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	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	Amudhavel ([[Vishal Reddy\|Vishal]]), after spending six years in the United States, returns to [[Cuddalore]] for his marriage to his long-time girlfriend Meenu Kutty ([[Catherine Tresa]]). He is forced to invite to his marriage a local [[Crime boss\|don]] named Lakshmipathy aka Thamba ([[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)\|Madhusudhan Rao]]), despite a previous history between them.		Amudhavel ([[Vishal Reddy\|Vishal]]), after spending six years in the United States, returns to [[Cuddalore]] for his marriage to his long-time girlfriend, Meenu Kutty ([[Catherine Tresa]]). He is forced to invite to his marriage a local [[Crime boss\|don]] named Lakshmipathy aka Thamba ([[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)\|Madhusudhan Rao]]), despite a previous history between them.

	Thamba was responsible for dragging Amudhan and his elder brother Gnanavel Rajarathinam ([[Mime Gopi]]) to jail five years ago on a [[false accusation\|false charge]] after Gnanavel, who worked in Thamba's fishing business, decided to leave Thamba and start his own fishing business. Thamba was also responsible for chopping off the leg of Amudhan and Gnanavel's father Rajarathinam when he had tried to intervene in the fight between Thamba and his sons, confining him to a wheelchair. To escape from Thamba and his gang and not cause any more harm to his family, Amudhan had emigrated to the US.		Thamba was responsible for dragging Amudhan and his elder brother Gnanavel Rajarathinam ([[Mime Gopi]]) to jail five years ago on a [[false accusation\|false charge]] after Gnanavel, who worked in Thamba's fishing business, decided to leave Thamba and start his own fishing business. Thamba was also responsible for chopping off the leg of Amudhan and Gnanavel's father Rajarathinam when he had tried to intervene in the fight between Thamba and his sons, confining him to a wheelchair. To escape from Thamba and his gang and not cause any more harm to his family, Amudhan had emigrated to the US.
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	The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by [[Hiphop Tamizha]] and Papelan Veerasingam. The soundtrack album ~~consists~~ of four tracks and was released on 24 December 2015. This is Hiphop Tamizha's second collaboration with Vishal after ''[[Aambala]]''.		The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by [[Hiphop Tamizha]] and Papelan Veerasingam. The soundtrack album consisted of four tracks and was released on 24 December 2015. This is Hiphop Tamizha's second collaboration with Vishal after ''[[Aambala]]''.

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	The album won positive reviews from both critics and audiences.		The album won positive reviews from both critics and audiences.
	*Behindwoods rated the album 2.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kathakali/kathakali-songs-review.html\|title=Kathakali (aka) Kadhakali songs review\|work=Behindwoods}}</ref>		*Behindwoods rated the album 2.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kathakali/kathakali-songs-review.html\|title=Kathakali (aka) Kadhakali songs review\|work=Behindwoods}}</ref>
	*Sify rated the album 3/5 stating "After a roaring ‘Thani Oruvan’, Hiphop Thamizha plays to the gallery of the movie here by sticking to the movie's demands. A romantic number, a kuthu number & couple of theme music pieces make the album crisp & to the point".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=K \|first1=Siddharth \|title='Kathakali'-Audio review \|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kathakali-audio-review-news-tamil-pmzkzWibefbjc.html \|accessdate=11 October 2020 \|work=Sify \|date=25 December 2015 \|language=en}}</ref>		*Sify rated the album 3/5, stating "After a roaring ‘Thani Oruvan’, Hiphop Thamizha plays to the gallery of the movie here by sticking to the movie's demands. A romantic number, a kuthu number & couple of theme music pieces make the album crisp & to the point".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=K \|first1=Siddharth \|title='Kathakali'-Audio review \|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kathakali-audio-review-news-tamil-pmzkzWibefbjc.html \|accessdate=11 October 2020 \|work=Sify \|date=25 December 2015 \|language=en}}</ref>

	== Release ==		== Release ==

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{{short description|2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kathakali
| image = Kathakali vishal.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name =
| director = [[Pandiraj]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Pandiraj
* [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]
}}
| writer = Pandiraj<br />Amudhavel
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]
* [[Catherine Tresa]]
}}
| music = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| cinematography = [[Balasubramaniem]]
| editing = [[Pradeep E. Ragav]]
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Pandiraj|Pasanga Productions]]
* [[Vishal Film Factory]]
}}
| distributor = [[Sri Thenandal Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2016|01|14}}
| runtime = 125 minutes<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/kathakali-film | title=''KATHAKALI'' (12A) (CUT) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=14 January 2016 | accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Kathakali''''' is a 2016 [[India]]n [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Pandiraj]]. It stars [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] and [[Catherine Tresa]]. Co-produced by both [[Pandiraj]] and [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], the film follows a man who gets blamed for the murder of a local don due to their enmity, and must now evade everyone trying to catch him.

