| Pa Paandi | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dhanush |
| Written by | Dhanush |
| Produced by | Dhanush |
| Starring | Rajkiran Revathi Prasanna Dhanush Madonna Sebastian |
| Cinematography | Velraj |
| Edited by | Prasanna GK |
| Music by | Sean Roldan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | K Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pa Paandi is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written, directed and produced by Dhanush, in his directorial debut. It stars Rajkiran in the titular role, alongside Revathi, Prasanna, Chaya Singh, while Dhanush, Madonna Sebastian, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Dhivyadharshini made cameo appearances. The film follows Pa Paandi, a retired stunt master in the film industry who travels to Hyderabad to seek out freedom, and also to reunite with his old village lover.
The film was officially announced in September 2016 under the title Power Paandi. Principal photography commenced the same month in Chennai, which was followed by another schedules held at Hyderabad and Madurai, and wrapped by February 2017. That April, the title was shortened to Pa Paandi because of the makers seeking tax exemption. The music was composed by Sean Roldan, cinematography was handled by R. Velraj and editing by Prasanna GK.
Pa Paandi was released on 14 April 2017, coinciding with the Tamil New Year's Day. It received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success.[1] The film was remade in Kannada as Ambi Ning Vayassaytho (2018).[2]
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