soodhu kavvum
rohit shetty’s next “golmaal 4” is not a remake of the tamil hit “soodhu kavvum” .
' soodhu kavvum', directed by debutant nalan kumarasamy, features upcoming star vijay sethupathy .
there are no critic reviews yet for soodhu kavvum. keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
the director will soon be engrossed with the pre - production of
soodhu kavvum
remake .
soodhu kavvum is the sleeper hit of the year, with impressive attendance at multiplexes on weekends .
people looking for online information on soodhu kavvum, zurich film festival will find this news story useful .
fast approaching its 50th day, soodhu kavvum is already declared a superhit and has grossed handsome revenues .
vijay sethupathy' s
soodhu kavvum
will be remade in hindi with imran khan in the lead .
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despite having been declared a super hit, soodhu kavvum is still ruling the roost albeit with reduced shows .
despite being in its 4th week, soodhu kavvum is going great guns and is reaping super hit collections .
the remake rights of' soodhu kavvum' have already been bought and it is being remade in telugu and kannada .
actor rajasekhar will soon be seen in telugu comedy' gaddam gang', a remake of tamil blockbuster' soodhu kavvum' .
rohit shetty’s next “golmaal 4” is not a remake of the tamil hit “soodhu kavvum”, says the official publicist of the film .
ethir neechal
,
soodhu kavvum
,
klta
and
kbkr
all predominantly used comedy throughout the film .
out - of - the - box, path - breaking, different, daring…nalan kumarasamy' s soodhu kavvum deserves all these adjectives .
filmmaker rohit shetty’s next “golmaal 4” is not a remake of the tamil hit “soodhu kavvum”, says the official publicist of the film .
in a report by daily news and analysis, rohit shetty said in a telephonic interview ,
though i have the rights of the tamil film soodhu kavvum, i want to clarify that golmaal 4 is not a remake of that. i will make soodhu kavvum later .
sanchita' s imaginary character in' soodhu kavvum' was received very well by the audience. the story was about four misfit kidnappers .
' soodhu kavvum', directed by debutant nalan kumarasamy, features upcoming star vijay sethupathy, who has half a dozen films to his credit .
soodhu kavvum
, directed by debutant nalan kumarasamy, features upcoming star vijay sethupathy, who has half a dozen films to his credit .
vijay sethupathy and nalan kumarasamy’s soodhu kavvum is about a motley crew of kidnappers and how their botched attempt cascades into a series of interesting events .
nalan kumarasamy’s soodhu kavvum is an uninhibited, intriguing comedy drama revolving around a bunch of small time kidnappers and their trials and tribulations with life .
we just learnt that rohit shetty' s golmaal 4 will be a remake of tamil black comedy, soodhu kavvum, starring ajay devgn in lead .
the soodhu kavvum star has a whole bunch of films lined up this yearvijay sethupathi is one of the most innovative actors in kollywood at the moment .
soodhu kavvum
revolves around four misfit kidnappers, a politician' s son and a psychopathic police officer, who handles an investigation about a kidnapping case .
the lead cast for the untitled kannada remake is yet to be finalised. talks are also on for the telugu and hindi remake of
soodhu kavvum
.
there are quite a number of indian films that are scheduled to be screened this year and soodhu kavvum is the only tamil entry from among the other indian films .
tamil hit movie soodhu kavvum (in pic) will be remade into hindi by hit film - maker rohit shetty. the movie will go on the floors mid 2014 .
it is a big may day release for tamil films on labour day weekend. there are three tamil films releasing – ethir neechal, moondru per moondru kathal and soodhu kavvum .
nalan kumarasamy (again of the pizza fame) on - boarded himself to the screenplay and directing platform with soodhu kavvum. the industry needs more people like him. he’s awesome .
tamil hit movie soodhu kavvum (in pic) will be remade into hindi by hit film - maker rohit shetty. the movie will go on the floors mid 2014 ...
chennai express
director rohit shetty is all set to remake the tamil crime - comedy drama
soodhu kavvum
(
evil engulfs
) with imran khan in the lead .
while' soodhu kavvum' is going steady with 70 - 80 percent occupancy in cinemas,' sukumarudu' is dwindling with mixed responses from audiences and critics alike ,
trinath added .
what does it take to make an engaging, convincing and entertaining movie? a solid story, solid performances and good direction, nalan kumarasamy proved with soodhu kavvum and his choice of actors .
one of the biggest hits of the year,' soodhu kavvum' is currently being remade in hindi as well. rohit shetty will be producing the film with imran khan in the lead .
