Kadikara Manithargal Explained

Kadikara Manithargal
Director:Vaigarai Balan
Producer:Pradeep Jose
Starring:Kishore
Latha Rao
Music:Sam C. S.
Editing:Uma Shankar
Studio:Christ P The International Productions
Runtime:115 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Kadikara Manithargal is a 2018 Indian Tamil language drama thriller film written and directed by Vaigarai Balan on his directorial debut and produced by Pradeep Jose. The film stars Kishore and Latha Rao in the lead roles while Karunakaran, Bala Singh, and Vasu Vikram play pivotal roles in the film.[1] The music for the film is scored by Sam C. S.[2] The film was released on 3 August 2018 after a long production delay lasted for 2 years and received mixed reviews from the audience upon release.[3]

Plot

The story revolves around Maran (Kishore), who works in a bakery. He and his wife (Latha Rao) are searching for a house to rent. A shady broker Arumugam (Scissor Manohar) gets Maran a house under his budget, but he has to face the sanctions of the house owner Rangasamy (Bala Singh) if he wants to stay in the house. Rangasamy will only allow a family of four, but Maran has three children, making it five members in his family, including him and his wife. Maran has no other option, so he lies to Rangasamy and hides one of his kids in the box which he uses to load his bakery goods.[4]

Cast

Production

The production of the film was commenced in early 2016 by debutant director Vaigarai Balan.[5] The production team also roped in Sam CS as the music director of the film.[6] The trailer of the film was released in the year 2016.

Release

The film was initially scheduled to be released in around late 2017 but delayed before its original release on 3 August 2018, a day where 11 other Tamil films also clashed at the box office.[7] This is also the first instance in Tamil cinema history in which at least 10 films are scheduled to hit the screens on the same day.[8]

Soundtrack

The music for the film is composed by Sam CS and the songs received positive reviews from the audience.[9] The soundtrack of the movie was released on 19 December 2016 and consists of 4 songs. The lyrics were penned by music composer Sam CS, late lyricist expert Na. Muthukumar and Karki Bhava.

Kadikara Manithargal
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Sam C. S.
Year:2018
Released:19 December 2016
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Length:17:45
Label:TrendMusic
Producer:Sam C. S.
Prev Title:Mr. Chandramouli
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Lakshmi
Next Year:2018

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kadikara Manithargal Movie (2018) Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Udaynarayanpur - BookMyShow. BookMyShow. BookMyShow. en. 6 August 2018.
  2. Web site: கடிகார மனிதர்கள் Kadikara Manithargal Movie Review. www.maalaimalar.com. ta. 6 August 2018.
  3. Web site: கடிகார மனிதர்கள் - விமர்சனம். Dinamalar. 6 August 2018.
  4. News: வாடகை வீட்டில் இருப்பவர்கள் மற்றும் வீட்டு ஓனர்கள் கவனத்துக்கு..! - ‘கடிகார மனிதர்கள்’ விமர்சனம் Kadikara Manithargal Tamil movie Review. Team. Vikatan Review. 2018-08-04. www.vikatan.com. 6 August 2018. ta.
  5. Web site: ‘Kadigara Manithargal’. The Times of India. 6 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Kadikara Manithargal on Moviebuff.com. www.moviebuff.com. 6 August 2018.
  7. News: Ghajinikanth, Maniyaar Kudumbam, Arali - A record 10 Tamil films to clash on August 3. Bhattacharjee. Moumita. 6 August 2018. en-US.
  8. Web site: ‘Ghajinikanth to ‘Maniyaar Kudumbam’: Tamil films slated to release this Friday. The Times of India. 6 August 2018.
  9. Web site: Kadikara Manithargal (Music review), Tamil – Sam C.S. by Milliblog!. milliblog.com. 6 August 2018.