''Pulipaarvai'' () is a 2014 Indian

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-language film directed by

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who also co-produced, composed and wrote all the songs and handled editing and art respectively. It is based on the real life of Balachandran Prabhakaran, the youngest son of the

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leader

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, who is widely believed to have been executed after he surrendered to the

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during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Gandhi's inspiration to make the movie came after seeing documentaries about Balachandran's execution on

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and

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Cast

*Sathyadev as Balachandran *"Vendhar" Madhan as

*Nirmal as Amudhan *Aleena as Selvi *Manoj Aiyoor as Jayasekara *S Madhan as Kirubakaran

Reception

M. Suganth of ''

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'' opined that "We are finally left with the feeling that Pravin Gandhi, in his eagerness to boast the valour of the rebels, has failed to convincingly capture the irony involved in the army winning the battle but losing the war". Malini Mannath of ''

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'' wrote that "Praveen Gandhi scripts, directs, edits and handles the art, lyrics and the music department. If only he had made up his mind as to what exactly he wanted to convey!".

Box office

The film was a box office failure.

References

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External links

Pulipaarvai WebsiteOfficial trailer
2014 films Indian films based on actual events Indian biographical films Films about the Sri Lankan civil war 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films 2010s biographical films Films directed by Praveen Gandhi