Kandhakottai Explained

Kandhakottai
Director:S. Sakthivel
Producer:T D Rajha
Starring:Nakul
Poorna
Sampath Raj
Santhanam
Music:Dhina
Cinematography:E. Krishnasamy
Editing:S. Surajkavee
Studio:ESK Films International
Distributor:AGS Entertainment
Runtime:130 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Kandhakottai is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. Sakthivel, starring Nakul and Poorna, whilst Sampath Raj and Santhanam play supporting roles. The music was composed by Dhina. The film was released on 19 December 2009 to average reviews.

Plot

The film is about Siva, who hates love and those who are into such relationships, and even strives to separate couples. On the other hand, Pooja, a girl in Nagercoil, is the opposite of Siva, and takes risks to unite lovers. When Siva's sister Girija falls in love with Poorna's cousin, the two dissimilar characters meet. And when Siva sings Eppadi Ennul Kadhal Vandhadhu, they fall in love. But a man in Nagercoil kills himself when Pooja reveals that she is in love with Siva. Now his father Annachi is infuriated with the girl and murders her relatives. So Siva battles the baddies and marries Pooja.

Songs

Kandhakottai's soundtrack was composed by Dhina and features five songs.[1] Behindwoods wrote "Except for the novelty of Nakulan’s voice and the cool duet, this album does not have much to recommend".[2] Milliblog called it "Below par Dhina soundtrack".[3] Actor Nakul had lent his voice for a song in the film.

Kandhakottai
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Dhina
Released:2009
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Language:Tamil
Prev Title:Anthony Yaar?
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Guru Sishyan
Next Year:2010
SongSingersLyrics
"Kaadhal Paambu"Benny Dayal, Sowmya Raoh, Dev PrakashYugabharathi
"Kala Kala Kandha Kottai"Tippu, Dhina
"Unnai Kadhali Yendru"Naresh Iyer, Sadhana SargamKabilan
"Eppadi Ennul Kadhal"NakulViveka
"Dishyum Dishyum"Shankar Mahadevan, Suchitra

Reviews

Oneindia said that "On whole, Kandha Kottai lacks substantiality in both narrative and technical aspects".[4] Behindwoods wrote that "Kandha Kottai is an interesting concept which could have been sustained for the entire length of the film. But, commercialism and action take over in the second half, robbing the film of its main theme".[5] A review in Sify stated, "On the whole Kandha Kottai is a typical masala entertainer that is made for the youth audiences. Have fun".[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kandha Kottai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Gaana. 24 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Kandha Kottai - Tamil Music Review - Kandha Kottai Nakulan Poorna S Sakthivel Tippu Dhina Benny Dayal Sowmya Rao Devprakash - Behindwoods.com. www.behindwoods.com. 17 June 2012. 9 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609091942/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/kandha-kottai-nakulan-poorna.html. live.
  3. Web site: Music review: Kandha Kottai (Tamil – Dhina) by Milliblog!. itwofs.com. 21 November 2009. 17 June 2012. 20 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520134857/http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2009/11/21/music-review-kandha-kottai-tamil-dhina/. live.
  4. Web site: Kandha Kottai – Review. 21 December 2009. 17 June 2012. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025442/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/reviews/2009/kandha-kottai-review-211209.html. live.
  5. Web site: Kandha Kottai - Tamil Movie Reviews - Nakul - Poorna - Sampath Raj - Santhanam - Behindwoods.com. www.behindwoods.com. 17 June 2012. 9 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609100806/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/kandha-kottai-nakulan-poorna.html. live.
  6. Web site: Sify Movies – Review listing (1970). https://web.archive.org/web/20130329011941/http://www.sify.com/movies/kandha-kottai-review-tamil-14924225.html. dead. 2013-03-29. Sify.