''Pagiri'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language

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film directed by

Esakki Karvannan Esakki Karvannan is an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil language films. He rose to fame through the romantic thriller drama '' Pagiri'' (2016), and has gone on to make feature films including the dramas '' Pettikadai'' (2019) and ...

and starring newcomer Prabhu Ranaveeran and

Shravya Shravya is an Indian actress who has appeared in Telugu and Tamil language films. After making her debut as a child actress, Shravya has since played lead roles in ''Love You Bangaram'' (2014) and ''Vellikizhamai 13am Thethi'' (2016). Career ...

Cast

Production

The film is about the effects of

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and the predicaments of farmers.

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by

Karunas Karunas (born as Karunanidhi Sethu; February 21, 1970) is an Indian actor, comedian, composer, playback singer and politician in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played main lead roles in films includ ...

. The audio was released by director

Vasanthabalan Vasanthabalan (sometimes credited as Vasantha Balan) is an Indian Tamil film director and screenwriter. He has made critically acclaimed films including ''Veyil'' (2006), '' Angadi Theru'' (2010) and '' Kaaviya Thalaivan'' (2014). Career Vasan ...

Release and reception

The film, along with '' Sadhuram 2'', was only released at 6pm at Chennai on 16 September due to the Kaveri River water dispute. ''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and stated that "The film feels like a missed opportunity, especially at a time when farmers are fighting for water". ''Deccan Chronicle'' gave the film the same rating and wrote that " In the end, Pagiri is a very novel twist to the 'common man woes' idea, but shallow comedy undermines the impact it could have had". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "The plot had the potential to turn into an interesting satire and the director has made an attempt to move away from a formulaic-setting too. But the lack of fizz and punch in the script has turned it into a mediocre fare".

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*{{IMDb title, 5848626 2016 romantic comedy films 2016 films Indian romantic comedy films