''Sandikuthirai'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language village drama film directed by Anbumathi and starring

Rajkamal Rajkamal is an Indian actor who has worked on Tamil films and television series. After making a breakthrough as an actor through television serials, he has worked on films including ''Sandikuthirai'' (2016) and ''Melnaattu Marumagan'' (2018). ...

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, Hari, and Divya.

Cast

as Ravi *

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as Keerthi *Hari as Hari *Divya as Sudha *

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as Sudha's grandfather *

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Production

Television actor

made his foray into film as a lead actor after his film ''

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'' was delayed.

Soundtrack

Music by Varashree. *"Achacho Aasai" -

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*"Adikkura Ootha" - Mukesh, Priya Himesh *"Ennulle Ennulle - Suchitra Balu *"Nee Oru" - V V Prasanna,

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*"Nilavenge" - Ananthu *"Sandikuthirai Theme - Mukesh, Priya Himesh

Reception

Malini Mannath of ''

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'' opined that "Helmed by a debutant maker and boasting of no big names in the cast or crew, the film delivers more than what one would have expected from it". A critic from '' iFlicks'' noted that "Overall, Sandikuthirai fails to attract the audience". A critic from '' Maalaimalar'' and ''

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'' criticised the film. A critic from '' The Times of India Samayam'' felt that the film had several weaknesses.

References

{{Reflist 2016 films 2016 drama films Indian drama films 2010s Tamil-language films