''Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language

comedy thriller Comedy thrillers are a hybrid genre that draw subject matter generally from comedy and thrillers. Criteria They often include a darker tone, relative to other genres, of humor. List of comedy thriller films * '' The Big Fix'' (1978) * ''Charad ...

film produced, written and directed by

R. Parthiban R. Parthiban (born 14 October 1958) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has directed 15 films, produced 13 films and acted in more than 70 films. He started his career as assistant director for K. Bhagyaraj in ...

, which stars himself alongside

Shanthanu Bhagyaraj Shanthanu Bhagyaraj (born 24 August 1986) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil language films. The son of actors K. Bhagyaraj and Poornima Bhagyaraj, Shanthanu appeared as a child artist in his father's '' Vettiya Madichu Ka ...

and

Parvathy Nair Parvati Nair (born 5 December 1992) is an Indian model and actress who works in the South Indian film industry. Born into a Malayali family in Abu Dhabi, she trained as a software professional from Manipal Institute of Technology. She started ...

. Featuring music composed by Sathya and cinematography by

Arjun Jena Arjun Jena is an Indian cinematographer from Chennai. Career Early days During the 1990s, Jena joined cinematographer P. C. Sreeram, P. C. Sreeram's unit as an assistant cameraman. He worked under Sreeram in films such as ''Thevar Magan ...

, the film was released on 14 January 2017.

Cast

Parthiban R. Parthiban (born 14 October 1958) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has directed 15 films, produced 13 films and acted in more than 70 films. He started his career as assistant director for K. Bhagyaraj in ...

as Rangarajan *

as Kevin *

as Mohini *

Thambi Ramaiah Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, ''Manu Needhi'' (2000), '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and '' Maniy ...

Singampuli Singampuli is an Indian actor and director. After making ''Red'' (2002) and ''Maayavi'' (2005), he has made a career appearing in supporting roles in films. Career Singampuli was born and brought up in Theni, Periyakulam and after studying eng ...

Simran Simran (Gurmukhi: ਸਿਮਰਨ; hi, सिमरण, सिमरन ; from Sanskrit: , ''smaraṇa'', 'to remember, reminisce, recollect'), in spirituality, is a Sanskrit word referring to the continuous remembrance of the finest aspect of ...

in a guest appearance *

Ineya Shruti Sawant better known by her stage name Ineya, is an Indian actress and model from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She won the Best Actress Award for her role in the Tamil film '' Vaagai S ...

in a

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Production

In May 2013,

was working on a film script titled ''Wi-Fi Alla Wife'' in Malayalam but the film failed to progress after he could not find an apt actress for the lead role. Parthiepan later launched the film in Tamil titled ''Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga'' in July 2016 and began shooting for the film immediately alongside

. He stated that the film would be produced through crowd funding, while the title was finalised after consulting an auto driver for his advice. After considering a series of newcomers to play the lead role, Parthiepan announced that

would play the protagonist and stated that he felt by casting Shanthanu, he was returning a favour to his mentor and Shanthanu's father

K. Bhagyaraj Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu films and TV serials. As an actor ...

was signed as the lead actress and was revealed to be playing a Malayali girl. The team subsequently also brought in actress

to play a guest appearance in the film.

Soundtrack

During the production of the film, Parthiepan revealed that the

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would heavily feature in the film to narrate certain sequences. The film's soundtrack was released on 4 December 2016 by

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, at a specially arranged event by the team, which paid respect to

's contribution to the Tamil film industry. Several of Bhagyaraj's erstwhile assistants and admirers including

Bharathiraja Bharathiraja (born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with ''16 Vayathinile'', he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. ...

K. S. Ravikumar K. S. Ravikumar (born 30 May 1958) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, primarily working in Tamil films. Career 1990–1997 Ravikumar worked as co-director on R. B. Choudary's production ''Pudhu Vasantham'' direct ...

and

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is wi ...

attended the event. Upon release, the soundtrack won acclaim with Behindwoods.com suggesting "''Koditta Nirangalai Nirapuga'' is an out and out classy album where experimentation and new sounding takes a front seat".

Critical reception

A reviewer from

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...

compared the film to Parthiepan's previous work adding "in ''KIN'', the director makes you wonder why he let his screenplay meander, why his characters lack depth, except for the superb characterisation of Rangarajan, Even though the story is loaded with all elements of an adult comedy and has scope for sensuality, the director deliberately steers clear of the temptation. But sadly, he does not focus on the narrative either". The Times of India wrote "''Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga'' is largely a miss, hitting the right notes only towards the end" suggesting it is "a hedonistic romantic drama with a climactic twist that lacks the zing such a genre-bending film needs". A critic from Sify.com stated ''Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga'' "is yet another unique attempt by the film maker like his earlier ''

Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam ''Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam'' (; also referred to as ''KTVI'') is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language independent satirical drama film written and directed by R. Parthiepan and produced by K. Chandramohan and independent producer, Haresh Vi ...

'' (2014)" and that "Parthiepan tries to mix genres to dish out something different" but concludes "it leaves you exasperated".

References

External links

* {{Radhakrishnan Parthiepan 2017 films 2010s Tamil-language films Films directed by R. Parthiban Films scored by C. Sathya