Katham Katham (transl. It's done, it's done) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by newcomer Babu Thooyavan, son of veteran writer Thooyavan.[1][2] The film stars Nandha, Natarajan Subramaniam, Sanam Shetty and Sharika, and was produced by Appu Movies.[3] The supporting cast includes Nizhalgal Ravi, Crane Manohar, Singamuthu, and Pandu.
| Katham Katham | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Babu Thooyavan |
| Written by | Babu Thooyavan G Radhakrishnan (dialogues) |
| Produced by | G Kartik A Mushthari |
| Starring | Nandha Natarajan Subramaniam Sanam Shetty Sharika |
| Cinematography | U. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Muthulakshmi Varadhan |
| Music by | Taj Noor |
Production company | Appu Movies |
| Distributed by | Appu Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editNandha (Nandha Durairaj) is an upright sub-inspector of police who has been transferred 15 times in three years. He is then transferred in a police station based in Pollachi. There, Police Inspector Pandian (Natarajan Subramaniam) is in the pay of Minister Periyannan (Rajagopalan), who runs in own government in the place. Nandha is shocked to note that Pandian and the entire police department are corrupt. Thereafter, Nandha tries hard to enforce the order. Soon, both policemen clash. Pandian becomes an honest policeman after Periyannan's men attempt to kill him, and he is revived with blood transfusions from the public. However, Nandha does not believe that he has truly changed. After a fellow honest sub-inspector gets killed by Periyannan's men, Nandha blames Pandian, and through short routes, becomes inspector himself. He arranges for Periyannan and his men to clash with Pandian, but in the ensuing fight, Pandian kills them all, while Nandha walks away.
Cast
edit- Nandha Durairaj as Sub-Inspector Nandha
- Natarajan Subramaniam as Inspector Pandian
- Sanam Shetty as Madhu
- Sharika as Priya
- Nizhalgal Ravi as SP Ravichandran
- Singamuthu as Constable Kumar
- Crane Manohar as Constable Swami Doss
- Pandu as Madhu's father
- Kaajal Pasupathi as Padmini
- Rajagopalan as Minister Periyannan
- Vinod as Sub-Inspector Kannan
- Harish as Sakthi, Periyannan's son
- K. R. Selvaraj as Nandha's father
- Soundar as Constable Soundar
- Seshu as Constable Unnikrishnan
- Mona Petra as DSP Deepthi Nair
- Sindhu as Manimekalai
- Maruthu Pandi
- Nisha Dass
- Muthu K Kumaran as Registar
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Taj Noor.[4]
| Katham Katham | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:57 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Producer | Taj Noor | |||
| Taj Noor chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Idhu Enna" | Saindhavi & Yazin Nizar | 03:56 |
| 2. | "Macham Parka" | Priya Himesh & Nimcy Vincent | 03:50 |
| 3. | "Paakku Vetti" | Prabhu, Surmukhi Raman & N. M. Akthar | 03:54 |
| 4. | "Poda Poda" | Velmurugan, Deepak, Surmukhi Raman | 03:28 |
| 5. | "Vada Pooche" | Remya Nambeesan & N. M. Akthar | 03:49 |
| Total length: | 18:57 | ||
Critical reception
editThe movie opened to mixed reviews from critics.[5] The Times of India gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "This is pucca masala material and Babu Thooyavan does a fairly good job with it until the interval point. But the film fails to pick up steam...the script just fizzles out. There are no thrilling cat-and-mouse games and in their place all we get are predictable situations, a mood-killing love track...and a tame climax that is utterly disappointing".[6] The Hindu wrote, "If the director had avoided the temptation of including "necessary commercial elements", Katham Katham would have been a quality film".[7] Rediff gave it 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "There are a few well-written dialogues, but a cliché ridden script, and ordinary execution by the debutant director makes Katham Katham a total waste of time".[8] Sify called it "undoubtedly one of the worst films of the year in terms of story and production values"[9]
References
edit- ^ Indiaglitz. "Nandha and Natty to act as cops in Katham Katham". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (18 October 2013). "Shotcuts: Red is ready". The Hindu.
- ^ Subramaniam, Anupama (26 September 2013). "'Even "out of work" heroes demand '40 lakhs'". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 November 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Katham Katham Songs". Masstamilan. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Katham Katham (2015) - Movie Review | Tamil Studios". Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Katham Katham Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Katham Katham by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (13 March 2015). "Katham Katham: Negative attracts". The Hindu.
- ^ "Review: Katham Katham is a total waste of time".
- ^ "Katham Katham". Sify. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015.