Pandiya Naadu
Pandiya Naadu English Land of the Pandyans is a 2013 Indian Tamil thrillerdrama film written and directed by Suseenthiran and produced by Vishal. The film features Vishal, Vikranth and Lakshmi Menon in the lead roles, while Bharathiraja and Soori play other pivotal roles. The film has music composed by D. Imman. The film received positive reviews and was successful at the box office. It was dubbed in Hindi as Shiva Ka Badla and in Telugu as Palnadu. The film is being remade in Kannada as Rudra Tandava with Chiranjeevi Sarja. Pandiya Naadu Soon after the release of Pandiya Naadu, Bhuvana Rajan, a onetime assistant of Suseenthiran, alleged that the director had taken two of his story lines and combined them to create the film.
In March, 2013 Vishal Krishna announced that he is going work with Suseenthiran in a film, tipped to be a commercial action entertainer and the crew will be more or less the same that worked in Suseenthirans Naan Mahaan Alla, which was of the same genre. After that Suseenthiran confirmed that Vishal will act and also produce this movie under his home banner Vishal Film Factory. After some days they announced the title as Pandianadu and the cast and crew. Lakshmi Menon was selected to play love interest of Vishal and D. Imman was signed to score the music. Vikranth was cast in a pivotal role along with Soori and Aaranya Kaandam Soma Sundaram. Bharathiraja was signed to play Vishals father in the film. Shooting started onMay 2013 in parts of Madurai, Virudhunagar, Coonoor, Pollachi and Tiruchirappalli. The major shooting took place in Virudhunagar for nearlydays. Further action plots were taken in the town. It was the third film to be shot in Virudhunagar, after Veyil and Renigunta. The film was said to be shot in 4K resolution making it the second Tamil film after Sivaji.The satellite rights of the film were secured by Raj TV for crore, though Vishals films were generally brought for 67 crore as an average. The film was initially given a UA certificate by the Indian Censor Board, but later it was given a U certificate. Pandiya Naadu released onNovember alongside All in All Azhagu Raja. It released in 350 screens in Tamil Nadu and its Telugu Dubbed version Palnadu released in 450 screens, while overseas it released in 70 screens adding up to 1000 screens worldwide. The film was released in 80 screens in Kerala onNovember 2013. ........
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