Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu
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Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu is a 2009 Indian
Tamil
drama film
written and directed by newcomer Susindran
, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal
, Kishore
and Saranya Mohan
along with numerous other newcomers in the lead roles.
It was later remade in Telugu as "Bheemli Kabaddi Jattu" with Nani
and Saranya Mohan in the lead.
called Kanakkanpatti with a poor goat-herd, Marimuthu as its protagonist who lost education as his father died @ his age of 13, he also plays kabhadi very well. Marimuthu along with his childhood friends Ayyappan (Vairavan), Sekar (Nithish), Murthy (Sundar
), Appu Kutty (Appu Kutty) , suri(parota suri)and Pandi (Pandi
) are kabbadi players who dream of winning a local tournament. sekar is a rich short tempered rice mill owner, appu kutty is a short,tea shop owner who often gets a heavy scolding from his old mother-in-law, suri is a very newly wed man who has only one hobby of eating many (max 100 parottas per meal, pandi is a big fat local stores owner who is a son of a ex-army man.This despite their team, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (Full-Moon Kabbadi Team), being infamous for never having won a match ever. In a sub-plot, Marimuthu mets and flirts with an unnamed young lady who comes visiting to his village's annual festival. they organise a kabadi match for festival in which an outbreak in game happens. then they go to madurai for a non-detail known match where saouda muthu is one of the chief. conductors and a coach. he tells it is a state-level tournament with no local teams should participate. then souda muthu separates from his state winning team and coaches vennilah
The titular kabbadi team, Vennilla, finds itself by chance in a State-level tournament as dindigul team give an unknown walkover, with no chance of progressing beyond the first round. The team, however, finds an ally in Souda Muthu (Kishore
), a professional kabbadi coach who teaches them the finer nuances of the game. The team progresses through the tournament into the final despite the myriad hurdles and disadvantages, with the help of their coach.
In the final, Vennilla struggles initially but manages to fight back into contention in the second half. As the game ends in a tie, players from each team go up individually against each other as a tie-breaker. In the final stages of the head-to-head, Marimuthu wins the game for Vennilla. However, it is revealed later that, Marimuthu dies in the match when he won the winning point.
The scene changes to several month later when the unnamed young lady returns to the village festival where she met Marimuthu the previous year. However, his friends, despite noticing her search for him, decide not to reveal to her Marimuthu's demise to spare her the anguish. The movie ends ambiguously, with the unnamed lady leaving the village without knowing Marimuthu's fate.
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Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by newcomer Susindran
Susindran
Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He rose to fame with the film Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, which marks his directorial debut.-Career:...
, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal
Vishnu Vishal
Vishnu Vishal is an Indian film actor who is seen mainly in Tamil films. He started his acting career as one of the main leads in the popular film Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu. Since then he appeared in some two other movies of nearly the same genre...
, Kishore
Kishore (actor)
Kishore is an South Indian film actor. His best known films include Duniya, He was working as a lecture at a women's college in Bangalore and as a part-time fashion designer, when has offered an acting role in the film Kanti, for which he was supposed to design the costumes...
and Saranya Mohan
Saranya Mohan
Saranya Mohan is an Indian film actress, who has acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performances in Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu.-Early life:...
along with numerous other newcomers in the lead roles.
It was later remade in Telugu as "Bheemli Kabaddi Jattu" with Nani
Nani (actor)
Nani is an Indian film actor who mainly stars in Telugu films. After his education, he became an assistant director, he worked with Seenu Vylta and Bapu garu before working as a RJ for World Space Satellite in Hyderabad. He got an opportunity to act in an advertisement when he was offered the film...
and Saranya Mohan in the lead.
