Pulanaivu

Pulanaivu (Tamil: புலனாய்வு, lit. 'Investigation') is a 2019 Malaysian Tamil-language crime thriller film.[1] In the film, a couple is entangled in a murder at their college. Meanwhile, a female cop, Bhairavi, has to trace the few suspects and find the murderer.[2][3][4]

Pulanaivu
Theatrical release poster
Tamilபுலனாய்வு
Directed byShalini Balasundaram
Sathish Natarajan
Written byShalini Balasundaram
Sathish Natarajan
Produced byShalini Balasundaram
Shaila V (Shaila Nair)
Starring
CinematographySathish Natarajan
Edited bySatish Natarajan
Music byJey Raggaveindra
Production
companies
Story Films Sdn. Bhd.
Shaibha Vision Sdn. Bhd.
Distributed byStory Films Sdn. Bhd.
Release date
  • 14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) (Malaysia)
Running time
1 hour 58 minutes
CountryMalaysia
LanguageTamil
BudgetRM1 million

It was released 14 November 2019 in Malaysia. The film has the highest number of cinema listings for local Tamil-language films. It is dubbed in Telugu as Chustanaa.

Synopsis

Aishwarya is a woman who is just starting college, she is trying to move on from her previous relationship. So she is not interested when her new friend falls for her and tries hard to earn her love and attention. As their love story develops, a murder suddenly occurs in their college, putting their lives and loved ones in danger. Meanwhile, Bhairavi, a female cop is investigating the case. There are few suspects, will they find the right murderer?

Cast
  • Shaila V (Shaila Nair) as Bhairavi
  • Shalini Balasundaram as Aishwarya
  • Kabil Ganesan as Athi
  • Sarankumar as Shiva
  • Krithigah Nair as Preethi
  • Shabby as Vignesh
  • Ley Shahrwind as Sharath
  • KS Maniam as Aishwarya's Dad
  • Shashi Tharan as Siddarth
  • Desmond Dass as Deepak
  • Mardinii as Janany
  • Irfan Zaini as Ravinder Singh
  • Pashini Sivakumar as Vaishnavi
  • Ramkumar Ravichandran as Sri Ram
  • Bavithira Anbarasu as Dhivya
  • Chandramohan as Mohan
  • Navinc Rajamohan
  • Manjula Joseph
  • Saresh D7 (Cameo Appearance)

Soundtrack

The album consists of 3 tracks. The first single is "En Sogame", sung by Indian singer Shakthisree Gopalan under the music direction of Jey Raggaveindra.[5][6]

Pulanaivu
Soundtrack album Pulanaivu by
Jey Raggaveindra
ReleasedTBA
Recorded2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelTimes Music Tamil
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."En Sogame"YuwajiSakthisree Gopalan4:45
2."Kadhal Enghe"Satish NatarajanKumeresh Kamalakannan4:39
3."Pulanaivu "(Theme)"Phoenix DassanChinmayi4:20

Release

A critic from Astro Ulagam noted that "Every frame was carefully directed with clear substance and expressions. Each and every character in the movie was well picked by the director to the extent the voice modulation was apt for each character on its own!".[7] A critic from Selliyal praised the 120 minute runtime, gripping screenplay, acting, cinematography, editing but criticised the screenplay glitches such as the lack of a day 3 and day 4 during the murder.[8]

Accolades
Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result
Toronto International Tamil Film Festival 2020[9] Best Crime Thriller Feature Film Award Pulanaivu Won
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2020[10] Best Actor Female Tamil – Diaspora Datin Sri Shaila V Won
Best Screenplay Tamil – Diaspora Shalini – Sathish Won

See also

References
  1. "Women director, actresses tackle murder, mystery and romance in local Tamil film 'Pulanaivu' (Video)". sg.news.yahoo.com. 13 November 2019.
  2. Hassandarvish, Milad; Roberts, Claire (13 November 2019). "Women director, actresses tackle murder, mystery and romance in local Tamil film 'Pulanaivu'". Malay Mail. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. "A look at Pulanaivu, interview with Shaila V" (in Malay). Malaysia Gazette. 11 September 2019."'Pulanaivu' releasing in record-breaking number of cinemas in Malaysia". Astro Ulaagam.
  4. "The girl in the pictures".
  5. "Shaktisree Gopalan to write songs for 'Pulanaivu'". Astro Ulaagam.
  6. "Local tamil movie 'Pulanaivu' makes breakthrough with contemporary symphony orchestra". Bernama News. 10 May 2019.
  7. "A Well-Executed Whodunit Murder Mystery 'Pulanaivu'". astroulagam.com.my. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  8. "திரைவிமர்சனம் : "புலனாய்வு" – தமிழ் நாட்டுப் படத்திற்கு நிகரான உருவாக்கம் | Selliyal - செல்லியல்". 15 November 2019.
  9. Chua, Dennis (18 September 2020). "#Showbiz: Msian Tamil film 'Pulanaivu' bags Best Crime Thriller at Toronto Tamil Film Fest | New Straits Times". NST Online.
  10. "NTFF 2020: The Winners of Feature film Tamil Eelam". 25 February 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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