Padikkadavan (2009 film)
| Padikkadavan | |
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| Directed by | Suraj |
| Produced by | Bharathi Reddy |
| Written by | Suraj |
| Starring |
Dhanush Tamannaah Bhatia Vivek Atul Kulkarni |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
| Edited by | Manoj |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sun Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹33 crore |
For the 1985 Tamil movie of the same name, see Padikkadavan (1985 film)
Padikkadavan (English: Uneducated Man) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action-comedy film written and directed by Suraaj. It stars Dhanush, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Pratap Pothan, Suman and Atul Kulkarni in the lead roles[1] and features a huge supporting cast in small pivotal and cameo roles. The film released on 14 January 2009 during Pongal receiving huge positive Response.[2][2] The film was successful grossing ₹17 crore in Tamil Nadu and established Dhanush as one of top five saleable heroes of Tamil cinema then.[3] Later the film was dubbed in Hindi as Meri Taqat Mera Faisla 2.
Plot
Radhakrishnan (Dhanush) alias Rocky is a 10th grade dropout youngster who is looked down upon by his father (Pratap Pothen), because of his sharp contrast to the rest of the family, who are well qualified in education. i.e., indirectly he gets a degree after his name.
So, earnestly he looks around by hovering around women's colleges to find a perfect girl for his mission. who work for Rami Reddy (Sayaji Shinde) who is a rival of Samarasimha Reddy (Suman).
Her father is Samarasimha Reddy (Suman) a notorious don in Andhra who prot home, where he realizes that another Thirunelveli rowdy Kasi Anandan (Atul Kulkarni), whose brother he accidentally kills in a flashback, has put price on his head. Kasi declares that if Rocky wins him in a hand-to-hand combat he will never be disturbed by him. Rocky accepts his deal and smashes Kasi down.The movie end
Cast
- Dhanush as Radhakrishnan (Rocky)
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Gayathri
- Vivek as Assault Arumugam
- Suman as Samarasimha Reddy
- Atul Kulkarni as Kasi Anandan
- Sayaji Shinde as Rami Reddy
- Pratap Pothan as Ramakrishnan
- Devadarshini as Kousalya Gowtham
- Chetan as Gowtham
- Dr. Sharmila as Kavitha
- Mayilsamy as Mayilsamy
- Suman Setty as Rocky's Friend
- Nellai Siva as Mechanic
- Ganeshkar as Rocky's Friend
- Cell Murugan as Cell Murugan
- Bonda Mani as Bonda Mani
- Santhana Bharathi.
- Kadhal Thandapani
- Aarthi
- Madhan Bob
- Mahandhi Shankar as Subba Rao
- Crane Manohar as Appa Rao
- Pandu
- Nirosha
- Sashikumar as Kasi's brother
- Balu Anand
- Karate Raja
- Ennatha Kannaiya
- Baba Bhaskar (special appearance in the song "Hey Vetri Velaa")[4]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack consists of fives songs composed by Mani Sharma.
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) | Lyrics | Notes |
| 1 | "Hey Vetri Velaa" | Ranjith, Naveen Madhav | 4:50 | Pa. Vijay | |
| 2 | "Hey Rosu Rosu" | Ranjith, Jaey | 5:00 | Thabu Shankar | from Athidhi |
| 3 | "Raanki Rangamma" | Malathi Lakshman, Udit Narayan | 4:47 | Pa. Vijay | from Choodalani Vundi song : "Ramma Chilakamma" |
| 4 | "Kadavulum Kadhalum" | Karthik, Harini | 5:17 | Snehan | from Yuvatha |
| 5 | "Appa Amma Vilayattu" | Ranjith, Saindhavi | 4:44 | Snehan | from Adavi Ramudu |
References
- ↑ Dhanush pairs with Tamannaah! - Sify.com
- 1 2 http://fresh.cinesnacks.in/exclusive-slumdog-millionaire-%E2%80%93-7crores-villu-%E2%80%93-30-crore.html
- ↑ Padikkathavan grossed 17 crore in Tamil Nadu
- ↑ ".Padikkathavan - Hey Vetri Velaa Video Dhanush, Manisarma". Youtube. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.