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Kundakka Mandakka

2005 Indian film


Kundakka Mandakka is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Ashokan and produced by SG Films. The film stars Parthiban, Vadivelu, Raai Laxmi, and Mallika. The music was composed by Bharadwaj, while editing was done by Suresh Urs. The film was released on 14 October 2005.

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Plot

The movie is about Ilangovan, aka Ilango (Parthiban), a middle-class youth who dreams to get his sister Kavitha (Mallika) married to a millionaire. He is very keen on becoming rich and falls in love with Roopa (Lakshmi Rai), daughter of a rich industrialist. Now and then, Ilango comes across Chellappa (Vadivelu), a petty thief, and takes him for a fun ride. A sequence of events makes Ilango realize that money is not everything in life. He, with Chellappa's help, finally works to get his sister married to the boy that she loves.

Cast

Production

The film marked director Asokan Subramanian's third feature film following Thamizhachi (1995) and Ponvizha (1999).

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Bharadwaj.[1]

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Critical reception

The movie received mixed reviews from critics

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Don't look for coherence or logic in "Kundakka Mandakka", because most of the time it is inane humour that rules."[2]

Sify wrote, "Enough endured. Instead of viewing this farce, stay at home and watch cartoon network!"[3]

Behindwoods said, "Kundakka Mandakka is a movie for the front benchers and is a sure hit in the B and C theatres. Asokan, a debutant director, literally scares the masses with the presentation."[4]

Indiaglitz stated, "Parthiban as usual comes up with tricks, which always ends up Vadivelu in trouble, and is pretty sharp in his repartee and witticisms. He has a way with words and it comes naturally to him. Vadivelu provides relief at many places in the movie while Lakshmi Rai oozes glamour all through. Director Ashokan shows some sparkle in handling earthy humor. Though the essential idea is old, the film does evoke plenty of laughs."[5]

Lajjavathi of Kalki wrote the film has gone backwards in terms of storytelling and technical sophistication. It's fine if logic is removed in comedy scenes, but how about removing the brain itself?[6]


References

  1. "Kundakka Mandakka Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. "The Hindu : Entertainment Chennai / Film Review : A comic caper supposedly!". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. "Movie Review : Kundakka Mandakka". Sify. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. லஜ்ஜாவதி (23 October 2005). "குண்டக்க... மண்டக்க..." Kalki (in Tamil). p. 96. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

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