<p>Filmmaker Halitha Shameem, who is slowly but surely carving a niche for herself in Kollywood, recently took to Facebook and praised actress Jyothika for stealing the show with her ‘awe-inspiring’ performance in <em>PonMagal Vandhal</em>. She said that the<em> Kaatrin Mozhi </em>star lived the character and elevated the ‘riveting’ movie to new heights. She added that <em>PonMagal Vandhal </em>is an important film that ‘encourages’ survivours to speak up. She also gave a shout out to young director JJ Fredrick for making an impact with his work.</p>.<p><em>PonMagal Vandhal</em>, touted to be a courtroom drama, features ‘Jyo’ in the role of a lawyer and highlights what happens when she takes up a challenging case. According to the director, it has a ‘layered’ narrative that touches upon several real-life issues. The film was originally supposed to release in theatres but this did not happen due to the COVID-19 crisis. The makers ultimately decided to release it directly on Amazon Prime Video on May 29. The cast of the Suriya-backed movie includes R Parthiban and K Bhagyaraj.</p>.<p>Coming back to Halitha, she rose to fame with the well-received <em>Sillu Karupatti</em> that featured Visaranai actor Samuthirakani in a key role. The film was screened at the Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020 (BIFFES 2020) where it received a favourable response from those in attendance. The film recently also received a thumbs up from Sai Pallavi and this helped it gain more traction. It will interesting to see if the positive response to the film helps the director bag a big film in the near future. </p>.<p>Also read: <strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/ponmagal-vandhal-actress-jyothika-says-she-would-love-to-work-with-amitabh-bachchan-842042.html">PonMagal Vandhal’ actress Jyothika says she would love to work with Amitabh Bachchan</a></strong><br /><br /> </p>
<p>Filmmaker Halitha Shameem, who is slowly but surely carving a niche for herself in Kollywood, recently took to Facebook and praised actress Jyothika for stealing the show with her ‘awe-inspiring’ performance in <em>PonMagal Vandhal</em>. She said that the<em> Kaatrin Mozhi </em>star lived the character and elevated the ‘riveting’ movie to new heights. She added that <em>PonMagal Vandhal </em>is an important film that ‘encourages’ survivours to speak up. She also gave a shout out to young director JJ Fredrick for making an impact with his work.</p>.<p><em>PonMagal Vandhal</em>, touted to be a courtroom drama, features ‘Jyo’ in the role of a lawyer and highlights what happens when she takes up a challenging case. According to the director, it has a ‘layered’ narrative that touches upon several real-life issues. The film was originally supposed to release in theatres but this did not happen due to the COVID-19 crisis. The makers ultimately decided to release it directly on Amazon Prime Video on May 29. The cast of the Suriya-backed movie includes R Parthiban and K Bhagyaraj.</p>.<p>Coming back to Halitha, she rose to fame with the well-received <em>Sillu Karupatti</em> that featured Visaranai actor Samuthirakani in a key role. The film was screened at the Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020 (BIFFES 2020) where it received a favourable response from those in attendance. The film recently also received a thumbs up from Sai Pallavi and this helped it gain more traction. It will interesting to see if the positive response to the film helps the director bag a big film in the near future. </p>.<p>Also read: <strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/ponmagal-vandhal-actress-jyothika-says-she-would-love-to-work-with-amitabh-bachchan-842042.html">PonMagal Vandhal’ actress Jyothika says she would love to work with Amitabh Bachchan</a></strong><br /><br /> </p>