Pistha is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. Ramesh Baarathi and starring Metro Shirish and Mrudula Murali. It was released on 7 October 2022.

Pistha
Promotional poster
Directed byM. Ramesh Baarathi
Produced bySambasivam
Starring
Music byDharan Kumar
Production
company
One Man Productions
Release date
  • 7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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Production

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Ramesh Bharathi, the editor of Metro (2016), announced that he would work with actor Shirish on a comedy entertainer titled Pistha in July 2017.[1] The shoot began during August 2017, with a number of notable supporting actors including Sathish, Yogi Babu and Senthil joining the cast.[2][3][4] Production progressed slowly, with a five-year delay between the film's start and release.[5]

Prior to the film's release, it was marketed as the 25th film of music composer Dharan Kumar.[6][7]

Reception

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The film was released on 7 October 2022 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from Maalai Malar gave the film a mixed review, noting that "the effort should have been better".[8] A reviewer from Times of India gave the film a negative review, writing it was "a below average mindless rural entertainer".[9] The film also received mixed reviews from critics at The Hindu, Dinamalar and Dina Thanthi.[10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Actor Shirish and "Metro" editor team up for "Pistha"". 29 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Metro Shirish begins his next film Pistha". 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Pistha is full of celebration, love and comedy: Shirish". The Times of India. 29 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Senthil joins Pistha". 23 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Shirish takes a rural avatar for Pistha". 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ^ "'Pistha' is "Metro" Shirish's Next". 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Dharan brings Yuvan on board for his 25th film". The Times of India. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Pistha". 8 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Pistha Movie Review: A below average mindless rural entertainer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  10. ^ "பிஸ்தா: திரை விமர்சனம்". 9 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  11. ^ "பிஸ்தா - விமர்சனம் {2/5} : பிஸ்தா - கிளைமாக்சில் மட்டும் - Pistha".
  12. ^ "பிஸ்தா: சினிமா விமர்சனம்". 8 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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