Kattappava Kanom

Kattappava Kanom
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Directed by	Mani Seiyon
Produced by	WindChimes Media Entertainments
Written by	Mani Seiyon
Starring	Sibi Sathyaraj Aishwarya Rajesh Livingston Kaali Venkat Mime Gopi Yogi Babu
Music by	Santhosh Dhayanidhi
Cinematography	Anand Jeeva
Edited by	Sathish Suriya
Production company	WindChimes Media Entertainments
Release date	17 March 2017
Running time	125 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kattappava Kanom (Kattappa is Missing) is a 2017 Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Mani Seiyon, starring Sibi Sathyaraj and Aishwarya Rajesh in the leading roles. Featuring an ensemble cast of supporting actors including Kaali Venkat, Mime Gopi, Livingston and Yogi Babu, the film was released on 17 March 2017.^[1]

Plot

Vanjaram (Mime Gopi), a gangster, owns a Vastu fish named Kattappa, who is believed to be his lucky charm. One night, Kattappa gets stolen by a thief, and after a string of events, it ends up in Pandya's (Sibi Sathyaraj) house. Pandya is considered an epitome of bad luck after multiple business failures. His father calls him "Bad Luck" Pandya. He falls in love with an open-minded girl Meena (Aishwarya Rajesh) and ends up marrying her. They move in to a new apartment, where they meet a little girl named Kayal (Baby Monica), who lost her mother at a young age and develops a bonding with the couple. She yearns for a lucky wish which will grant her wishes come true. When Kattappa ends up in their house, they discover that it is indeed a lucky fish.

Cast

Production

In early 2016, R. Manikandan announced that he would make a film revolving around a lucky fish starring Sibi Sathyaraj in the lead role and that Aishwarya Rajesh and Chandini Tamilarasan would portray the leading female roles.^[2] The project developed under the title Thanni Raja, with Kaali Venkat, Mime Gopi and Livingston announced as cast members in March 2016.^[3] Film director Nalan Kumarasamy also later joined the cast to portray a veterinary doctor, who attends to a fish.^[4] The film was re-titled as Kattappava Kanom during June 2016, making reference to the popular character of Kattappa from Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) portrayed by Sibiraj's father, Sathyaraj.^[5] Vijay Sethupathi agreed to work as a narrator in the film, and dubbed for his portions in late 2016.^[6]

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Santhosh Dhayanidhi, who had previously worked on Inimey Ippadithan (2015). The soundtrack was released by Sony Music India on 21 October 2016.

Release

The film was released on 17 March 2017, alongside four other Tamil films and received mixed to negative reviews. The Hindustan Times gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and said "nevertheless, with an interesting premise about the lives of a few characters that revolve around a Feng Sui fish-and not a heroine for a change—it's an amusing diversion from the regular Tamil cinema, and that's a change that deserves to be welcomed even if it's not worth celebrating".^[7] A critic from the Times of India wrote, "considering the theme and its potential, the movie could have been a lot whackier. However, the movie is still an engaging diversion. But the movie never gets past its jokes. While there’s no scarcity of it, the jokes could have been funnier and the pace, a bit more swift". In contrast, Sify.com's reviewers noted "Kattapava Kanom is fantasy-dark humor movie and if you’re not into this particular genre, chances are, you’re not going to like the ‘juvenile humor’ much either" and "the movie’s biggest turn-off is the dead-slow pace of narration, not to mention that there isn’t anything remotely logical in the movie".^[8][9] The Hindu's review concluded that it was a "wacky subject ruined by aimless filmmaking".^[10]

References

External links

• Kattappava Kanom on IMDb