Ettuthikkum Para

Ettuthikkum Para is a 2020 Tamil language film directed by Keera. The film stars Samuthirakani and Chandini Tamilarasan in the lead roles with Nitish Veera and Ramdoss in pivotal roles.

Ettuthikkum Para
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Keera
Produced by	P. Favince Paul Vijaya Ramachandran
Written by	Keera
Starring	Samuthirakani Chandini Tamilarasan Nitish Veera Ramdoss
Music by	M. S. Sreekanth
Cinematography	Sipin Shivan
Edited by	Sabu Joseph
Production company	Varnalaya Cine Creations
Release date	6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Synopsis

Ambedkar (Samuthirakani), a social activist, gets involved in the dark side of the government. As a result, his son and friends are killed.

A lower caste individual (Nitish Veera) desires to marry a girl from a higher caste. A woman (Chandini Tamilarasan) leaves for Chennai to marry the man of her choice.

A man (Ramdoss) is in need of Rs 20,000 to save his son's life. How these separate stories interact forms the rest of the story.[1]

Cast

• Samuthirakani as Ambedkar
• Chandini Tamilarasan as Divyasree Kumaravel
• Ramdoss
• Nitish Veera
• Samiksha as Ambedkar's wife
• Vazhakku En Muthuraman as the Lord of Murder
• Shaju Mon
• Savanthika
• Venba

Production

The film is directed by Keera, who previously directed Pacchai Enginra Kaathu (2016) and Merlin (2018) and is about honour killings. The film began production in 2018 under the name Para before the makers decided to change the name to Ettuthikkum Para as the name para was similar to a caste name.[2] Samuthirakani was signed to play a pivotal role in the film.[3] The film takes place in the course of twelve hours and is revolves around a group of different kind of people that are united by chance. The film was shot in North Chennai and Nagercoil.[2]

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by M. S. Sreekanth.

Song Title	Lyricist	Singers	Length
"Para Para"	Saavee	Mukesh	3:15
"Ushrukkul Un Pera"	Snehan	Anuradha Sriram, Keshav Vinod	4:28
"Vaadi Chellam"	Uma Devi	Ananthu, Suganthi	4:55
Total length:			12:38

Release

The film was released in March 2020.[2]

Dinamalar gave the film a rating of one out of five.[4]

References

1. "Ettuthikkum Para Review". 7 March 2020.
2. Prabhu, Mani (16 July 2018). "Samuthirakani's next, a story that spans twelve hours". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
3. "Ettuthikkum Para: A new take on an old issue". The New Indian Express.
4. "எட்டுத்திக்கும் பற - விமர்சனம் {1/5} : எட்டுத்திக்கும் பற - எழும்பினால்தானே பறப்பதற்கு... - Ettuthikkum para". cinema.dinamalar.com (in Tamil).

External links

• Ettuthikkum Para on IMDb