Story
The story unfolds in a remote village near PalaniPalani
Palani is a city and a municipality in the Dindigul district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located about 100 km South of Coimbatore City and 60 km west of Dindigul...
called Kanakkanpatti with a poor goat-herd, Marimuthu as its protagonist who lost education as his father died @ his age of 13, he also plays kabhadi very well. Marimuthu along with his childhood friends Ayyappan (Vairavan), Sekar (Nithish), Murthy (Sundar
Sundar
Sundar is an adjective signifying good, nice, handsome or beautiful. It has its origin in Sanskrit language. The word is also used as names of people by speakers of languages branching off of Indo-Aryan languages.Some Indian names:*...
), Appu Kutty (Appu Kutty) , suri(parota suri)and Pandi (Pandi
Pandi
Pandi may refer to:* Pandi, Bulacan in the Philippines* Pandi, Cundinamarca in Colombia* Pandi , Tamil film starring Lawrence Raghavendra* Pandi, a creature of medieval bestiary....
) are kabbadi players who dream of winning a local tournament. sekar is a rich short tempered rice mill owner, appu kutty is a short,tea shop owner who often gets a heavy scolding from his old mother-in-law, suri is a very newly wed man who has only one hobby of eating many (max 100 parottas per meal, pandi is a big fat local stores owner who is a son of a ex-army man.This despite their team, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (Full-Moon Kabbadi Team), being infamous for never having won a match ever. In a sub-plot, Marimuthu mets and flirts with an unnamed young lady who comes visiting to his village's annual festival. they organise a kabadi match for festival in which an outbreak in game happens. then they go to madurai for a non-detail known match where saouda muthu is one of the chief. conductors and a coach. he tells it is a state-level tournament with no local teams should participate. then souda muthu separates from his state winning team and coaches vennilah
The titular kabbadi team, Vennilla, finds itself by chance in a State-level tournament as dindigul team give an unknown walkover, with no chance of progressing beyond the first round. The team, however, finds an ally in Souda Muthu (Kishore
Kishore (actor)
Kishore is an South Indian film actor. His best known films include Duniya, He was working as a lecture at a women's college in Bangalore and as a part-time fashion designer, when has offered an acting role in the film Kanti, for which he was supposed to design the costumes...
), a professional kabbadi coach who teaches them the finer nuances of the game. The team progresses through the tournament into the final despite the myriad hurdles and disadvantages, with the help of their coach.
In the final, Vennilla struggles initially but manages to fight back into contention in the second half. As the game ends in a tie, players from each team go up individually against each other as a tie-breaker. In the final stages of the head-to-head, Marimuthu wins the game for Vennilla. However, it is revealed later that, Marimuthu dies in the match when he won the winning point.
The scene changes to several month later when the unnamed young lady returns to the village festival where she met Marimuthu the previous year. However, his friends, despite noticing her search for him, decide not to reveal to her Marimuthu's demise to spare her the anguish. The movie ends ambiguously, with the unnamed lady leaving the village without knowing Marimuthu's fate.
Cast
- Vishnu VishalVishnu VishalVishnu Vishal is an Indian film actor who is seen mainly in Tamil films. He started his acting career as one of the main leads in the popular film Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu. Since then he appeared in some two other movies of nearly the same genre...
as Marimuthu - KishoreKishore (actor)Kishore is an South Indian film actor. His best known films include Duniya, He was working as a lecture at a women's college in Bangalore and as a part-time fashion designer, when has offered an acting role in the film Kanti, for which he was supposed to design the costumes...
as Souda Muthu - Saranya MohanSaranya MohanSaranya Mohan is an Indian film actress, who has acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performances in Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu.-Early life:...
- Sruthikka
- Nithish as Sekar
- Mayi Sundar as Murthy
- Soori as Subramani
- Appukutty as Appukutty
- Vairavan as Ayyappan
- Ramesh Pandiyan as Paandi
- B. Neelan
- Chandraprakash
- Janaki
Box office
- The film grossed over $1 million in the first 7 days, says the comparison web site Behindwoods.com.http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-3/top-ten-movies/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-vennila-kabadi-kuzhu.html