Moodar Koodam

Moodar Koodam
Directed by	Naveen
Produced by	Naveen
Written by	Naveen
Starring	Naveen Sendrayan Rajaji Oviya
Music by	Natarajan Sankaran
Cinematography	Tony Chan
Edited by	Athiyappan Siva
Production company	White Shadows Productions
Distributed by	Pasanga Productions
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Moodar Koodam (English: Fools Gathering) is a 2013 Tamil neo-noir musical black comedy film written, produced and directed by debutante director Naveen.^[1][2] The film stars the director himself alongside newcomers Sendrayan, Rajaji and Kuberan. Oviya, Anupama Kumar and Jayaprakash play other pivotal roles. The film was produced by director Naveen himself under the "White Shadows Productions" banner with Pandiraj releasing the movie through his Pasanga Productions. The music is by Natarajan Sankaran. This film received positive reviews.

Plot

The story begins with a chance meeting of four youngsters (Naveen, Sendrayan, Kuberan and Rajaji aka " White " ) in a police station where they are held in connection with a robbery case. Disillutioned with society and their place in it, they plan to rob White's treacherous uncle, who they believe has left for a pilgrimage with his entire family. But instead they find them pretty much at home and themselves in a quagmire involving money lenders, enforcers and the mafia.

Cast

• Oviya as Karpagavalli "Kapuli"
• Naveen as Naveen
• Sendrayan as Sendrayan
• Rajaji as Vellaichami (White)
• Kuberan as Kuberan
• Jayaprakash as Bhaktavatsalam
• Anupama Kumar as Mandothari
• Sindhu Naveen as Farzana
• Baskar as Thakali
• Sanjeevee as Auto Kumar
• Udhayabhanu Maheswaran as Salim Bhai
• Sabeesh as Sabeesh
• Manasa as Subiksha
• Winco Prakash as Kilavar
• Bobby Tejay as Miles
• Aadhira as Veetu Velaikkarar

Soundtrack

Music was composed by newcomer Natrajan Sankaran. Behindwoods wrote: "Offers difference but short of variety".^[3]

• ABCD Ungappan - Sricharan, Raginisri, Naveen
• Achamillai - SPB Charan
• Autokumar - Natarajan Sankaran
• Idhu Nalla Naai - Naveen
• Kannodu Kangal - Srinivas
• Moodar Koodam Theme
• Neeyum Bommai - K. J. Yesudas
• Nila Odi Va - Subhiksha
• Oru Oorula - SPB Charan
• Vela Vetti - Naresh Iyer

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to STAR Vijay.^[4]

Critical reception

Though the movie was not much advertised, it gained highly positive reviews from the viewers.

• Aananda Vikatan, the most popular Tamil magazine, has given a highly positive feedback (50/100). Many things like cast, dialogue etc. were highly appreciated.The review also quoted that black-humour is very rare in Tamil cinema and the director was appreciated specially for his attempt.^[5]
• Times of India wrote: "You will not like this film if you do not relate to dark comedies".^[6]
• Rediff wrote: "Comedy and satire are beautifully interwoven in Moodar Koodam with excellent support from all the cast. The only negative in the film is the number of characters and incidents incorporated into the film, creating an overdose of everything".^[7]
• Behindwoods wrote: "As a director, Naveen is able to extract what he wants for his story barring some of the hostage sequences that feel like stage dramas. The film has its best moments when the action moves outside the house, like the several back-stories and the North Chennai episodes".^[8]

Accolades

The film won the Best Dialogues award at the 8th Vijay Awards and was nominated in two other categories: Best Debut Director and Best Screenplay.

References

External links

• Moodar Koodam at the Internet Movie Database