Tholaipesi

Tholaipesi
Poster
Directed byK. Paneerselvam
Written byK. Paneerselvam
Starring
Music byS. Shanthakumar
Release date
  • 24 August 2007 (2007-08-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Tholaipesi is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by newcomer K. Paneerselvam, starring Vikramaditya and Priyanka. The film was released on 24 August 2007[1] to become a flop.

Plot

The film revolves around Vedachala, alias Veda, who continues to lead a playboy life even after his marriage with Anita. Thanks to his cellphone, Anita discovers his illicit affair with Reema. Life takes a turn for Veda. Whether he sets his house in order forms the crux.

Cast

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Panneerselvam who earlier assisted various directors and also penned story for the film Bramma. The film was shot at Chennai, Coutralam, Ooty and Pondicherry.[2]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by debutant Shanthakumar.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."En Pagaivan"Saindhavi 
2."Magic"Ranjith 
3."Un Manathai"Prasanna, Sangeetha 
4."Enna Venum"Suchitra 
5."Nootukku Nooru"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 

Critical reception

Behindwoods wrote "Though the concept is interesting, the lack of depth in the story and the ambiguous screenplay plays spoilsport. Director K Paneerselvam’s inexperience is revealed when many scenes end abruptly."[4] Indiaglitz wrote "Paneerselvam needs to be commended for thinking out-of-the-box. Unfortunately the execution goes haywire. The second half is too lengthy."[5] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "The debutant director should be commended for trying out a new concept. But the second half could have been trimmed".[6] Priya of Kalki wrote it is inevitable that the audience will get bored even if they try to make the characters interesting, and the film falters due to the lack of plot weight and heavy characters. Climax can be guessed. The film's weakness is the lack of compelling scenes.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Tholaipesi (2007)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ Mannath, Malini (4 June 2007). "Thollaipesi". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Thollai Pesi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Gaana. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Film Review – Thol(l)aipesi". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Tholaipesi Movie Review – Ringing a different tune". IndiaGlitz. 24 August 2007. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ^ Mannath, Malini (27 August 2007). "Tho(l)laipesi". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ^ பிரியா (9 September 2007). "தொல்லைபேசி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 16. Retrieved 16 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.