Purampokku
Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai is an Indian Tamil police procedural thriller film coproduced, written and directed by S. P. Jananathan, which stars Arya, Shaam, Vijay Sethupathi and Karthika Nair. Also produced by UTV Motion Pictures, the film features cinematography by N. K. Ekambaram and a score by Srikanth Deva, while the soundtrack was composed by newcomer Varshan. The film, which was earlier titled Purampokku, a term used for a piece of land that is common to all, revolves around the relevance of capital punishment in a democratic and free society. The film released onMay 2015.
Jananathan revealed that the film would be a political action thriller with Arya portraying role as a social and financial analyst, while Vijay Sethupathi would appear as a railway Khalasi. Posters released from the production unit revealed Arya with a resemblance of Bhagat Singh. In December 2013, Karthika Nair was signed to play the lead female role, as she could speak Tamil fluently and had to share screen space with two tall heroes. Her role was said to be an actionpacked one where she would perform her stunt sequences herself. Jananathan stated that though there are two heroes in the film, there will be just one heroine. Later Shaam, who earlier appeared in directors debut film Iyarkai 2003, was selected to play the role of police officer. A promotional photoshoot with Arya, Vijay Sethupathy and Shaam was held in December.Principal photography of the film started onJanuary 2014 in Kulu Manali. The film was shot extensively around Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chennai. When filming an emotional scene involving Shaam and Vijay Sethupathi, Jananathan shot the scene in a unique way such that he allowed the actors to enact the entire sequence at one stretch. Though it was tough to shoot, the method ensured that the improvisations the actors had in mind were implemented on the spot. Later, the director broke the sequence into shots and got exactly what he wanted and made the actors enact certain portions again. The shooting was postponed for a while in June 2014 as the lead actors went to complete their other projects. The lead actors had to learn to ride a camel for a few scenes in the film shot in Jaisalmer. Arya had to perform the risky stunt of running on top of a moving train in an important sequence in the film. A huge prison set was erected in Chennai where an extensive 45 day production schedule was shot with the lead actors of the film. OnAugust 2014, the shooting of the film was t
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