Kudaikul Mazhai

Kudaikul Mazhai (Tamil: Rain inside the umbrella) is a 2004 Tamil drama film written, directed and produced by Parthiban. He also stars in the lead role alongside Madhumitha, while Sriman portrayed a supporting role.[1] The film released in September 2004 and was well received by film critics.[2]

Kudaikul Mazhai
Directed by	Parthiban
Produced by	Parthiban
Written by	Parthiban
Starring	Parthiban Madhumitha Sriman
Music by	Karthik Raja
Cinematography	B L Sanjay
Edited by	Ram Sudharsan suresh rajan
Production company	Bioscope Film Framers
Release date	3 September 2004
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Venkat (Parthiban) finds himself in a spot when suddenly a young, modern, good-looking Madhumita (Madhumitha) follows him everywhere, proclaiming her love for him. He knows that she's too big a catch for him and even tells her so, but when she goes on in a romantic vein, he yields to the temptation. And that spells his doom for it has been a charade all along. The shock is too much for the mild mannered Venkat. The affected, cobwebbed mind begins to develop schizophrenic tendencies.

Cast

• Parthiban as Venkatakrishnan
• Madhumitha as Madhumitha
• Sriman
• Deepa Venkat

Production

The film was originally titled Nee + Naan, though Parthiban chose to rename it Kudaikul Mazhai (English: Rain inside an umbrella) as the story was about his character's first love and felt that the experience metaphors an experience of rain inside an umbrella.[3] The scenes were shot with a steady cam and 435 cameras, using sophisticated techniques, with scenes usually filmed at night.[4] The film was completed with little publicity and promotion, with Parthiban noting he did not want his audience to come to the cinema halls with preconceived ideas the film.[5]

Soundtrack

An underrated album of Karthik Raja. Particularly the songs "Enga Poi Solluven" and "Adiye Kiliye" are really good numbers as well as the BGMs. The lyrics were written by Na. Muthukumar and R. Parthiban.

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Enga Poi Solluven"	S. P. Balasubramaniam	05:20
2.	"Oru Kottaikkul"	Ranjith, Sujatha, Suchitra	05:03
3.	"Adiye Kiliye"	Ilaiyaraaja	02:41
4.	"Onnu Rendu Moonu"	Tippu	05:13
5.	"Pada Pada Vena"	Karthik	01:04
6.	"Theme Music"	Instrumental	02:40
7.	"Adiye Kiliye (Violin Music)"	Instrumental	02:24
8.	"Kudaikkul Mazhai (Thalattu)"	Instrumental	01:57

Release

The film opened to positive reviews from critics with Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu noting the film "is a marked deviation from formula fare. Parthiban the creator has slogged to provide a new menu for the audience. And he has, as far as the theme goes."[6] Sify.com's critic noted "within the commercial format and he has done his best to make a different film".[7]

The film however met with a "cold response" at the box office, with Parthiban suggesting that the film was "far ahead of its time".[8][9] Madhumitha's performance in the film was well received and she was offered several Tamil films soon after the release of Kudaikul Mazhai.[10]

References

1. https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/kudaikul-mazhai.html
2. Rangarajan, Malathi (10 September 2004). "Kudaikkul Mazhai". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
3. "Welcome to". Sify.com. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
4. "Welcome to". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
5. "An interesting package". The Hindu. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
6. "Kudaikkul Mazhai". The Hindu. 10 September 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
7. "Review :". Sify.com. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
8. "On a journey - Chennai". The Hindu. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
9. Archive (8 May 1959). "Archive News". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 December 2016.