| Pulanaivu | |
| Director: | Shalini Balasundaram Sathish Natarajan |
| Producer: | Shalini Balasundaram Shaila V (Shaila Nair) |
| Starring: |
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| Music: | Jey Raggaveindra |
| Cinematography: | Sathish Natarajan |
| Editing: | Satish Natarajan |
| Studio: | Story Films Sdn. Bhd. Shaibha Vision Sdn. Bhd. |
| Distributor: | Story Films Sdn. Bhd. |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Country: | Malaysia |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Budget: | RM1 million |
Pulanaivu 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]
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.
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?
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 | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Longtype: | Pulanaivu |
| Artist: | Jey Raggaveindra |
| Released: | TBA |
| Recorded: | 2019 |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Label: | Times Music Tamil |
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]
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto International Tamil Film Festival 2020[9] | Best Crime Thriller Feature Film Award | Pulanaivu | |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2020[10] | Best Actor Female Tamil – Diaspora | Datin Sri Shaila V | |
| Best Screenplay Tamil – Diaspora | Shalini – Sathish |