the low - budget film
soodhu kavvum
, about four misfit kidnappers that came out may 1, has reportedly raked in rs. 5. 2 crore in two weeks in tamil nadu .
the list of movies are court, fandry, gulabi gang, i. d katiyabaaz, liar’s dice, lucia, monsoon shootout, ship of theseus, titli, sulemani keeda and soodhu kavvum .
apparently, rohit was impressed with the soodhu kavvum plot and had evinced interest to produce / direct it in hindi under his own banner. utv movies, fox movies and endemol india were also keen on acquiring the hindi remake rights of soodhu kavvum. however, the movie has fallen into the laps of rohit. the hindi version will undergo extensive tweaking of the plot in the second half .
right upon its release soodhu kavvum has completely bowled over both critics and fans alike. the excellent opening is also proof to the fact that the movie is here to stay for a long time .
there were reports that the fourth instalment of the hit film franchise “golmaal” is inspired by the 2013 tamil hit film “soodhu kavvum”. the official publicist of the film on thursday shunned all such claims .
hopefully we can get more of them out here, with subtitles, and on home video for outsiders to see. if you can find soodhu kavvum, see it, you' ll thank me .
since then, both directors and producers seem to have got bolder, as have the theatres, offering to the audience films like jigarthanda and soodhu kavvum, which combine noir, action, and comedy .
chennai: despite good opening in the domestic market, tamil crime - comedy' soodhu kavvum' and telugu romantic - drama' sukumarudu' have failed to keep the cash registers ringing in the overseas market .
debut director nalan kumarasamy’s soodhu kavvum is a comedy thriller, about a petty kidnapper and how things can get complicated when he accidentally messes up with his own rules. vijay sethupathy plays das, the film’s lead .
rohit shetty' s' golmaal 4' is reportedly a remake of the 2013 tamil black comedy' soodhu kavvum' which was directed by nalan kumarasamy and had vijay sethupathi and sanchita shetty as the lead pair .
chennai: southern actress sanchita shetty, who rose to stardom with her performance in tamil crime - comedy' soodhu kavvum', wants to star in the remake of the film in other southern languages as well .
while there might be a perception that south remakes can be loud and bombastic, soodhu kavvum directed by nalan kumarasamy is a subtle comedy, more on the lines of delhi belly, than shetty' s golmaal trilogy .
a leading daily revealed that ajay devgn and rohit shetty' s golmaal 4 would be a remake of the 2013 tamil black comedy soodhu kavvum (evil engulfs). however, all these reports are not true ...
however, the director is under tremendous pressure to work with shah rukh khan after singham 2. in that case, the task of directing soodhu kavvum could go to director shimit amin (who directed chakde india !) .
actor rajasekhar will soon be seen in telugu comedy ‘gaddam gang’, a remake of tamil blockbuster ‘soodhu kavvum’. while the star has acted in several remakes over the years, this film in particular was very challenging for him .
rockline productions believe that
soodhu kavvum
has a universal concept that will be accepted in any language. apart from hindi, the film is expected to be remade in other regional languages, including telugu, kannada and malayalam .
soodhu kavvum
: dark tamil comedy shows it means to make a film is just to make audiences laugh. unarguably the funniest film of the year ,
soodhu kavvum
is powered by the presence of poster boy vijay sethupathy. a box - office blockbuster, it revolves around four misfit kidnappers who try something way out of their league. imran khan will feature in the hindi remake of the film, which will be produced by rohit shetty .
chennai, may 14 (ians) despite good opening in the domestic market, tamil crime - comedy
soodhu kavvum
and telugu romantic - drama
sukumarudu
have failed to keep the cash registers ringing in the overseas market .
' soodhu kavvum' collected rs 15. 68 lakh in us, while aadi pudipeddi - starrer' sukumarudu' raked in merely rs 89, 735 ,
according to a tweet posted by trade analyst, taran adarsh on his twitter page .
soodhu kavvum was released in the year 2013, some songs of the official soundtrack are sudden delight by rob mass, come na come by chinna, ellam kadanthu pogumada by kovai jaleel, kasu panam by andony dasan. listen the soundtrack online !
chennai: filmmaker nalan kumaraswamy' s second tamil directorial is titled
kai neelam
, which will be a sequel to his blockbuster
soodhu kavvum
. he also plans to work on a third part to complete a trilogy .
my second
soodhu kavvum
collected rs. 15. 68 lakh in us, while aadi pudipeddi - starrer
sukumarudu
raked in merely rs. 89, 735 ,
according to a tweet posted by trade analyst, taran adarsh on his twitter page .
mani seiyon’s kattappava kanom is based on an interesting premise (on characters whose lives revolve around a feng sui fish), but, on the whole, it fails to create the magic of soodhu kavvum (2013), which was lot more wacky .
