Pathayeram Kodi
College students use an invisibility potion to steal illegal wealth.
Muktha S. Sundar wrote and directed Pathayeram Kodi, a 2013 Tamil sci-fi comedy. The cast includes Dhruv Bhandari, Madalsa Sharma, Vivek, Gokulnath, and Kanishka Soni. Released on 25 January 2013, it failed at the box office. A Hindi dub, Paisa Ho Paisa, followed in April 2015.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Muktha S. Sundar
- Producer
- Vishwanathan; Muktha Srinivasan
- Starring
- Dhruv Bhandari
- Madalsa Sharma
- Vivek
- Gokulnath
- Kanishka Soni
- Cinematography
- Rajkumar
- Editing
- Suchit Kumar
- Music
- K. S. Manoj
- G. D. Prasad
- Nirojan
- Studio
- Maayaa Creation
- Released
- 25 January 2013
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The songs were composed by K. S. Manoj and G. D. Prasad.
- The film was not commercially successful.
Reception
Sidharth Varma of The Times of India noted that the film relies on the absurdity of CB-CID officers, which often feels unrealistic, but acknowledged that Vivek and his crew’s antics would entertain frontbenchers. He praised Rajkumar’s cinematography while pointing out flaws in the plot and screenplay’s consistency. The movie was initially said to be remade as Paisa Ho Paisa, but it was actually just re-edited and dubbed into Hindi because Hindi actors were already in the cast. Another Times of India critic dismissed it as a poorly made dramedy, neither a sci-fi nor comparable to Mr. India, wishing they could vanish from the theater. A Mumbai Mirror critic expressed disappointment, hoping the screening would reveal itself as an April Fools joke, but concluded that the joke was on the audience.
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