''Murungakkai Chips'' ( en, Drumstick chips) is a 2021 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
adult comedy film written and directed by debutant Srijar and produced by Libra Productions and Firstman Film Works.
The film stars
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
Athulya Ravi
Athulya Ravi is an actress who has appeared in Tamil films. After making her debut with '' Kadhal Kan Kattudhe'' (2017), Athulya has gone on to act in films including ''Yemaali'' (2018) and ''Naadodigal 2'' (2019).
Career
Athulya started her ...
.
The film's music and score is composed by
Dharan Kumar
Dharan Kumar (born 8 October 1983) is an Indian music composer, who mainly produces film scores and soundtracks in the Tamil film industry. He made his film debut '' Parijatham'', featuring the hit single "Unnai Kandene". He credits director ...
.
The film released in theatres on 10 December 2021.
Plot
Arjun (
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 Shanthi (
Athulya Ravi
Athulya Ravi is an actress who has appeared in Tamil films. After making her debut with '' Kadhal Kan Kattudhe'' (2017), Athulya has gone on to act in films including ''Yemaali'' (2018) and ''Naadodigal 2'' (2019).
Career
Athulya started her ...
) have an arranged marriage, and their first night is about to happen. Just before that, Arjun's grandfather (
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 ...
) informs him that according to their family tradition, the husband should not touch his wife on the first night, failing which he will lose his entire wealth (worth 300 crores) to an orphanage. At much about the same time, Shanthi's aunt (
Urvashi
Urvashi ( sa, उर्वशी, Urvaśī}) is the most prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology, considered to be the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert dancer. She is mentioned in both ''Vedic'' and ''Puranic'' scr ...
) informs her that she should make sure that she has sex the very first night because women in their family who did not do so went childless. There is also the family manager Lingusamy (
Manobala) and his wife (
Jangiri Madhumitha
Madhumitha is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language films and reality show in vijay TV. She often portrays comedy roles and made her film debut through Rajesh's '' Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'' (2012). She also participated in TV shows like L ...
), who plot against Arjun to somehow fail his grandfather so that they can take a commission from an orphanage owner. The rest of the screenplay is whether the bride or groom won their bedroom battle.
Cast
*
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 ...
as Arjun
*
Athulya Ravi
Athulya Ravi is an actress who has appeared in Tamil films. After making her debut with '' Kadhal Kan Kattudhe'' (2017), Athulya has gone on to act in films including ''Yemaali'' (2018) and ''Naadodigal 2'' (2019).
Career
Athulya started her ...
as Vijaya Shanthi
*
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 ...
as Arjun's grandfather
*
Urvashi
Urvashi ( sa, उर्वशी, Urvaśī}) is the most prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology, considered to be the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert dancer. She is mentioned in both ''Vedic'' and ''Puranic'' scr ...
as Shanti's aunt
*
Manobala as Lingusamy
*
Jangiri Madhumitha
Madhumitha is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language films and reality show in vijay TV. She often portrays comedy roles and made her film debut through Rajesh's '' Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'' (2012). She also participated in TV shows like L ...
as Lingusamy's wife
*
Yogi Babu
Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. A three time Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award winner, he performed in '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), ''Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) and '' Pariyerum Perumal'' (2 ...
as Saravanan
*
Munishkanth
Ramdoss, better known as Munishkanth, is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films. He had notable roles in films, including '' Mundasupatti'' (2014), '' Maanagaram'' (2017), ''Maragadha Naanayam'' (2017) and ''Raatchasan'' (2018).
...
as Daas
*
Mayilsamy as Kuyilsamy
*
Lollu Sabha Manohar
Lollu Sabha Manohar is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil cinema. He started his career with the television show ''Lollu Sabha'' alongside other comedians, including Santhanam.
Career
Manohar first garnered attention throug ...
as Ganeshan
*
Raju Jeyamohan
Raju Jeyamohan (born 2 July 1991) is an Indian actor, television host and model in the Indian film industry, who has worked predominantly in Tamil television shows and films. Raju made his debut in the movie Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma in the year 20 ...
as Saravanan's friend
* Ravindhar Chandrasekaran as Ulganathan
*'Poo' Maila as Tulasi
*Teju Ashwini
Music
The film's soundtrack is composed by Dharan Kumar. The soundtrack album featured three songs and the audio rights were acquired by
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainme ...
.
Release
The film released in theatres on 10 December 2021 and received poor reviews from critics. The movie was declared as a flop.
Reception
Suganth of ''
The Times of India
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'' gave a rating of 1.5 out on 5 and wrote, "For a supposedly adult comedy, the scenes inside the first night room are downright juvenile, with the conversations between the two leads hardly coming across as pillow talk." and verdict as "a flaccid adult comedy".
''
Sify
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'' gave a rating of 1.5 out on 5 and wrote, "Murungakkai Chips is a wannabe adult comedy!".
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 11974842
Indian comedy films
Indian sex comedy films
Films scored by Dharan Kumar