“the original was widely appreciated. hence, we had to push ourselves to give a product that’s as good as or better than ‘soodhu kavvum’. i think we’ve achieved that. it’s for audiences to watch the film and give their verdict, ” he said .
klta, reportedly made for rs. 3 crore, collected rs. 12 crore at the box office, while
soodhu kavvum
and
ethir neechal
, both made under rs. 5 crore, collected rs. 8 crore and rs. 12 crore respectively .
with every film that he has acted in, vijay sethupathy has always managed to raise the bar to an entirely new level. as a grey - haired, 40 - year old with psychotic tendencies, speaking broken english, vijay sethupathy in soodhu kavvum is truly unbelievable .
chennai, june 5 (ians) after tamil horror - thriller
pizza
, it is the turn of debutant nalan kumaraswamy' s tamil crime - comedy
soodhu kavvum
which will soon be remade in kannada. the remake rights have been bought by rockline venkatesh .
a story about four misfit kidnappers ,
soodhu kavvum
was reportedly made on a budget of rs. 2 crore. the film, which is still running in cinemas in tamil nadu, managed to collect over rs. 8 crore within the first two weeks of its release .
debutant mani seiyon’s kattappava kanom is fun for the most part but it isn’t funny enough and the lack of it isn’t a bad thing. it’s just one of the films that would have worked big time if it was funnier and wackier, say, a la nalan kumarswamy’s soodhu kavvum .
tamil hit movie soodhu kavvum (in pic) will be remade into hindi by hit film - maker rohit shetty. the movie will go on the floors mid 2014. this will be the first independent movie to be produced by rohit shetty under his own banner rohit shetty entertainment pvt ltd .
the hindi remake of tamil film
soodhu kavvum
was announced in 2013. according to reports, director rohit shetty will be helming the film which is about four misfit kidnappers. imran khan has been chosen to play the lead role. it is not clear as to when the film will go on floors .
the thegidi actor seems to be eager to work with his mates from his short film daysactor ashok selvan, who worked in a few short films with friends before making his feature film debut with soodhu kavvum, says he’s keen to collaborate with them again. he says some of his friends are waiting with scripts [ … ]
rohit' s last release
chennai express
created several records at the indian box office. following the film' s stupendous success, expectations from the director have soared. besides the remake of
soodhu kavvum
, rohit is also working in other couple of projects including
singham 2
and
golmaal 4 .
has success got into soodhu kavvum star’s head? read on to find out…the actor who’s doing quite well for himself is now in a legal tangle with a production house. apparently, vijay sethupathi signed on a film with studio 9 two years ago and took rs 20 lakhs from them as an advance from them. [ … ]
soodhu kavvum (evil engulfs): a botched kidnapping attempt leads to much confusion. definitely one of the best films of 2013—that acts both as a social commentary with a brilliant mix of sarcastic and situational humour, a satire that never fails to bring a chuckle and also makes you ponder about the state of politics in india .
the talented actor releases a unique trailer, keeping the plot under tight wrapsafter making it big in the tamil film industry with two back to back superhits – pizza and soodhu kavvum, vijay sethupathi turns producer with his next flick orange mittai. having made a name for himself in kollywood as a versatile actor, vijay seems [ … ]
while all big - budget films such as
alex pandian
,
kadal
and
aadhi bhagavan
failed to keep the cash registers ringing, the five that kept the business going at the box office included
kanna laddu thinna aasaiya
( klta) ,
soodhu kavvum
and
ethir neechal
by debutant directors .
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southern actress sanchita shetty, who rose to stardom with her performance in tamil crime - comedy soodhu kavvum, wants to star in the remake of the film in other southern languages as well. the remake rights of soodhu kavvum have already been bought and it is being remade in telugu and kannada .
if given an opportunity, i would love to star in the remakes. it' s one of the films i can never disassociate myself from. i have already been approached by the producer of its telugu remake, but i' m more interested in the kannada version as it' s my mother tongue ,
sanchita stated. sanchita' s imaginary character in soodhu kavvum was received very well by the audience. the story was about four misfit kidnappers. one of the biggest hits of the year, the film is currently being remade in hindi as well. rohit shetty will be producing the film with imran khan in the lead. meanwhile, sanchita is awaiting the release of tamil horror - thriller pizza 2: villa .
