The film received mixed reviews, but was eventually featured at the 58th National Film Awards ceremony, where it was named the Best Feature Film in Tamil while Saranya Ponvannan and lyricist Vairamuthu were awarded the Best Actress and Best Lyricist prizes, respectively.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 Awards
5 Soundtrack
6 References
Plot
Set on the backdrop of Theni, the story is about Murugan (Vijay Sethupathi) who is a goat shepherd and he has a loving mother Veerayi (Saranya Ponvannan). She is a widow and struggles hard to raise Murugan and has an overflowing affection for him. Meanwhile, there is a gang which attacks the villagers at night and steal their goats. Murugan along with his group manages to catch one of the members in an attack and discover that it is a girl. Her name is Pechi (Vasundhra Chiyertra) and her family steals goat for livelihood. While Murugan develops feelings for her, Pechi's family is known to be quite dangerous. Veerayi comes to know this and asked her son(Murugan) to marry a girl of her choice. He refuses to accept her wish. Complication arise between them. An old lady of her house tells Veerayi to let her son to marry the girl he loves. A possessive widow tells how her husband was killed to that old lady. Her husband was killed by a group of thieves.The head of the gang is none other than the Father of the girl whom her son loves.
Cast
Vijay Sethupathi as Murugan
Vasundhra Chiyertra as Pechi
Saranya Ponvannan as Veerayi
Arul Das as Mokkaiyan
Hemalatha as Kalaichelvi
Jyothi
Meenakshi
Sobana
Theepatti Ganesan
"Kadhal" Sukumar
"Stills" Kumar as Marichami
Kambam Guna
Ajayan Bala
Reception
The Hindu wrote, "Thenmerku Paruvakkaatru with its mother sentiment makes a mark among films with rural themes". Sify called the film "OK" and wrote, "It is made like a 70’s tear jerker with the central character being the all sacrificing mother". The New Indian Express wrote, "A film that has worked out well in all departments, Thenmerku Paruvakaatru is worth a watch.Behindwoods gave 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "While the opening scene makes one sit up and take notice, the movie pales into insignificance soon after with nothing much to hold the viewer’s interest. Essentially, Thenmerkku Paruvakatru is a regular village drama and can easily be written down as one of those small timers aspiring to make a fast buck or two".Awards
National Film Awards
The film won three awards at the 58th National Film Awards:
Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Actress - Saranya Ponvannan
Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Lyricist - Vairamuthu - "Kallikattil pirantha Thayae..."
Won - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil - Seenu Ramasamy
Filmfare Awards South
Best Supporting Actress - Tamil - Saranya Ponvannan
Vijay Awards
Best Supporting Actress - Saranya Ponvannan
Best Lyricist - Vairamuthu-"Kallikattil pirantha Thayae..."
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan. Lyrics were penned by Vairamuthu. Vairamuthu won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song "Kalli Kaattil".Song Title Singers
"Aathaa Adikayilae" Harini
"Chinna Chinnangattula" Shankar Mahadevan
"Kalli Kallichetti" Swetha Mohan
"Kalli Kaattil" Vijay Prakash
"Kalli Kaattil 2" Unni Menon
"Nanmaikkum" Vijay Prakash
"Yedi Kallachi" Vijay Prakash, Shreya Ghoshal
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Pizza (Tamil: பீட்சா) is a 2012 Indian Tamil thriller film written and directed by debutant Karthik Subbaraj. The film features Vijay Sethupathi and Remya Nambeesan in lead roles, while Aadukalam Naren, Jayakumar, Pooja and Simha play supporting roles. The story is about how around a pizza delivery boy lands in a mysterious predicament and how it causes a dramatic change in his life. The film, produced by C. V. Kumaran, released by sangam cinemas a leading multiplex in Tamil Nadu and featuring music by Santhosh Narayanan, was the first Tamil film to feature 7.1 surround sound Pizza released on 19 October 2012 and went on to become a major critical and commercial success. It was later dubbed into Telugu (as Pizza) and remade into Kannada as Whistle and remade in as Pizza in 3d.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Soundtrack
4 Release
5 Critical reception
6 Sequel
7 Awards
8 Other Versions
9 References
10 External links
Plot
Michael Karthikeyan (Vijay Sethupathi) is a pizza delivery boy who lives with his girlfriend Anu (Remya Nambeesan). She is an aspiring novelist and is researching for writing a horror story, whereas Michael does not believe in supernatural powers,and is afraid of anything supernatural. Anu, keeps telling him that he would soon realize the presence of supernatural beings. At first, Michael is confused and scared, and his fears are confirmed when he comes to know his boss, i.e., the Pizza restaurant owner Shanmugam's (Naren) daughter is possessed by a spirit. Meanwhile, Anu becomes pregnant, and after a brief altercation, Michael and Anu get covertly married. One particular day, Michael goes out to deliver a pizza to a customer and returns to the restaurant in a state of shock while covered in blood; he is apparently injured, keeps constantly muttering Anu's name, and seems to be worried about her. When his boss questions him, Michael explains that he had been to deliver a pizza to a customer named Smitha (Pooja) in a bungalow and recounts the events that happened at the bungalow.
