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	A Srinivasa Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated that "Santhanam’s film is yawn-inducing and terrible"<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kick-movie-review-santhanams-film-is-yawn-inducing-and-terrible/article67259385.ece</ref>.Avinash Ramachandran of ''Cinema Express'' gave 1 star out of 5 and noted that ""we see the cast and crew laughing their hearts out while filming ''Kick'', one can’t help but think why didn’t these laughs translate onscreen, only to realise the actual joke was on us."		A Srinivasa Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated that "Santhanam’s film is yawn-inducing and terrible"<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kick-movie-review-santhanams-film-is-yawn-inducing-and-terrible/article67259385.ece</ref>.Avinash Ramachandran of ''Cinema Express'' gave 1 star out of 5 and noted that ""we see the cast and crew laughing their hearts out while filming ''Kick'', one can’t help but think why didn’t these laughs translate onscreen, only to realise the actual joke was on us."<ref>https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/sep/01/kick-tamil-movie-review-santhanam-tanya-hope-thambi-ramaiah-brahmmanandam-47194.html</ref>

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	A Srinivasa Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated that "Santhanam’s film is yawn-inducing and terrible"<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kick-movie-review-santhanams-film-is-yawn-inducing-and-terrible/article67259385.ece</ref>.Avinash Ramachandran of ''Cinema Express'' gave 1 star out of 5 and noted that "		A Srinivasa Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated that "Santhanam’s film is yawn-inducing and terrible"<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kick-movie-review-santhanams-film-is-yawn-inducing-and-terrible/article67259385.ece</ref>.Avinash Ramachandran of ''Cinema Express'' gave 1 star out of 5 and noted that ""we see the cast and crew laughing their hearts out while filming ''Kick'', one can’t help but think why didn’t these laughs translate onscreen, only to realise the actual joke was on us."

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	A Srinivasa Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated that "Santhanam’s film is yawn-inducing and terrible"<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kick-movie-review-santhanams-film-is-yawn-inducing-and-terrible/article67259385.ece</ref>		A Srinivasa Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated that "Santhanam’s film is yawn-inducing and terrible"<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kick-movie-review-santhanams-film-is-yawn-inducing-and-terrible/article67259385.ece</ref>.Avinash Ramachandran of ''Cinema Express'' gave 1 star out of 5 and noted that "

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	=== Home media ===		=== Home media ===
	The post-theatrical streaming rights were bought by [[Disney+ Hotstar]] and the satellite rights were acquired by [[Star Vijay]].		The post-theatrical streaming rights were bought by [[Disney+ Hotstar]] and the satellite rights were acquired by [[Star Vijay]].

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{{Infobox film
| name = Kick
| director = [[Prashant Raj]]
| writer = Prashant Raj
| producer = Naveen Raj
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
* [[Tanya Hope]]
}}
| cinematography = Sudhakar S. Raj
| editing = Nagooran Ramachandran
| music = [[Arjun Janya]]
| studio = Fortune Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|09|01|ref1=}}
| country = India
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
}}

'''''Kick''''' is a 2023 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Romantic comedy|romance comedy]] film written and directed by [[Prashant Raj]]. It is produced by Naveen Raj under the production banner Fortune Films. A remake of the director's Kannada film ''[[Zoom (2016 Kannada film)|Zoom]]'' (2016),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kick-trailer-out-santhanams-comedy-flick-promises-healthy-dose-of-laughter-6900097.html|title=Kick Trailer Out: Santhanam’s Comedy Flick Promises Healthy Dose Of Laughter|date=January 23, 2023|website=News18}}</ref> the film stars [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] and [[Tanya Hope]] in the lead role, [[Ragini Dwivedi]], [[Brahmanandam]], [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]], [[Senthil]] and [[Manobala]] (in his final appearance before his death) in the supporting roles.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news |title=Kick |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/kick/movieshow/93918303.cms |access-date=2023-08-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

The film was announced in January 2022 under the tentative title ''Santa15,''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-21 |title=Filmmaker Prashant Raj teams up with Santhanam |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/filmmaker-prashant-raj-teams-up-with-santhanam/articleshow/89035283.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> while the official title ''Kick'' was revealed in August.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |date=2022-08-31 |title=Santhanam’s next with director Prashant Raj titled ‘Kick’ |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/santhanams-next-with-director-prashant-raj-titled-kick/articleshow/93905060.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] commenced in April 2022,<ref name="auto3">{{Cite news |date=2022-04-23 |title=Santhanam's bilingual film with Prashant Raj starts rolling |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/santhanams-bilingual-film-with-prashant-raj-starts-rolling/articleshow/91024164.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] in July.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite news |date=2022-07-01 |title=It's a wrap for Prashanth Raj's directorial starring Santhanam |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/its-a-wrap-for-prashanth-rajs-directorial-starring-santhanam/articleshow/92590776.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The music is composed by [[Arjun Janya]], while the cinematography and editing are handled by Sudhakar S. Raj and Nagooran Ramachandran, respectively.<ref name="auto1"/>