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a dark comedy that never forgets its basic rule to entertain. it' s darker themes are ingeniously conveyed, but never does soodhu kuvoom lose its ability to make us laugh !
tamil producer cv kumar has acquired the remake rights of recently released kannada independent film ‘lucia’. the film will be remade in tamil or telugu. “c. v. kumar, producer of ‘pizza’ and ‘soodhu kavvum’ now officially holds the rights to make ‘lucia’ in tamil and telugu. they will start shooting in march, ” posted pawan kumar, director of lucia on his twitter page .
the tamil industry has been open to fresh stories and young talent in the last two years. even bigger production houses are coming forward to support new stories, but what we lack is content. while a legion of young filmmakers are on the rise, industry is still toying with the idea of making commercial film for the masses ,
said kumar who also delivered two more hits -
pizza
and
soodhu kavvum
.
i am most curious to see how soodhu kavvum will be received — the noir - comedy isn’t a genre we dabble in all that often — but of at least one thing there is little doubt. these brave little films are here to stay. vijay sethupathi the poster boy of this cinema, was welcomed in his first scene with cheers and claps usually reserved for mass heroes making their entry. it’s the sweetest sound i’ve heard in years .
it’s difficult to discuss soodhu kavvum — which centres on a botched kidnapping (sorry, “kednaping”) attempt — without spoiling it for the first - time viewer, because it isn’t about what happens so much as how these things happen. it’s about the vibe. it’s about the parking valet who bathes and changes into fresh clothes and applies sacred ash on his forehead and then sits down to have a drink, delivering an impassioned rant about the futility of reading newspapers .
from the very beginning, from the minute a lowly mnc employee rolls off his bed in a tiny house whose walls bear a poster of t. rajendar, nalan kumarasamy’s soodhu kavvum is a demonstration of what’s possible when movies are made for the sheer joy of making movies. there isn’t a single calculated moment, something cynically aimed to satisfy this segment of the audience or that one. everything is organic, the events rooted in a nutty story and sprouting through a brilliant screenplay .
rohit shetty is the only hindi film director in recent times to direct two successful tamil movies. as of now, rohit shetty is keen on directing the remake version, which is unlikely to be a rs 100 budget movie for which the film - maker is famous for. however, the director is under tremendous pressure to work with shah rukh khan after singham 2. in that case, the task of directing soodhu kavvum could go to director shimit amin (who directed chakde india !) .
meanwhile, down south, a new cult star was emerging. tamil actor vijay sethupathi' s craze in the south was growing film by film. he picked offbeat projects and soon in a market filled with masala fare, his hard work was getting recognized. in 2013, sethupathi starred in the critical and commercial hit soodhu kavvum (english: evil engulfs). the dark comedy co - starring national award winning actor bobby simha was supposed to be remade in hindi as golmaal 4 but apparently not .
soodhu kavvum is the story of three friends, two of whom are pretty much jobless bums. the third guy has a job for about 6 minutes into the movie. the story is about the alternate job the three of them pick up - kidnapping. they don’t pick up that new job profile on their own. they become assistant to a veteran, small time, part crazy kidnapper and his lady friend who focuses on kidnapping middle - class family members and deals in the, you know, volume game .
sudhish kamath (good night | good morning), q (tasher desh, gandu), nalan kumarasamy (soodhu kavvum), hemant gaba, (shuttlecock boys), sandeep mohan (hola venky), raja sen, suparn verma (aatma), abhinav shiv tiwari (oass), pratim d. gupta (paanch adhyay), anu menon (london paris new york), rajshree ojha (aisha), and gautham menon (ye maaya chesave) made a movie with a single story, and it' s awesome .
the other may day release is thiru kumaran entertainments soodhu kavvu, which is being marketed by studio green. the film has vijay sethupathi and sanjita shetty in the lead and directed by nalan kumarasamy. santosh narayanan has provided hit music for this thriller which has ua certificate .
soodhu kavvum is the debut feature from nalan kumarasamy, one of the leaders of the new wave of tamil filmmakers led by him and karthik subbaraj. the film stars tamil indie superstar vijay sethupathi and tells the darkly comedic story of a team of desperate kidnappers looking to turn a quick buck. this is another film i didn' t get a chance to review because the theatrical print didn' t have the promised subtitles, but upon catching up with the film on blu - ray (the dvd doesn' t have subs either), i' m sold .
‘ soodhu kavvum ’ marks a hat - trick of successes for vijay sethupathy after the thriller ‘ pizza ’ and the situational comedy ‘naduvula konjam pakkatha kaanom’. his knack of choosing good roles and working with new directors brimming with ideas will stand him in good stead, as also the work he puts in to portray each character. he put on weight and grew a beard to play das, and the look fits him to a ‘t’. his chemistry with shalu (sanchita shetty), who has a terrific screen presence and does a neat job in her debut movie, is a treat to watch .
