Killadi

Killadi
Film poster
Directed by	A. Venkatesh
Written by	Pattukottai Prabhakar
Produced by	Salem Chandrasekharan
Starring	Bharath Nila Vivek
Cinematography	K. S. Selvaraj Gopinath
Edited by	V. T. Vijayan N. Ganesh Kumar
Music by	Srikanth Deva
Release date	30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Killadi is a 2015 Indian Tamil action film directed by A. Venkatesh, and produced by Salem Chandrasekharan. It stars Bharath and Nila in the lead roles, while Vivek and Roja play pivotal roles. After beginning production in 2006, the film went through production troubles before releasing on 30 January 2015.

Plot

Dharani (Bharath), an intrepid college student, drops Anjali (Nila), who is running away from home to escape a marriage with her rowdy uncle Bhavani (Vincent Asokan), at the bus stand but Bhavani and her arrogant mother Angayarkanni (Roja) mistake him for her lover. Now, Dharani and his family become their targets but they hardly realize that he is more than a match for them.

Cast

• Bharath as Dharani
• Nila as Anjali
• Vivek as Arnold
• Roja as Angayarkanni
• Avinash
• Ilavarasu
• Delhi Ganesh
• Vincent Asokan as Bhavani
• Prem
• Venniradai Moorthy
• O. A. K. Sundar
• Cell Murugan as Rambo
• Suja Varune as item number in song sakapodu
• Kannal Kanan as in special appearance as local rowdy

Production

The project was first announced in September 2006, when Salem Chandrasekharan announced that he had signed Bharath and director Venkatesh to work together in a film titled Killadi. In a press meet, the producer noted that the film would proceed simultaneously alongside his other production, Vetrimaaran's Desiya Nendunchalai 47 starring Dhanush. Bharath began shooting the film alongside Koodal Nagar and Nepali, delaying his schedules for the other films to maintain his look for Killadi. However, in 2007, the producer ran into financial problems and postponed his two projects indefinitely.

In December 2009, the producer announced that the film would continue its shoot but it was held back by the director's involvement in other films, Maanja Velu, Vaada and Vallakottai, prompting further delays. The film only picked up again in 2013 and was readied for release, with an extended separate comedy track featuring Vivek and Cell Murugan inserted and extensively shot. Further promotions were advertised by the team throughout 2014, before the film was released in January 2015.

Soundtrack

Untitled

The soundtrack is composed by Srikanth Deva collaborating with director Venkatesh for third time. The audio launch of the film took place on 24 March 2013 at Prasad Labs in Chennai. The film's success in overcoming several legal hurdles saw a team of advocates being invited to the event, with the chief guests being producers Kaliaperumal and Gnanavel Raja.

• Sakkapodu - Ranjith
• Ekka Chakka - Jithin
• Ekka Chakka (female) - Surmukhi
• Mamavai - Rita
• Nee Rangikkari - Velmurugan

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Kalaignar TV.

Reception

The film was released on 30 January 2015 to negative reviews. Critic from Times of India noted that: "The film is essentially a compendium of the masala movie must-haves — hero introduction song, aggressive hero, his loving family members, damsel-in-distress heroine, kuthu songs disguised as duets, random comedy track and over-the-top villains".

External links

• Killadi at IMDb