Annapoorani

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Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food
Annapoorani film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNilesh Krishnaa
Written byNilesh Krishnaa
Arul Sakthi Murugan
Prasanth S
Produced byJatin Sethi
R. Ravindran
Starring
Cinematography Sathyan Sooryan
Edited byPraveen Anthony
Music by Thaman S
Production
companies
Zee Studios
Naad Sstudios
Trident Arts
Release date
  • 1 December 2023 (2023-12-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Nilesh Krishnaa in his directorial debut and jointly produced by Jatin Sethi and R. Ravindran under Zee Studios, Naad Sstudios and Trident Arts. The film stars Nayanthara in the title role, alongside Jai and Sathyaraj. The film follows Annapoorani, who dreams of being a chef, and the obstacles she comes across while trying to upfill her dream.

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The film was officially announced in July 2022, with the tentative title Nayanthara 75, as it is Nayanthara's 75th film in the lead role, while the title of the film was announced in October 2023. Principal photography commenced in April 2023 in Chennai along with a schedule held in Tiruchirappalli and wrapped by mid-September 2023. The film has music composed by Thaman S, cinematography handled by Sathyan Sooryan and editing by Praveen Anthony.

Annapoorani was released in theatres on 1 December 2023 and received mixed reviews from critics.

Premise

Annapoorani is an aspiring chef. Though she wants to be well-versed in various kinds of non-vegetarian food, she is from a Brahmin family, where the members are compulsorily vegetarian. This proves an obstacle, as her father is the priest of the Srirangam temple, where he cooks the food offered as prasadam. Despite this, Annapoorani continues following her ambitions, going as far as secretly enrolling in a culinary school and breaking away from her family, culminating in her participating in a culinary competition and achieving her ambition of becoming a Corporate Chef.

Cast

Production

Development

On 12 July 2022, Zee Studios, Naad SStudios and Trident Arts announced their jointly produced film, which features Nilesh Krishnaa, in his directorial debut, and Nayanthara in the lead role. It was tentatively titled as Nayanthara 75. Krishnaa previously worked as a co-writer for Shankar, co-writing the films such as 2.0 (2018) and Indian 2 . [1] The film marks Nayanthara's first film in the lead role after her wedding with Vignesh Shivan in June 2022. The same month, Jai, Sathyaraj and Redin Kingsley were cast for supporting roles, with the former reuniting with Nayanthara after Raja Rani (2013). [2]

On 8 April 2023, cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan, music composer Thaman S, editor Praveen Anthony and art director Durairaj were announced being part of the crew. [3] The same day, Redin Kingsley, Suresh Chakravarthy and Renuka were announced being part of the cast. [4] Krishnaa revealed that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he narrated the script of the film during a phone call to Nayanthara. He further revealed that he wrote the script with her in mind. He further announced that K. S. Ravikumar and Achyuth Kumar were part of the cast, with the latter playing the role of Nayanthara's character's father. [5] On 25 October, the title of the film was announced through a promotional video. It is a reference to the Hindu goddess of food, Annapurna. [6]

Filming

Principal photography commenced on 9 April 2023, with the first schedule in Chennai. Filming began with the blessings from the veteran actor Rajinikanth. [7] Within three days, the schedule concluded. After a short break was done, the second schedule began by mid-April in Tiruchirappalli. [8] Filming wrapped by 16 September. [9]

Music

The music and background score is composed by Thaman S, in his second collaboration with Nayanthara after Godfather (2022); maiden with Krishnaa. [10] The audio rights for the film were acquired by Saregama. [11] The first single "Ulagai Vella Pogiraal" was released on Nayanthara's 39th birthday (18 November 2023), [12] and the second single "Life Is On" was released on 23 November 2023. [13]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ulagai Vella Pogiraal" Vivek Harini 3:04
2."Life Is On (Version 1 - Veg)" Vivek B. Harshini Nethra, V.M. Shreenitha, Colorvedi Gokul, V. Shivathmika 3:25
3."Life Is On (Version 2 - Non-Veg)" Vivek B. Harshini Nethra, V.M. Shreenitha, Colorvedi Gokul, V. Shivathmika 3:12
4."Ivalo Ivalo" Vivek Punya Selva, V. Shivathmika 2:31
5."Aduppil Pogai Aagum" Vivek Deepti Suresh2:55
6."Maula Mera Maula"Shyam RenganathanSandilya Pisapati4:13

Release

Theatrical

Annapoorani was released on 1 December 2023. [14]

Home media

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were bought by Netflix, and the satellite rights were bought by Zee Tamil.[ citation needed ]

Reception

Critical response

Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food received mixed reviews from critics. [15]

Janani K of India Today rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, saying it "could have been more delectable had it focused on selected ideas instead of feeling the need to force-feed messages on many topics." [16] M. Suganth of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5, saying "Nayanthara uses her screen presence to make us root for Annapoorani and her superstardom to spell out the messages of women empowerment that the film wants to convey." [17]

Raisa Nasreen of Times Now rated the film 3 out of 5, saying "Nayanthara's Culinary Triumph Unveiled In Feast of Tradition, Aspiration And Comedy." [18] Siddarth Srinivas of OnlyKollywood rated the film 3.25 out of 5, saying "On the whole, Annapoorani is a very good return for Nayanthara, in a film that is likely to entertain family audiences despite the drawbacks and some poor sensibility shots in the second half." [19]

Akchayaa Rajkumar of The News Minute rated the film 3.5 out of 5, saying "Despite its imperfect politics and occasional logical fallacies, Annapoorani makes for a refreshing watch, reminiscent of the wholesome, slice-of-life Tamil films before the era of big guns, ear-shattering explosions, and blood spill." [20] Sivapriya Anand of NETTV4U rated the film 3.5 out of 5, saying "Though the film has some negative points, it can be watched for the performances of the lead stars and some message to the society. Annapoorani – Watch-worthy!" [21]

P. Sangeetha of OTTplay rated the film 2.5 out of 5, saying "Nayanthara's Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food falls short of becoming a delectable spread due to its weak writing and long-drawn screenplay. A one-time watch." [22] Bharath Vijayakumar of MovieCrow rated the film 2.75 out of 5, saying "Annapoorani tries to pack in progressive thoughts in a simple (simplistic to be honest), feel good film. It offers a predictable menu, but it manages to be palatable to those who can buy into this simplistic world on screen. If the intention was to make a feel-good moral story and one that is majorly targeted at kids, Annapoorani does deliver the goods." [23]

Avinash Ramachandran of Cinema Express rated the film 2.5 out of 5, stating "For a film based on food, it is disappointing that Annapoorani doesn’t have those mouthwatering frames that make us hungry. The background score and songs by Thaman are too coercive and scream ‘empowerment’ a bit too vehemently. While I get what the makers were going for with the animated portions in the film, it didn’t come across, and it was as distracting as the increased use of the green screen in many scenes." [24]

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