` soodhu kawum 'features vijay sethupathi and sanchita shetty in leading roles. the film 's ensemble cast also consists of karunakaran, ramesh boby kottarakkara and ashok selvan. debutant nalan kumarasamy has directed this action - thriller and cv kumar has produced it. the film 's music director is santhosh narayan
soodhu kavvum doesn’t quite explode the way you expect it to — i couldn’t put my finger on it, but i think the pacing in some stretches is a bit off — but that’s a small price to pay in the face of such riches. this is the kind of film that marries tamil cinema with cinema from beyond. from the former, we get a line like “ yen da en nanban - a adiche? ” — a clever reworking of a cliché that invites not eye - rolls but laughs. and from the latter we have such surreal moments as the small song that reunites hero and heroine in heaven... in the middle of a torture scene .
kannan would direct the film. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] kannan subsequently opted out of the film, noting that he was unhappy on the first - copy production agreement which had been put in place, and was replaced by comedian srinath, who had previously directed muthirai (2. delays in starting the film led to reports that santhanam would be replaced by siva karthikeyan in the lead role, but this proved to be untrue. [ 8 ] the team confirmed the title would be vallavanukku pullum aayudham in june 2. anirudh signed on as music composer. [ 9 ] anirudh however dropped out of the project in early july 2. santhosh narayanan, who had achieved success for his work in pizza (2. soodhu kavvum (2 .
review: a man forced to leave home after building a shrine for actress nayanthara, a driver thrown out of his job at a five - star hotel after driving off in a fancy car belonging to a guest, an it employee sacked for not succumbing to the whims of a bossy co - worker, a doctor who would rather make films than treat his patients (a la ‘power star’) and finally, a schizophrenic kidnapper who keeps talking to an imaginary moll – this is the motley group of characters who populate ‘soodhu kavvum’. into this mix are thrown in a politician for whom nothing matters more than truth and honour, his not - so honest son out to make a quick buck and a cop whose fists talk more than he does. when their paths meet, chaos ensues .
often called tamil cinema’s vicky donor for taking sexual content to the families, this is a surprisingly subtle and truly modern tamil romantic comedy by writer - director r. s. prasanna, which, like soodhu kavvum, has pushed the boundaries of the unexplored characters and situations further. while vicky donor tried making as many sperm jokes as possible and thrived on the humour, here the jokes work because of the choice of words and visuals that make for family - friendly sexual humour. the director says that they didn’t even want to use the word sex in the film because the rest of the subject matter and the plot revolved around an unusual problem. we are so amused by the storytelling that we don’t really realise how the filmmaker has sneaked in the possibility of premarital sex even in arranged marriage .
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synopsis: das (vijay sethupathy) is a kidnapper with a conscience and carries out small jobs to earn a livelihood. his team comprises pagalavan (simha), sekar (ramesh thilak) and kesavan (ashok selvan). they pick up arumai prakasam (karunakaran), the only son of politician jnanodayam (m s bhaskar), only to find out that he had been planning his own kidnapping to wrest some money from his dad to start a business. things get complicated when psychopathic cop brahma (yog japee) is brought in to handle the investigation .
nalan kumarasamy establishes himself as a director to watch out for in this laugh riot of a debut movie. carrying off a dark comedy is no mean task, but nalan hits the target right in his first attempt. his writing is crisp, the lines are down to earth and funny, the characters well - etched and the screenplay has no dull moments. what’s more, all characters are given due importance and the screen space they require, thanks in part to editor leo john paul, but it is the director’s clarity of thought and vision that shines all through .
in fact, the other debutants, simha and radio jockey ramesh thilak, too come out with good performances, bringing in the laughs at regular intervals with their mannerisms and dialogue delivery. karunakaran does not have much screen space in the first half, but comes up with a riotous performance in the second half. veterans m s bhaskar and radha ravi aren’t taxed much, but yog japee does a bravura act as the tough as nails brahma, who gets his comeuppance at his own hands .
dinesh krishnan impresses with his camera work, but it is santosh narayanan who takes the movie a notch higher with his eclectic background score. though the movie features only one full song ‘ kaasu panam ’, the soundtrack has other gems like ‘ mama douser ’ and ‘ come na come ’ and a background score that will remain with you long after you exit the theatre. with a smile! ! !