Smitha requests Michael to wait downstairs while she goes upstairs to retrieve change. Almost immediately, there is power failure, which alarms Michael. While waiting downstairs completely alone in the dark, Micheal hears a loud unidentifiable noise from the bedroom upstairs. Going up to investigate, he finds Smitha murdered suspiciously and notices one slice the pizza he had delivered to be missing, suggesting that there may be somebody else in the house. Horrified, Micheal makes a dash for the door only to realize that it has been locked from the outside. Further more when the murdered woman’s husband Bobby (Simhaa) arrives, he at first believes he stumbles upon his wife having an affair. Through his cellphone Micheal communicates with Bobby and explains his situation thoroughly instigating Bobby to aid him on how to get out of the house. Moreover Bobby suddenly disappears from the front entrance, and is found by Micheal inside the house mysteriously murdered in the same room as his wife, with two slices of the pizza now missing. Also, Michael encounters the couple's child "Nithya", identical to the name of the spirit allegedly possessing Shanmugam's daughter.
Micheal tries everything he can to get out of the house including trying to break down the sealed doors leading outside, to using the house phone which happens to work even though the line is dead. Micheal manages to contact Anu using the phone and gets her to contact to the local police to come and rescue him. When a couple of policemen arrive at the bungalow, Michael believes that Anu had requested them to help him, but they reveal that four people had been killed in that house - Smitha, Bobby, their young daughter and a girl named Anu, implying that she is Micheal's girl friend, Anu. The police disclose that Michael is a suspect regarding the murder case and attempt to arrest him. Confused and in tears, Micheal does not believe the policemen and attempts to escape the clutches of these police men in order to go in search of Anu.
While trying to escape, Micheal witnesses the police getting dragged into the house and being killed. At this juncture, Michael, in a horrified state, runs back to the restaurant. While Michael is not convinced that Anu is dead, his friends at the restaurant and Shanmugam start realizing that they had never seen Anu; they also observe that Michael's home does not have any evidence that he lived with Anu. Further, it is revealed that the haunted bungalow had witnessed the untimely deaths of a married couple, their daughter, and two policeman, whose ghosts Michael had earlier interacted with. Meanwhile, Michael seems to continue his search for Anu, has constant health issues, and seems to be disturbed by ghosts and supernatural entities.
As Michael during a delivery stops and calls Anu, the true story of what had happened is disclosed. The Income Tax department had planned on a raid at the restaurant owner Shanmugam's house. Shanmugam who has diamonds worth around 20 million hidden in his restaurant hides it in a box of candies and asks Michael to deliver it to his house. But Michael is involved in a bike accident and come in contact with the hidden diamonds. Michael and Anu decide that this stealing those diamonds would improve their life style and support their baby. So, they concoct a clever story in which Michael convincingly "forgets" the Pizza bag at the "haunted" bungalow which Shanmugam would never enter into, thanks to his fear of supernatural powers. Meanwhile, Anu has moved to Bangalore with the diamonds and her belongings, and has obtained fake documentation using which Michael and Anu can settle abroad.
