Poochandi

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Poochandi
Poochandi Malaysian film poster.jpg
Poster
Directed byJK Wicky
Written byThanabalan Kuppusamy
Produced byAndy.S
Starring
  • RJ Ramana
  • Ganesan Manohgaran
  • Tinesh Sarathi Krishnan
  • Logan
  • Hamsni Perumal
Production
company
Trium Studio
Release dates
27 January 2022 (Malaysia, Singapore)
Running time
1 hour 55 minutes
CountryMalaysia
LanguageTamil

Poochandi (Tamil: பூச்சாண்டி) is a 2022 Malaysian Tamil-language horror thriller film. The film tells the story of a journalist from India who comes to Malaysia for his true ghost stories project, and encounters a frightening supernatural entity that is haunting a group of friends.[1]

The film receives positive reviews.[2][3] It is released in cinemas on 27 January 2022 in Malaysia and Singapore.[4][5]

Synopsis[]

Thrill-seeking horror story magazine journalist Murugan (RJ Ramana) travels to Malaysia to collect local true ghost stories and look for folks with paranormal stories. What started as an ordinary story search turns into a horrific life-changing mystery when he encounters Shankar (Tinesh Sarathi Krishnan), who shares a spine-chilling paranormal experience that happened to him and his friends. Did they all survive?[6]

"Poochandi" is a term in Hinduism used by South Indians to frighten children, which refers to the bogeyman.

Cast[]

  • RJ Ramana
  • Ganesan Manohgaran
  • Tinesh Sarathi Krishnan
  • Logan
  • Hamsni Perumal
  • Ravi Shanker

Release[]

The film is rated PG13. The film is originally set to be released during Deepavali season in November 2021 after delays due to COVID-19, but was eventually released in cinema nationwide on 22 January 2022 in Malaysia.[7] The theme song of the film is "Poochandi Varaan", composed and sang by Ganessan Manohgaran.[8]

The film receives positive reviews from critics and audience, it gained word-of-mouth in the weeks of its release and has managed to collect over RM700,000.[9][10][11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ "JK Wicky's Upcoming Thriller is Poochandi". Varnam Malaysia. 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Poochandi; A New Suspense Thriller Coming To You This November!". Varnam MY. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Here Are 9 Local Movies Set To Be Released In Cinemas Soon". Hype Malaysia. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "No major Indian movie releases for Deepavali". The Star. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Tamil thriller ‘Poochandi’ releases its main track, ‘Poochandi Varaan’". The Star. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Official trailer for Poochandi". Youtube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Poochandi at FINAS". Finas. 13 January 2022.
  8. ^ ""Poochandi Varaan" Official music video". Youtube.
  9. ^ "Film review: Poochandi". Fast Messenger. 14 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Film review: Poochandi". Amelda Writes. 1 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Film review: Poochandi". Rollo De Pelicula.
  12. ^ "Film review: Poochandi; Brilliant Screenplay With Stellar Performance Depicting Hindu Ancient History". Varnam MY. 29 January 2022.

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