Plan Panni Pannanum(2021)
Tamil122 mins
A drama film directed by Badri Venkatesh, starring Rio Raj in a lead role.
Director:Badri Venkatesh
Mood:
funnyemotionaluplifting
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Amazon Prime Video, YuppTV
- Theatrical Release
- 30 December 2021
- Director
- Badri Venkatesh
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Rating
- 5.6/10
Storyline
A man's friend asks him to find his sister, who has run away with her boyfriend. To get information, the man kidnaps the sister's friend who knows where they went.
“A reluctant kidnapper. A feisty hostage. A wild chase for love.”
Film Details
5.6Rating
122Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date30 December 2021
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyemotionaluplifting
Themes
lovefriendshipfamilyidentity
Tonewhimsical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
VJ Rio RajActor
→#2Ramya NambeesanActress
→#3Aadukalam NarenSupporting Actor
→#4Anaika SotiSupporting Actress
→#5Bala SaravananSupporting Actor
→#6G. MarimuthuSupporting Actor
→#7M. S. BhaskarSupporting Actor
→#8Munish KanthSupporting Actor
→#9R
R. S. ShivajiSupporting Actor
→#10Robo ShankarSupporting Actor
→#11B
Badri VenkateshDirector
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Plan Panni Pannanum
Cast reunions in this film: M. S. Bhaskar & Yuvan Shankar Raja (7 films together), Yuvan Shankar Raja & Robo Shankar (7 films together), Aadukalam Naren & Yuvan Shankar Raja (5 films together), Aadukalam Naren & Robo Shankar (5 films together), Aadukalam Naren & G. Marimuthu (4 films together), and Aadukalam Naren & Bala Saravanan (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a playful Tamil phrase meaning 'must plan a plan', hinting at the comedy of errors plot.
- Director Badri Venkatesh is also a popular dialogue writer, having worked on hit films like 'Mankatha'.
- Actor Harish Kalyan, the lead, performed his own stunts for several chase sequences in the movie.
- The song 'Adiye' from the film gained popularity on YouTube, crossing millions of views shortly after release.
- Parts of the movie were shot in the scenic hill station of Kodaikanal, known for its cameo in many Tamil films.
- The plot involves a mistaken kidnapping, a theme also seen in earlier Tamil comedies like 'Panchathanthiram'.
- This was one of the few Tamil films released directly on a streaming platform during the pandemic period.