Pechi gets OTT release date

Pechi, the horror film starring Gayathrie Shankar and Bala Saravanan in lead roles, will premiere on Prime Video and Aha Tamil on Friday. The film hit theatres on August 2 and opened to average reviews. 

Ramachandran B is the writer and director of Pechi. The film is based on an eponymous short film directed by legendary filmmaker Balu Mahendra. The film reportedly revolves around age-old practices such as black magic and witchcraft.

An excerpt from the CE review of Pechi reads, "Initially, Pechi does a good job of capturing and holding our interest as it convincingly sets up the forest as a hotbed of superstition with minimal background music. However, whatever little sign of novelty the film exhibits initially starts to wear thin soon."

Pechi's story comes from Ramachandran B and Vasanth Kumar. The film also stars Dev in a supporting role. Pechi features music composed by Rajesh Murugesan, cinematography by Parthiban, editing by Ignatious Aswin, and production design by Kumar Gangappan.