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shraddha kapoor of
aashiqui 2
has reportedly been approached to play the female lead. confirming the news, senior film journalist sreedhar pillai tweeted ,
rohit shetty (singam & chennai express fame) 2 remake nalan kumarasamy' s # soodhukavvum in hindi with imran khan and shraddha kapoor .
rohit shetty will be producing the film under his home production in association with a & pgroups; and rockline productions, which holds the remake rights for the film .
the black comedy entertainer, which was released in may this year, opened to positive reviews from critics. the film earned over ₹50 crore at the worldwide box office and was declared a hit .
this is not the first time that rohit shetty is remaking a tamil project. in the past, the
golmaal
director remade tamil super hit
singam
, starring ajay devgn in the role of a righteous cop. the film was a box office success and even joined the elite ₹100 - crore club .
there have been nearly 155 tamil films released in 2013. out of that to choose 10 best tamil films is difficult. most of the releases were crass commercial, mindless entertainers, or rom - coms which may have worked at the box - office .
here 's sify. com 's pick of 10 films that were sensible and had something new in story telling or presentation. it also showcases exciting new talent that has emerged in tamil cinema. some of them may be influenced or inspired by noir films from world cinema, but what is important is they fitted into the tamil milieu .
director – nalan kumarasamy, producer – cv kumar what worked – a dark comedy, path breaking in its format and still could entertain with lead actors 'rocking realistic performance. it was refreshing in its concept and treatment .
it is one of the wittiest films i have seen in recent times. it' s a rarity nowadays to see a film with out - of - the - box story line laced with sensible humour. the film has done exceptional business in tamil, and i' m sure it will be bigger hit in kannada as well ,
venkatesh of rockline productions, told ians .
rockline venkatesh is known for producing kannada blockbusters such as
super
,
preethse
and
mourya
.
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chennai, june 11 (ians) one hundred films in just five months is a number the tamil industry could be proud of, but what dampens the filmmakers' spirit is that only five out of them were hits. the big question plaguing the industry is: why isn' t it able to generate content - rich films, let alone blockbusters ?
one of the common reasons is the dependency on stars, feels tamil filmmaker seenu ramaswamy .
i agree these superstars give a rs. 100 crore business, but when their films fail at the box - office, a lot of money is going down the drain. instead of investing so much in them, if producers choose to fund quality films made by newcomers, then the probability of success will be higher ,
seenu told ians .
the other two hits were
vishwaroopam
and
kedi billa killadi ranga
( kbkr) .
if a film made on rs. 5 crore can yield the same profit as a rs. 100 crore film, then i don' t see the need to always dream of making a big budget film. big actors should also be open to working with debutant directors, who guarantee success ,
said seenu .
the actors may be hesitant in working with new talent, but the industry is more receptive to newcomers, admited producer c. v. kumar who entered filmdom last year riding on a small budget out - of - the - box successful movie ,
attakathi
.
even though films such as
samar
and
vathikuchi
had the spark, they failed to ignite the fire because they were made for commercial purposes .
all my films to date have been with aspiring filmmakers with promising and different stories. since i can' t cough up crores of rupees, i carefully choose subjects that i want to convert into films and invest in them ,
he said .
the genre of a film, too, is important, said kbkr director pandiraj, who credited the success of his film to the subtle use of comedy .
audiences love to be entertained and, therefore, it makes sense to pack a good amount of comedy in the script. it is very important to use comedy to drive home a thought, instead of making slapstick references ,
pandiraj added .
the poor content is pushing audiences towards content - rich hollywood films, said trade analyst trinath .
iron man 3
and
life of pi
did amazing business here .
there is no need to compare tamil cinema with hollywood, but with access to so many western and foreign films, audiences find it easy to discard regional films. with films such as the' iron man' series and' avengers' doing well, it' s important to make quality films ,
trinath said .
he admited hollywood is giving stiff competition to tamil films at the box - office .
' iron man 3' raked in over rs. 1 crore on its opening weekend in chennai, but a week later theatre owners had to reduce the number of shows because they had to make way for tamil releases. competition is growing stronger between tamil and english films at the box - office ,
he added .
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pointing out that big stars are a big draw in the foreign land, another trade analyst, trinath said :
it' s extremely tough for a film with unfamiliar actors to stir the box - office abroad .
star actors have bigger market overseas and manage to generate revenue too. take telugu films such as' naayak' and' baadshah', for instance - these films took a gargantuan opening, thanks to the star actors involved in it ,
trinath told ians .
telugu film' life is beautiful', which did mediocre business domestically, was a hit in the us market because of director sekhar kammula. he has a great market value abroad and most of his films have done well there ,
said trinath .
aadi' s
sukumarudu
, a story about selfish nri transformed by family, reportedly netted rs 3. 4 crore on the release day worldwide. it released worldwide may 10 .
initially, few films used to release internationally, but nowadays every other film is eyeing an international release. while it' s good that films want to cater to global audience, it is very important to have good content ,
the distributor told ians .
