Eetti | |
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Directed by | Ravi Arasu |
Produced by | S. Michael Rayappan |
Written by | Ravi Arasu |
Starring |
Atharvaa Sri Divya Jayaprakash Naren |
Music by | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Cinematography | Saravanan Abhimanyu |
Edited by | Raja Mohammad |
Production
company |
Global Infotainment Pvt. Ltd
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Distributed by | Global Infotainment Pvt Ltd |
Release date
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11 December 2015 |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | ₹5 crore (US$740,000) |
Box office | ₹12 crore (US$1.8 million) |
Eetti (English: Spear) is a 2015 Tamil language musical film written and directed by Ravi Arasu and produced by S. Michael Rayappan and Vetrimaaran. The film features Atharvaa and Sri Divya in the lead roles, while G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the film's music. The film was released on 11 December 2015. The film received positive reviews upon its release and was commercially successful.
Pugazh (Adharvaa) is an athlete who lives in Thanjavur. He is a hurdles race champion and has won many awards - even beating the national record in a local sports meet. He and his fellow athlete friends get intensive training from his coach (Naren) to participate in an important sports meet in Kolkata, the winners of which will qualify for the next major national sports event.
A flashback reveals that Pugazh has haemophilia) which prevents his blood from clotting following any injury. If he gets even a small scratch, he might bleed to death. His father (Jayaprakash) is a constable at the local police station who is very protective of him, has high hopes that his son will advance well in life and make a name for himself as an athlete.
Gayathri (Sri Divya), a college student who lives in Chennai finds out that her friend is being harassed on the phone every night by a guy. Gayathri decides to take action by calling him up and threatening him in foul language. However, due to a mix up, she ends up calling Pugazh in Thanjavur instead. The next day she realizes her mistake and apologises to Pugazh on the phone. As a joke he asks her to top up his mobile phone account and she quickly does so to make up for it. He then pesters her successfully for several days day for further credit for his mobile phone account until he introduces himself and tells her that he won't call and annoy her anymore. Even though they both have not seen each other's faces before, Gayathri realises that she likes him and initiates their next communication.