Poraali

Poraali
Directed by Samuthirakani
Produced by M. Sasikumar
Written by Samuthirakani
Starring M. Sasikumar
Allari Naresh
Swati
Vasundhara
Music by Sundar C Babu
Cinematography S. R. Kathiir
Studio Company Productions
Release date(s) December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01)[1]
Country India
Language Tamil

Poraali (Tamil: போராளி; English: The Warrior) is an Indian Tamil film written and directed by Samuthirakani, starring M. Sasikumar in the lead role. [2] The film, also featuring Telugu actors Allari Naresh and Swati, Vasundhara and Ganja Karuppu in pivotal roles, released on December 1st, 2011.[3] Poraali illustrates an astute fighter who can take on a large, greedy group. The Telugu dubbed version of this film, Sangarshana also released on December 1st, 2011. Upon release, the film generally received mixed reviews.

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Plot

The story begins on a rainy night, when Ilamkumaran(Sasikumar) and Nallavan(Allari Naresh) escapes from a place and enters chennai with some suspense hidden behind their past. They settle at Pulikutty's (Ganja Karuppu) residence and find jobs in a petrol bunk. His honesty and kind heartedness win people. A girl named Bharathi (Swathi) comes to his life. Her initial wrong belief about Kumaran changes as soon as she knows his kind-heartedness. Soon, the love blooms between them. Ilamkumaran along with his friends start a venture which grows fastly. This makes Pulikutty to give advertisement in a Magazine with their photo.

Then comes a group chasing for Kumaran and his friends. Within a few minutes Soori, friend of Kumaran arrives chennai and shares some news. Kumaran's old life is shown in the second half and it is revealed that he is mentally affected because of his dad and stepmother's desire for wealth. Finally, the film comes to an end after many interesting twists.

Cast

Soundtrack

Poraali
Soundtrack album to Poraali by Sundar C Babu
Released 06 November 2011
Recorded Audiophiles
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 20.36
Language Tamil
Label Vega Music
Producer Sundar C Babu

The soundtrack is scored by Sundar C Babu

Tracklist
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Vithiya Potri"   Yugabharathi M. Sasikumar, Samuthirakani 2.33
2. "Yaar Ivan"   Na. Muthukumar Shankar Mahadevan 5.06
3. "Vedi Podu"   Kabilan Velmurugan & Thanjai Selvi 3.36
4. "Yaar Ivan II"   Na. Muthukumar Chinmayi 4.39
5. "Engiruthu"   Na. Muthukumar Chinmayi 1.34
6. "Vegamaai Adhivegamaai"     Instrumental 2.38
Total length:
 20.36

Critical Reception

Poraali generally opened to mixed reviews. Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff gave the film 3 out of 5, saying that "Poraali is worth a watch". [4] Indiaglitz stated that "Poraali provides sparkling moments that will linger in our hearts." [5] A critic from filmics wrote that "Porali is definitely an enjoyable entertainer with a big message." [6] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle said "Script triumphs after the struggle" [7] Sify rated the film 4/5 stating that "Poraali has its heart in the right place, and Sasikumar’s charismatic, alluring appeal lifts this film considerably." [8] A critic from Top10cinema wrote that "Poraali has multiple issues running horizontally with the main plot laced in the second half." [9] According to NDTV "Samudrakani manages to get his grip back on the narration, knotting it all up into a fairly engaging whole." [10] Selena of Cini.in gave it 4.2 out of 5 and calling "A nice movie with a powerful message narrated with the Samudrakani flavour." [11] Supergoodmovies gave 3/5 and said "There are many interesting things to watch out in Porali." [12] On the contrary, Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 2/5 calling the movie "A vague experience"[13] Behindwoods also rated it 2 star stating that "This earnest Porali needed more power."[14] According to IBNLive "Porali lacks finesse and reason".[15]

References

  1. ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-11-03/poraali-samuthirakani-19-11-11.html
  2. ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-11-01/poraali-sasi-kumar-04-05-11.html
  3. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/66067.html
  4. ^ "Review: Poraali is worth a watch". Rediff. 2011-12-01. http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-poraali-is-worth-a-watch/20111201.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-01. 
  5. ^ "Poraali - Man with a mission". Indiaglitz. 2011-12-02. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/12793.html. Retrieved 2011-12-05. 
  6. ^ "‘Porali’ – Movie Review". filmics. http://www.filmics.com/Tamil-Movie-Reviews-In-English/porali-movie-review.html. Retrieved 2011-12-02. 
  7. ^ "Poraali review: Script triumphs after the struggle". Deccan Chronicle. 2011-12-04. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/movie-reviews/poraali-review-script-triumphs-after-struggle-340. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  8. ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14984716&ctid=5&cid=2429
  9. ^ http://www.top10cinema.com/review/13765/poraali
  10. ^ "Review: Poraali". NDTV. 2011-12-03. http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20110189327&keyword=regional&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=154984. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  11. ^ "Porali Movie Review". Cini.in. 2011-12-01. http://cini.in/reviews/porali-movie-review/. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  12. ^ "Porali Movie Review". Supergoodmovies. 2011-12-01. http://www.supergoodmovies.com/33630/kollywood/porali-movie-review-movie-review-details. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 
  13. ^ http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9176/tamil/porali/3452/review.htm
  14. ^ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/dec-11-01/poraali-review.html
  15. ^ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-review-porali-lacks-finesse-and-reason/208654-8-68.html