Porkkalam (transl. Battlefield) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Bandi Saroj Kumar. Starring Kishore of Polladhavan and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu fame, Tinnu Anand, who starred in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan and Bombay, comedy actor Sathyan and Smitha, a newcomer from Karnataka, in lead roles and seven artists as Villains, the film has musical score by Rohit Kulkarni. The film was released on 14 January 2010.
| Porkkalam | |
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| Directed by | Bandi Saroj Kumar |
| Written by | Bandi Saroj Kumar |
| Produced by | D. Bhaskara Rao |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bandi Saroj Kumar |
| Edited by | Bandi Saroj Kumar |
| Music by | Rohit Kulkarni |
| Distributed by | Mannan Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | 3 Crores |
Cast
edit- Kishore as Karnan
- Tinnu Anand as Bhismaki
- Sathyan as Sathya
- Smitha as Sneha
- Lal as Aslam Bhai
- Sampath Raj as Dhronam Raju
- Biju Menon as Inspector Rangasamy
- Santhana Bharathi
- Ponvannan as Pasupathy
- Rajesh as Karnan's Father
- Atheesh as Obulage
- Srinivasan
- Joe Anthony
- Santhoshi as Karnan's mother
Production
editThe first schedule was shot in late 2008 in various places in Tamil Nadu including Dhanushkodi, Madurai, Tenkasi, Thiruchendur, Karaikudi and Rameswaram. Following this, the film's second schedule was shot from 13 October 2008 to 26 November 2008 in the parts of Chennai and Puducherry and in the Ramoji Film City, in Hyderabad, while in January 2009, the third and last schedule was shot in several places in Thailand.[1] The film was also heavily publicized through the internet prior through release, on social networking sites.
Soundtrack
edit| Porkkalam | ||||
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| Released | November 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Capital Film Works | |||
| Producer | Rohit Kulkarni | |||
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Film score and the soundtrack are composed by Rohit Kulkarni, despite early indications that Yuvan Shankar Raja would compose the music.[2] The songs were released straight to the shelves, with the album containing several debutant singers.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aran Thiran" | KK (singer) | |
| 2. | "Indha Bhoomyil" | Nisha | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Porkkalam Theme" | Nisha, Candy, Mimosa | |
| 4. | "Unnale" | S. P. B. Charan | |
| 5. | "Yaaro Ivan Yaaro" | Karthik, Carolisa |
Release
editThe film was released on 14 January 2010 on Pongal alongside Aayirathil Oruvan, Kutty and Naanayam.[3]
Reception
editThe film opened in a few centres across Chennai, Tamil Nadu to an average opening. The film grossed Rs. 5,70,286 in the opening weekend in Chennai and became a failure at the box-office.[4] Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu wrote,"In Porkalam, the first-time director Bandi Saroj Kumar takes the visual-narrative to a wholly different level, in the sense that this is a film that might actually have worked without dialogue."[5] Rediff wrote "If only Bandi Saroj Kumar had cut through the slo-mo, added a fitzy villain and reworked half his movie, then Porkkalam would have been brilliant. As it is, this battlefield is a dud".[6] Behindwoods wrote "To be fair to Bandi Sarojkumar, he seems to have delivered what he intended to. But, the problem here is that the semi-slow motion nature of scenes, the surreal feel and ‘desaturated color’ do not make for particularly entertaining viewing. But it is possible that a few of the technical aspects used here might be seen more often in Tamil cinema henceforth".[7]
References
edit- ^ "Porkkalam Progress". poorkkalam.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ "Porkkalam working stills". Cinefundas. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ "One day to Pongal!". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Porkkalam - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Top Ten Movies - Naanayam Kutty Porkkalam Aayirathil Oruvan Vettaikaran". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Between Reviews: Different Strokes « Baradwaj Rangan". Baradwajrangan.wordpress.com. 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Review: This Porkkalam is a dud". Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Porkkalam Movie Review". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2024.