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	\| name = Kalakkura Chandru		\| name = Kalakkura Chandru
	\| image =		\| image = Kalakkura Chandru.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption = VCD cover
	\| director = Ravi-Raja		\| director = Ravi-Raja
	\| writer = [[Rafi-Mecartin]]		\| writer = [[Rafi-Mecartin]]
	\| starring = [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]]<br>[[Radha Ravi]]<br>[[Pandiarajan]]~~<br>~~		\| starring = [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]]<br />[[Radha Ravi]]<br />[[Pandiarajan]]
	\| producer = B. Sampoornam		\| producer = B. Sampoornam
	\| music = Sunil Xavier		\| music = Sunil Xavier
	~~[ lyrics = Tamilamudhan~~		\| editing = A. Joseph
	\| editing = A. Joseph		\| studio = Sri Ashtalakshmi Films
	\| studio = Sri Ashtalakshmi Films		\| released = {{film date\|df=y\|2007\|1\|3}}
	\| released = {{film date\|df=y\|2007\|1\|3}}		\| country = India
	\| country = India		\| runtime = 148 minutes
	\| runtime = 148 minutes		\| language = Tamil
	\| language = Tamil		\| budget =
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	'''Kalakkura Chandru''' is a 2007 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[comedy~~-drama~~]] ~~film~~ directed by the duo Ravi-Raja. The movie stars [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]], [[Radha Ravi]] and		'''''Kalakkura Chandru''''' ({{Translation\|You're on a roll, Chandru}}) is a 2007 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by the duo Ravi-Raja. The movie stars [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]], [[Radha Ravi]] and [[Pandiarajan]], It was a remake of Malayalam film ''[[One Man Show (film)\|One Man Show]]'' (2001) but failed to repeat the success at the box office.
	[[Pandiarajan]], It was a remake of Malayalam film ''[[One Man Show (film)\|One Man Show]]'' (2001) but failed to repeat the success at the box office.

	==Cast==		== Cast ==
	* [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]] as Chandru		{{cast listing\|
			* [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]] as Chandru
	* [[Radha Ravi]] as Ravi Verma		* [[Radha Ravi]] as Ravi Verma
	* [[Pandiarajan]] as Singampuli		* [[Pandiarajan]] as Singampuli
	* Bhuvana as Shweta		* Bhuvana as Shweta
	* [[Urvashi (actress)\|Urvashi]] as Host		* [[Urvashi (actress)\|Urvashi]] as Host
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	* [[Singamuthu]] as Muthu		* [[Singamuthu]] as Muthu
	* [[Balu Anand]] as Police inspector		* [[Balu Anand]] as Police inspector
	* Bayilvan Ranganathan as Veera Verma		* [[Bayilvan Ranganathan]] as Veera Verma
			* [[Alex (actor)\|Alex]] as Doctor
			* [[Master Haja Sheriff\|Haja Sheriff]]
			* [[Suruli Manohar]]
			}}

	==Production==		== Production ==
	Ravi and Raja who earlier directed low-budget devotional films like ''Subramaniaswamy'' and ''Aarumugaswamy'' announced in 2005 that their next directorial is titled as ''Adhirshtham''. The film is a remake of Malayalam ~~blockbuster~~ ''[[One Man Show (film)\|One Man Show]]'' directed by [[Shafi (director)\|Shafi]] and starred [[Jayaram]].~~<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/16124.html\|title = Tamil Cinema News \| Tamil Movie Reviews \| Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}</ref>~~ [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]] appeared in this film thus making his comeback, he claimed that he selected this film because he wanted his comeback to be different.<ref>~~[https://~~web.~~archive~~.~~org/web/20081018121937/~~http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/30/stories/2005093003160300.htm ~~]</ref><ref>{{Cite web~~\|url=http://www.~~indiaglitz~~.com/~~channels~~/~~tamil~~/~~article~~/~~17117~~.~~html~~\|~~title~~ = ~~Tamil Cinema News \| Tamil Movie Reviews \| Tamil Movie Trailers~~ - ~~IndiaGlitz Tamil~~}}</ref>		Ravi and Raja who earlier directed low-budget devotional films like ''Subramaniaswamy'' and ''Aarumugaswamy'' announced in 2005 that their next directorial is titled as ''Adhirshtham''. The film is a remake of Malayalam film ''[[One Man Show (film)\|One Man Show]]'' directed by [[Shafi (director)\|Shafi]] and starred [[Jayaram]]. [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]] appeared in this film thus making his comeback, he claimed that he selected this film because he wanted his comeback to be different.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Kumar \|first=S. R. Ashok \|date=30 September 2005 \|title=Fun and frolic in the garden \|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/30/stories/2005093003160300.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018121937/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/30/stories/2005093003160300.htm \|archive-date=18 October 2008 \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

