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{{Short description|2013 Indian film by M. Ganesan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
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| caption = Official poster
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| director = M. Ganesan
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| starring = [[Sharran Kumar]]<br />[[Aashritha]]
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| music = [[Srikanth Deva]]
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|5|31}}
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
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'''''Isakki''''' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by M. Ganesan and starring [[Sharran Kumar]] and [[Aashritha]].

== Plot ==
A teacher from a rich family Nandhini rejects the love of a car driver Saran to avoid problems that will arise with her family as a result of falling in love with him. Saran keeps pursuing the teacher, which makes them both closer. When Nandhini's boyfriend Mari is released from jail, Saran decides to reveal his true identity as Isakki. Whether Isakki and Nandhini reunite or not forms the crux of the story.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nikhil Raghavan |date=1 September 2012 |title=Etcetera: 'Tamil cinema is where I want to be' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera-tamil-cinema-is-where-i-want-to-be/article3848285.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727092539/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera-tamil-cinema-is-where-i-want-to-be/article3848285.ece |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="n">{{Cite web |last=Malini Mannath |date=1 June 2013 |title='Isakki' (Tamil) |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2013/jun/01/isakki-tamil-482688.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727092535/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2013/jun/01/Isakki-Tamil-482688.html |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2012 |title=Bridging the same old divide |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2012/sep/06/bridging-the-same-old-divide-403299.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729000809/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2012/sep/06/bridging-the-same-old-divide-403299.html |archive-date=29 July 2022 |access-date=29 July 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*[[Sharran Kumar]] as Isakki / Saran
*[[Aashritha]] as Nandhini
*Yogiram as Mari
*[[Chitra Lakshmanan]] as Devarajan
*[[Pasanga]] Sivakumar as Balasingham, Nandhini's father
*[[Lollu Sabha Jeeva]] as Devarajan's house's caretaker

== Production ==
The film was shot in Ooty, Madurai, Dindigul and Chennai. Sharran Kumar sports two looks in the film (a city dweller and village simpleton). For the village look, he lost a lot of kilograms and sat in the sun in Karaikudi for five days to get the tanned look.<ref>{{Cite news |last=V. Lakshmi |title=Worn out, but not down and out! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/worn-out-but-not-down-and-out/articleshow/15822007.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727093021/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/worn-out-but-not-down-and-out/articleshow/15822007.cms |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=V. Lakshmi |title=Sharran's two looks |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sharrans-two-looks/articleshow/14901453.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727093014/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sharrans-two-looks/articleshow/14901453.cms |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nikhil Raghavan |date=14 July 2012 |title=Etcetera: The next big project |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera-the-next-big-project/article3639481.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727092845/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera-the-next-big-project/article3639481.ece |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The film's music is composed by [[Srikanth Deva]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Isakki Songs |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/isakki-songs-T0003669 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023053213/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/isakki-songs-T0003669 |archive-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> [[Ananthu (singer)|Ananthu]] sung a devotional song "Ayya Saami" while [[Shreya Ghoshal]] sang a romantic number.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Issaki curiosity piques |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/issaki-curiosity-piques/articleshow/16555502.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727093013/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/issaki-curiosity-piques/articleshow/16555502.cms |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
*En Chellakutty - [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
*Ayyasamy - [[Ananthu (singer)|Ananthu]]
*Kandukonden - [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
*Ooru Usilampatti - [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Mahalakshmi
*Vela Vadivela - M. L. R. Karthikeyan

== Release and reception ==
The film released alongside ''[[Kutti Puli]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sharran wants feedback on Isakki |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sharran-wants-feedback-on-isakki/articleshow/20379672.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727093021/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sharran-wants-feedback-on-isakki/articleshow/20379672.cms |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

Malini Mannath of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' opined that "Isakki doesn’t offer much to a viewer by way of novelty, excitement or entertainment".<ref name="n" /> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that "With little to entertain the audience, the movie turns out to be a timid effort".<ref>{{Cite news |title=ISAKKI MOVIE REVIEW |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/isakki/movie-review/20404697.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316121355/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/isakki/movie-review/20404697.cms |archive-date=16 March 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2013 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2013 Indian films]]

Isakki (film) - Revision history

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