Padikathavan
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Padikathavan(Tamil: படிக்காதவன்) (English: Uneducated) is a 2009 Indian
Tamil language
action film
written and directed by Suraaj. It stars Dhanush
, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sayaji Shinde
, Pratap Pothan, Suman
and Atul Kulkarni
in the lead roles and features a huge supporting cast in small pivotal and cameo roles. The film released on 14 January 2009 during Pongal.
One of his friends suggest that he falls in love with a highly educated girl, so earnestly he looks around by hovering around women's colleges. So he makes himself fall in love with Gayathri (Tamaannah) a rich girl who after a few misunderstandings falls for him. In turn, he starts to honestly love her.But, at first, things doesn't work out the way Rocky planned!
Meanwhile there are some goons after her, as her father is Samarasinga Reddy (Suman) a notorious don in Andhra. The protagonist goes to Assult Arumugam (Vivek
), a thug-for-hire, to help him save Gayathri from her father. Our hero saves her from her dad's rival (Sayaji Shinde) and follows to her home in Hyderabad, where he realizes that another Tirunelveli goon Kasi Anandan (Atul Kulkarni), whose brother he accidentally killed in a flashback, has put a price on his head. Rocky goes and settles the matter by fighting and winning against Atul Kulkarni
Guest appearances:
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Cinema of India
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Tamil language
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
action film
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
written and directed by Suraaj. It stars Dhanush
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde is a Marathi film and multilingual actor from India who has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood. He was born in a small village near Satara, Maharashtra.-Career:...
, Pratap Pothan, Suman
Suman (actor)
Suman is a South Indian Telugu film actor. He played action hero and romantic hero in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films during the 1980s. After a long while away from cinema, he returned to acting in Tamil films in 2007, starring in S. Shankar's Sivaji: The Boss with Rajinikanth. He has also...
and Atul Kulkarni
Atul Kulkarni
Atul Kulkarni born 10 September 1965 is an Indian actor who has won two National Awards and has superstar status in Marathi film industry after successful movies like Valu and Natarang....
in the lead roles and features a huge supporting cast in small pivotal and cameo roles. The film released on 14 January 2009 during Pongal.
Plot
Radhakrishnan (Dhanush) alias Rocky is a 10th grade dropout youngster who is looked down upon by his father (Pratap Pothen), because of his sharp contrast to the rest of the family, all educated and well placed people. Rocky spends most of his time in a mechanic shop with his group of friends (Mayilsami, Nellai Siva and others). 'Padikathavan and 10th failed' as his father refers to him, doubles up as a petty goon when his family members are in trouble. Meanwhile, one of his relatives is nearly married.One of his friends suggest that he falls in love with a highly educated girl, so earnestly he looks around by hovering around women's colleges. So he makes himself fall in love with Gayathri (Tamaannah) a rich girl who after a few misunderstandings falls for him. In turn, he starts to honestly love her.But, at first, things doesn't work out the way Rocky planned!
Meanwhile there are some goons after her, as her father is Samarasinga Reddy (Suman) a notorious don in Andhra. The protagonist goes to Assult Arumugam (Vivek
Vivek
Vivek is a masculine Hindu given name that is popular in South Asia, particularly India and Nepal....
), a thug-for-hire, to help him save Gayathri from her father. Our hero saves her from her dad's rival (Sayaji Shinde) and follows to her home in Hyderabad, where he realizes that another Tirunelveli goon Kasi Anandan (Atul Kulkarni), whose brother he accidentally killed in a flashback, has put a price on his head. Rocky goes and settles the matter by fighting and winning against Atul Kulkarni
Cast
- DhanushDhanushVenkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
as Radhakrishnan Ramakrishnan (Rocky) - Tamannaah Bhatia as Gayathri Reddy
- VivekVivek (actor)Vivekananthan is an Indian film actor and comedian. He has won four Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run, Saamy, Perazhagan and Sivaji, respectively. In April 2009, Vivek received the Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his contribution to the arts. He was...
as 'Assault' Arumugam NAIYA - SumanSuman (actor)Suman is a South Indian Telugu film actor. He played action hero and romantic hero in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films during the 1980s. After a long while away from cinema, he returned to acting in Tamil films in 2007, starring in S. Shankar's Sivaji: The Boss with Rajinikanth. He has also...
as Samarasimma Reddy - Atul KulkarniAtul KulkarniAtul Kulkarni born 10 September 1965 is an Indian actor who has won two National Awards and has superstar status in Marathi film industry after successful movies like Valu and Natarang....