Michael, after the phone call, goes to deliver a pizza to a house and he encounters a series of events similar to the story he had narrated. Inside, he meets a little girl identical to the "Nithya" he had described in his story. Michael is locked inside the home with "Nithya" curiously looking at him.
Cast
Vijay Sethupathi as Micheal Karthikeyan
Remya Nambeesan as Anu Micheal
Aadukalam Naren as Sanmugam
Karunakaran as Raghavan
Jayakumar as Srinath
Bobby Simha as Bobby
Pooja Ramachandran as Smitha
Veera Santhanam
Soundtrack
Pizza
Front Cover
Soundtrack album by Santhosh Narayanan
Released 6 September 2012
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 23:49
Language Tamil
Label Think Music
Producer Santhosh Narayanan
Santhosh Narayanan chronology
Attakathi
(2012) Pizza
(2012) Soodhu Kavvum
(2013)
The soundtrack album was composed by Santhosh Narayanan.
Tamil Tracklist
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Mogathirai" Kabilan Pradeep 03:49
2. "Rathiri (Decent Version)" Arun Raja Haricharan 03:34
3. "Engo Odugindrai" Arun Raja Alphons Joseph, Darshana KT 03:05
4. "Pizza Theme" Brinda 02:09
5. "Rathiri (Arath Version)" Arun Raja Haricharan 04:21
6. "Mogathirai Prelude" Performed by Phil Hartl, Quartet 01:26
7. "Nenaikuthey" Muthamil Gaana Bala 03:05
8. "Rathiri (Rap Version)" Arun Raja, Vineeth Haricharan, Arun Raja, Santhosh Narayanan, Vineeth 02:20
Total length:
23:49
Telugu Tracklist
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Naa Cheli" Pradeep 03:49
2. "Rathirulo (Decent Version)" Haricharan 03:34
3. "Enta Parugulata" Sathyan[disambiguation needed] 03:05
4. "Pizza Theme" Brinda 02:09
5. "Rathirulo (Rowdy Version)" Haricharan, Ananya 04:21
6. "Na Cheli Prelude" Performed by Phil Hartl, Quartet 01:26
7. "Dhinakkutha" Gaana Bala 03:05
8. "Wake Up" Haricharan, Vineeth, Ananya 02:20
Total length:
23:49
Release
Pizza was released on 19 October 2012 by Sangam Cinemas, in Chennai in 300 theatres initially and the number of theatres was increased to 600 after the film's positive response. Pizza was made on a budget INR 15 millionThe satellite rights was bagged by Sun TV.
Bejoy Nambiar bought the Hindi remake rights of Pizza and he will produce under his banner Getaway FilmsProducer Suresh Kondeti acquired the Telugu dubbing rights of the film,while Prashant Raj of Love Guru fame bought the Kannada remake rights of the film. Following the film's success, sources reported that it may be remade in Hollywood as well. Renowned Bengali Director Birsa Dasgupta was also remaking the film as Golpo Holeo Shotti.Critical reception
Pizza opened to highly positive reviews from critics.
N. Venkateswaran from The Times of India gave 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that director Karthik Subburaj displayed a "strong control of the medium and gives abundant display of his narrative skills", going to add: "If he maintains the quality of his menu and future offerings, Karthik [...] is sure to become one of Kollywood's top directors". Sify termed the film as "delicious" and described it as "entertaining and at the same time different in its approach". Malini Mannath from The New Indian Express described Pizza as "offbeat, intriguing and gripping, and nothing like what you’ve seen on Tamil screen before". A reviewer from Behindwoods.com stated, Karthik Subburaj played "all the cards required to make a quality horror suspense film with a thrilling screenplay, deft camerawork, strong performances, eerie sound effects and music"Indiaglitz.com wrote: "If the success of a thriller lies in bringing the film-goer to the edge of the seat, Pizza does it. With right toppings in the form of a taut screenplay, deft camera work, eerie sound effects and nice background score, the movie manages to leave a mark". Vivek Ramz of in.com rated it 3.5/5 and cited that Pizza was a "well made suspense thriller that keeps you guessing for most parts".Top10Cinema.com wrote that the story had been told "very interestingly" and that "horror movie buffs will certainly enjoy this Pizza".
