Irandam Kuththu (transl. Second punch) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language adult horror comedy film, written and directed by Santhosh P. Jayakumar and Daniel Annie Pope alongside Meenal Sahu, Akrithi Singh. A spiritual successor to the director's earlier Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu (2018), the film was released on 14 November 2020 and received mixed to negative reviews both from critics and audiences.
| Irandam Kuththu | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Santhosh P. Jayakumar |
| Produced by | S. Hari Bhaskaran |
| Starring | Santhosh P. Jayakumar Daniel Annie Pope Karishma |
| Cinematography | Ballu |
| Edited by | Prasanna G. K. |
| Music by | S. N. Prasad Dharan Kumar |
Production company | Flying Horse Pictures |
| Distributed by | Rockfort Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Premise
editVeera and Vasu are two friends who have been mistaken for gay men all their lives, marry two girls, and go to a resort in Bangkok for their honeymoons, where a horny ghost won't let them be in peace until they satisfy it sexually.
Cast
edit- Santhosh P. Jayakumar as Veera
- Daniel Annie Pope as Vasu
- Akrithi Singh as Priya, Vasu's wife
- Meenal Sahu as the Ghost
- Rajendran as Swamiji
- Ravi Mariya as Dr. Thambidurai
- Chaams as Ram
- Shalu Shamu as "Matter" Mona
- TSK as Vimal
- Singampuli as Priya's father
- Swaminathan as Pooja's father
- K. S. G. Venkatesh as Veera's father
- Saravana Sakthi as Vasu's father
- Reethika Ashok Kumar as Kiran
- Rekha Suresh as Veera's mother
- Senthi Kumari as Padma, Pooja's mother
- Jayanthy Mala as Vasu's mother
- Manimegalai as Priya's mother
- Lollu Sabha Manohar as Ghost
- Rahul Thatha as Ghost
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Ghost
- Kayal Devaraj as Swamy’s assistant
- Balaji as Ghost’s husband
- Tiger Garden Thangadurai as Teacher
- Vani Shree as herself (cameo appearance)
- Sathish Krishnan in a special appearance
Production
editDirector Santhosh P. Jayakumar announced plans to make a sequel to his earlier Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu (2018) in October 2019, after his other project, Pulanaivu featuring Arvind Swami, had an extended production break.[1][2] Santhosh opted to star in the film himself, after other actors expressed their reluctance to be a part of the project owing to its adult theme and the flak faced by the previous film's lead actor Gautham Karthik post-release.[3] Daniel Annie Pope was signed to play a pivotal role, while three new actress, Akriti Singh and Meenal joined the film's shoot in December 2019.[4] The film was shot in late 2019 and early 2020 in locations across Huinan County in China, Bangkok and Chennai.[5] The title of the film was confirmed to be Irandam Kuththu in September 2020.[6]
Music
edit| Irandam Kuththu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by S. N. Prasad | ||||
| Released | 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 17:04 | |||
| Label | Five Star Audio | |||
| Producer | S. N. Prasad | |||
| S. N. Prasad chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by S. N. Prasad,[7] while the score was done by Dharan Kumar.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thambi" | Srikanth Vardhan | S. N. Prasad | 2:00 |
| 2. | "Veera Da Veera" | Srikanth Vardhan | Bhavana Balakrishnan | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Thabela" | Ku Karthik | Diwakar, Vishnupriya Ravi | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Boom Boom" | Srikanth Vardhan | S. N. Prasad | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Virginity" | Srikanth Vardhan | Ramya NSK, Benny Dayal | 2:58 |
Marketing
editFollowing the release of the film's official trailer in October 2020, director Bharathiraja criticised the visuals and theme of the film in an open letter.[8] In reply, Santhosh called out the director for being hypocritical citing examples of glamorous stills from Bharathiraja's Tik Tik Tik (1981) before revoking his response and apologising.[9]
A public interest litigation petition was sought to stop the release of the film, citing the film was propagating vulgarity, obscenity and pornography. while the media promotions were being misused for the purpose of commercial benefit.[10] As a result, although the film was allowed to release, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court ordered the producers to remove the teaser and trailer from YouTube.[11]
Release
editTheatrical
editIrandam Kuththu was released on 14 November 2020 across theatres in Tamil Nadu, becoming the first film release in over eight months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] Prior to the release, barring the legal dispute on the film's adult content, it also faced potential delays as result of a dispute between the Tamil Film Active Producers Association (TFAPA) and Qube, a digital service provider.[13] Likewise, as a result of a decision by newspapers to increase advertising, the makers opted to promote the film through online and physical posters only.[14]
Reception
editCritical response
editA reviewer from The Times of India gave the film one star out of five, noting "if the plot follows the template set by the first film, everything else sinks to lower depths than what we witnessed in that one."[15] The critic from Cinema Express gave the film the same score, noting "Irandam Kuththu lacks the necessary horror or the comedy elements and resorts to sexual innuendos as the only weapon to tickle your funny bones", concluding it was "a hideously unfunny and unoriginal fiasco".[16] Sify's reviewer also gave the film one star, writing the film was "a below average adult horror-comedy".[12]
Karthik Keramalu of Film Companion, wrote, "The sex comedy, which is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, is a bore-fest in three tragic acts."[17]
References
edit- ^ "Santosh Jayakumar confirms sequel to Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu; To have a Summer 2020 release". PINKVILLA. 28 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "A sequel to 'Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu'?". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Santhosh P Jayakumar turns hero for IAMK- 2". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Not one, three heroines for Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuththu 2". Behindwoods. 18 December 2019.
- ^ Rajendran, Gopinath (1 October 2020). "Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuthu sequel titled Irandam Kuthu". Cinema Express. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "'Irandam Kuththu' is the title for IAMK sequel!". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Irandam Kuththu".
- ^ "Bharathiraja lashes out at the makers of Irandam Kuththu". The Times of India. 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Santhosh P Jayakumar apologises to Bharathiraja for reacting in a harsh manner". The Times of India. 10 October 2020.
- ^ Chandar, B. Tilak (3 November 2020). "PIL plea filed against release of 'Irandam Kuththu'". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "'Irandam Kuththu' teaser and trailer to be pulled out from YouTube". Sify. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Irandam Kuthu- A below average adult horror-comedy". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020.
- ^ "DSP Vs producers: will the VPF waiver pave the way for more new film releases for Deepavali?". The Times of India. 11 November 2020.
- ^ "No newspaper paper advertisements for Tamil Diwali releases". Sify. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Irandam Kuththu Movie Review: Irandam Kuthu is crassier and duller". The Times of India.
- ^ "Irandam Kuththu Movie Review: A hideously unfunny and unoriginal fiasco". Cinema Express.
- ^ Keramalu, Karthik (12 December 2020). "Irandam Kuththu Movie Review". Film Companion. Retrieved 23 December 2020.