Padikkadavan (2009 film)
Padikkadavan (English: Illiterate) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Suraj. It stars Dhanush, Tamannaah, Vivek, Atul Kulkarni, Suman, Sayaji Shinde, and Pratap Pothan in the lead roles[1] amongst a huge supporting cast in small pivotal and cameo roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by A. Venkatesh and editing by Manoj. The film released on 14 January 2009 during Pongal and received a huge positive response.[2] The film was successful grossing ₹17 crore in Tamil Nadu and established Dhanush as one of top five saleable heroes of Tamil cinema then.[3] Filming began in March 2008 and was released in Pongal 2009.
| Padikkadavan | |
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| Directed by | Suraj |
| Produced by | B. Venkatarama Reddy |
| Written by | Suraj |
| Starring | Dhanush Tamannaah Vivek Atul Kulkarni Suman Sayaji Shinde Prathap Pothan |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
| Edited by | Manoj |
Production company | Vijaya Productions |
| Distributed by | Sun Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | est. ₹47 crore |
Plot
Radhakrishnan alias Rocky (Danush) is a 10th grade dropout youngster who is looked down upon by his father Ramakrishnan (Pratap Pothan) because of his sharp contrast to the rest of the family, who are well-qualified in education. Rocky spends most of his time in a mechanic shop with his friends. Rocky's friends advise him to love and marry a well-educated girl so his name will be added with her name after marriage (i.e. indirectly he gets a degree after his name). He looks around by hovering around women's colleges to find a perfect girl for his mission. He succeeds in his attempt and makes Gayathri (Tamannaah), a well-educated rich girl, fall in love with him. He starts to love her and takes her to a shopping mall where she is confronted by a group of rogues who work for Rami Reddy (Sayaji Shinde), a rival of her father Samarasimha Reddy (Suman), a notorious don in Andhra Pradesh who protects his daughter by destroying the gang and taking her back to Andhra from Tamil Nadu. Rocky goes to thug-for-hire Assault Arumugam (Vivek) to help him marry Gayathri. Rocky saves Gayathri from Rami and follows her home, where he realizes that another Thirunelveli rowdy named Kasi Anandan (Atul Kulkarni), whose brother (Sashikumar) he accidentally kills, has put a price on his head. Kasi declares that if Rocky wins him in hand-to-hand combat, he will never be disturbed by him. Rocky accepts his deal and smashes him down. The movie ends as Rocky walks out while his gang applauds for him.
Cast
- Dhanush as Rocky (Radhakrishnan)
- Tamannaah as Gayathri
- Vivek as Assault Arumugam
- Atul Kulkarni as Kasi Anandan
- Suman as Samarasimha Reddy
- Sayaji Shinde as Rami Reddy
- Pratap Pothan as Ramakrishnan
- Meera Krishnan as Janaki Ramakrishnan
- Devadarshini as Kousalya Gowtham
- Chetan as Gowtham
- Dr. Sharmila as Kavitha
- Ganeshkar as Ganesh, Rocky's friend
- Suman Setty as Ramesh, Rocky's friend
- Mayilsamy as Mayilu (Mayilsamy), Rocky's friend
- Sendrayan as Kumaran, Rocky's friend
- Sashikumar as Pandi, Kasi's brother
- Bonda Mani as Bonda Mani
- Crane Manohar as Appa Rao
- Mahanadi Shankar as Subba Rao
- Cell Murugan as Cell Murugan
- Madhan Bob as Srinivasan, Gayathri's uncle
- Nirosha as Andal, Srinivasan's wife
- Aarthi as Thirukaani, Radhakrishnan's niece
- Swaminathan as Malaisamy, Thirukaani's father
- Santhana Bharathi as Ramalingam
- Karate Raja as Bhaskar
- Suruli Manohar as Maarimuthu, Aarumugam's sidekick
- Nellai Siva as Kothandam, a mechanic
- Dhandapani as Veerapandi, Kasi's enemy
- Pandu as Professor Sundaramurthy
- Balu Anand as Shanmugam
- Munnar Ramesh as Samarasimha Reddy's henchman
- Cool Suresh as Veerapandi's henchman
- Shankar
- Ennatha Kannaiya as Kannaiya (guest appearance)
- Baba Bhaskar (special appearance in the song "Hey Vetri Velaa")
Soundtrack
The soundtrack consists of fives songs composed by Mani Sharma.
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) | Lyrics | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hey Vetri Velaa" | Ranjith, Naveen Madhav | 4:50 | P. Vijay | |
| 2 | "Hey Rosu Rosu" | Jey, Ranjith | 5:00 | Thabu Shankar | from Athidhi |
| 3 | "Raanki Rangamma" | Udit Narayan, Malathy Lakshman | 4:47 | P. Vijay | from Choodalani Vundi |
| 4 | "Kadavulum Kadhalum" | Karthik, Harini | 5:17 | Snehan | from Yuvatha |
| 5 | "Appa Amma Vilayattu" | Ranjith, Saindhavi | 4:44 | Snehan | from Adavi Ramudu |
Reception
Indiaglitz wrote "Padikathavan is worth a watch for its unadulterated masala".[4] Behindwoods wrote "On the whole, Padikathavan struggles to identify itself between comedy and violence and ends up not being both".[5]
References
- "Dhanush pairs with Tamannaah! - Sify.com".
- "Exclusive: Slumdog Millionaire – 7Crores, Villu – 30 Crore". Cinesnacks. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- "Sify Movies | Kollywood, Telugu Movie Reviews". www.sify.com.
- "Padikathavan review. Padikathavan Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
- "Padikathavan Movie Review - Behindwoods.com Dhanush Tamanna Suraaj Sun TV Cool Suresh Movie Stills Images Tamil Movie Gallery Stills Images hot images tamil picture gallery images". www.behindwoods.com.
External links
- Padikkadavan on IMDb