Some mixed reviews were given by Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu and Haricharan Pudipeddi from Nowrunning.com, who both criticized the first half of the film. The former claimed that the second half of Pizza has a "reasonably enjoyable tanginess, but to get to that you have to sit through the protraction of the first" and that "the screenplay [...] doesn’t render much help", while the latter concluded that the film displayed "signs of a craftily executed thriller, but falls short of satisfaction due to erratic narration", giving it 2.5 out of 5 stars.
The film also got some good appreciation from many leading actors including Rajinikanth.Sequel
A sequel called Pizza 2: The Villa was produced and released the following year by the same production house. The sequel did not carry on with the characters from Pizza, but told another eerie tale, with Ashok Selvan and Sanchita Shetty playing the lead roles.
Awards
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards
Best Actor (Critics) - Vijay Sethupathi
Best Debutant Director - Karthik Subbaraj
Nominated—Best Film
Nominated—Best Cinematographer - Gopi Amarnath
Vikatan Awards
Vikatan Award For Best Screenplay - Karthik Subbaraj
Vikatan Award For Best Cinematography - Gopi Amarnath
Vikatan Award For Best Editing - Leo John Paul
7th Vijay Awards
Best Story, Screenplay Writer - Karthik Subbaraj
Best Crew
Best Cinematographer - Gopi Amarnath
Other Versions
Pizza (2012 film) in Tamil and dubbed in Telugu, original
Whistle (2013 film) in Kannada
Pizza (2014 film) in Hindi
Golpo Holeo Shotti in Bengali
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Release
6 Awards
7 References
8 External links
Plot
This section requires expansion. (October 2013)
Prem Kumar (Vijay Sethupathi) is all set to get married to his lover Dhanalakshmi (Gayathrie). Two days before his wedding, Prem decides to try his hand at playing cricket with his friends — Bagavathi (Bagavathi Perumal), Balaji Tharaneetharan (Rajkumar) and Saras (Vigneswaran). The game gets little serious and Prem in a bid to catch a ball falls down only to get injured in his head. He quickly gets back on his toes as the injury is not serious. But soon after the match, the friends are in for a shock. Due to the injury, Prem develops short term memory loss wherein,he remembers the chain of events which leads to the injury but forgets the last one year of his life.He remembers his life till college and recognizes his friends, but is clueless about his upcoming wedding. Fearing trouble, his friends take him to a doctor, who says that he could recover anytime. Hence, his friends plan to keep him in their company, enact all drama till he ties the wedding knot, with a hope that he would get back his memory soon. The sequence of events wherein the friends try to hide Prem's problem to his parents, lover and take him to wedding hall, convince him to marry Dhanalakshmi, brings the roof down with laughter.
Cast
Vijay Sethupathi as Prem Kumar
Gayathrie Shankar as Dhanalakshmi (Dhana)
Vigneswaran as Saras
Bagavathi Perumal as Bagavathi (Bugs)
Rajkumar as Balaji Tharaneetharan (Bhaji)
Sundara Raman as Prem's Father
Production
The film was said to be based on a real-life incident that happened in the life of cinematographer C. Prem Kumar and described as a humorous tale about a young man who forgets a few days of his life even as he is about to get married. Prem Kumar lost his memory, when he was working as an assistant cameraman in the film Vaaranam Aayiram; two days before his marriage he went to play cricket with three friends and while attempting a catch, he fell, losing his memory temporarily. Balaji Tharaneetharan, who was present with him, began writing a script based on the incident, besides directing it as well. One of the other witnesses, Bagavathi Perumal agreed to play himself in the film, while the victim Prem Kumar handled the cinematography himself. It took two months for lead actor Vijay Sethupathi to memorise the film's popular dialogue "Enna Achu?"
