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Soorarai Pottru

  • 2020
  • 2h 33m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
133K
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Paresh Rawal, Urvashi, Suriya, and Aparna Balamurali in Soorarai Pottru (2020)
The film is based on events and struggles of Air Deccan founder G. R. Gopinath
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TamilDrama

A determined villager challenges the aviation industry's elite by pursuing his vision of affordable air travel for all, despite numerous obstacles and setbacksA determined villager challenges the aviation industry's elite by pursuing his vision of affordable air travel for all, despite numerous obstacles and setbacksA determined villager challenges the aviation industry's elite by pursuing his vision of affordable air travel for all, despite numerous obstacles and setbacks

  • Director
    • Sudha Kongara
  • Writers
    • Sudha Kongara
    • Shalini Ushadevi
    • Vijay Kumar
  • Stars
    • Suriya
    • Aparna Balamurali
    • Paresh Rawal
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    133K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sudha Kongara
    • Writers
      • Sudha Kongara
      • Shalini Ushadevi
      • Vijay Kumar
    • Stars
      • Suriya
      • Aparna Balamurali
      • Paresh Rawal
    • 2.1KUser reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 28 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Suriya
    Suriya
    • Nedumaaran Rajangam
    Aparna Balamurali
    Aparna Balamurali
    • Sundari Nedumaaran
    Paresh Rawal
    Paresh Rawal
    • Paresh Goswami
    Urvashi
    Urvashi
    • Pechi Rajangam
    Mohan Babu
    Mohan Babu
    • M. Bhaktavatsalam Naidu
    'Poo' Ram
    'Poo' Ram
    • Rajangam
    Karunas
    Karunas
    • Alapparai
    Krishnakumar Balasubramanian
    • Chaitanya Rao (Che)
    • (as Krishnakumar)
    Vivek Prasanna
    Vivek Prasanna
    • Sebastian
    Kaali Venkat
    Kaali Venkat
    • Kaali
    Vinodhini Vaidynathan
    Vinodhini Vaidynathan
    • Chitra Ramaswamy
    Prakash Belawadi
    Prakash Belawadi
    • Prakash Babu
    Achyuth Kumar
    Achyuth Kumar
    • Anantha Narayanan
    Dan Dhanoa
    Dan Dhanoa
    • Vimal Balaiyya
    R.S. Shivaji
    R.S. Shivaji
    • DGCA's PA
    Raams
    • Arivu
    Gnanasambandan Gurunathan
    Gnanasambandan Gurunathan
    • Chinnaswamy
    • (as Dr. G. Gnanasambandam)
    Vishalini
    • Muthulakshmi
    • Director
      • Sudha Kongara
    • Writers
      • Sudha Kongara
      • Shalini Ushadevi
      • Vijay Kumar
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews2.1K

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    Related interests

    Kamal Haasan in Nayakan (1987)
    Tamil
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    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Suriya was on a diet of cucumbers and egg whites for one whole month to reduce his weight for the young character role.
    • Goofs
      The film is publicized as a biopic of "Gopinath Iyengar" (founder of Indian airlines 'Air Deccan') who dreamed to offer air tickets at a cheap rate. But the lead character in the film is named as "Maaran", where the character is named after "Kalanithi Maaran", a corporate tycoon, who is a major stakeholder of another commercial Indian airline company "Spicejet".
    • Quotes
      • Nedumaaran Rajangam: I want to break the cost barrier and the damn caste barrier too
    • Connections
      Features Mullum Malarum (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Mannurunda
      Vocals by Senthil Ganesh
      Lyrics by Ekadesi
      Music by G.V. Prakash Kumar

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 12, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Praise the Brave
    • Filming locations
      • Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India(Tamilnadu)
    • Production companies
      • 2D Entertainment
      • Sikhya Entertainment
      • Goldmines Telefilms
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • ₹150,000,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 33m(153 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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