Poraali
Directed by	Samuthirakani
Produced by	M. Sasikumar
Written by	Samuthirakani
Starring	M. Sasikumar Allari Naresh Swati Vasundhara Kashyap
Music by	Sundar C Babu
Cinematography	S. R. Kathiir
Editing by	A. L. Ramesh
Studio	Company Productions
Release date(s)	December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01) [1]
Running time	145m
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Poraali (Tamil: போராளி; English: The Warrior) is an Indian Tamil film written and directed by Samuthirakani, starring M. Sasikumar in the lead role. ^[2] The film, also featuring Telugu actors Allari Naresh and Swati, Vasundhara and Ganja Karuppu in pivotal roles, released on December 1st, 2011.^[3] Poraali illustrates an astute fighter who can take on a large, greedy group. The Telugu dubbed version of this film, Sangarshana also released on December 1st, 2011. Upon release, the film generally received positive reviews and became super hit, although the Telugu version sank without a trace. The film was remade in Kannada as Yaare Koogadali starring Puneeth Rajkumar which released on December 20,2012 and turned out to be a super hit.

Plot [edit]

The story begins on a rainy night, when Ilangkumaran(Sasikumar) and Nallavan(Allari Naresh) escapes from a place and enters chennai with some suspense hidden behind their past. They settle at Pulikutty's (Ganja Karuppu) residence and find jobs in a petrol bunk. His honesty and kind heartedness win people. A girl named Bharathi (Swathi) comes to his life. Her initial wrong belief about Kumaran changes as soon as she knows his kind-heartedness. Soon, the love blooms between them. Ilangkumaran along with his friends start a venture which grows fast. This makes Pulikutty to give advertisement in a Magazine with their photo.

Then comes a group chasing for Kumaran and his friends. Within a few minutes Soori, friend of Kumaran arrives chennai and shares some news. Kumaran's old life is shown in the second half and it is revealed that he is mentally affected because of his dad and stepmother's desire for wealth. Finally, the film comes to an end after many interesting twists.

Cast [edit]

• M. Sasikumar as Ilangkumaran
• Allari Naresh as Nallavan
• Swati as Bharathi
• Vasundhara Kashyap as Maari
• Niveda as Thamizhselvi
• Jayaprakash as Doctor
• Ganja Karuppu as Pulikutti
• Soori as Pichai
• K.Gnanasambandan as House owner
• Namo Narayanan
• Gnanavel

Soundtrack [edit]

The soundtrack is scored by Sundar C Babu

Critical Reception [edit]

Poraali generally opened to positive reviews. Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff gave the film 3 out of 5, saying that "Poraali is worth a watch". ^[4] Indiaglitz stated that "Poraali provides sparkling moments that will linger in our hearts." ^[5] A critic from filmics wrote that "Porali is definitely an enjoyable entertainer with a big message." ^[6] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle said "Script triumphs after the struggle" ^[7] Sify rated the film 4/5 stating that "Poraali has its heart in the right place, and Sasikumar’s charismatic, alluring appeal lifts this film considerably." ^[8] A critic from Top10cinema wrote that "Poraali has multiple issues running horizontally with the main plot laced in the second half." ^[9] According to NDTV "Samudrakani manages to get his grip back on the narration, knotting it all up into a fairly engaging whole." ^[10] Selena of Cini.in gave it 4.2 out of 5 and calling "A nice movie with a powerful message narrated with the Samudrakani flavour." ^[11] Supergoodmovies gave 3/5 and said "There are many interesting things to watch out in Porali." ^[12] On the contrary, Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 2/5 calling the movie "A vague experience"^[13] Behindwoods also rated it 2 star stating that "This earnest Porali needed more power."^[14] According to IBNLive "Porali lacks finesse and reason".^[15]

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