The film created a record of sorts by featuring a song, the lines of which were selected from phrases sent in by more than 1,800 people through Facebook. To promote the film, the crew created an online game that could be played on the film's website.Soundtrack
Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
Soundtrack album by Ved Shankar
Released 11 July 2012
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Producer Ved Shankar
Ved Shankar chronology
Madhubana Kadai
(2012) Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
(2012) Azhagu Kutti Chellam
(2014)
The film's soundtrack was composed by Ved Shanker Sugavanam, a product of A. R. Rahman's music school, K M Music Conservatory. The album features five tracks, including an Instrumental, with lyrics penned by Karthik Netha and the composer himself. It was released on 7 July 2012 in Chennai by Kamal Haasan. Singer-actress Andrea Jeremiah lent her voice for the promo song "O Crazy Minnal", the music video of which was also shot on her and was released to the media.
The soundtrack received generally positive reviews. Behindwoods.com claimed that it had a "playful and innovative soundtrack" and that it "definitely stands out from the general commercial albums", providing a rating of 3.5/5.Track Song Lyrics Singer(s) Notes
1 "Excuse Me, Sir" Karthik Netha Mano
2 "Hey Crazy Penne" Ved Shankar Ved Shankar
3 "O Crazy Minnal" Karthik Netha Andrea Jeremiah
4 "Omelette Potta" Facebook Fans Ved Shanker
5 "Medulla Oblongata theme"
Release
Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom was due for release in September 2012, with preview screenings being held for critics and personalities from the film industry. The film received rave reviews from the media and various directors and technicians. Following its positive reception, the team decided to postpone the film's release in order to achieve a wider release. Furthermore, about 25 minutes of the film were removed after the premiere shows to make it more interesting. All songs barring the title track were also cut from final version and aired on television for promotional purposes only. The film received a Universal rating (U) from the Central Board of Film Certification. The distribution rights were acquired by Sathyam Cinemas. It eventually released on 30 November 2012 alongside Red Giant Movies' Neerparavai.Critical Reception
Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom opened to very positive reviews from the critics. M. Suganth from Times of India gave it 4 out of 5 and called it an "instant cult comedy that delivers the laughs big time" and added that "the film's real success lies in the genuine rush of feel-good emotion it leaves you with as it ends; it is at once a relief and a celebration". K. R. Manigandan from The Hindu wrote that the film was "a winner whichever way you choose to look at it. With just a simple story and a small team of talented newcomers, director Balaji Tharaneetharan has, on a shoestring budget, managed to deliver what even major banners with their big budgets and huge star casts often struggle to make — a wholesome entertainer". Sify's critic labelled the film as a "rollicking all new comedy entertainer" and lauded the director for having "come out with no big names, no sleaze, no irrelevant comedy track just pure comedy for the intelligent audiences".Vivek Ramz from in.com rated it 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that "NKPK is jolly, good, fun ride for those who love offbeat entertainers. Go and have a blast!" IBNLive described the film as "simple, straightforward and hilarious" and gave "three cheers to the whole team for making a clean and a good entertainer"Malini Mannath from The New Indian Express named it a "thorough entertainer" and a "must- watch". A review from Samay Live said the movie as "Best comedy film of the year" and added as "movie highlights the importance of situational comedy and uses it to build one of the best entertaining screenplay of recent times." Behindwoods.com rated the film 3/5 and said "The missing pages are more exciting. Worth the watch". Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff give 3/5 and cited director Balaji Tharaneetharan as the hero of the film, who "brings us a novel idea in a light-hearted setting, engages our attention with smart dialogues, and pulls off the caper with neat plot twists". Haricharan Pudipeddi from Nowrunning.com gave 3.1 out of 5 and said it was "undoubtedly one of the best situational comedies of the year".Awards
7th Vijay Awards
Vijay Award For Best Debut Director - Balaji Tharaneetharan
Special Jury Award - Vijay Sethupathi
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Soundtrack
4 Release
5 Box office
6 Remakes
7 References
8 External links
Plot
Friends Kesavan (Ashok Selvan), Sekar (RJ Ramesh Thilak) and Pagalavan (Bobby Simha) meet Das (Vijay Sethupathi), a middle-aged man with an imaginary girlfriend named Shalu (Sanchita Shetty) who does low-profile kidnappings for a living. Broke, the trio decide to become his assistants. One day, they kidnap a young boy and successfully obtain ransom money from his father Nambikkai Kannan. Nambikkai's contractor brother has been arrested for attempted bribery by State Minister Gnanodayam (M. S. Bhaskar), a disciplined politician who plays by the book. Impressed with Das' kidnapping skills, Nambikkai asks him to kidnap the minister's son Arumai Pragasam (Karuna Karan) as revenge and offers to pay Das up to INR20 million (US$330,000).
