Marina Puratchi

Marina Puratchi (2019)

மெரினா புரட்சி

Two aspiring reporters learn about the history and significance of jallikattu protest to secure a job in a private channel. The film begins with Sukanya (Shruti Reddy) and Parthasarathy (Naveen) attending an interview for the post of a reporter in a private channel. When the interviewer feels that they do not know much about the history of jallikattu and the protests which took place, he gives them two weeks' time to learn thoroughly about the bull-taming sport. The rest of the film is their presentation about jallikattu to the interview board.

Date of release
2019-12-13
Runtime
1h 16m
Genres
Drama
Director
M.S. Raj

Casting

Interesting facts

Marina Puratchi is a 2019 Indian Tamil language drama film based on the jallikattu protests. The film stars Naveen Kumar and Shruti Reddy and is directed by MS Raj, a former associate to director Pandiraj who also produced the film under his banner Pasanga productions. Al Rufian composed the music for the film while cinematography was handled by R. Velraj. The film has been honoured by the Norway Tamil Film Festival and Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FETNA).

Production

The film is based on the jallikattu protests on the Marina Beach in Chennai as the director, MS Raj, felt that it was an important topic to document. According to Raj, Marina Puratchi is a mixture of documentary and fiction revealing he was inspired by Fahrenheit 9/11. Cinematographer R. Velraj and audiographer Tapas Nayak worked on the film without pay as they felt that the issue being addressed was important.

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