Peranbu

Peranbu (2019)

பேரன்பு

A single father tries to raise his daughter, who has cerebral palsy, even as she is beginning to wake up to her sexuality.

Date of release
2019-02-01
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (47)
Runtime
2h 27m
Genres
Drama, Family
Director
Ram

Casting

Interesting facts

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Peranbu, is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Ram and produced by P. L. Thenappan under Shree Rajalakshmi Films. It stars Mammootty, Anjali, Sadhana and Anjali Ameer. The film's score and soundtrack album is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with cinematography and editing handled by Theni Eswar and Surya Pradhaman respectively. It follows the story of a confused father, who is dejected after his wife abandons him and their child, who has cerebral palsy, struggles to take care of his daughter while society constantly rejects him.

Production

Director Ram worked on his new script, post the release of his second directorial venture Thanga Meenkal (2013), and approached Mammootty in February 2015, for this flick, as Ram developed the story with the actor in mind six years before he narrated it to the actor.

In January 2016, P. L. Thenappan was signed on to produce the film under his banner Shree Raajalakshmi Films, and Anjali who earlier worked in the director's Taramani (2017) was cast for the female lead. Ram announced the title Peranbu in January 2016 beginning through a first look poster.

Principal photography commenced on 6 January 2016 in Kodaikanal and was planned to be shot in two schedules, with the next being in Chennai. Scenes featuring Mammootty and Sadhana were shot during the month end. In March 2016, Anjali Ameer, a transgender model from Kerala, made her feature film debut, by casting another female lead role in the film.

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