New Delhi: Jyothika starrer ‘Ponmagal Vandhal’ has been making waves ever since the makers released the trailer of the film. The courtroom drama, which has been directed by J Fredick, has released on Amazon Prime Video on Friday (May 29). Interestingly, it became the first Tamil film to release directly on an OTT platform. ‘Ponmagal Vandhal’ has received a good response on social media and several prominent South celebrities have also praised the film and the star cast.
Director, actor and lyricist Vignesh Shivan called ‘Ponmagal Vandhal’ a hard-hitting film and lauded the makers for choosing a delicate topic and handling it with dignity.
"#PonmagalVandhal is a hard-hitting, well made, sensibly written film carried by #Jyotika mam like a champion of an actor throughout!A great first film frm @fredrickjj taking a delicate topic&handling wit dignity! anothr good film frm @Suriya_offl sir @rajsekarpandian @2D_ENTPVTLTD," Vignesh Shivan tweeted.
Producer SR Prabhu, who worked with Jyothika in 'Raatchasi', called her film a gripping thriller. Check out his tweet!
Director Bramma G wrote, "#PonmagalVandhaal Such an important court room drama with excellent performance of #Jo and legendary directors. Kudos dear @frederickjj @ramji_ragebe1 & the entire team for carrying so big to us."
Actor and politician R Sarath Kumar tweeted, "Excellent film, need of the hour message, par excellence performance by Jyothika, well engineered by Fredrick, kudos to the entire team #PonmagalVandhaal #Jyothika #SuryaSivakumar."
Several users on social media also appreciated the film for its content. One user wrote, "Highly Predictable Yet It Keeps Engaging With An Ensemble Casting. A Decent Courtroom Drama With An Hard Hitting Message..
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Jyothika, who essayed the role of a lawyer, stole the show with her power-packed performance. The film, produced by Suriya, focuses on the issue of child rape.
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