''Pazhaniappa Kalloori'' () is a 2007 Indian

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written and directed by R. Pavan and produced by Anbalaya Films. The film stars Naveen Chandra (credited as Pradeep),

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and Akshaya Rao in lead roles. It was released on 21 December 2007.

Cast

Production

The film was first announced by Anbalaya Films in September 2004 under the title of ''Pasanga, Ponnunga, Oru College''. Film Institute graduate R. Pavan was revealed to be the director, with R. P. Patnaik as composer and G. B. Krishna as cinematographer. Production delays meant that the film progressed slowly.

made her film debut, and Naveen Chandra (credited as Pradeep) made his Tamil debut. The film was largely shot at A. V. C. College in

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Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by R. P. Patnaik, in his second Tamil film after '' Jayam'' (2003). The song "Parangimalai" is based on his own song "Ameerpet" from Telugu film '' Eeswar'' while "En Meesai" is based on "Tiya Tiyani" from Telugu film ''Sreeram''. *Parangimalai –

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*Vayasu Pasangala – Karthik *En Meesai Suriyan – Madhangi *Pattam Poochi – Tippu *Vaa Endral – Tippu *Goyango – Malathi *Wine Shopla – R. P. Patnaik

Release and reception

The film was released on 21 December 2007. S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''

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'' opined that "Director Pavan should have burnt the midnight oil more to do the script, packing it with enough incidents with twist and turns to sustain audience interest. As it is his first film one can pardon him, but will the audience?" Malini Mannath from ''Chennai Online'' noted "the film, which seems like mindless entertainment during the first half, takes a more serious turn in the second, with a message weaved in" and that the story "depicts a typical college campus with characters and incidents that we have seen in many earlier campus films". A reviewer from ''Webdunia'' criticised Anbalaya Films for producing a film full of fighting, smoking and drinking scenes. The film did not perform well commercially, with ''

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'' calling it a "debacle" and ''

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'' noting it was poorly publicised.

References

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*{{IMDb title 2000s Indian films 2000s Tamil-language films 2007 drama films 2007 films Films scored by R. P. Patnaik Films set in universities and colleges Indian drama films Tamil-language drama films Tamil-language Indian films