Pottu (film)
Pottu (transl. Vermillion / Bindi) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written and directed by Vadivudaiyan. The film stars Bharath, Namitha, Srushti Dange and Ineya. 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]
| Pottu | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Vadivudaiyan |
| Written by | Vadivudaiyan |
| Produced by | John Max |
| Starring | Bharath Srushti Namitha Ineya |
| Cinematography | Sarvesh Murari |
| Edited by | Elisa |
| Music by | Amresh Ganesh |
Production company | Shalom Studios |
Release date | 8 March 2019 |
Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Synopsis
The film revolves around two MBBS students, Arjun (Bharath) and Nithya (Srushti Dange). Arjun secures the first rank fraudulently, but Nithya, despite being a brilliant student, ends up holding the second rank. Both students join the same college, Arjun didn't write anything in paper and by the intension of changing paper of the college he went to college for changing paper and end up in getting caught that night he was punish to be at college and next day he was have to face the HOD of various departments for questioning at that mid night while drinking he gets angry on his friend and throws bottle and the piece of glass bounce back and cutting his hand. Things take a turn when his blood spills on a tomb of Pottu (Ineya), and a mysterious power enters his body which forces him to behave like a girl. What follows is the unraveling of the mystery behind Pottu and what she desires.
Cast
- Bharath as Arjun
- Srushti Dange as Nithya
- Namitha as Bhrameshwari
- Ineya as Pottu
- Urvashi as Mohana, Arjun's mother
- Thambi Ramaiah as Arjun's father
- Shakeela as Biochemistry Professor
- Nirosha as Pathology Professor
- Rajendran as Poonandi
- Mansoor Ali Khan as Swami
- Bharani as Arjun's classmate
- Sayaji Shinde as Dr. RK
- Swaminathan as Thief
- Nikesh Ram as Pottu's father
- Aryan as Veeraiah
- Kalidoss as Human Anatomy Professor
- Raviraj as Physiology Professor
- Bava Lakshmanan as Parrot Astrologer
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as Police Inspector
- V. M. Subburaj as Swami's assistant
- Bobby as Salim Bhai
- Scissor Manohar
- Vengal Rao
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 | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:53 | |||
| Label | Triple V Records | |||
| Producer | Amresh Ganesh | |||
| Amresh Ganesh chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Amresh Ganesh.[11]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adi Podi Sandali" | Eknath | V. V. Prasanna, Vandana | 5:16 |
| 2. | "Malamela Samiya" | Sorko | Malathi, Orathanadu Gopu | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Kulikki Thakathe" | Karunakaran | Gana Bala | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Amma Jagatharani" | Viveka | Amrish | 4:35 |
| 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]
References
- "POTTU: BHARATH AND SRUSHTI DANGE'S UPCOMING MOVIE'S RELEASE DATE IS OUT!". In.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019.
- "Bharath's Pottu to hit the screens on March 8". TimesofIndia.
- "Review : Boddu – Good script gone wrong". 123Telugu.
- "Bindi". BookMyShow.
- "POTTU MOVIE REVIEW". TimesofIndia.
- D Meera Chithirappaavai (23 November 2015). "Bharath to sport a female makeover for his next film titled Pottu". Behindwoods.
- "Pottu Movie Press Release". TimesofCinema. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "Bharath roped in for a horror film". The Times of India.
- "Huge sets for Pottu erected above 2,000 feet at Kolli Hills". DeccanChronicle. 3 August 2016.
- "'Pottu': The Bharath starrer film gets postponed". TimesofIndia.
- "Pottu Music Review". IndiaGlitz.
- "Five Tamil movies including two action-dramas to hit theatres this Friday on 8th March". TheIndianWire. 7 March 2019.
- "Review : Bottu – Good script gone wrong". 123Telugu. 8 March 2019.
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/pottu/movie-review/68335980.cms