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Pi Patel grows up in Pondicherry, India, where his family owns a zoo. He is a curious boy who follows three religions—Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam—much to the confusion of his pragmatic father. After financial troubles, the family decides to move to Canada with their animals aboard a Japanese cargo ship, the Tsimtsum .
The Tamil dub captures every key moment—from the sinking ship to the flying fish to the carnivorous island—with precise voice modulation. One of the biggest concerns with any dubbed movie is the loss of original performance. Life of Pi originally starred Suraj Sharma (a non-actor at the time) in a breakthrough role. His voice, full of innocence and then hardened by trauma, defined the character.