''Ettuthikkum Para'' () is a 2020

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drama film directed by Keera. The film stars

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, Shaju Mon and

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Synopsis

Ambedkar (

), a social activist, gets involved in the dark side of the government. As a result, his son and friends are killed. A lower caste individual (

) desires to marry a girl from a higher caste. Divyasree Kumaravel (

) leaves for Chennai to marry the man of her choice (Shaju Mon). Two senior citizens await the day of their death. Pattakkathi (

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), who works as a

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, is in need of Rs 20,000 to save his son's life. How these five separate stories interact forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Keera, who previously directed '' Pachai Engira Kaathu'' (2012) and ''

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'' (2018) and is about honour killings. The film began production in 2018 under the name ''Para'' before the makers decided to change the name to ''Ettuthikkum Para'' as the name ''para'' was similar to a caste name. Despite playing the lead role,

had few dialogues. The film takes place in the course of twelve hours and is revolves around a group of different kind of people that are united by chance. The film was shot in North Chennai and

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. The film highlights the negative aspects of honour killings based on caste.

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by M. S. Sreekanth.

Release

The film was released in March 2020. ''Dinamalar'' gave the film a rating of one out of five. A critic from ''Maalai Malar'' praised the story, the acting of the cast, the music, and the cinematography.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 11569474 Films shot in Chennai 2020s Tamil-language films 2020s Indian films