The next day, the four men set out to kidnap Arumai but are astonished to see him get kidnapped by another group. They kidnap Arumai from the other kidnappers and discover that the first kidnapping was staged by Arumai himself to extort money from his father. Arumai manages to convince Das and his men to collude with him to obtain ransom money from his father. The group demands INR20 million (US$330,000) from the minister and receives the money
An argument over splitting the cash arises between Arumai and the rest during which their van loses control and falls from a bridge. Arumai runs away with all the money. The minister seeks the assistance of Encounter Specialist Bramma, a brutal and merciless cop to hunt down the kidnappers. Arumai returns to his house and hides the money in his room. Das devices a plan to kidnap Arumai again to retrieve the money. They accidentally meet Arumai and successfully kidnap him again. But Das lets Arumai go free, after making him promise that he should not tell anything about them to the police. Arumai also promises to return their share of the money. Bramma finds that Arumai staged his own kidnapping and uses this information to threaten Arumai into testifying against the Das gang.
Arumai tells the court that the Das gang did not kidnap him and they are acquitted. A furious Bramma takes the gang to a remote location and brutally beats them and plans to kill them. But they are saved by a rusty gun that misfires into Bramma's buttocks, allowing them to escape. Arumai's father breaks in and takes the money bag to the Chief Minister, who provided the ransom money. When he opens the bag, the minister is shocked to find it filled with newspapers instead of cash. Arumai had transferred the cash to another bag and gives the Das gang their share.
The Chief Minister calls Arumai to his office and asks him to stand as a candidate in the upcoming elections in lieu of his father, who never brought much income to the party due to his refusal to be corrupt. The Chief Minister praises Arumai's shrewdness and believes he can rake in substantial income for the party. Arumai wins the election and appoints Sekar and Kesavan as his Personal Advisers. Pagalavan becomes an actor. Das continues his kidnapping business with new band of young men. They kidnap a woman who looks exactly like Shalu, but later only he knows that she is a Ministers Daughter, which means he has broken the 1st law of Kidnapping.
Cast
Vijay Sethupathi as Das
Sanchita Shetty as Shalu/Shalini Gupta
Radha Ravi as the Chief Minister
M. S. Bhaskar as Gnanodayam
Ashok Selvan as Kesavan
Bobby Simha as Pagalavan
RJ Ramesh Thilak as Sekhar
Karunakaran as Arumai Pragasam
Yog Japee as K. Bramma
Aruldass as Rowdy Doctor/Das's brother
Sivakumar as Nambikkai Kannan
"Boys" Rajan as AC Manikandan
Radha as Arumai Pragasam's mother
Kannayiram
Gaana Bala in the song 'Kaasu Panam'
Karthik Subbaraj as cameo
Soundtrack
Soodhu Kavvum
Soundtrack album to Soodhu Kavvum by Santhosh Narayanan
Recorded 2013
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Think Music
Santhosh Narayanan chronology
Pizza
(2012) Soodhu Kavvum
(2013) Pizza 2: The Villa
(2013)
The soundtrack album and background music was scored by Santhosh Narayanan. Milliblog wrote:"With Soodhu Kavvum, Santhosh proves that his unconventional style is here to stay".
Tracklist No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Come Na Come" Ganesh Kumar B, Chinna 03:56
2. "Mama Douser" Andrea Jeremiah 03:21
3. "Ellam Kadanthu Pogumada" Koavai Jaleel 02:42
4. "Sudden Delight" Rob Mass 02:34
5. "Sa Ga" Divya Ramani 01:44
6. "Kaasu Panam" Gaana Bala, Andony Dasan 02:27
Release
Soodhu Kavvum was released on 1 May 2013 alongside Ethir Neechal and Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal.[8] Satellite rights were bagged by Zee Tamil.
