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Ezhil Periyavedi's Parari gets an OTT release date

The film, starring Harisankar and Sangeetha Kalyan in the lead, opened to mixed reviews upon its theatrical release on November 22 last year

Akshay Kumar

After getting a theatrical release late last year, debutant Ezhil Periyavedi's Parari will finally get an OTT premiere.

The makers of the social drama announced on Tuesday that the film will be releasing on Aha Tamil OTT platform from February 28.

The film, starring Harisankar and Sangeetha Kalyan in the lead, opened to mixed reviews upon its theatrical release on November 22 last year. An excerpt from the film's CE review reads, "The biggest problem in Parari is Ezhil's compromise on the Communist ideology in order to play to the gallery. Parari was in line with the Communist ideals up to a point where the male lead says, 'Neeyum coolie naanum coolie, namakkulla enna mela keezha'. The film makes an argument that North Indians are taking over the jobs of Tamils, leaving the natives jobless. The argument, irrespective of its validity, runs counter to the Communist idea and discriminates against one set of pararis (or migrant workers). The film also oversimplifies the Cauvery issue by showing how the Hindi-speaking people incited the conflict by becoming Kannada leaders of the pro-Kannada movement, ultimately playing agents of division between Tamils and Kannadigas."

The film was presented by director Rajumurugan, under whom Ezhil worked as an assistant director.

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