''Kathakali'' released on 14 January 2016 with positive reviews.<ref name="reviews"/> The [[Telugu language|Telugu]] dubbed version with the same title was released on 18 March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kathakali-with-Vishal-is-Pandirajs-Next/2015/09/19/article3035066.ece |title='Kathakali' with Vishal is Pandiraj's Next |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=19 September 2015 |accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Will-Put-you-on-Edge-of-Your-Seat/2016/01/12/article3222903.ece1|title=Will Put you on Edge of Your Seat|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/interview-with-vishal-actor-and-general-secretary-of-the-nadigar-sangam/article8098418.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment|title=Interview with Vishal, actor and general secretary of the Nadigar Sangam|author=Srinivasa Ramanujam|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/director-pandiraj-on-vishalstarrer-kathakali/article8085647.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment|title=Director Pandiraj on Vishal-starrer Kathakali|author=Nikhil Raghavan|work=The Hindu}}</ref> A [[Hindi]] dubbed version titled ''Khel Power Ka'' was also released in 2017 via [[Zee Cinema]].

== Plot ==
Amudhavel ([[Vishal Reddy|Vishal]]), after spending six years in the United States, returns to [[Cuddalore]] for his marriage to his long-time girlfriend Meenu Kutty ([[Catherine Tresa]]). He is forced to invite to his marriage a local [[Crime boss|don]] named Lakshmipathy aka Thamba ([[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan Rao]]), despite a previous history between them.

Thamba was responsible for dragging Amudhan and his elder brother Gnanavel Rajarathinam ([[Mime Gopi]]) to jail five years ago on a [[false accusation|false charge]] after Gnanavel, who worked in Thamba's fishing business, decided to leave Thamba and start his own fishing business. Thamba was also responsible for chopping off the leg of Amudhan and Gnanavel's father Rajarathinam when he had tried to intervene in the fight between Thamba and his sons, confining him to a wheelchair. To escape from Thamba and his gang and not cause any more harm to his family, Amudhan had emigrated to the US.

While Amudhan is in [[Chennai]] doing wedding shopping with Meenu Kutty, he gets the news that Thamba had been killed the previous day. Unfortunately for Amudhan, he is soon suspected of murdering Thamba due to their enmity. Thamba's henchmen set Amudhan's house on fire, forcing Gnanavel and his family to go into hiding. Inspector Saravana Vadivel ([[Sreejith Ravi]]), a cruel and merciless police officer, is assigned to bring Thamba's killer to justice. Since Amudhan is the prime suspect, Vadivel orders him to present himself at Cuddalore the next day and prove his innocence, failing which he will be considered as Thamba's murderer and will be thrown into jail. Amudhan leaves for Cuddalore at midnight, with policemen heavily guarding the bus and route in which he is travelling to prevent him from escaping.

Amudhan manages to escape from the police at [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]] and meets up with Gnanavel and his family. Amudhan and Gnanavel then leave for Cuddalore to meet Vadivel. They soon find out that Vadivel has no intention of hearing their story and is determined to throw them into prison. They escape from Vadivel and the police. Meenu Kutty is forced to sit in the police station by Vadivel as he hopes that Amudhan will take the blame for the murder to protect his fiancé. While on the run, Amudhan finds out that Vadivel is behind Thamba's death. He then overpowers Thamba's brothers-in-law and Vadivel, as well as his teenage son, and holds them hostage to find out the truth.

Vadivel had been humiliated in front of his wife by Thamba, because of which he had decided to take revenge on Thamba by sending men to kill him and then framing his death on Amudhan, since he seemed easy to frame and also because of the history between Thamba and Amudhan. Amudhan confronts Vadivel, forcing him to reveal that he was Thamba's murderer. However, both Thamba's brothers-in-law were also involved in the murder as they wanted to usurp Thamba's position. They then fight with Amudhan, with one of the brothers-in-law killed by his own man by accident. Vadivel is also brutally attacked by Amudhan. Unfortunately for Vadivel and the other brother-in-law, Thamba's teenage son had overheard their confession regarding the murder, and he kills both his uncle and Vadivel with a metal silencer.