	==Soundtrack==		== Soundtrack ==
	Music was composed by Sunil ~~Xavier~~.		Music was composed by Sunil Lyrics written by tamilamudhan <ref>{{cite web \|date=3 January 2007 \|title=Kalakkura Chandru \|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kalakkura-chandru/bkTdWvif5CM_ \|access-date=6 August 2023 \|work=[[JioSaavn]] \|archive-date=6 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806131426/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kalakkura-chandru/bkTdWvif5CM_ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	* "Echampai"		* "Echampai"
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	* "Sollava Naan Sollava"		* "Sollava Naan Sollava"

	==Release==		== Release and reception ==
	~~After two years of making, the~~ film was ~~finally~~ released on 14 January 2007 on the ~~eve~~ of ~~Pongal~~ with ~~low publicity~~.		The film was released on 3 January 2007.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=கலக்குற சந்துரு / Kalakkura Chandru (2007) \|url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/kalakkura-chandru \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103043301/https://screen4screen.com/movies/kalakkura-chandru \|archive-date=3 January 2024 \|access-date=31 March 2024 \|website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>

			Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote "For fans of Karthik it will be a let down. For neither the actor nor the film works at any level".<ref>{{cite web \|last=Mannath \|first=Malini \|date=23 January 2007 \|title=Kalakkara Chandru \|url=http://chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2007/001Kalakkara-Chandru.asp \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011072105/http://chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2007/001Kalakkara-Chandru.asp \|archive-date=11 October 2007 \|access-date=14 March 2022 \|website=Chennai Online}}</ref> S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote "Anything well begun raises expectations. A film that starts with an interesting scene makes the viewers sit up for a fairly sumptuous fare. Thus when `Kalakkarae Chandru' opens with a scene a la the famous `Kaun Banega Crorepati' one's curiosity is aroused. But as the film progresses one realises with dismay that it is about the one and only gripping segment. It is again a case of the director unable to make use of a good theme".<ref>{{cite web \|last=Kumar \|first=S. R. Ashok \|date=26 January 2007 \|title=Treatment goes awry -- Kalakkarae Chandru \|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/01/26/stories/2007012600010200.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602114833/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/01/26/stories/2007012600010200.htm \|archive-date=2 June 2007 \|access-date=9 September 2023 \|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

	==References==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	[[Category:Indian films]]		== External links ==
			*{{IMDb title}}

			[[Category:2007 Indian films]]
			[[Category:2007 Tamil-language films]]
			[[Category:2007 comedy films]]
			[[Category:2007 films]]
			[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
	[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]		[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]
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	~~[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]~~


