''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'' () is a 2013 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 co-produced and directed by Sundar C. and produced by

Khushbu Khushbu Sundar (born Nakhat Khan; 29 September 1970) is an Indian actress, politician, film producer and television presenter. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, besides Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is a rec ...

. The film stars Siddharth,

Hansika Motwani Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Hansika began her career as a child actor in Hindi films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including ''Des ...

, and

Santhanam Santhanam or Santanam ( te, సంతానం) is an Indian name that may refer to: People * K. Santhanam (1895–1980), Indian politician * Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan (born 1941), Indian mathematician * Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) ...

. The film was partially reshot in

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as ''Something Something'' with

Brahmanandam Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic performa ...

replacing Santhanam and a different supporting cast. The film released on 14 June 2013 to positive reviews, performing well at the box office and becoming a commercial success.

Plot

Kumar is a software engineer who lives in a joint family. All of the marriages in his family have been love marriages for generations. He, however, swears off girls and love because of bad experiences in his childhood and teenage years. One day, he falls in love with Sanjana, a new employee in his office. Unable to convey his feelings, he seeks the help of Mokia (Premji in Telugu), a man who earns a living by helping men impress their lovers. Mokia teaches him to be more assertive and flirtatious. He makes Kumar spread the rumour that Sanjana is seeing her boss, George. As a result, Sanjana stops spending time with George. George then asks her to be his girlfriend, coincidentally when Kumar was planning to confess his love for Sanjana. She accepts, leaving Kumar heartbroken. Mokia then intervenes and breaks up George and Sanjana. Sanjana and Kumar finally get together but Mokia tries to break them apart after he finds out it's his sister he has been helping Kumar with. Then, Kumar admits to Sanjana that he manipulated her feelings but then seeks her forgiveness. Then they get back together, with the acceptance of Mokia who sees Kumar's true love for Sanjana.

Cast

* Siddharth as Kumar *

as Mokia/Sathish *

as Sanjana *

Ganesh Venkatraman Ganesh Venkatraman is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. He had acted in Radha Mohan's ''Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008), before working in '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' (2009) and ''Kandahar'' (2010). Career Ganesh began his ac ...

as George *

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 ...

as Karna *

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 Pencil Maama/Cone Ice *

Chitra Lakshmanan Lakshmanan Ramasamy (born 23 January 1948), known professionally as Chitra Lakshmanan, is an Indian journalist, filmmaker and actor. He produced and directed several Tamil language films starring some of Tamil cinema's major stars during the 19 ...

as Kunchithapadam *

Devadarshini Devadarshini is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films, in addition to few Telugu films and television series. She began her career as a television anchor before venturing into acting, first in television and then in films. ...

as Kumar's sister *

Bosskey Bosskey is an Indian actor, Radio Jockey, Cricketer, Television anchor,Vidyullekha Raman Vidyullekha Raman (born 4 November 1991), also known as Vidyu Raman, is an Indian actress and comedienne who appears in Tamil and Telugu films. The daughter of actor Mohan Raman, Vidyullekha made her debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's 2012 ''Neet ...

as Vidhya *

Vichu Vishwanath Vichu Vishwanath is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films and serials. He has worked in comedy and supporting roles, often associating with director Sundar C. Career Vichu Vishwanath was born in Coimbatore, India and atten ...

as Boss *

George Vishnu George Vishnu is an Indian actor who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas. Career George Vishnu, the son of Malaysian Tamil actor Ravichandran and Malayalam actress Sheela, was chosen by producer Bhaskar to debut in a fi ...

as Ragavendra Rao * Nalini as Annakilli *

Thalapathy Dinesh Thalapathy Dinesh (also spelled Thalapathi Dinesh) is an Indian action choreographer who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He started his career in the cinema as an extra fighter in '' Naan Sigappu Manithan'' and later he became as a stunt master and ...

as Annakili's brother *

Jennifer Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People *Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and tele ...

as Maya *

Iswarya Menon Iswarya Menon is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the Tamil and Telugu films. Early life and education Iswarya Menon's family hails from Chendamangalam, Kerala, but she was born and brought up in Erode, Tamil Nadu.She completed ...

as Harini * Sriranjini as Sathish and Sanjana's mother *

Rethika Srinivas Rethika Srinivas is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films. Career Rethika graduated with a degree in electronic engineering from SRM University, before pursuing a master's degree in media studies in the United Kingdom. She subseque ...

as Rekha Mohan. HR Manager *

George Maryan George Maryan (born 23 March 1963) is an Indian actor and comedian, who has appeared in Tamil cinema. He started his career in theatre, before working in Tamil cinema and has often collaborated with film-makers A. L. Vijay, Sundar C and Priyada ...

as Police officer * Bava Lakshmanan as Annakili's sidekick * Pei Krishnan as Annakili's sidekick * Meena Kumari as Kumar's sister *

Priyanka Nalkari Priyanka Nalkari is an Indian actress and anchor who works in Tamil and Telugu television and films. She is best known for playing the titular role in Sun TV's show Roja. Career Priyanka is an Indian film and television actress native to Hyde ...

as Divyasree * Balaji K. Mohan as Kumar's Brother-in-law * Kannika Ravi as Saindhavi *

Delhi Ganesh Delhi Ganesh is an Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1976 to present. Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based theatre troupe, ''Dakshina Bharata Natak ...

as Bombay Ganesh (special appearance) *

John Vijay John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who plays supporting roles in Tamil films. He has also worked in a few Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. Career John Vijay did his M.Sc. in Visual Communication from Loyola College ...

as Military Colonel (special appearance) * Vishal as himself (special appearance) *

Samantha Ruth Prabhu Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian I ...

