Kadamaiyai Sei (transl. Do the duty) 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.
| Kadamaiyai Sei | |
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| Directed by | Venkatt Ragavan |
| Written by | Venkatt Ragavan |
| Produced by | T.R. Ramesh & S. Zahir Hussain |
| Starring | S. J. Suryah Yashika Aannand |
| Cinematography | Vinoth Rathnasamy |
| Edited by | Srikanth N.B. |
| Music by | Ganeshan |
Production companies | Ganesh Entertainment Nahar Films |
| Distributed by | Simbhu Cine Arts |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editDharmaraja 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.
Cast
edit- S. J. Suryah as Ashok Mauryan
- Yashika Aannand as Aishwarya, Ashok’s wife
- Rajendran as a Thief
- Vincent Asokan as Dharmarajan
- Charles Vinoth as Raj, Dharmarajan's brother, the main antagonist
- Lollu Sabha Seshu as Aishwarya's father
- Mohan Vaidya as one of the members in the building
- TSR as one of the members in the building
- Venkatt Ragavan as Ragavan Engineer
- Rajasimman
- Hello Kandasamy
- TSR Srinivasan
Production
editOn 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
editThe music of the film is composed by Arun Raj.[4]
| Kadamaiyai Sei | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Ganeshan | ||||
| Released | 12 August 2022 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 9:29 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Producer | Ganeshan | |||
| Ganeshan chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kadamaiyai Sei" | Arun Bharathi | Gana Bala | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Best Friendu" | Arun Bharathi | Arun, Lavita Lobo | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Odu Thedu" | Arun Bharathi | Ganeshan | 1:19 |
| Total length: | 9:29 | |||
Release
editTheatrical
editThe 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
editOn 13 May 2022, the trailer of the film was released and received positive responses.[9][10]
Reception
editLogesh 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."[11] Dinamalar rated the film 2 out of 5.[12] 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."[13] Zee News gave a mixed review.[14]
References
edit- ^ "SJ Suryah and Yashika Anand's 'Kadamaiyai Sei' trailer is here!". The Times of India (Press release). 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Sivakarthikeyan reveals the first look of SJ Suryah's Kadamaiyai Sei". The Times of India. 9 September 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Rinku Gupta on Twitter: "SJ Suryah, Yashika Anand wrap up Kadamaiyai Sei shoot!". Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Kadamaiyai Sei (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "SJ Suryah - Yashika Anand's 'Kadamaiyai Sei' to release on August 12". The Times of India. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "SJ Suryah's Kadamaiyai Sei gets a release date". Cinema Express. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "SJ Suryah's Kadamaiyai Sei to release in May". The Times of India. 9 April 2022. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "SJ Suryah's Kadamaiyai Sei to release on June 24". The Times of India. 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Kadamaiyai Sei - Official Trailer", Times of India, archived from the original on 13 May 2022, retrieved 13 May 2022
- ^ "SJ Suryah's Kadamaiyai Sei Trailer Gets a Good Response". 7 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Kadamaiyai Sei Movie Review : Fails to deliver". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "கடமையை செய் - விமர்சனம் {2/5".}
- ^ "Kadamayai Sei Movie Review: Hardly a saving grace in SJ Suryah's comedy drama". Cinema Express. 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "எப்படி இருக்கிறது எஸ்ஜே சூர்யாவின் 'கடமையை செய்' படம்? திரைவிமர்சனம்!". Zee Hindustan Tamil (in Tamil). 11 August 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.