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{{Infobox film

| name = Poorna

| native_name =

| image = Poorna poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Rahul Bose

| producer = Amit Patni
Rahul Bose

| writer = Prashant Pandey
Shreya Dev Verma

| screenplay =

| story =

| based_on = Malavath Purna

| starring = Aditi Inamdar
S. Maria
Harsha Vardhan
Rahul Bose

| music = SalimSulaiman Original Score: Tanuj Tiku

| cinematography = Subhransu Das

| editing = Manan Mehta

| studio = PVR Pictures
Rahul Bose Productions

| distributor = PVR Pictures

| released =

| country = India

| runtime = 100 min

| language = Hindi
English
Telugu

}}

'Poorna' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language biographical adventure film directed by Rahul Bose. The film stars himself with Aditi Inamdar as Malavath Poorna, the youngest girl to climb Mount Everest. The film released in India on 31 March 2017 to positive reviews. The film was screened at the 2017 Palm Springs International Film Festival where it was nominated on the festival's list of "30 Best Feature Films".

Plot



Poorna Malavath (Aditi Inamdar) belongs to a Telugu speaking tribal family in Pakala, Nizamabad district in the Telangana state of India. Her parents (mother Lakshmi and father Devidas) are farm labourers. She joins the State Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society for her education. Her talent is spotted by the honest secretary of the Society Dr R.S. Praveen Kumar (Rahul Bose). The chief minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy (Harsha Vardhan) authorises her for Operation Everest along with a Dalit mountaineer, Sandhanapalli Anand Kumar (Manoj Kumar). In preparation for climbing Mount Everest headed by Coach Shekhar Babu (Gyanendra Tripathi) and Colonel Khan (Arif Zakaria), she treks to mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling. On 25 May 2014, Poorna scales the highest peak of Mount Everest and, aged 13 years and 11 months, becomes the youngest girl in the world to have reached the summit of Everest.

Cast



*Aditi Inamdar as Poorna

*Rahul Bose as Dr. R.S. Praveen Kumar

*Heeba Shah as Meena Gupta

*Dhritiman Chatterjee as Alexander

*S. Mariya as Priya

*Harsha Vardhan as N. Kiran Kumar Reddy

*Gyanendra Tripathi as Shekhar Babu

*Manoj Kumar as Anand

*Dr. Rayala Harischandra as Priya's father

*Lakshmi Kola as Poorna's mother

*Arif Zakaria as Colonel Khan

*D.Raju as Poorna's sister's husband

*Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Teacher

Production



Rahul Bose was initially not associated with the film until he was offered the role of Dr. Kumar. He liked the script and offered to direct and produce 'Poorna', raising funds in four months. Aditi Inamdar was chosen to play the titular role from a group of 109 girls. The film was shot in Pakala village over an 11-day period. Pakala is the village that the real-life Poorna grew up in.

Soundtrack



The soundtrack of 'Poorna' was composed by SalimSulaiman while the lyrics were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.

Reception



Critical reception



'Poorna' received a positive response from the critics based on the reviews. Neil Soans of 'The Times of India' appreciated the film saying, "Returning to a directorial capacity after 16 years, Rahul Bose recognizes the beauty in simplicity and uses it to the film's advantage. Grounded performances combined with stirring music elevate this relatively straightforward tale, making it essential viewing not only for the young Indian woman, but for anyone looking to scale great heights against all odds." and gave it a rating of 4 stars out of 5. Sarit Ray of 'The Hindustan Times' praised the film saying, "Poorna shows you that incredible stories can be told simply. Bollywood can learn from that." and gave the film a rating of 4 stars out of 5. Shubhra Gupta of 'The Indian Express' lauded the movie by saying, "Fairytales do come true and the story of Poorna Malavath is the proof. Her biopic, directed by Rahul bose, does justice to the extraordinary story of a 13-year-old tribal girl climbing Mt Everest." and gave the film a rating of 3 and a half stars out of 5. Saibal Chatterjee of 'NDTV' said that, "Poorna is a rare Hindi film that travels to the heart of rural landscape. Even rarer is the use of a smattering of Telugu in the dialogues, which, along with an effective musical score, augments the authenticity of the film's setting and soundscape. It also draws enormous strength from the deeply affecting performances by newcomer Aditi Inamdar (in the role of the resolute Poorna) and Bose himself (as the unwavering mentor firm in his belief that it is his responsibility as a bureaucrat to facilitate positive change in the lives of the most disadvantaged)." and gave the film a rating of 3 stars out of 5.

Accolades



See also



*Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

*Vertical Limit

*127 Hours

*Cliffhanger

References



Category:2010s adventure drama films

Category:2017 biographical drama films

Category:2017 directorial debut films

Category:2017 drama films

Category:2017 films

Category:2017 multilingual films

Category:2017 thriller drama films

Category:Disaster films based on actual events

Category:Drama films based on actual events

Category:Films about death

Category:Films about Mount Everest

Category:Films about social issues in India

Category:Films about women in India

Category:Films based on non-fiction books

Category:Films scored by SalimSulaiman

Category:Films set in Andhra Pradesh

Category:Films set in Nepal

Category:Films shot in Nepal

Category:Films shot in Telangana

Category:Hindi-language films based on actual events

Category:Indian adventure drama films

Category:Indian biographical drama films

Category:Indian disaster films

Category:Indian films based on actual events

Category:Indian multilingual films

Category:Indian survival films

Category:Thriller films based on actual events

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