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is an engaging film, with ingenious characters and entertaining situations, writes s saraswathi .
stars vijay sethupathy and sanchita shetty, alongwith ms bhasker, ramesh, simhaa, ashok, karunakaran, yog japee and radha ravi in significant roles .
it is a norm in tamil cinema to create a grand opening scene for the lead actor like a thrilling chase - and - rescue mission or daredevil stunts or a peppy dance number. the opening scene in
, however, has our hero dass (vijay sethupathy) getting beaten up by a teenage girl with volleyball after a failed attempt at kidnapping. this hilarious scene has the audience in splits and sets the mood for the movie .
dass, a small - time smuggler, wants to graduate to the next level, kidnapping, which he believes is more exciting and lucrative. upset by his failed attempt, he goes to the bar to vent out some steam. he finds himself in the company of three desperate jobless friends pagalavan (simhaa), kesavan (ashok) and sekhar (ramesh) .
dass convinces them that he has the perfected the art of kidnapping and asks them join him. having no other alternative, they do .
soon they become successful, and can pull off a series of kidnapping without any hitches .
things move smoothly until one day, they decide to raise the stakes and kidnap a inister’s son. what follows is complete mayhem, and the real fun begins .
a very peculiar, but extremely lovable character in the film is shalu (sanchita shetty), who plays the love interest of dass. what is exceptional about this character is that it is not real; shalu is a figment of his imagination and is visible only to him. the sexy shalu is the ideal male fantasy, who evokes a lot of laughter with her absurd dialogues and action .
what sets the film apart is that in spite of being a comedy film, there are no typical comic one - liners or forced comic situations. the predicament of the characters provides the comic element to the film. even the most serious dialogues in the gravest situations make the audience laugh uncontrollably .
there is some good all around performance, especially simhaa and ramesh, who manage to steal the show with their unpretentious and honest performance .
full credit goes to the director, nalan kumarasamy, for transforming a simple plot into an extremely engaging film, with ingenious characters and entertaining situations .
good cinematography, crisp editing and the refreshing non - conventional background score make this film even more distinctive. a must - watch .
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013 saw films with different and interesting themes. while a majority stuck to the time - tested formula, some interesting films were made in 2013 by new filmmakers .
everything about the film was different: the story, the dark humour, dialogues, treatment and above all the performance of vijay sethupathi .
another edge - of - the - seat thriller from the director of chithiram pesuthedi, anjatheand yudham sei and nandalala .
the film is dark in all senses as the entire story happens in one night in chennai. it talks of some very pertinent issues including capital punishment .
it took director ram seven years to make his second film, after his highly appreciated kathrathu thamizh .
and he didn' t disappoint. thanga meenkal, about the bond between a father and daughter is a poignant tale narrated in brilliant fashion .
it was the only tamil film selected for the indian panorama at iffi, goa .
it was also screened at the international children' s film festival in children' s world, a non - competitive section .
inspired by a british crime thriller, vidiyum munn is directed by a newcomer. but never once is this apparent .
the film narrates the story of a sex worker who tries to save a little girl from being dragged into prostitution, and about the four men chasing them .
another film with an unusual theme: the touching story of a father and his autistic son .
this is not a film that you expect in tamil. in his debut film, prasanna r. s shows exemplary courage in making a film on a young man who discovers that he suffers from erectile dysfunction a few days before his marriage .
prasanna showed maturity in handling such a tricky subject without letting it become crude or vulgar .
kalyana samayal saadham dealt with a serious issue in an entertaining way, and there lies its success .
aadi' s
sukumarudu
, a story about selfish nri transformed by family, reportedly netted rs. 3. 4 crore on the release day worldwide. it released worldwide may 10 .
