Kaakha Kaakha

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Kaakha Kaakha is a slick, stylish Tamil Action movie starring Surya, Jyothika, Jeevan and music composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film is directed by Gautham Menon.It was Gautam Menon's second movie after Minnale. The film was widely expected after the stupendous success of the cop film Saamy earlier the same year. It was one of the top 5 movies of 2003 based on collection figures from theatres, distributors and producers, and the ranking, on return on investment ^[1]. And a comeback film for producer Kalaipuli S. Thanu^[2]. It was Jyothika's and Surya's third film together. This was a major milestone in Surya's acting career, establishing a firm fan base and carving a niche for him in the Tamil film industry.

[edit] Plot Summary

Anbuchelvan (Surya) is part of a group of four Police officers who work battling organized crime in Chennai. Violent and laconic, he finds little patience for a personal life, until he turns hero in the eyes of schoolteacher Maya (Jyothika), and embarks on a little romance. Meanwhile, his squad kills the brother of a reckless criminal Pandya (Jeevan), but fails to wipe off the entire gang. Pandya's hoodlums then take the battle into the homes of the officers, going after their family members one by one. It all ends with the demise of Pandya and his gang in the hands of Anbuchelvan.

An epilogue shows that Anbuchelvan, after the death of Maya, continues his job as an IPS officer some weeks later. An alternate ending was shot and placed in the DVD version with a running commentary by Gautham Menon, in which he explained why the idea of this ending was dropped.

[edit] Main Characters

This was the first blockbuster movie with Surya (Sivakumar's Son) as the protagonist. He plays a role of a honest cop who even goes to the extent of killing criminals through encounter. He believes family would be a hindrance to perform his duties without fear and he likes being single.

Jyothika as Maya

The character of Maya was portrayed as a beautiful young girl, who is initially frightened by Surya's character. Later she gets to know him, and falls for him. A complete opposite of Anbuselvan's character Maya is shown as a school teacher who is very intelligent, outspoken and bold.

Jeevan as Pandya

Jeevan, the hero of University becomes the hated villain in Kaakha Kaakha. His raw portrayal of a gangster is what made people notice him. Pandya is someone who doesn't care about what is right and what is wrong. His only motive is to revenge his brother's death and he would go to any level to inflict pain and fear to his enemies.

[edit] Box Office

• The Movie had an impressive Opening, and went on to have a 150 Day Run, making it a Super Hit.
• It is reported to have grossed about Rs. 136 million at the box-office.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Crew

• Director: Gautham Menon
• Producer: Kalaipuli S. Thanu
• Executive Producer: Photon Factory
• Music: Harris Jayaraj
• Cinematography: R.D. Rajasekhar
• Lyrics: Thamarai
• Art Direction:Rajeevan
• Editing: Anthony
• Stunt choreographer: Peter Hayne
• Dance choreographer: Brinda
• Costume Designer: Nalini Sriram
• Make-up: Nellai V. Shanmugam
• Production Designer: A. Parthipan
• Sound Effects: M.J. Raju
• Special Visual Effects: Iris Interactive, Oysterr
• Digital Mixing: M. Ravi
• Associate Directors: Rashmi Ruth Devadas, Morgan Antony
• Assistant Directors: P. Kannan, N. Manikandan, K. Bagavathi Perumal, Neeraj Menon, R. Revathi
• Production Executives: K. Chinna Durai, Bangalore A. Sundar, M. Jaishankar, Kannan
• Associate Cameramen: Dhanushkodi Ramesh, Dinesh, Gunasekaran

[edit] Soundtrack

Music was composed by Harris Jeyaraj

• Ennai Konjam - Shalini Singh, Timmy, Tippu
• Ondra Renda - Bombay Jayashree
• Oru Ooril - Karthik
• Thoodhu Varuma - Febi Mani, Sunitha Sarathy
• Uyirin Uyirae - Kay Kay, Suchitra

[edit] External links

• Kaakha Kaakha at the Internet Movie Database
• Listen Songs Online
• V Creations' Kaakha Kaakha

[edit] References