as Kasi Anandan - Sayaji ShindeSayaji ShindeSayaji Shinde is a Marathi film and multilingual actor from India who has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood. He was born in a small village near Satara, Maharashtra.-Career:...
as Rami Reddy - Pratap Pothan as Ramakrishnan
- Meera Krishnan as Janaki Ramakrishnan
- ChetanChetanChetan is a very common Indian and Nepalese first name for males. The Hindi word means 'Spirit Full' or 'Full of Consciousness'; the name is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Chaitanya'.- As first name :* Chetan Bhagat, Indian author....
as Gowtham Ramakrishnan - DevadarshiniDevadarshiniDevadarshini Neelakandan is an Indian Tamil actress and TV anchor. She has appeared in a few Kollywood films, but her main priority is in television serials.Recently she appeared on Jodi Number One as a contestant.- Personal life :...
as Kousalya Gowtham - Dr. SharmilaDr. SharmilaDr Sharmila, M.B.B.S is a TV serial artist. She debuted in a late night Vijay TV / STAR Vijay serial, "Puthira Punithama ?" along with Dr. Mathrubutham and the show made her popular...
as Kavitha Ashok - MayilsamyMayilsamyMayilsamy is a Tamil comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai...
as Mayilsamy - Suman ShettySuman ShettySuman Setty is a popular developing comedian/actor in Tollywood, the Telugu Film Industry and Kollywood, the Tamil film industry in South India. He bears a striking resemblance to Senthil.-Background:...
- Nellai Siva
- GaneshkarGaneshkarGaneshkar is a Tamil comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also a host for Super 10 on Sun TV in Chennai. Recently he took part in Kalaignar TV's dance show, Maanada Mayilada, coming second in the process with Aarthi and they won 5 lakhs as a ...
Guest appearances:
- Santhana BharathiSanthana BharathiSanthana Bharathi is a popular Tamil language film celebrity in Kollywood, the Tamil film industry in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has directed several films such as Guna and the National Film Award winner, Mahanadhi...
- Kadhal Thandapani
- AarthiAarthi (actress)Aarthi is a Tamil comedian actress who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, she is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai...
- Madhan BobMadhan BobS. Krishnamoorthy , better known by his screenname Madhan Bob, is a popular comedian and Tamil film actor from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He started his film career as a musician and became an actor instead. Apart from appearing in supporting roles in Tamil films he also appears in the Sun TV...
- Mahandhi Shankar as Subba Rao
- Crane Manohar as Appa Rao
- Pandu
- NiroshaNiroshaNirosha is a Tamil, Telugu film actress. She started her career with the Tamil movie Agni Natchathiram in 1988. Nirosha is the daughter of the late Tamil actor and comedian, M. R. Radha . She has an elder sister named Radhika who is also a famous actress. She has married actor Ramki and lives in...
- Balu Anand
- Karate Raja
- Ennatha Kannaiya
- Swaminathan
- Bonda Mani
Soundtrack
The soundtrack consists of fives songs composed by Mani SharmaMani Sharma
Mani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
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| No. | Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) | Lyrics | Notes |
| 1 | Hey Vetri Velaa | Ranjith, Naveen Madhav | 4:50 | Pa. Vijay | |
| 2 | Hey Rosu Rosu | Ranjith, Jaey | 5:00 | Thabu Shankar | from Athiti |
| 3 | Raanki Rangamma | Malathi Lakshman, Udit Narayan Udit Narayan -Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... |
4:47 | Pa. Vijay | from Choodalani Vundi Choodalani Vundi Choodalani Vundi is a 1998 Tollywood film directed Gunasekhar and produced by Ashwini Dutt. This film stars Chiranjeevi, Soundarya, Prakash Raj, and Anjala Zaveri. This is the last movie in which veteran actor Dhulipala starred in. The film collected around 16 crores, the highest at that time. It... song : Ramma Chilakamma |
| 4 | Kadavulum Kadhalum | Karthik Karthik Karthik is a male given name that is most common name in the southern part of India. The name stands for the Hindu god "Muruga," son of Lord Shiva.The name may refer to:-Actors:... , Harini |
5:17 | Snehan | from Yuvatha |
| 5 | Appa Amma Vilayattu | Ranjith, Saindhavi Saindhavi Saindhavi is a Carnatic music singer and a South Indian film playback singer.-Personal life:Saindhavi is engaged to G. V. Prakash and will get married in December 2011. They studied together in Chettinad Vidyashram.-Discography:... |
4:44 | Snehan | from Adavi Ramudu Adavi Ramudu (2004 film) Adavi Ramudu is a 2004 film which was directed by B. Gopal. Prabhas played the lead role while Arti Agarwal was in a supporting role.-Release:... |