''Tea Kadai Raja'' (

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: டீ கடை ராஜா) is a 2016 Indian

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written and directed by newcomer Raja Subbiah. The title was inspired from the hit song "Tea Kada Raja" from the 2014 film ''

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''. A 'Funtoon Talkies' production, the film stars Raja Subbiah, Neha Gayatri,

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, Sharmila Thapa, and

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, and was released on 8 April 2016 by

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. The title Tea Kadai Raja signifies the ordinary boys who are next door.

Plot

The story centers around boys who live next door to each other and revolves around a love affair of one of the boys in his semi urban backdrop.

Cast

*Raja Subbiah as Saravana *Neha Gayatri as Sona *

as Saravana's friend *Sharmila Thapa as Teacher *

Production

For Dhanush,

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starrer '' Thanga Magan'', original title considered was ''Tea Kadai Raja''. ''Tea Kadai Raja'' then became the chosen title of debut venture of Funtoon Talkies. Writer/director Marudhu Raja states "Some of the incidents that happened in my life are what inspired me to make this film. Everybody will be able to relate to this film," says Raja, who relates that "all of us are beautiful in one way or the other".

Soundtrack

Dhanraj Manickam's soundtrack consists of nine tracks including one instrumental theme and one Gana song sung by

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Release

The film was released on 8 April 2016 by

. The Satellite TV Rights and

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Rights were grabbed by Raj TV.

Reception

The movie was rated with 3.5/5 by ''nettv4u''.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5616260 Indian romantic drama films 2016 films 2016 romantic drama films 2010s Tamil-language films