''Thoothukudi'' is a 2006 Indian

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-language gangster film set in the

Thoothukudi Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin) is a port city, a municipal corporation and an industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city lies in the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal. Thoothukudi is the capital and he ...

district of

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directed by

Sanjay Ram Sanjay Ram is an Indian people, Indian film director and producer who has worked on Tamil films and was active in the late 2000s. Throughout his career, he worked on several films which failed to have a theatrical release. Furthermore, several ...

. The film starred Harikumar, a prominent dance choreographer in Tamil films, in the lead role alongside Karthika and Rahman.

Cast

* Harikumar as Mahadevan * Karthika as Mallika * Rahman as Lingam *Navin Balaji as Esaki *Swetha as Esaki's wife

Production

The film marked the acting debut of dance choreographer Harikumar and actress Karthika in leading roles. Karthika was cast in the film after the makers had spotted her in a commercial. The relative success of the film prompted Karthika to be labelled as 'Thootukudi' Karthika or 'Karuvappaiya' Karthika by the media. Harikumar and Karthika worked together again in '' Madurai Sambavam'' (2009).

Music

Pravin Mani composed the songs and scored the background music. The song "Karuvappaiya" from the song garnered popularity prior to release, with actress Karthika's display in the song noted. Following the album, Pravin and Harikumar came together again for their next venture, ''Thirutham''.

Reception

''Sify'' gave the film a negative review and wrote that "On the whole, the script is wafer thin, there is no logic and is too dark and morbid". Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' noted that "Though it's a predictable storyline, the director has attempted to bring in slight variations and the film does have its interesting moments and elements". The film performed well at the box office, with director

receiving more offers to work on films. The film's positive response prompted director Sanjay Ram to work on a sequel titled ''Kiliyanthattu Thoothukudi 2'' during 2013.

References

2006 films 2000s crime films Indian crime films 2000s Tamil-language films Films directed by Sanjay Ram {{authority control