Kadikara Manithargal

Kadikara Manithargal (transl. Clock People) is a 2018 Indian Tamil drama thriller film written and directed by Vaigarai Balan on his directorial debut and produced by Pradeep Jose.[1] The film stars Kishore and Latha Rao in the lead roles while Karunakaran, Bala Singh, and Vasu Vikram play pivotal roles in the film.[2] The music for the film is scored by Sam C. S.[3] The film was released on 3 August 2018 after a long production delay lasted for 2 years and received mixed reviews from the audience upon release.[4]

Kadikara Manithargal
Directed byVaigarai Balan
Produced byPradeep Jose
Written byVaigarai Balan
Screenplay byVaigarai Balan
StarringKishore
Latha Rao
Karunakaran
Bala Singh
Vasu Vikram
Scissor Manohar
Music bySam C. S.
Edited byUma Shankar
Production
company
Christ P The International Productions
Release date
  • 3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The story revolves around Maran (Kishore), who works in a bakery. He and his wife (Latha Rao) are searching for a house to rent. A shady broker (Scissor Manohar) gets Maran a house under his budget, but he has to face the sanctions of the house owner (Bala Singh) if he wants to stay in the house. The house owner will only allow a family of four, but Maran has three children, making it five members in his family, including him and his wife. Maran has no other option, so he lies to the house owner and hides one of his kids in the box which he uses to load his bakery goods.[5]

Cast

Production

The production of the film was commenced in early 2016 by debutant director Vaigarai Balan.[6] The production team also roped in Sam CS as the music director of the film.[7] The trailer of the film was released in the year 2016.

Release

The film was initially scheduled to be released in around late 2017 but delayed before its original release on 3 August 2018, a day where 11 other Tamil films also clashed at the box office.[8] This is also the first instance in Tamil cinema history in which at least 10 films are scheduled to hit the screens on the same day.[9]

Soundtrack

The music for the film is composed by Sam CS and the songs received positive reviews from the audience.[10] The soundtrack of the movie was released on 19 December 2016 and consists of 4 songs.[11] The lyrics were penned by music composer Sam CS, late lyricist expert Na. Muthukumar and Karki Bhava.[7]

Kadikara Manithargal
Soundtrack album by
Sam C. S.
Released19 December 2016
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelTrendMusic
Sam C. S. chronology
Iravukku Aayiram Kangal
(2018)		 Kadikara Manithargal
(2016)		 Mr. Chandramouli
(2018)
Soundtrack
No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Kadhal Pennea"Sam CSKarthik
Haritha Balakrishnan		4:48
2."Theera Oru"Sam CSSam CS3:48
3."Pattasu Vedingada"Sam CSAnthony Dhasan
Mukesh
Velmurugan		5:05
4."Yeanoo"Sam CSSam CS4:04
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References
  1. Kadikara Manithargal Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Kadikara Manithargal by Times of India, retrieved 6 August 2018
  2. BookMyShow. "Kadikara Manithargal Movie (2018) | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Udaynarayanpur - BookMyShow". BookMyShow. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. "கடிகார மனிதர்கள் || Kadikara Manithargal Movie Review". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. "கடிகார மனிதர்கள் - விமர்சனம்". cinema.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. Team, Vikatan Review (4 August 2018). "வாடகை வீட்டில் இருப்பவர்கள் மற்றும் வீட்டு ஓனர்கள் கவனத்துக்கு..! - 'கடிகார மனிதர்கள்' விமர்சனம் | Kadikara Manithargal Tamil movie Review". www.vikatan.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. "'Kadigara Manithargal'". m.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. "Kadikara Manithargal on Moviebuff.com". www.moviebuff.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. Bhattacharjee, Moumita. "Ghajinikanth, Maniyaar Kudumbam, Arali - A record 10 Tamil films to clash on August 3". Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. "'Ghajinikanth to 'Maniyaar Kudumbam': Tamil films slated to release this Friday". m.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  10. "Kadikara Manithargal (Music review), Tamil – Sam C.S. by Milliblog!". milliblog.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  11. Kadikara Manithargal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 14 November 2016, retrieved 6 August 2018
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