Poojai: A Tamil Action Film Starring Vishal and Shruti Haasan
Poojai: A Tamil Action Film Starring Vishal and Shruti Haasan
Poojai is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Hari, and produced by Vishal, who also played the lead role alongside an ensemble cast featuring Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, Raadhika, Mukesh Tiwari, and Soori[^2^]. The film follows Vasu, a moneylender who gets entangled in a feud between his father and a powerful local don. The film was released on 22 October 2014 coinciding with the festival of Diwali.
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The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Vishal and Shruti Haasan, but criticized the screenplay and direction for being formulaic and predictable. The film was a commercial success at the box office, grossing over â60 crore worldwide. The film was also dubbed into Hindi as Himmatwar, and into Telugu as Pooja.The film's music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, who collaborated with Hari for the first time. The soundtrack album consists of six songs, written by Na. Muthukumar and Pa. Vijay. The songs were well received by the audience, especially the romantic number Devathayai[^1^]. The film's cinematography was handled by Priyan, who used a Red Epic camera to capture the action sequences. The film's editing was done by V. T. Vijayan and T. S. Jay, who had to trim down the film's length to make it more engaging.
The film's reviews were mixed, with some critics praising the performances of Vishal and Shruti Haasan, but others criticizing the screenplay and direction for being formulaic and predictable. The Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Poojai is commercial masala done well. There is action (punchy), sentiment (effective but not affecting), humour (silly but funny once in a while), romance (ludicrous and strictly functional), and the director manages to keep things ticking âthe action is often relentless, and the nondescript songs and the comedy scenes are breathers for us"[^1^]. IMDb gave the film 5.3 out of 10 based on 1,200 user ratings and wrote, "Vasu, a moneylender, foils a planned attempt to kill a police officer by a gang. This sets the gang's leader, Thaandavam, and his goons against him who find out later that Vasu and his family need to be eradicated on more than one count"[^2^]. Tamil Talkies gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and criticized the film for being a typical Hari movie with family sentiment and mass heroism fight scenes[^3^].The film was released on 22 October 2014 coinciding with the festival of Diwali along with its Telugu dubbed version titled Pooja. The film was also dubbed into Hindi as Himmatwar, and into Telugu as Pooja. The film faced competition from Vijay's Kaththi, which was also released on the same day. The film opened to positive response from the audience and mixed reviews from the critics. The film was praised for its action sequences, family sentiment, and comedy, but criticized for its predictable plot and lack of novelty.
The film was a commercial success at the box office, grossing over â60 crore worldwide. The film collected â10.5 crore on its opening day in Tamil Nadu and â18 crore in its first weekend. The film also performed well in Kerala, Karnataka, and overseas markets. The film was declared a hit by trade analysts and became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2014[^4^]. The film also won two awards at the Edison Awards for Best Action Hero (Vishal) and Best Comedian (Soori). 0efd9a6b88
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