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	\| writer = [[Rafi-Mecartin]]		\| writer = [[Rafi-Mecartin]]
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	'''Kalakkura Chandru''' is a 2007 [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by the duo Ravi-Raja. The movie stars [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]], [[Radha Ravi]] and		'''Kalakkura Chandru''' is a 2007 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film directed by the duo Ravi-Raja. The movie stars [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]], [[Radha Ravi]] and
	[[Pandiarajan]] ~~in the lead roles~~, It was a remake of Malayalam film ''[[One Man Show (film)\|One Man Show]]'' (2001) but failed to repeat the success at the box office.		[[Pandiarajan]], It was a remake of Malayalam film ''[[One Man Show (film)\|One Man Show]]'' (2001) but failed to repeat the success at the box office.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Production==		==Production==
	Ravi and ~~raja~~ who earlier directed low-budget devotional films like ''Subramaniaswamy'' and ''Aarumugaswamy'' announced in 2005 that their next directorial is titled as ''Adhirshtham''. The film is a remake of Malayalam blockbuster ''[[One Man Show (film)\|One Man Show]]'' directed by [[Shafi (director)\|Shafi]] and starred [[Jayaram]].<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/16124.html</ref> [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]] appeared in this film thus making his comeback, he claimed that he selected this film because he wanted his comeback to be different.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081018121937/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/30/stories/2005093003160300.htm ]</ref><ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/17117.html</ref>		Ravi and Raja who earlier directed low-budget devotional films like ''Subramaniaswamy'' and ''Aarumugaswamy'' announced in 2005 that their next directorial is titled as ''Adhirshtham''. The film is a remake of Malayalam blockbuster ''[[One Man Show (film)\|One Man Show]]'' directed by [[Shafi (director)\|Shafi]] and starred [[Jayaram]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/16124.html\|title = Tamil Cinema News \| Tamil Movie Reviews \| Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}</ref> [[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]] appeared in this film thus making his comeback, he claimed that he selected this film because he wanted his comeback to be different.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081018121937/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/30/stories/2005093003160300.htm ]</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/17117.html\|title = Tamil Cinema News \| Tamil Movie Reviews \| Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}</ref>

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Kalakkura Chandru
| image =
| caption =
| director = Ravi-Raja
| writer = [[Rafi-Mecartin]]
| starring = [[Karthik Muthuraman|Karthik]]<br>[[Radha Ravi]]<br>[[Pandiarajan]]<br>
| producer = B. Sampoornam
| music = Sunil Xavier
[ lyrics = Tamilamudhan
| editing = A. Joseph
| studio = Sri Ashtalakshmi Films
| released = {{film date|df=y|2007|1|3}}
| country = India
| runtime = 148 minutes
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''Kalakkura Chandru''' is a 2007 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by the duo Ravi-Raja. The movie stars [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Radha Ravi]] and
[[Pandiarajan]] in the lead roles, It was a remake of Malayalam film ''[[One Man Show (film)|One Man Show]]'' (2001) but failed to repeat the success at the box office.

==Cast==
* [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Chandru
* [[Radha Ravi]] as Ravi Verma
* [[Pandiarajan]] as Singampuli
* Bhuvana as Shweta
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Host
* [[Mohan Raman]] as Advocate
* [[Singamuthu]] as Muthu
* [[Balu Anand]] as Police inspector
* Bayilvan Ranganathan as Veera Verma

==Production==
Ravi and raja who earlier directed low-budget devotional films like ''Subramaniaswamy'' and ''Aarumugaswamy'' announced in 2005 that their next directorial is titled as ''Adhirshtham''. The film is a remake of Malayalam blockbuster ''[[One Man Show (film)|One Man Show]]'' directed by [[Shafi (director)|Shafi]] and starred [[Jayaram]].<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/16124.html</ref> [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] appeared in this film thus making his comeback, he claimed that he selected this film because he wanted his comeback to be different.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081018121937/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/30/stories/2005093003160300.htm ]</ref><ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/17117.html</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Music was composed by Sunil Xavier.

* "Echampai"
* "Macham Konda"
* "Nagakannil"
* "Sollava Naan Sollava"

==Release==
After two years of making, the film was finally released on 14 January 2007 on the eve of Pongal with low publicity.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]

{{2000s-Tamil-film-stub}}