In the end, it is revealed to the audience that though Vadivel and Thamba's in-laws had plotted to kill Thamba, the real murderer of Thamba was Amudhan. Amudhan, who was determined to take revenge against Thamba for the atrocities that he committed against him and his family, had stabbed Thamba and escaped before Vadivel's men arrived and further stabbed a dying Thamba to death.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] as Amudhavel Rajarathnam "Amudhan"
* [[Catherine Tresa]] as Meenu Kutty
* [[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan Rao]] as Lakshmipathy (Thamba) (Voiced by [[Samuthirakani]])
* [[Karunas]] as Karpooram
* [[Imman Annachi]] as Amudhan's uncle
* [[Mime Gopi]] as Gnanavel Rajarathinam
* [[Sreejith Ravi]] as Saravana Vadivel
* [[Grace Karunas]] as Kavitha
* [[Pawan (actor)|Pawan]] as Sambantham
* [[Poster Nandakumar]] as Ex-MLA
* [[Lakshmi Ramakrishnan]] as Thamba's wife
* [[D. R. K. Kiran]] as Thavachelvam, Amudhan's friend
* [[Jayaprakash]] as Textile Mill Owner
* [[Shatru (actor)|Shatru]] as Thamba's brother
* Aathma Patrick as Thamba's brother
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kathakali
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 24 December 2015
| recorded = 2015
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 11:31
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Vishal Film Factory|V Music]]
| producer = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| prev_title = [[Aranmanai 2]]
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = [[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]
| next_year = 2016
}}
The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by [[Hiphop Tamizha]] and Papelan Veerasingam. The soundtrack album consists of four tracks and was released on 24 December 2015. This is Hiphop Tamizha's second collaboration with Vishal after ''[[Aambala]]''.

{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 11:31
| title1 = Azhage
| extra1 = Hiphop Tamizha
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = Kathakali Theme
| note2 = [[Instrumental]]
| length2 = 2:37
| title3 = Erangi Vandhu
| extra3 =Hiphop Tamizha, [[Anthony Daasan]]
| length3 = 3:35
| title4 = Kathakali Whistle
| note4 = Instrumental
| length4 = 1:41
}}

=== Reception ===
The album won positive reviews from both critics and audiences.
*Behindwoods rated the album 2.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kathakali/kathakali-songs-review.html|title=Kathakali (aka) Kadhakali songs review|work=Behindwoods}}</ref>
*Sify rated the album 3/5 stating "After a roaring ‘Thani Oruvan’, Hiphop Thamizha plays to the gallery of the movie here by sticking to the movie's demands. A romantic number, a kuthu number & couple of theme music pieces make the album crisp & to the point".<ref>{{cite news |last1=K |first1=Siddharth |title='Kathakali'-Audio review |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kathakali-audio-review-news-tamil-pmzkzWibefbjc.html |accessdate=11 October 2020 |work=Sify |date=25 December 2015 |language=en}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Kathakali'' was released on 14 January 2016 alongside ''[[Rajini Murugan]]'', ''[[Gethu]]'' and ''[[Tharai Thappattai]]'' as one of the [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] releases.<ref>{{Cite web|title = First Day Box office collection: Rajini Murugan gets good opening, Tharai Thappattai, Kathakali, Gethu take decent start|url = http://www.ibtimes.co.in/box-office-collection-rajini-murugan-good-opening-tharai-thappattai-kathakali-gethu-first-day-663302|website = International Business Times, India Edition|access-date = 19 January 2016}}</ref> The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYq3tzwT5XM</ref>

=== Critical reception ===
The film received highly positive reviews from critics.<ref name="reviews">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/box-office-collection-rajini-murugan-beats-tharai-thappattai-gethu-kathakali-first-weekend-663578|title=Box office Collection: Rajini Murugan beats Tharai Thappattai, Gethu, Kathakali in first weekend|last=IBTimes|date=18 January 2016|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=english|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'' called it a "fairly watchable thriller" where "Two things help. One, the two-hour running time. Two, the focus."<ref>{{Cite news|title = Kathakali: A fairly watchable thriller|url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/kathakali-a-fairly-watchable-thriller/article8108168.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 15 January 2016|access-date = 19 January 2016|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN}}</ref> M Suganth of [[The Times of India]] rated the film 3 out of 5 and stated, "What is refreshing about ''Kathakali'' is that it is less an action film and more a [[Mystery film|mystery]]", adding, "It is in the final portions that the film slips a bit. Given that Amudhavel is played by Vishal, the character has to be an [[action hero]] and so, we see him beating up professional gangsters with hardly any effort, and the film starts to resemble conventional action films."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Kathakali Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Kathakali/movie-review/50611798.cms|website = The Times of India|access-date = 19 January 2016}}</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' gave it a 2.8/5 saying that "[It] is a good entertainer that slowly builds into an action packed thriller."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/kathakali-tamil-movie-review-20192.html|title=Kathakali review. Kathakali Tamil movie review, story, rating – IndiaGlitz.com|work=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|5335394|Kathakali}}

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