Meow
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChinnas Palanisamy
Produced byVincent Adaikalaraj
Starring
CinematographyBojan K Dinesh
Edited bySathish Suriya
Music bySreejith Edavano
Production
company
Global Woods Movies
Release date
  • 30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Meow is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Chinnas Palanisamy and starring a persian cat named Jenny in the lead role along with Raja, Sanjay, Hayden, Kumar and Urmila Gayathri.

Plot

Cast

  • Jenny as Selfie
  • Raja as Gowtham
  • Sanjay Micky as Karthi
  • Hayden as Kiran
  • Kumar as Akash
  • Urmila Gayathri as Sughana
  • Shiney as Kutty
  • Daniel Annie Pope as WhatsApp Mani
  • Yuvina Parthavi as Shelby's caretaker
  • Stanley as Shelby's caretaker's father
  • Sai Gopi as a psycho
  • Telephone Raj as constable
  • Anand Thaka as the police sub-inspector
  • Mohana as Mayil

Production

This was the first time a cat played the lead role in a Tamil film. The makers of the film bought a cat named Jenny for the film and used computer graphics for anything that the cat cannot do.[1][2]

Music

The music for the film was composed by Sreejith Edavano.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oru Cute Little Ponnu"VivekNeha Venugopal, Sooraj Santhosh4:26
2."Bang Bang"Navin KannanDeepak, Shaan Johnson, Sharanya Gopinath3:47
3."Paavam Intha Poonai"Navin KannanSreejith Edavano3:51
4."Inky Pinky"Navin KannanSreejith Edavano1:25
5."Paavam Intha Poonai (Pathos)"Navin KannanSreejith Edavano1:26
Total length:14:55

Reception

Thinkal Menon of The Times of India gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and said that "The director has attempted to bring difference to a done-to-death plot by giving importance to a cat. Though the idea isn't bad, the poor quality of the computer graphics and ineffective screenplay let down the entire film".[4] Chitra Deepa Anantharam of The Hindu mocked the film and said that "Those of you who withstood the last 30 minutes, may you come across an empty ATM loaded with cash or at least get change for Rs. 2000".[5] On the contrary, Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "With 112 minutes of running time, Meow is a watchable and an engaging entertainer".[6] A critic from Samayam said that the film could be enjoyed if you overlook the minor glitches.[7] Critics from Dinamalar and Maalai Malar criticised the age-old storyline.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ KR, Manigandan (22 February 2016). "First Time in Tamil Cinema: Whole Film Made on Cat". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "'Meow', a Tamil film with Persian cat in lead role". The New Indian Express. IANS. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Meow - Deepak, Shan Johnson, Sharanya Gopinath - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". JioSaavn. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Menon, Thinkal (30 December 2016). "Meow Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Anantharam, Chitra Deepa (30 December 2016). "Meow: The purr-fect crime". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Mannath, Malini (31 December 2021). "Ghostbuster tradition retained, Meow is pure horror". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "மியாவ் - திரை விமர்சனம்". Samayam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "மியாவ் விமர்சனம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "மியாவ்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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