(special appearance) *

(special appearance in the song "Thiruttu Pasanga") * Karunakaran (special appearance) * Sundar C. (special appearance) ;Telugu version *

as Premji * Venu Madhav as Cone Ice Bava * Sudha as Premji and Sanjana's mother *

Gautam Raju Gautam Raju is an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh predominantly acted in Telugu films. He acted in more than 200 films. He got two Nandi Awards as a Best Male Comedian. He also received Rajababu award. Early and personal life Gautam Raju was ...

as Police officer *

Rana Daggubati Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil languages. Rana is described as one of the few actors in India who were ...

as himself (special appearance)

Production

In January 2013, Sundar C. announced that he would collaborate with UTV Motion Pictures for another film after the success of ''

Kalakalappu ''Kalakalappu'' () () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Sundar C. and produced by his wife Khushbu. It stars Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya and Santhanam, with music composed by Vijay Ebenezer. It was originally t ...

''. The film was launched on 21 March 2013 in Hyderabad. Siddharth and

Hansika Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Hansika began her career as a child actor in Hindi films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including ''D ...

are the lead pair of the film after the Telugu film ''

Oh My Friend ''Oh My Friend'' is a 2011 Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer Venu Sri Ram. It stars Siddharth,Hansika and Shruti Haasan with Navdeep in an important extended cameo. It was produced by Dil Raju. The film's title ...

''. The film's title ''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'' was derived from a dialogue from ''

Pudhupettai ''Pudhupettai'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by Selvaraghavan. The film stars the director's brother Dhanush in the lead role, while Sonia Agarwal and Sneha (actress), Sneha play suppor ...

'', later popularised by ''

Boss Engira Bhaskaran ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh who earlier directed ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009). Starring Arya, Nayanthara and Santhanam in lead roles, the film is produce ...

''. Shooting took place in

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Soundtrack

C. Sathya composed the music for this film; the soundtrack features six tracks.

Release

The satellite rights of the film were secured by

STAR Vijay Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay change ...

. The film was given a U certificate by the Censor Board without cuts. The film and its Telugu version was released simultaneously with ''

Thillu Mullu ''Thillu Mullu'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander and written by Visu. A remake of the 1979 Hindi film ''Gol Maal'', it stars Rajinikanth, with Thengai Srinivasan, Nagesh, Poornam Viswana ...

'' on 14 June 2013. ''TVSK'' has acquired 460 screens in Tamil Nadu, 80 screens in overseas markets across Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and USA and 60 screens across Kerala and Karnataka.

Box office

The film had good start at the box office collected in the end of the first week itself and in Telugu, the film grossed Total at the box office. The positive word of mouth helped the film. The film rocked at the box office grossed over in TN in 6 weeks and Telugu gross would be around . The film had a total Worldwide gross at the box office. The film declared "Blockbuster Hit" at the box office in Tamil. The film is also listed in most successful films of 2013. The film completed 100 days in 100 centers.

Reception

This Tamil version received positive reviews from critics and audience. Moviecrow rated it 3/5 stating that "''TVSK'' works because of Sundar C.'s rich experience and ability to mix various comedy elements and commercial formula with strong backing from a bevy of lead actors and comedians". Rediff wrote:"Theeya Velai Seyyanum Kumaru fails on many counts, the primary being the lead actors and their lackluster performance, the film is still quite boring and predictable". In wrote:"Overall, ''TVSK'' is an average rom-com with few good laughs". Behindwoods wrote:"To sum up, ''TVSK'' is bound to continue the long-lasting trend of well-made comedy movies striking it big at the box-office".

Baradwaj Rangan Baradwaj Rangan is an Indian film critic, writer, and formerly the deputy editor of ''The Hindu''. He later became a senior editor of Film Companion. Rangan won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2006. Before joining ''The Hindu'' ...

of the Hindu wrote "Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru at least has better one-liners, borderline surreal non sequiturs — and all of them are entrusted with RJ Balaji...Santhanam, in comparison, comes off a tad stale, with his now-patented mix of alliteration and rhyme." The Telugu version received mixed to positive reviews. ''The Hindu'' wrote that "''Something Something'' oscillates between being hilarious to ridiculous, backed by good performances by Siddharth, Hansika and Brahmanandam". ''idlebrain.com'' gave a review of rating 3/5 stating "''Something Something'' is a romantic comedy that features Brahmanandam in a full length character. It is one of those films in which the character suits Siddharth very well. The scenes and thread featuring Brahmanandam is the lifeline of the movie. On a whole, ''Something Something'' works because of Brahmanandam."

References

External links

* {{UTV Movies 2013 films Films shot in Chennai Films shot in Telangana Indian multilingual films 2013 romantic comedy films Indian romantic comedy films Films directed by Sundar C. 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Telugu-language films Films scored by C. Sathya UTV Motion Pictures films 2013 multilingual films Films shot in Japan