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{{Infobox film
| name = Munthirikkaadu
| image = Munthirikkaadu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kalanjiyam]]
| writer = {{Ubl|Kalanjiyam|[[Imayam (writer)|Imayam]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''Pethavan''|Imayam}}
| producer = Kalanjiyam
| starring = {{Ubl
| [[Seeman]]
| Pugazh mahendran
| Subapriya malar
| Jaya rao
}}
| cinematography =
| editing =
| music = A. K. Priyan
| studio =
| distributor = VV Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|04|07}}<ref name="RUN" />
| runtime = 2 Hours 59 Minutes<ref name="RUN" />
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Munthirikkaadu''''' ({{translation|Cashew forest}}) is a 2023 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[historical drama|period]] [[crime thriller film]] written and directed by [[Kalanjiyam]]. Produced by Kalanjiyam under the banners of Aathi Thiraikalam. It is adapted from the short story ''Pethavan'' ({{Translation|Begetter}}) written by [[Imayam (writer)|Imayam]]. The film stars [[Seeman]], Pugazh Mahendran, Subapriya and Jaya Rao.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2023 |title=Munthirikkaadu CAST movie titles |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/previews/munthirikkaadu/articleshow/98869625.cms?_gl=1*zxga3i*_ga*NHpDemFOYmM3SDg1QVRlTmpEeXJoM3l0S3doUUQ2MG9US1JoVUx5RERtY2xpeHBIaldVYXROaGRfNExoVnRodQ.. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106193015/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/previews/munthirikkaadu/articleshow/98869625.cms?_gl=1%2Azxga3i%2A_ga%2ANHpDemFOYmM3SDg1QVRlTmpEeXJoM3l0S3doUUQ2MG9US1JoVUx5RERtY2xpeHBIaldVYXROaGRfNExoVnRodQ..&from=mdr |archive-date=6 January 2024 |access-date=10 April 2023 |quote=... Munthirikkaadu Cast: Seeman, Pugazh Mahendran, Subapriya actress and Jaya Rao. |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

''Munthirikkaadu'' was released worldwide theatrically on 7 April 2023 where it received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name="RUN">{{Cite web |date=24 March 2023 |title=Munthirikkaadu movie; run time and release |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/munthirikkaadu/movieshow/99069852.cms?_gl=1*x2knud*_ga*NHpDemFOYmM3SDg1QVRlTmpEeXJoM3l0S3doUUQ2MG9US1JoVUx5RERtY2xpeHBIaldVYXROaGRfNExoVnRodQ.. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106193043/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etmoviedetailshowtimes.cms?movieid=106288819&detailid=106288819&city_name=Mumbai&city_id=2 |archive-date=6 January 2024 |access-date=27 March 2023 |language=English |quote=... the film will have a run time of 2 hours and 59 minutes. |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
In a [[village]] where they used to honor kill [[Love]] couples of the opposite [[caste]] and in that village a [[girl]] and [[boy]] from the opposite caste who used to be friends are getting pressure from village [[people]] that they love each other. What happens at the end. Whether they succeed or not is the [[Narrative|story]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt27116135/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_stry_pl |title=munthiri Kaadu movie review |date=22 August 2024 |language=en |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[Seeman]] as Inspector Anbarasan
* Pugazh Mahendran as Sella
* Subapriya as Deivam
* C.H. Jayarao as Murugan
* Kalai Sekaran
* Palamedu Parthipan
* Sakthivel
* Pradeep

== Production ==
[[Seeman]] plays police officer role in this film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=மலர் |first=மாலை |date=2018-02-05 |title=முந்திரிகாடு |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/preview/2018/02/05150302/1144148/Munthiri-Kaadu-Movie-Preview.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415074330/https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/preview/2018/02/05150302/1144148/Munthiri-Kaadu-Movie-Preview.vpf |archive-date=2023-04-15 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.maalaimalar.com |language=ta}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Munthirikkaadu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = A. K. Priyan
| alt =
| caption =
| cover =
| released = 27 July 2019
| recorded = 2019–2023
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=24|s=36}}
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Saregama|Saregama Tamil]]
| producer =
| chronology =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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| misc = {{external media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|pfWNJbnZvtQ|Munthirikkaadu - Jukebox}}}}
}}

The films soundtrack is composed by A. K. Priyan.

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Paithiyam
| lyrics1 = Kavi Baskar
| extra1 = Maalavika Sundar
| length1 = 5:16
| title2 = Uyire Uyire
| lyrics2 = Kavi Baskar
| extra2 = Srivardhani Kuchi
| length2 = 4:56
| title3 = Kadhalai Kollum
| lyrics3 = Ilayakamban
| extra3 = Jayamoorthy
| length3 = 4:52
| title4 = Kadhalai Kollum - Reprise
| lyrics4 = Ilayakamban
| extra4 = Murugavel
| length4 = 5:26
| title5 = Penne En Kanne
| lyrics5 = Kavi Baskar
| extra5 = Sooraj Santhosh, Vandana Srinivasan
| length5 = 4:45
| total_length = 24:36
}}

== Reception ==
A critic form ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' wrote that "'''Munthirikkaadu''<nowiki/>' would have been a noteworthy work of the times if more attention had been paid to the screenplay and character design, and if the caste dominance in a village had been analyzed in depth and incorporated into the screenplay".<ref>{{Cite web |last=டீம் |first=விகடன் |title=முந்திரிக்காடு விமர்சனம்: சாதி ஒழிப்பும் காதல் திருமணமும்; ஆனால், படத்திலுள்ள அரசியல் போதாமைகள்? |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/munthiri-kaadu-movie-review-how-is-this-anti-caste-film-fared-as-a-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416183235/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/munthiri-kaadu-movie-review-how-is-this-anti-caste-film-fared-as-a-movie |archive-date=2023-04-16 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.vikatan.com |language=ta}}</ref> Yvani Critic of ''[[ABP News]]'' stated that "Had the point been made a little more emphatically, Mundrikkadu film would have attracted many people's attention." and gave 1.5 ratings out of 5.<ref>{{Cite web |last=யுவஸ்ரீ |date=2023-04-07 |title=சாதியை ஒழிக்க காதல்தான் ஒரே வழியா? என்ன சொல்ல வருகிறது முந்திரிக்காடு திரைப்படம்? விமர்சனம் இதோ |url=https://tamil.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-munthiri-kaadu-review-in-tamil-seeman-subapriya-puzhal-starring-munthiri-kaadu-movie-review-rating-110578 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415073822/https://tamil.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-munthiri-kaadu-review-in-tamil-seeman-subapriya-puzhal-starring-munthiri-kaadu-movie-review-rating-110578 |archive-date=2023-04-15 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=tamil.abplive.com |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}

[[Category:2023 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kalanjiyam]]
[[Category:Films based on Tamil novels]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:2023 Indian films]]
[[Category:2023 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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