Pugazh Movie Preview
Cast: Jai, Surabhi, Karunas, RJ Balaji
Direction: Manimaran
Production: Varun Manian, Sushant Prasad, Govindaraj
Music: Vivek-Mervin
Director Manimaran who made an impact with his debut flick ‘Udhayam NH4′ is returning to the director’s chair with his ‘Pugazh’ starring Jai and Surabhi of ‘Vela Illa Pattathari’. ‘Pugazh’ is being co-produced by Varun Manian with music by Vivek-Mervin and cinematography by Velraj.
Initially, Priya Anand was cast opposite Jai for the venture with Anirudh Ravichander being roped in for music while a simultaneous Telugu version with Siddharth and Hansika Motwani was also considered. The film was first titled ‘Podiyan’. However, the makers decided to re-title it to ‘Pugazh’ after a shelved venture by Aascar Films and actor Vijay.
By August 2014, there were reports that Trisha had given her approval for starring in the film by re-allocating dates. However, by November 2014, Surabhi had come on board the film and was launched as ‘Pugazh’.
