English Padam
| English Padam | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Kumaresh Kumar |
| Produced by | RJM Vasuki |
| Starring | Ramki Sanjeev Meenakshi Sreeja Das |
Production company | RJ Media Creations |
| Distributed by | RJ Media Creations |
Release date | 24 November 2017 |
Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
English Padam (transl. English Film) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film directed by Kumaresh kumar, starring Sanjeev, Meenakshi and Ramki.[1][2][3]
Synopsis
Sanjeev is a villager who comes to Chennai to earn money for his sister's marriage. He stays with his uncle Singamuthu. He comes across Meenakshi, a thief and gradually falls for her. After seeing an advertisement for making easy money by staying in a house for one night, Sanjeev and Singamuthu go to Mosquito Kumar. Kumar takes them to P. Pandu and tells them that they need to stay in the house for one night so that Pandu can sell it, since potential buyers fear the presence of ghost rumours planted by Pandu's rivals.
They stay in the house and encounter strange things. They then discover it is the handiwork of Meenakshi who is paid by Pandu's rivals. Then Ramki appears, who is actually planning to rent the house to a Marwadi family. Sanjeev, Meenakshi, Singamuthu and Mosquito Kumar are cheated by Ramki. They then decide to kill him, without success. Finally they plan to scare out the Marwadi family. They approach Singamuthu who is a fake shaman. Singamuthu promises to send ghosts to Seth house.
Cast
- Ramki as Rail Murugan
- Sanjeev as Chella
- Meenakshi as Meenakshi (blind parents daughter and an IAS-passed candidate)
- Sreeja Das as Mohana Sundari (Mona)
- Kumaresh Kumar as Kosu Kumar
- Singamuthu as Chella's uncle
- Singampuli as Iruttu Pusari
- Jangiri Madhumitha as Bobby
- Crane Manohar as Iruttu Pusari's assistant
- Pandu as House owner
- Scissor Manohar as Rail Murugan's henchman
- Lollu Sabha Manohar as Rail Murugan's henchman
- Kadhal Saravanan as Seth
Production
Ramki escaped unhurt while shooting a car chase sequence when a car lost control and almost hit him.[4] The film is titled as English Padam; however, the CBFC certificate says Aangila Padam.[5][6]
Reception
M. Suganth of The Times of India rated the film 1.5 out of 5 and opined that "The film is structured as a horror comedy, but be in the writing or in the making, it lacks even the basic level of competence".[6] A critic from Maalaimalar called the film average.[7]
References
- ^ "Etectera-Tamil Padam". The Hindu. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Ramki-Sanjeev-Meenakshi's English Padam First Look Poster". International Business Times. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Ramki acting in English Film". India Glitz. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "இங்கிலிஷ் படம் ஷூட்டிங்". Dhina Bhoomi. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "ராம்கி நடிக்கும் இங்கிலீஷ் படம் ஆங்கில படமாக மாறியது!". Kalakkal Cinema. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b "English Padam Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of English Padam by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "இங்கிலீஷ் படம்". 28 November 2017.