Pa Paandi

Pa Paandi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDhanush
Written byDhanush
Produced byDhanush
StarringRajkiran
Revathi
Prasanna
Dhanush
Madonna Sebastian
CinematographyVelraj
Edited byPrasanna GK
Music bySean Roldan
Production
company
Distributed byK Productions
Release date
  • 14 April 2017 (2017-04-14)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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 initial official title, Power Paandi, which was later shortened to Pa Paandi because of the makers seeking tax exemption. Principal photography commenced the same month in Chennai, which was followed by another schedules held at Hyderabad and Madurai, and wrapped by February 2017. The film has music composed by Sean Roldan, cinematography 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 and was released in 2018.[2]

  1. ^ "Dhanush's VIP 2 rocks the box-office despite bad reviews". Hindustan Times. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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