''Kadaisi Bench Karthi'' () is a 2017 Indian

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-language

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film directed by

Ravi Bhargavan Ravi Bhargavan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil and Telugu films. Career Ravi Bhargavan began his career as a director by making a Tamil film titled ''Well Done'' (2003) starring newcomers Jayanth and Chytr ...

. The film features Bharath,

Ruhani Sharma Ruhani Sharma is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in Telugu films. She made her acting debut in with the Tamil film '' Kadaisi Bench Karthi'' (2017) and received praise for her lead role in ''Chi La Sow'' (2018), marking her Telu ...

and

Angana Roy Angana Roy is an Indian actress, who has appeared majorly in South Indian Films and also Debuted in Hindi recently, her upcoming film '' Dahini '' is slotted to release in '' Cannes Film Festival ''. She was seen in '' Srimanthudu'' with '' ...

. The venture began production in July 2016 and had a theatrical release on 27 October 2017.

Plot

Karthi ( Bharath) has a bad notion about women after being duped by one them. Nithya (

) who develops a liking for Karthi proposes him and he agrees on one condition which leads to their breakup. The condition and the reasons behind it forms the rest of the story.

Cast

* Bharath as Karthi *

as Nithya *

as Divya *

Ravi Mariya S. Ravi Mariya (born August 4, 1979) is an Indian film director and actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He appears in villain and supporting roles. Career Ravi Mariya's directorial debut was meant to be ''Nee Naan Kaadhal'' starring Pras ...

as "Love" Guru * G. Gnanasambandam as Nithya's father * Kasi Viswanath as Karthi's father * Surekha Vani as Karthi's mother * Shana * Gayathri * Shravani * Vinoth Kumar as Karthi's Friend

Production

Director

decided to collaborate with actor Bharath for a film in July 2016, with the film being launched later that month. Punjabi model, Ruhani Sharma, was brought in to portray one of the film's lead actresses in July 2016. The shot primarily in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and some portions in Amalapuram. Ruhani Sharma finished filming for her scenes in mid-August 2016, with the team holding a photoshoot with the lead actors to mark the end of her portion in the film.

joined the sets of the film in August 2016, and revealed that the film was a bilingual and all the artistes had committed double call sheets to work day and night.

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Anbu Rajesh. The soundtrack was released by New Music by film-maker

S. S. Rajamouli Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli ( ; born 10 October 1973) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is the highest paid director in India, and is known for his action, fantasy, and epic genre films. T ...

, who attended as the chief guest on 27 January 2017.

Release

The film was initially set for release on 6 October 2017 but was delayed following a theatre strike against new taxes in Tamil Nadu. The film subsequently had a low profile release across Tamil Nadu on 27 October 2017, alongside another film, '' Kalathur Gramam'' (2017). A critic from

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gave the film a negative review, stating "there’s almost nothing positive about this film, which, to double the misery, is a bilingual" and that "it’s just about a truckload of issues that will make you laugh for the wrong reasons". Another critic from Tamil Nadu Central added "''Kadaisi Bench Karthi'' is so stale that you wonder what made Bharath agree to do this film", adding "the film had no big promotions and there is hardly anyone in the theatre to hoot or cheer" and that the film "is bound to be at the ‘kadaisi bench’ itself".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt7253944 2010s Tamil-language films 2017 films 2017 romantic comedy films Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Films shot in Chennai Indian romantic comedy films