| Pistha | |
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| Directed by | M. Ramesh Baarathi |
| Produced by | Sambasivam |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Dharan Kumar |
Production company | One Man Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pistha is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. Ramesh Baarathi and starring Metro Shirish and Mrudula Murali. It was released on 7 October 2022.
Cast
- Metro Shirish as Sandhai Saravanan
- Mrudula Murali as Selvi
- Arundhati Nair as Nandhinee
- Sathish as Sathish
- Senthil
- Namo Narayanan as Mahal Owner(main antagonist)
- Yogi Babu as Mark Babu
- Chandini as Bride alliance
- G. Gnanasambandam as Kamal Haasan(Saravanan's father)
- Swaminathan as Gemini Ganesan(Saravanan"s grandfather)
- Mahanadi Shankar as catering owner
- Bava Lakshmanan as Saravanan's relative
- Supergood Subramaniam
- Rangammal
Music
- "Azhagula Rasathi" - Yuvan Shankar Raja
- "Vaa Vaa" - Ranina Reddy, Ramesh
Production
Ramesh Bharathi, the editor of Metro (2016), announced that he would work with actor Shirish on a comedy entertainer titled Pistha in July 2017.[1] The shoot began during August 2017, with a number of notable supporting actors including Sathish, Yogi Babu and Senthil joining the cast.[2][3][4] Production progressed slowly, with a five-year delay between the film's start and release.[5]
Prior to the film's release, it was marketed as the 25th film of music composer Dharan Kumar.[6][7]
Reception
The film was released on 7 October 2022 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from Maalai Malar gave the film a mixed review, noting that "the effort should have been better".[8] A reviewer from Times of India gave the film a negative review, writing it was "a below average mindless rural entertainer".[9] The film also received mixed reviews from critics at The Hindu, Dinamalar and Dina Thanthi.[10][11][12]
References
- ↑ "Actor Shirish and "Metro" editor team up for "Pistha"". 29 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Metro Shirish begins his next film Pistha". 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Pistha is full of celebration, love and comedy: Shirish". The Times of India. 29 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Senthil joins Pistha". 23 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Shirish takes a rural avatar for Pistha". 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "'Pistha' is "Metro" Shirish's Next". 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Dharan brings Yuvan on board for his 25th film". The Times of India. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Pistha". 8 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Pistha Movie Review: A below average mindless rural entertainer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "பிஸ்தா: திரை விமர்சனம்". 9 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "பிஸ்தா - விமர்சனம் {2/5} : பிஸ்தா - கிளைமாக்சில் மட்டும் - Pistha".
- ↑ "பிஸ்தா: சினிமா விமர்சனம்". 8 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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