| Ettuthikkum Para | |
| Director: | Keera |
| Producer: | P. Favince Paul Vijaya Ramachandran |
| Starring: | Samuthirakani Chandini Tamilarasan Nitish Veera Ramdoss |
| Music: | M. S. Sreekanth |
| Cinematography: | Sipin Shivan |
| Editing: | V. J. Sabu Joseph |
| Studio: | Varnalaya Cine Creations |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Ettuthikkum Para is a 2020 Tamil language drama film directed by Keera. The film stars Samuthirakani and Chandini Tamilarasan in the lead roles with Nitish Veera and Ramdoss in pivotal roles.[1]
Ambedkar (Samuthirakani), a social activist, gets involved in the dark side of the government. As a result, his son and friends are killed. A lower caste individual (Nitish Veera) desires to marry a girl from a higher caste. A woman (Chandini Tamilarasan) leaves for Chennai to marry the man of her choice. Two senior citizens await the day of their death. Pattakkathi (Ramdoss) is in need of Rs 20,000 to save his son's life. How these five separate stories interact forms the rest of the story.
The film is directed by Keera, who previously directed Pachai Engira Kaathu (2012) and Merlin (2018) and is about honour killings. The film began production in 2018 under the name Para before the makers decided to change the name to Ettuthikkum Para as the name para was similar to a caste name.[2] Samuthirakani was signed to play a pivotal role in the film.[3] The film takes place in the course of twelve hours and is revolves around a group of different kind of people that are united by chance. The film was shot in North Chennai and Nagercoil.[4] The film highlights the negative aspects of honour killings based on caste.[5]
The songs were composed by M. S. Sreekanth.
| Song Title | Lyricist | Singers | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Para Para" | Saavee | Mukesh | 3:15 | |
| "Ushrukkul Un Pera" | Anuradha Sriram, Keshav Vinod | 4:28 | ||
| "Vaadi Chellam" | Uma Devi | Ananthu, Suganthi | 4:55 | |
| Total length: | 12:38 | |||
The film was released in March 2020.
Dinamalar gave the film a rating of one out of five.[6] A critic from Maalai Malar praised the story, the acting of the cast, the music, and the cinematography.[7]