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''Peigal Jaakkirathai'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film, written and directed by Kanmani. This is a Tamil remake of the Korean movie '' Hello Ghost''. The film stars Jeeva Rathnam and Eshanya, while
Thambi Ramaiah Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, '' Manu Needhi'' (2000), '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and '' Mani ...
,
Rajendran Arunachalam Rajendran, also known as A. Rajendran (born 1 June 1957) and better known/credited as Mottai Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Ta ...
and
John Vijay John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. He is well known for his performances in '' Oram Po'' (2007), '' Thillalangadi'' (2010), '' Mouna Guru'' (2011), '' Kalakalappu ...
in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Maria Jerald, ''Peigal Jaakkirathai'' was released on 1 January 2016.


Cast

*Jeeva Rathnam as Saravanan *Eshanya Maheshwari as Gayathri *
Thambi Ramaiah Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, '' Manu Needhi'' (2000), '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and '' Mani ...
as Pazhanivel Annachi * Manobala as Gayathri's father *
John Vijay John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. He is well known for his performances in '' Oram Po'' (2007), '' Thillalangadi'' (2010), '' Mouna Guru'' (2011), '' Kalakalappu ...
as Sagayam *
Rajendran Arunachalam Rajendran, also known as A. Rajendran (born 1 June 1957) and better known/credited as Mottai Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Ta ...
as Gayathri's uncle * Naresh as Saravanan's father * V. I. S. Jayapalan as Saravanan's grandfather * Pandi as Annachi's worker *
Halwa Vasu Vasu, popularly known as Halwa Vasu, (died 17 August 2017) was a comedian in the Tamil film industry in India. He worked in around 900 films. Career Vasu who hailed from Madurai district, came to Chennai to work in cinemas after his graduatio ...
*Mohana Priya as Gayathri's mother *Boys Rajan as Doctor *Tarun Kumar *Theni Murugan *Mippu *Mona Batra * Sandhya Jagarlamudi as Bhavani *Kalavani Devi * Gehana Vasisth as item number


Production

The film was predominantly shot around Chennai, Mahabalipuram and the surrounding areas during June 2015. In October 2015, lyricist
Kabilan Vairamuthu Kabilan Vairamuthu is a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India. He is an engineering graduate who went on to pursue communication for social change at the School of Journalism, University of Queensland, Australia. After serving as an executive pr ...
made a statement denying claims that the lyrics of a particular song from the film that he had written had political connotations. For another song in the film's soundtrack,
Thambi Ramaiah Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, '' Manu Needhi'' (2000), '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and '' Mani ...
and
Rajendran Arunachalam Rajendran, also known as A. Rajendran (born 1 June 1957) and better known/credited as Mottai Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Ta ...
recorded their voices and shot for a promotional video. In December 2015,
Escape Artists Motion Pictures Escape Artists Motion Pictures is an Indian film production studio established by producers Madan and James. Formed in 2010, it has since gone on to produce several Tamil language films. They have also acted as distributors for several Tamil fi ...
agreed to distribute the film, raising the profile and commercial viability of the project.


Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by debutant Maria Jerald, and lyrics were done by Kabilan Vairamuthu and Viveka. The song "Obama" was well received by the audience. The background score was done by S. P. Venkatesh.


Release

The film opened on 1 January 2016 to mixed reviews, with a critic from
Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...
noting "much of the humour is silly and we do experience a twinge of embarrassment for having laughed at the uninspired jokes — but that happens only after the film is over". The critic also likened the film's plot to '' Massu Engira Masilamani'' (2015) and '' Om Shanthi Om'' (2015), stating that in "less than a year, we have had three Tamil films which have been inspired from the Korean comedy, '' Hello Ghost'' (2010)".


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* {{IMDb title, id=5307080 2016 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films 2016 comedy horror films Indian comedy horror films