Soodhu Kavvuum | |
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Directed by | Nalan Kumarasamy |
Screenplay by | Nalan Kumarasamy |
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Produced by | C. V. Kumar |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Dinesh B. Krishnan |
Edited by | Leo John Paul |
Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
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Distributed by | Studio Green |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | ₹2 crore[1] |
Box office | est. ₹35 crore[2] |
Soodhu Kavvum (transl. Evil Engulfs) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime film written and directed by Nalan Kumarasamy in his directoral debut.[3] It features Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Ashok Selvan, Ramesh Thilak, Karunakaran and Sanchita Shetty in the lead roles.
The film was released on 1 May 2013.[4] 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 became a big blockbuster.[5][6] The film was remade in Telugu as Gaddam Gang and in Urdu as the Pakistani movie, Chupan Chupai.[7] A standalone sequel, titled Soodhu Kavvum II: Naadum Naatu Makkalum, is currently being filmed.