''Petta Rap'' () is a 2024 Indian

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-language

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directed by S. J. Sinu and produced by Jobi. P. Sam. The film stars

Prabhu Deva Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu language films also appeared in few Kannada and Malayal ...

and

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, alongside

Bagavathi Perumal Bagavathi Perumal, popularly known as Bucks, is an Indian actor, who has worked in Tamil films. Perumal debuted in Balaji Tharaneetharan's critically acclaimed '' Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' (2012). Bagavathi has since appeared in pivota ...

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and

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. The music was composed by

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, while cinematography and editing were handled by Jithu Damodar and Nishad Yusuf. ''Petta Rap'' released in theatres worldwide on 27 September 2024 to mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and audiences alike, eventually becoming a

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Plot

''Petta Rap'' revolves around the lives of Bala, a middle-class youngster trying to become an

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, and Janaki, a middle-class girl with an aspiration to become a

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Cast

Production

S. J. Sinu, known for films like ''

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'' (2021) and ''Theru'' (2023) announced his Tamil directorial debut with

and

in lead roles. The makers also signed

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in a cameo appearance. The film started filming on 15 June 2023 at

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and was wrapped up on 21 February 2024. The film was titled ''Petta Rap'' which carries the tagline ''Sing, Action, Dance Repeat''. The film's title is inspired by a song from Prabhu Deva's 1994 film ''

Kaadhalan ''Kaadhalan'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed by S. Shankar and produced by K. T. Kunjumon, who co-wrote the story. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma (in her debut in Tamil cinema), alongside Vadivel ...

'', in which the music was composed by

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. The song has been remixed for this film.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed by

, which consists of 9 songs. The first single ''Athirattum Dum'' was released on 5 July 2024, while the second single ''Aaraathi Aaraathi'' was released on 17 July 2024.

Reception

Narayani M of ''

Cinema Express ''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express, The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Mal ...

'' rated the film 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Just like how Bala crashes into a random wedding after drinking like a fish, Petta Rap too takes illogical detours that bring no value to the story." Thinkal Menon of ''

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'' rated 2/5 stars and wrote "Petta Rap leaves you wondering how its makers depended only on Prabhu Deva's dance and reference to Kaadhalan to pull off a mediocre story and unengaging screenplay."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 26887171 Tamil-language Indian films 2020s Tamil-language films Indian action comedy films Indian dance films