Muthina Kathirika

Muthina Kathirika
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Directed by	Venkat Raghavan
Produced by	Sundar C. Kushboo
Written by	Venkat Raghavan
Story by	Joji Thomas
Based on	Vellimoonga By Jibu Jacob
Starring	Sundar C. Poonam Bajwa Sathish
Narrated by	RJ Balaji
Music by	Siddharth Vipin
Cinematography	Bhanu Murugan
Edited by	N. B. Srikanth
Production company	Avni Cinemax
Distributed by	Sri Thenandal Films
Release date	17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Muthina Kathirika (lit. Overripe brinjal)^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Venkat and produced by Kushboo. A remake of the successful Malayalam film Vellimoonga (2014), the film features Sundar C., Poonam Bajwa and Sathish in the lead roles. Following the completion of Sundar's directorial commitments, the film began production in February 2016.^[2][3][4]

Plot

Muthupandi, an aspiring politician, wants to marry Maya, the daughter of his schoolmate who he had a crush on during their school days.

Cast

Production

In February 2015, director Sundar C announced that he had purchased the remake rights of two Malayalam films, Pandippada (2005) and Vellimoonga (2014) and stated he would act in the latter venture.^[5] The project was announced to be produced by Kushboo and directed by Venkat, Sundar C's assistant, while the team tried to bring in Priya Anand for the leading female role but were unsuccessful.^[6] Following the release of his directorial venture, Aranmanai 2 (2016), Sundar C began work on the project. Poonam Bajwa was signed on to play the female lead role, while Siddharth Vipin was announced as the film's music composer. Titled as Gundu Kathirikai, Kiran Rathod and Sathish were also added to the cast. The team began filming portions in Southern Tamil Nadu during mid-February 2016.^[7][8] In April 2016, the title was changed as Muthina Kathirika.^[9]

Soundtrack

Music is composed by Siddharth Vipin.

Critical reception

Times of India wrote "A remake of the 2014 Malayalam film Vellimoonga, Muthina Kathirika is unapologetic about being a lowest common denominator movie. It is loud, it is crass, and it is somewhat fun, especially in the first half. Director Venkatt keeps things fairly low-key and the small-town setting helps. There is hardly anything at stake, but Venkat keeps the scenes moving, and though the comedy is hardly memorable or new, we are entertained."^[10] Behindwoods wrote "Toting up, Muthina Kathirika will appeal to all those who just want to let their hair down and have a few laughs."^[11] Rediff wrote "The Malayalam version of the film may have worked but debutant director Venkat’s Muthina Kathirikai is an ordinary attempt with lackluster performances, weak screenplay and an overly enthusiastic cast."^[12]

Notes

References

External links

• Muthina Kathirika on IMDb