''Kick'' was released on 1 September 2023.<ref name="auto1"/>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] as Santhosh
*[[Tanya Hope]] as Shivani
*[[Thambi Ramaiah]]
*[[Brahmanandam]] as Scientist Vaali
*[[Senthil]]
*[[Kovai Sarala]]
*[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]]
*[[Manobala]] as Shivani's boss
*[[Sadhu Kokila]] as Judge
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]]
*[[Rajendran]]
*[[Shakeela]]
*[[Vaiyapuri]]
*[[Scissor Manohar]]
*[[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]]
*[[Muthukaalai]]
* Seshu
* [[Cool Suresh]]
*Anthony
*[[Ragini Dwivedi]] (special appearance in the song "Saturday Is Cominguu")
}}

== Production ==

=== Development ===
On 20 January 2022, [[Kannada cinema|Sandalwood]] director [[Prashant Raj]], via Twitter, said that he was doing a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film for the first time starring [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] in the lead role. He further on said that the film is produced by Naveen Raj under Fortune Films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-20 |title=Actor Santhanam signs his next with Kannada director Prashanth Raj |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/actor-santhanam-signs-his-next-with-kannada-director-prashanth-raj/articleshow/89012194.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> [[Tanya Hope]], in March, announced her commitments to the film as the lead female role.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-11 |title=Tanya Hope to team up with Santhanam for a comedy film |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/tanya-hope-to-team-up-with-santhanam-for-a-comedy-film/articleshow/90132523.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> A [[Muhurat shot|muhurat]] puja was held on 22 April in [[Chennai]].<ref name="auto3"/> On 31 August, coinciding [[Ganesh Chaturthi]], the official title ''Kick'' was revealed.<ref name="auto"/>

=== Filming ===
[[Principal photography]] commenced on 22 April 2022,<ref name="auto3"/> with the first schedule in [[Bangalore]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news |date=2022-04-26 |title=Santhanam and Tanya play ad professionals in this trilingual |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/santhanam-and-tanya-play-ad-professionals-in-this-trilingual/articleshow/91080347.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> A song sequence was shot at the start of schedule.<ref name="auto3"/> The film was shot in [[Chennai]], [[Bangkok]] and [[London]] before the principal photography [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] in July.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto4"/>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kick
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Arjun Janya]]
| released = 2022-2023
| recorded = 2022-2023
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=10|s=21}}
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Saregama|Saregama Music]]
| producer = [[Arjun Janya]]
| prev_title = [[Love Birds (2023 film)|Love Birds]]
| prev_year = 2022
| year = 2023
| next_title = Rajamarthanda
| next_year = 2023
}}
The music is composed by [[Arjun Janya]], in his maiden Tamil film. The film marks as his first collaboration with both Prashant and Santhanam.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-30 |title=Santhanam's Kick will be an entertaining film that will make you laugh and forgot all sorrows: Prashanth Raj |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/santhanams-kick-will-be-an-entertaining-film-that-will-make-you-laugh-and-forgot-all-sorrows-prashanth-raj/articleshow/94555927.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The audio rights were acquired by [[Saregama|Saregama Music]].
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Saturday is Cominguu
| length1 = 4:12
| lyrics1 = [[Viveka]]
| extra1 = [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
| title2 = Kannamma
| length2 = 3:07
| lyrics2 = [[Gana Bala]]
| extra2 = [[Anthony Daasan]], [[Arjun Janya]]
| title3 = Gilma
| length3 = 3:04
| lyrics3 = Viveka
| extra3 = Arjun Janya, [[Jonita Gandhi]]
| total_length = 10:21
}}

== Release ==

=== Theatrical ===
''Kick'' was released on 1 September 2023,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-11 |title=Santhanam starrer 'Kick' to release in September |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/santhanam-starrer-kick-to-release-in-september/articleshow/102638542.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> clashing with Amitash's [[Paramporul (film)|''Paramporul'']], Devarakonda's [[Kushi (2023 film)|''Kushi'']] and Hamaresh's [[Rangoli (2023 film)|''Rangoli'']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-31 |title=Paramporul To Kushi, 5 Tamil Films Releasing On September 1 |url=https://newsd.in/paramporul-to-kushi-5-tamil-films-releasing-on-september-1/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Newsd.in |language=en}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
The post-theatrical streaming rights were bought by [[Disney+ Hotstar]] and the satellite rights were acquired by [[Star Vijay]].

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|22069414}}

[[Category:Films scored by Arjun Janya]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Kannada films]]