Pistha (2022 film)

Pistha is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. Ramesh Baarathi and starring Metro Shirish and Mrudula Murali. It was released on 7 October 2022.

Music

 * "Azhagula Rasathi" - Yuvan Shankar Raja
 * "Vaa Vaa" - Ranina Reddy, Ramesh

Production
Ramesh Bharathi, the editor of Metro (2016), announced that he would work with actor Shirish on a comedy entertainer titled Pistha in July 2017. The shoot began during August 2017, with a number of notable supporting actors including Sathish, Yogi Babu and Senthil joining the cast. Production progressed slowly, with a five-year delay between the film's start and release.

Prior to the film's release, it was marketed as the 25th film of music composer Dharan Kumar.

Reception
The film was released on 7 October 2022 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from Maalai Malar gave the film a mixed review, noting that "the effort should have been better". A reviewer from Times of India gave the film a negative review, writing it was "a below average mindless rural entertainer". The film also received mixed reviews from critics at The Hindu, Dinamalar and Dina Thanthi.