Paisa (2016 film)

Paisa (transl. Penny) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directing by Majith and starring Sree Raam and Aara.

Paisa
Directed by	Majith
Written by	Majith
Produced by	Majith Raganathan Raju Kannan Bhaskar
Starring	Sree Raam Aara
Cinematography	Velmurugan
Edited by	S. P. Ahamed
Music by	JV
Production companies	KJR Studios RK Dream World
Release date	1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Sree Raam as Murugan
• Aara as Veni
• Deepika
• Nassar
• Rajasimman as Kiruba
• Madhusudhanan as Kiruba's boss
• Mayilsamy
• Sendrayan
• Theepetti Ganesan as Murugan's friend
• Rockstar Rajaguru as Murugan's enemy

Production

Sree Raam plays a rag picker in the film, which is about the Swachh Bharat Mission.^[1] The film is set in a slum.^[2]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by JV.^[3]

• "Penne Penne" – Jagadish, Hema Ambika
• "Chikku Bukku" – Mukesh Mohamed, Hema Ambika
• "Kanne" – Hema Ambika
• "Paisa" – JV
• "Nenjukulla" – Yazin Nizar

Release

A critic from The Hindu wrote that "In other words, as moral-science movies go, Paisa is a far-easier watch than Appa".^[4] Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "Mildly entertaining, Paisa could have been made more appealing and interesting".^[5] A critic from Maalai Malar praised the performances of the lead cast, the music, and the cinematography while criticising the screenplay.^[6]