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though there were a host of entertaining tamil comedies that were made this year (vanakkam chennai, sonna puriyathu, raja rani, theeya velai seiyyanum kumaru), a bunch of sleekly executed, well - packaged, leave - your - brains - behind action entertainers (biriyani, thalaivaa, arrambam, singam 2), an equal number of half - decent, realistic above average films (pandia nadu, aadhalal kaadhal seiveer, paradesi, thagararu) and emerging, new, exciting talent (neram, pizza 2, idharkuthane aasaipattai balakumara and a couple of other plagiarised but well - executed films), it makes no sense to rank them because they are almost as good as the others in their respective space. hence, for this year’s list, we decided to pick five films that have actually redefined tamil cinema. they aren’t all perfect, but were certainly the most creative, standout tamil films of the year. films you must watch and can recommend to people who haven’t watched tamil films and not be embarrassed .
this film is a joy to watch, full of laughs and unpredictable situations with great wit, dark humour and satire. think jaane bhi do yaaron done as a ‘kednap’ caper. the masterstroke is not that all characters are bad, but in the fact that the villain is the only good guy in the film. this is our society today where evil always wins. barring one terrible visual effect shot of a car crash, this is a film so wicked that it has you rooting for the bad guys and makes you hate the good! writer - director nalan kumarasamy, the winner of the first season of nalaya iyakkunar, is one of the most exciting filmmakers of our times with his ability to turn a cliché on the head. it can be safely said that this dark comedy is a rarely explored genre in tamil cinema .
is there a more interestingly composed film this year? mysskin hits peak form as a storyteller with the most evolved sense of visual grammar in this part of the world. telling us a story about a hunter and the hunted where the tables turn soon, mysskin constructs this dark, gritty, moody, atmospherical, bizarre modern day fable by borrowing elements of experimental theatre and mime to create surreal imagery of human metaphors — where characters physically borrow traits of the animals they represent. the lines (barring one monologue towards the end that substitute the mandatory flashback) barely matter because mysskin is more interested in the drama. but for overstatement, this is a film that’s mostly brilliant .
this is going to be a controversial choice, but india’s biggest independent filmmaker deserves this mention. who else has the audacity to spend rs. 95 crore to make an uncompromising ua film during times when every filmmaker is trying to make a u film to get government tax exemption? and that too as a spy thriller — a genre that’s rarely been presented the way in the scale it deserves, knowing very well that spending rs. 95 crore means setting yourself up to gross rs. 250 crore just to break - even. as the film cuts between past and present and sucks you into the thick of action in breakneck speed, what you would have missed out on is the fantastic layering of elements. vishwaroopam is the most - layered film of the year and with every watch, you will find something that kamal haasan has planted in it, waiting to be discovered. the sequel set - up scene at the end is an embarrassment, but the rest is sheer genius .
this has one of the most fundamentally flawed protagonists who is solely responsible for his alienation, one filled with self - pity, irresponsible enough not to complete his education because of eloping with a girl and then has the cheek to complain about the education and teaching system. but overlook this ridiculous stand, and what you get is a heart - warming story about a father - daughter bond. a film treated with great restraint and understatement, one that rarely lapses into melodrama. it’s never easy to direct and act at the same time, but director ram manages to extract a fantastic performance from even the child actor sadhna. but the reason it won me over is the painstaking cinematography. we haven’t seen better use of landscape in storytelling, and the director of photography arbindhu saara has literally climbed mountains for seconds of diegetic credibility and exhaustive coverage of ambience and location. world - class visuals .
rendavathu padam: having watched the film, one can safely say that is as mad and zany as it gets in tamil cinema. three roommates — best friends — have a secret each they have hidden from each other. secrets that make them more connected than they know. c. s. amudhan’s film after his full - fledged spoof tamizh padam is going to surprise the film industry with its content and distributors don’t know what to make out of it. so radical that it cannot be categorised as good or bad. rendavathu padam is genuinely different, outrageously mad, inconsistent in tone and has every possibility to become a cult film. best watched without the slighest clue about what to expect. which is why all trailers that have been released mislead and don’t tell us anything about the plot. can’t wait for this to hit the screens.
soodhu kavvum ( english : evil will befall ) is a 2013 tamil black comedy-crime film directed by nalan kumarasamy . it features vijay sethupathi and sanchita shetty in the lead roles . the film was released on 1 may . the main concept is about how silly talk has engulfed people 's day-to-day life and modern society . soodhu kavvum received positive reviews from critics and become a commercial success . 
soodhu kavvum (english: evil will befall) is a 2013 tamil black comedy-crime film directed by nalan kumarasamy. it features vijay sethupathi and sanchita shetty in the lead roles. the film was released on 1 may. the main concept is about how silly talk has engulfed people's day-to-day life and modern society. soodhu kavvum received positive reviews from critics and become a commercial success.
soodhu kavvum (english: evil will befall) is a 2013 tamil black comedy-crime film directed by nalan kumarasamy. it features vijay sethupathi and sanchita shetty in the lead roles. the film was released on 1 may. the main concept is about how silly talk has engulfed people's day-to-day life and modern society. soodhu kavvum received positive reviews from critics and become a commercial success.