Critical reception
Soodhu Kavvum opened to highly positive reviews. Baradwaj Rangan from The Hindu stated "Nalan Kumarasamy’s Soodhu Kavvum is a demonstration of what’s possible when movies are made for the sheer joy of making movies. There isn’t a single calculated moment, something cynically aimed to satisfy this segment of the audience or that one. Everything is organic, the events rooted in a nutty story and sprouting through a brilliant screenplay". S. Saraswathi from Rediff gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "Soodhu Kavvum is an engaging film, with ingenious characters and entertaining situations" and called it a "must-watch". N Venkateswaran from The Times of India wrote "Nalan Kumarasamy establishes himself as a director to watch out for in this laugh riot of a debut movie. Carrying off a dark comedy is no mean task, but Nalan hits the target right in his first attempt. His writing is crisp, the lines are down to earth and funny, the characters well-etched and the screenplay has no dull moments". Sify wrote "Soodhu Kavvum works big time due to smart writing and perfect characterisation. Final verdict on Soodhu Kavvum is that it is a gutsy great film. It is one of the best films to have emerged out of Kollywood in a long, long time". Cinemalead wrote "Soodhu Kavvum is definitely a new attempt in Tamil cinema, go for it."Malini Mannath from The New Indian Express wrote "Engaging screenplay, deft narration, well-etched characters and twists and humour generated at unexpected moments, make Soodhu Kavvum a wacky jolly fun ride". Behindwoods gave 3 stars out of 5 and said "Soodhu Kavvum’s scoring area is definitely its characterizations as Nalan Kumarasamy offers each of the central characters a back story that’s unique and more importantly contributing to the character’s present circumstance". Haricharan Pudipeddi gave 3 stars out of 5 and stated "Soodhu Kavvum an entertaining watch". Vivek Ramz from in.com rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote "Soodhu Kavvum is a total laugh riot!
Sudhish Kamath later picked Soodhu Kavvum as one of five films that have redefined Tamil cinema in 2013, writing, "This film is a joy to watch, full of laughs and unpredictable situations with great wit, dark humour and satire. Writer-director Nalan Kumarasamy, the winner of the first season of Nalaya Iyakkunar, is one of the most exciting filmmakers of our times with his ability to turn a cliché on the head". The film also featured in IANS's list of 10 best southern films of 2013, who called it "unarguably the funniest film of the year". Sify and Rediff listed the film in the year-end top Tamil films lists too.
Box office
Soodhu Kavvum grossed INR15.1 million (US$250,000) in Chennai theatres on its first weekend.[4] In its opening weekend it grossed INR1.57 million (US$26,000) in US. The film had collected INR52 million (US$870,000) in two weeks in Tamil Nadu, according to IANS. In June 2013, IANS reported that it had earned INR450 million (US$7.5 million) totally.
Remakes
After the film's release, PVP Cinema purchased the Telugu remake rights in July 2013. The Kannada remake rights were bought by Rockline Venkatesh. In October 2013, it was announced that Rohit Shetty will remake the film in Hindi. It was reported to be remade in Malayalam too.
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Contents
1 Cast
2 Production
3 Soundtrack
4 Release
5 Box Office
6 Critical Reception
7 References
8 External links
Cast
Vijay Sethupathi as Sumar Moonji Kumar (SMK/Kumaravel)
Ashwin Kakumanu as Balakrishnan
Swati Reddy as Renu
Nandita as Kumudha
Pasupathy as Annachi
Daniel Annie Pope as Romba Sumaar Moonji Kumar (RSMK)
Soori as Shanmugam
Livingston as Sammandham
M. S. Bhaskar as Balakrishnan's Boss
Pattimandram Raja as Kumudha's Father
Rajendran as Painter Rajendran (Raj)
Jangiri Madhumitha as Baby
Robo Shankar as Sound Shankar
Radha as Kumar's Mother
V. S. Raghavan in a special appearance
Raju Sundaram in a special appearance
Siddarth Vippin as Akilesh (cameo appearance)
Production
Casting
The film was said to based on the daily comical things that happen in our day to day life. Siddharth Vipin, who did the background score for Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom, was roped in to do the music for the film. Soori was playing an important role and Madhan Karky penned the dialogues for this film. Pasupathy was roped in to play an important role in this film. The latest to join was Ashwin Kakumanu, who made his debut in Mankatha. The films pooja was held 11 March 2013 and the shoot.
