Kundakka Mandakka

Kundakka Mandakka
Directed by	Ashokan
Written by	K. Balakumaran, C. Balamurugan (dialogues)
Story by	Ashokan
Produced by	Leela Kesavan, Punnagai Poo Gheetha (co-producer)
Starring	Parthiban Vadivelu Raai Laxmi Mallika
Cinematography	Bharanisri
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Music by	Bharathwaj
Production companies	SG Films, Super Star Art Movies
Release date	14 October 2005 (2005-10-14)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kundakka Mandakka is a 2005 Indian Tamil comedy film directed by Ashokan and produced by SG Films. The film stars Parthiban, Vadivelu, Raai Laxmi, and Mallika in the lead roles. The music was composed by Bharathwaj, while editing was done by Suresh Urs. The film released on 14 October 2005.

Plot

The movie is about Ilangovan aka Ilango (Parthiban), a middle-class youth who dreams to get his sister Kavitha (Mallika) married to a millionaire. He is very keen on becoming rich and falls in love with Roopa (Lakshmi Rai), daughter of a rich industrialist. Now and then, Ilango comes across Chellappa (Vadivelu), a petty thief, and takes him for a fun ride. A sequence of events makes Ilango realize that money is not everything in life. He, with Chellappa's help, finally works to get his sister married to the boy that she loves.

Cast

• Parthiban as Ilangovan aka Ilango
• Vadivelu as Chellappa
• Raai Laxmi as Roopa
• Mallika as Kavitha
• Kalairani as Ilango's mother
• Amruth Kalam
• Singamuthu
• Madhan Bob
• Chaams
• Bhuvaneswari
• Aarthi
• Thyagu

Soundtrack

The music composed by Bharathwaj.

Kundakka Mandakka
Soundtrack album by Bharadwaj
Released	22 September 2005
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Tamil
Producer	Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj chronology
Andha Naal Nyabagam (2005) Kundakka Mandakka (2005) Idhaya Thirudan (2006)

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	8 Thisaigal	Tippu	Snehan
2	Nee Vendum	Janani Bharadwaj, Srinivas
3	Mun Jenmam	Sathya
4	Vanthutaya	Vadivelu
5	Niagara	Pop Shalini
6	Vattamittu	Suchitra

Critical reception

The movie received mixed reviews from critics

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Don't look for coherence or logic in `Kundakka Mandakka,' because most of the time it is inane humour that rules."

Sify wrote, "Enough endured. Instead of viewing this farce, stay at home and watch cartoon network!"

Behindwoods said, "Kundakka Mandakka is a movie for the front benchers and is a sure hit in the B and C theatres. Asokan, a debutant director, literally scares the masses with the presentation."

Indiaglitz stated, "Parthiban as usual comes up with tricks, which always ends up Vadivelu in trouble, and is pretty sharp in his repartee and witticisms. He has a way with words and it comes naturally to him. Vadivelu provides relief at many places in the movie while Lakshmi Rai oozes glamour all through. Director Ashokan shows some sparkle in handling earthy humor. Though the essential idea is old, the film does evoke plenty of laughs."