Pottu (film)

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Pottu
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Poster
Directed by Vadivudaiyan
Written byVadivudaiyan
Produced byJohn Max, Jones
Starring Bharath
Namitha
Ineya
Srushti Dange
Cinematography Sarvesh Murari
Edited byElisa
Music by Amresh Ganesh
Production
company
Shalom Studios
Release date
  • 8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pottu (transl. Vermillion / Bindi ) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written and directed by Vadivudaiyan. The film stars Bharath, Namitha, Ineya and Srushti Dange. With music composed by Amresh Ganesh, the film is produced by John Max for Shalom Studios. Pottu is a movie, following along the lines of this producer-director combo's earlier movie Sowkarpettai (2016). [1] The film was launched in January 2016 and released on 8 March 2019. [2] It is dubbed in Telugu and released on 8 March 2019 as Bottu [3] and in Hindi as Bindi. Hindi dubbed version rights is owned by Dimension Pictures. [4] The film opened to negative reviews. [5]

Contents

Synopsis

The film revolves around two medical students, Arjun (Bharath) and Nithya (Srushti Dange). Arjun achieves the top rank in his class through dishonest means, while Nithya, who is a talented student, comes in second. Despite this, both of them enroll in the same college. One night, Arjun goes to the college with the intention of altering a paper, but he gets caught and is punished by being forced to stay overnight. The next day, he is interrogated by the heads of various departments. While drinking, Arjun gets into an argument with his friend and throws a bottle, which shatters and cuts his hand. However, the situation takes a strange turn when his blood spills on the tomb of Pottu (Ineya), and a mysterious power enters his body, causing him to behave like a girl. As the plot unfolds, the mystery of who Pottu is and what she desires is revealed.

Cast

Production

Producers Jones and John Max announced the project during November 2015 and revealed that they would work on a horror film with director Vadivudaiyan, even before the release of their other collaboration, Sowkarpettai (2016). Bharath was signed on to portray the leading role, and the director noted that he would have a female makeover for certain portions of the film. [6] [7] The film began shooting during January 2016 in Chennai, with three actresses - Ineya, Namitha, and Manisha Yadav- signed to portray pivotal roles. Manisha Yadav was later replaced by Srushti Dange after an initial photoshoot was held, and was revealed to play the role of a medical student. Ineya was revealed to play the titular character, and Namitha stated she would play the antagonist. [8] Thambi Ramaiah was also cast.

In July 2016, the team shot scenes in the tribal area of Kolli Malai, where huge sets were erected at an altitude of 2,000 feet. [9] Production was completed in mid-2017, with the film's release delayed several times as a result of an unavailability of screens. [10]

Soundtrack

Pottu
Soundtrack album by
Amresh Ganesh
Released2019
Genre Soundtrack
Length18:53
Label Triple V Records
Producer Amresh Ganesh
Amresh Ganesh chronology
Charlie Chaplin 2
(2019)		Pottu
(2019)		 Sathru
(2019)

The music was composed by Amresh Ganesh. [11]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Adi Podi Sandali"Eknath V. V. Prasanna, Vandana5:16
2."Malamela Samiya"Sorko Malathi, Orathanadu Gopu4:45
3."Kulikki Thakathe"Karunakaran Gana Bala 4:16
4."Amma Jagatharani"VivekaAmrish4:35
Total length:18:53

Release

The movie was released on 8 March 2019, in Tamil as Pottu, [12] in Telugu as Bottu [13] and in Hindi as Bindi. [4]

Reception

The Times of India rated the movie 1.5/5 stating, "Bharath, possessed by ghosts from the past, is out for revenge". [14]

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