Pakkiri (Eng: The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir) is a 2018 English-language French adventure comedy film directed by Ken Scott and starring Dhanush.
It is based on a novel by Romain Puertolas titled The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe, which was originally written in French.
The film was shot in India, Brussels, Paris and Rome. The film released on 30 May 2018 in France. It was released in India, USA, Canada, Singapore and Malaysia on 21 June 2019.
Directed by – Ken Scott
Produced by – Luc Bossi, Jon Goldman, Saurabh Gupta, Aditi Anand, Gulzar Chahal, Grégoire Lassalle, Genevieve Lemal, Jaime Mateus-Tique
Based on The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe by Romain Puertolas
Starring – Dhanush, Bérénice Bejo, Erin Moriarty, Barkhad Abdi, Gérard Jugnot, Ben Miller
Music by – Nicolas Errèra & Amit Trivedi
Cinematography – Vincent Mathias AFC
Distributed by – Sony Pictures
Release date – 30 May 2018 (France) 21 June 2019 (Worldwide)
Running time – 92 minutes
Country – France
Language – Tamil