Marketing
On 12 August 2013, a song from the film called "Prayer song" was released as a single. The single track was an instant hit garnering lakhs of views
Soundtrack
Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara
Front Cover
Soundtrack album by Siddharth Vipin
Released 30 August 2013
Genre Film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Think Music
Producer Siddharth Vipin
Siddharth Vipin chronology
Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
(2012) Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara
(2013)
Ved Sharma chronology
Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
(2012) 'Idharkuthaane Aasaipattai Balakumara
(2013) Azhagu Kutti Chellam
(2014)
The soundtrack album was composed by Siddharth Vipin who earlier composed background score for Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom and this is his full-fledged debut as music composer. The lyrics were penned by Madhan Karky and Lalithanand. The single, 'Prayer Song' was released on 12 August 2013. The complete album was released on 30 August 2013 at Sathyam Cinemas. The album was released by Jiiva in the presence of director Balaji Sakthivel and received by the film cast. The single was believed to have been inspired by Jaron and the Long Road to Love's Pray for You which Madhan Karky denied, concluding that both songs only had the same concept.
The album consists of three tracks composed by Siddharth Vipin and an additional track by Ved Shankar.
Tracklist
All music composed by Siddharth Vipin except were noted.
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "En Veetula" Lalithanand Gaana Bala 04:10
2. "Yaen Endral" Madhan Karky Hariharan, Vishnupriya, R Maalavika Manoj 04:31
3. "Enge Ponaalum - Prayer Song" Madhan Karky Naresh Iyer, Dr. Narayanan 04:36
4. "Naaye Naaye" (composed by Ved Shankar) 03:08
Release
The film released on October 2, 2013 coinciding with Gandhi Jayanthi. It received a "U" (Universal) Certificate from the censor board. The film released in 300+ screens worldwide.
Box Office
The film raked 100% occupancy on first day collected INR 7.5 crore which is the biggest opening for Vijay Sethupathi.In first two days of its release the film collected over INR 7.62 crore in Tamil Nadu alone. The film first weekend collection is INR 45+ crore at the box office. The film collected INR 50 crore at the box office.The film declared as a blockbuster at the box office.The film is 4th blockbuster after Pizza,Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom and Soodhu Kavvum for Vijay Sethupathi.The film completed successfully 100 days
Critical Reception
The film received highly positive reviews from critics with highly praising vijay sethupathi's performance.
The Times of India gave 5 out of 5 stars and wrote Idharkuthaane Aasaipattai Balakumara lacks the sophistication of a Soodhu Kavvum or Pizza but makes up for it in sheer likeability. His debut Rowthiram was an uneven effort but in Idhaaba, Gokul is more surefooted, deftly weaving plotlines and confidently untying the knots in his script". IANS gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (IAB) doesn't merely entertain, but also addresses a domestic issue with a very strong dose of humour. It's undoubtedly one of the smartest yet funniest Tamil films in recent times. Behindwoods gave 3.25 stars and stated "Idharkuthaane Aasaipattai Balakumara is not an adhesive that keeps you glued on the seat, but is a spring that might make you bounce with laughter" The critics from Sify.com mentioned "Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (IAB) is a good fun ride. It is a comedy film laced with black humour and works due to its smart writing." Rediff gave 3 out of 5 stars, wrote "Director Gokul in his film, Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara has created some weird, quirky and offbeat characters in hilarious situations who keep the audience entertained, writes" and called it a "laugh riot". Oneindia gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director Gokul has done a good job in making the film a worth entertainer. His screenplay, though has jerks at parts, is good and the introductory scene gets a special mention" and called the film "a one time watchable movie".
In contrast, Baradwaj Rangan from The Hindu wrote "Gokul’s Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara isn’t a lazy movie. It is, in fact, the opposite. There’s too much of everything — too much plot, too much mood, with three narrative strands infused with three unique sensibilities. He concluded that the film provided "Some mild laughs" and "Lots of tedium".
Sources from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay sethupathi
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