Munthirikkaadu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKalanjiyam
Written by
Based onPethavan
by Imayam
Produced byKalanjiyam
Starring
  • Seeman
  • Pugazh mahendran
  • Subapriya malar
  • Jaya rao
Music byA. K. Priyan
Distributed byVV Pictures
Release date
  • 7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)
[1]
Running time
2 Hours 59 Minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Munthirikkaadu (transl. cashewforest) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language period crime thriller film written and directed by Kalanjiyam. Produced by Kalanjiyam under the banners of Aathi Thiraikalam. It is adapted from the short story Pethavan (transl. Begetter) written by Imayam. The film stars Seeman, Pugazh Mahendran, Subapriya and Jaya Rao.[2]

Munthirikkaadu was released worldwide theatrically on 07th April, 2023 where it received mixed reviews from critics.[1]

Cast

  • Seeman as Inspector Anbarasan
  • Pugazh Mahendran as Sella
  • Subapriya as Deivam
  • C.H. Jayarao as Murugan
  • Kalai Sekaran
  • Palamedu Parthipan
  • Sakthivel
  • Pradeep

Production

Seeman Plays Police officer role in this film.[3]

Music

Munthirikkaadu
Soundtrack album by
A. K. Priyan
Released27 July 2019
Recorded2019-2023
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length24:36
LanguageTamil
LabelSaregama Tamil
External audio
audio icon Munthirikkaadu - Jukebox on YouTube

The films soundtrack is composed by A. K. Priyan.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Paithiyam"Kavi BaskarMaalavika Sundar5:16
2."Uyire Uyire"Kavi BaskarSrivardhani Kuchi4:56
3."Kadhalai Kollum"IlayakambanJayamoorthy4:52
4."Kadhalai Kollum - Reprise"IlayakambanMurugavel5:26
5."Penne En Kanne"Kavi BaskarSooraj Santhosh, Vandana Srinivasan4:45
Total length:24:36

Reception

A critic form Ananda Vikatan wrote that "'Munthirikkaadu' would have been a noteworthy work of the times if more attention had been paid to the screenplay and character design, and if the caste dominance in a village had been analyzed in depth and incorporated into the screenplay"[4].Yvani Critic of ABP News stated that "Had the point been made a little more emphatically, Mundrikkadu film would have attracted many people's attention." and gave 1.5 ratings out of 5.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Munthirikkaadu movie; run time and release". The Times of India. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2023. ... the film will have a run time of 2 hours and 59 minutes.
  2. ↑ "Munthirikkaadu CAST movie titles". The Times of India. 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2023. ... Munthirikkaadu Cast: Seeman, Pugazh Mahendran, Subapriya actress and Jaya Rao.
  3. ↑ மலர், மாலை (2018-02-05). "முந்திரிகாடு". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  4. ↑ டீம், விகடன். "முந்திரிக்காடு விமர்சனம்: சாதி ஒழிப்பும் காதல் திருமணமும்; ஆனால், படத்திலுள்ள அரசியல் போதாமைகள்?". www.vikatan.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  5. ↑ யுவஸ்ரீ (2023-04-07). "சாதியை ஒழிக்க காதல்தான் ஒரே வழியா? என்ன சொல்ல வருகிறது முந்திரிக்காடு திரைப்படம்? விமர்சனம் இதோ". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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