumar |
| Music by | Soundtrack: Varshan Sathish Score: Srikanth Deva |
Production companies | Binary Pictures UTV Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai (transl. Common land for the greater good)[2] is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film co-produced, written and directed by S. P. Jananathan, which stars Arya, Shaam, Vijay Sethupathi, and Karthika.[3] Also produced by UTV Motion Pictures,[4] the film features cinematography by N. K. Ekambaram and a score by Srikanth Deva, while the soundtrack was composed by newcomer Varshan. The film, which was earlier titled Purampokku, a term used for a piece of land that is common to all,[5] revolves around the relevance of capital punishment in a democratic and free society.[6] The film released on 15 May 2015 to mixed reviews. It also marked Karthika's last performance before her retirement from films.
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- ^ Arya and Vijay Sethupathi in 'Purampokku' Archived 21 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ UTV Motion Picture and Binary Pictures to produce 'Purampokku' Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Yahoo. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ Jananathan reveals the real meaning of 'Purampokku' Archived 22 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Indiaglitz. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ Naig, Udhav; Kannan, Ramya (20 July 2014). 'Purampokku' delves deep into death penalty Archived 4 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Hindu. Retrieved 20 July 2014.