Pazhaniappa Kalloori

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Pazhaniappa Kalloori (Pazhaniappa College) is a 2007 Tamil-language drama film written and directed by R. Pavan and produced by Anbalaya Films. The movie stars Naveen Chandra (credited as Pradeep), Arjumman Mughal, Madhu Shalini and Akshaya Rao. It was released on 21 December 2007.

The project was first announced in September 2004 under the titles Pasanga, Ponnunga, Oru College. R. Pavan, a film institute graduate, directed the film with music by R. P. Patnaik and cinematography by G. B. Krishna. Production faced delays. Mughal made her film debut, and Naveen Chandra marked his Tamil debut. Much of the filming took place at A. V. C. College in Mayiladuthurai. The soundtrack, composed by R. P. Patnaik, includes "Parangimalai" (based on his Telugu song "Ameerpet" from Eeswar) and "En Meesai" (based on "Tiya Tiyani" from Sreeram).

Critics gave mixed to negative reviews. The Hindu’s S. R. Ashok Kumar suggested the director could have sharpened the script. Malini Mannath of Chennai Online noted that the film starts as light entertainment but becomes more serious with a message, describing it as a familiar campus-film story. Webdunia criticized the movie for excessive fighting, smoking and drinking scenes. The film did not perform well at the box office, with The Times of India calling it a debacle and News18 noting poor publicity.