''Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film written and directed by

M. Rajesh M. Rajesh is an Indian film director and screenwriter, working primarily in the Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. Known for making comedy films, he made his directorial debut with ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'' in 2009 and followed it up with ''Boss ...

and produced by N. Ramasamy. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, Nikki Galrani and

Anandhi Anandhi (born Rakshita; 10 December 1996) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. After her debut in the Telugu film '' Bus Stop'' (2012), she appeared in Vetrimaaran's Tamil production ''Poriyaalan'' a ...

, while Prakash Raj and

RJ Balaji Balaji Patturaj (born 20 June 1985), popularly known as RJ Balaji, is an Indian actor, radio jockey, television presenter, comedian and film director in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is best known as the host of the 92.7 Big FM shows ''The Night Sho ...

play supporting roles. The film began during March 2016. The movie released on 18 November 2016 and received negative reviews from critics. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Chennai Chinnodu'' in 2018.

Plot

Kumar ( G. V. Prakash Kumar) is to get married in a couple of days, with his fiancé Priya ( Nikki Galrani). But Kumar wants to spend a day with his friends at Pondicherry celebrating his bachelor party. After a night of partying by the beach, Kumar and his friend Balaji (

) attempt to return to Chennai the next morning, only to get caught on route by three corrupt policemen: Manimaaran ( Prakash Raj), Mayilsamy (

Robo Shankar Robo Shankar is an Indian standup comedian who has appears in character roles in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with STAR Vijay's ''Kalakkapovathu Yaaru'', performing standup comedy. He is a now cast as regular on several shows on Sta ...

), and Madaswamy (

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 ...

). They find a huge stock of alcohol in the trunk of their car and refuse to let them go. With no money to pay the bribe, Kumar and Balaji try to escape in their car. However, they are chased down, threatened, and given an ultimatum.

Cast

* G. V. Prakash Kumar as Kumar * Nikki Galrani as Priya *

as Nancy * Prakash Raj as ACP Manimaaran *

as Balaji *

Rajendran A. Rajendran,(born 1 June 1957) credited as Motta Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Tamil film '' Pithamagan'' and has worked as a stunt doub ...

as Father Francis Rajendran *

as Mayilswamy *

as Madaswamy *

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as Gomathi Gopalakrishnan *

Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' ...

as Shanti *

T. Siva T. Siva is an Indian film producer and distributor in Chennai, India. He has produced 23 films including ''Saroja (2008 film), Saroja'' and ''Kanimozhi (film), Kanimozhi''. He owns the production company, Amma Creations. He is best known for ''Ara ...

as Kumar's father *

Uday Mahesh Udhayabhanu Maheswaran (born February 21 st 1970) is an Indian actor and director. He directed two Tamil Tamil films: ''Naalai'' (2006) and '' Chakkara Viyugam'' (2008). As an actor, he is best known for his portrayal of Vishwanathan in the STAR ...

as Priya's father *

Sachu Saraswathi Sundaresan Iyer, professionally known as Kumari Sachu (born 7 January 1948) is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 films in five different languages and a few television serials. She is a character actress/comedienne who ...

as Kumar's grandmother *

Shanmugasundaram Shanmugasundaram was an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He began his career as an actor by starring in '' Ratha Thilagam'' (1963) and '' Karnan'' (1964), and continued his career for seven decades. He is also a dubbing artist. He ...

as Kumar's grandfather *

Aishwarya Aishwarya (Devanagari : ''ऐश्वर्य'') is a Hindu Indian or Nepalese male or feminine given name, which means "prosperity" and "wealth". Notable people named Aishwarya * Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran (born 1971), Indian actress * Aishwar ...

as Manimaaran's wife *

Manobala Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's referen ...

as "Pesuvadhellam Unmai" show director * M. S. Bhaskar as Michael Aasirvadham * Santhana Bharathi as Church Priest * Arjunan *

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as Karthik Kumar (cameo appearance) *

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in a special appearance *

Gana Bala Bala Murugan, better known by his stage name Gana Bala is an Indian playback singer in Tamil cinema. He rose to prominence after rendering the songs 'Aadi Pona Aavani' and 'Nadukadalula Kappala' from the soundtrack of ''Attakathi''. He has pred ...

in a special appearance

Production

Director

and actor-composer G. V. Prakash Kumar announced that they would collaborate for a new comedy film during early November 2015, after the director had been impressed with the actor's performance in ''

Trisha Illana Nayanthara ''Trisha Illana Nayanthara'' ( ''If Not Trisha, Then Nayanthara'') is a 2015 Indian Tamil language sex comedy film written and directed by Adhik Ravichandran. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, Simran, Manisha Yadav and Anandhi, with VTV Ga ...

'' (2015). Titled ''Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru'' after a dialogue from

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's ''

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'' (2006), Rajesh signed on actresses Nikki Galrani and

Avika Gor Avika Gor (born 30 June 1997) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi television and Telugu films. She is famously known for playing the role of Anandi in ''Balika Vadhu'' and Roli in ''Sasural Simar Ka''. She made her Telugu film ...

to play the film's leading female roles after

Priya Anand Priya Anand (born 17 September 1986) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She has also appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam films. After pursuing higher studies in the US, she began a career in ...

and

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were linked to the project. T. Siva agreed to produce the film while also acted in the film portraying Prakash's father, while actors

and Prakash Raj joined the cast of the film in early 2016. Production began for the film at

Sathyam Cinemas SPI Cinemas is an Indian multiplex chain originally owned by the SPI Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The company is often lauded for its premium quality and inexpensive pricing. Its theatres, primarily Sathyam, are often used by ...

during early March 2016, before the team shifted to film scenes in Pondicherry. G. V. Prakash Kumar and RJ Balaji suffered injuries following a car accident during the making of the film in late March 2016. In May 2016, Rajesh chose to replace Avika Gor with Anandhi, after the actress had difficulties filming scenes in the Tamil language.

Reception

The critic from The Hindu wrote it is "Rajesh’s seventh film and it’s amusing to see how little his cinema has evolved", while Rediff.com's critic stated that "''Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru'' is a waste of time" and that the film "was plain annoying". Likewise, Behindwoods.com wrote "on the whole, Rajesh has followed his signature template, which looks very much usual and ordinary" and the critics from the New Indian Express suggested "if you decide to sit this one out, don’t worry you are not missing out on a lot". In contrast, a reviewer from Sify.com noted "To conclude, ''Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru'' is a watchable comedy entertainer and it might entertain if you don't worry much about logical loopholes and some blatant comedy sequences".

Soundtrack

The music is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with lyrics for four songs written by

Na. Muthukumar Nagarajan Muthukumar (12 July 1975 – 14 August 2016) was a Tamil poet, lyricist, and author. Best known for his Tamil language film songs, he received the most Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricist in Tamil and was a two-time recipient of the Nat ...

. An extra song in the album ''Locality Boys'' was released earlier than the soundtrack as a single, and features music composed by

Bobo Shashi Shashikanth, better known as Bobo Shashi ( ta, போபோ சஷி : born 12 October 1981) is an Indian film composer and singer. Biography and career Shashi was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to a musically affluent family. His father M ...

and

Karunas Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played lead roles in films including ''Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) an ...

and lyrics written by Dharran and Karunas.

References

External links

* {{M. Rajesh 2016 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2016 romantic comedy films Indian romantic comedy films Films scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar Films directed by M. Rajesh