''Panithuli'' () is a 2012

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directed by Natty Kumar and Dr. Jay, starring

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and Shobana. The film was released on 10 August 2012. It received predominately negative reviews. The film was simulatenously shot in Hindi as ''Tum Ho Yaara'', which had a delayed release in 2014.

Cast

as Shiva *

as Maya * Shobana as Meera * Sreedharan Karthikeyan as Balu * Narayan Sundararajan as Arun * Thirumudi Thulasiraman as Rajaraman * Natty Kumar as Veeraswamy * Cliff Janke as Winston

Production

The film was shot for 30 days in India and 62 days in the United States.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by debutants Agnel Roman, and Faisal, and lyrics were written by Nawin Seetharaman, Thendral Ramkumar, Ashok Subramaniam, and Dr. Jay. *"Azhagu Rakshasa" — Vinaitha Sivakumar *"Kallakku" — Pragathi Guruprasad *"Kan Parpathu" —

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*"Oru Pudhu Vaanam" — Thendral Ramkumar *"Pasiyaa Thookkama" - Savi Suresh,

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*"Uyirin" — Jayadev,

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Reception

''Behindwoods'' wrote, "On the whole, Panithuli is just a less impressive portfolio for Ganesh Venkatraman, who has tried to show us that he can carry the roles of an action hero, a lover boy and a mentally unstable man." ''The Hindu'' wrote "Panithuli is an example of how a simple story can be made complicated. To ensure that his film isn’t labelled run-of-the-mill, director Natty Kumar has added several episodes to a simple plot. But instead of making the film interesting, they have only turned it into a long and dreary affair." ''Rediff'' wrote "On the face of it, Panithuli, has the potential to be an edge-of-the-seat thriller. What it is, however, is a mishmash of terribly stereotyped characters trying in vain to mould themselves to suit a surreal landscape. The result leaves you laughing and yawning by turns". ''Sify'' wrote "The romantic thriller is supposed to be full of suspense and twists but at the end it leaves you totally confused and bewildered as the hero character in the film. Kumar and Jay embarked on making a typical

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movie, but ends up with egg on their face".

References

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* * {{IMDb title, 2078757, Tum Ho Yaara 2012 action thriller films 2012 films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian action thriller films Indian multilingual films 2012 multilingual films