Kadamaiyai Sei Explained
Director: | Venkatt Ragavan |
Producer: | T.R. Ramesh & S. Zahir Hussain |
Starring: | S. J. Suryah Yashika Aannand |
Cinematography: | Vinoth Rathnasamy |
Editing: | Srikanth N.B. |
Music: | Ganeshan |
Studio: | Ganesh Entertainment Nahar Films |
Distributor: | Simbhu Cine Arts |
Country: | India |
Language: | Tamil |
Kadamaiyai Sei is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language psychological action comedy drama film written and directed by Venkat Ragavan in his second directorial film after Muthina Kathirika (2016). The film stars S. J. Suryah and Yashika Aannand, with Charles Vinoth as the main antagonist, and other actors like Rajendran and Vincent Asokan in pivotal roles.[1] The film released theatrically on 12 August 2022.
Plot
Dharmaraja is a renowned builder and Raj is his brother. As both are not on good terms Raj plans to hinder Dharmaraja's works by doing some mess-ups in the construction and the building is in a state of danger. Meanwhile, Ashok Mauryan, who has studied engineering, works as a security guard in the same apartment. Ashok finds out about the issues and warns Dharmaraja but gets caught in an accident and goes into a coma. How things get resolved is the rest of the movie.
Production
On 9 September 2021, the first look poster of the film was released.[2] The shooting of the film was wrapped on 21 July 2021.[3]
Music
The music of the film is composed by Arun Raj.[4]
Kadamaiyai Sei |
Type: | Soundtrack |
Artist: | Ganeshan |
Released: | 12 August 2022 |
Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
Length: | 9:29 |
Language: | Tamil |
Producer: | Ganeshan |
Prev Title: | Thadam |
Prev Year: | 2019 |
Next Title: | Erumbu |
Next Year: | 2023 |
Release
Theatrical
The film released theatrically on 12 August 2022 along with Karthi's starrer Viruman.[5] [6] It was initially slated that the film would release on 13 May.[7] But then there were some other reports suggesting that the film would release on 24 June. However the release date was postponed.[8]
Marketing
On 13 May 2022, the trailer of the film was released and received positive responses.[9]
Reception
Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave the film's rating 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "The setup and playoffs are very poorly planned and doesn't rescue the film in anyway. We realise that the entire film is going to collapse just like the building with the only exception that we have no Ashok to save it."[10] Dinamalar rated the film 2 out of 5.[11] Chandini R of Cinema Express gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "If only, some better creative choices by the makers were in order, we would not just laud Kadamayai Sei but also enjoy it."[12] Zee News gave a mixed review.[13]
Notes and References
- SJ Suryah and Yashika Anand's 'Kadamaiyai Sei' trailer is here! . 2022-05-06 . The Times of India . en . 6 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220506173613/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sj-suryah-and-yashika-anands-kadamaiyai-sei-trailer-is-here/articleshow/91375660.cms . live . 6 May 2022.
- News: Sivakarthikeyan reveals the first look of SJ Suryah's Kadamaiyai Sei. The Times of India. 9 September 2021. 7 August 2022. 13 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101043/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sivakarthikeyan-reveals-the-first-look-of-sj-suryahs-kadamaiyai-sei/articleshow/86069182.cms. live.
- Web site: Rinku Gupta on Twitter: "SJ Suryah, Yashika Anand wrap up Kadamaiyai Sei shoot!. 7 August 2022. 20 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120082656/https://twitter.com/RinkuGupta2012/status/1417847251389456387. live.
- Web site: Kadamaiyai Sei (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Spotify. 13 August 2022. 13 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220813090713/https://open.spotify.com/album/4CV37S38PJ5wVDkIF8trjf. live.
- News: SJ Suryah - Yashika Anand's 'Kadamaiyai Sei' to release on August 12. The Times of India. 22 July 2022 . 7 August 2022. 7 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220807184219/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sj-suryah-yashika-anands-kadamaiyai-sei-to-release-on-august-12/articleshow/93054084.cms. live.
- Web site: SJ Suryah's Kadamaiyai Sei gets a release date. Cinema Express. 22 July 2022. 8 August 2022. 12 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812211304/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jul/22/sj-suryahs-kadamaiyai-sei-gets-a-release-date-32947.html. live.
- News: SJ Suryah's Kadamaiyai Sei to release in May. The Times of India. 9 April 2022 . 7 August 2022. 7 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220807185738/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sj-suryahs-kadamaiyai-sei-to-release-in-may/articleshow/90744305.cms. live.
- News: SJ Suryah's Kadamaiyai Sei to release on June 24. The Times of India. 3 June 2022. 7 August 2022. 7 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220807185216/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sj-suryahs-kadamaiyai-sei-to-release-on-june-24/articleshow/91981366.cms. live.
- Web site: SJ Suryah's Kadamaiyai Sei Trailer Gets a Good Response. 7 May 2022. 10 August 2022. 9 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220609090954/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sj-suryahs-kadamaiyai-sei-trailer-gets-a-good-response-5129035.html. live.
- News: Kadamaiyai Sei Movie Review : Fails to deliver. The Times of India. 12 August 2022. 12 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812111618/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kadamaiyai-sei/movie-review/93521767.cms. live.
- Web site: கடமையை செய் - விமர்சனம் .
- Web site: Kadamayai Sei Movie Review: Hardly a saving grace in SJ Suryah's comedy drama. Cinema Express. 13 August 2022. 15 May 2023. 6 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230506040438/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/aug/13/kadamayai-sei-movie-review-hardly-a-saving-grace-in-sj-suryahs-comedy-drama-33708.html. live.
- Web site: 2022-08-11 . எப்படி இருக்கிறது எஸ்ஜே சூர்யாவின் 'கடமையை செய்' படம்? திரைவிமர்சனம்! . 2023-03-22 . Zee Hindustan Tamil . ta . 23 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323012134/https://zeenews.india.com/tamil/movies/sj-surya-kadamaiyai-sei-movie-review-in-tamil-406081 . live .