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{{Infobox film
| name = Sakka Podu Podu Raja
| image = Sakka Podu Podu Raja Poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official Theatrical Poster
| director = G. L. Sethuraman
| producer = [[VTV Ganesh]]
| writer = G. L. Sethuraman
| based_on = ''[[Loukyam]]''
| starring = [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] [[Vaibhavi Shandilya]] [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] [[Sanjana Singh]] [[Sampath Raj|Sampath]]
| music = [[Silambarasan]]
| cinematography = [[Abinandhan Ramanujam]]
| editing = [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]]
| studio = VTV Productions
| distributor = Trident Arts AP International
| released = {{Film date|2017|12|22|df=y|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/sakka-podu-podu-raja.html|title=Sakka Podu Podu Raja Tamil Movie, Wiki, Story, Review, Release Date, Trailers,Sakka Podu Podu Raja 2017 – Filmibeat|website=FilmiBeat|access-date=25 November 2017|archive-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111104/https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/sakka-podu-podu-raja.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Sakka Podu Podu Raja''''' is a 2017 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by Sethuraman and produced by [[VTV Ganesh]]. The film features [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]], [[Vaibhavi Shandilya]] and [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] in the leading roles. Featuring cinematography by [[Abinandhan Ramanujam]] and edited by [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]], the film began production in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/santhanam-next-also-with-vaibhavi-shandilya-news-tamil-qkpoypidggjhe.html|title=Santhanam next film is again with Vaibhavi Shandilya !|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=2 November 2016|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104010048/http://www.sify.com/movies/santhanam-next-also-with-vaibhavi-shandilya-news-tamil-qkpoypidggjhe.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> This film is a remake of the 2014 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] movie ''[[Loukyam]]'', starring [[Gopichand (actor)|Gopichand]], [[Rakul Preet Singh]], [[Sampath Raj]] (who reprises his role in this film), [[Mukesh Rishi]] and [[Brahmanandam]]. It was released in a [[Hindi]] dub in 2021, titled ''Santa'', by RKD Studios.<ref>{{Citation |title=Santa (2021) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zutjr3jQkUI |access-date=2024-03-19 |publisher=RKD Studios |language=en}}.</ref>

==Plot==
Santa helps his friend Saravana elope with his lover, who happens to be the sister of a local don, Bhavani. Knowing this, Bhavani vows to take revenge on Santa and keeps searching for him. Meanwhile, Santa meets Yazhini, a college student, and gets attracted to her. After some initial fights, Yazhini also falls for Santa. One day, Yazhini is chased by a few goons and there comes Bhavani who saves her. It is revealed that Yazhini is the youngest sister of Bhavani, which shocks Santa. A small flashback is shown where there is an enmity prevailing between another don, Das, who wants to kill Bhavani’s sisters as Bhavani refused to marry Das’ only sister, which led to her death.

Santa comes up with a plan to win the heart of Bhavani. As Bhavani has not seen Santa, he decides to use it as an advantage. As per plan, Santa introduces Bhavani as a land lord and lets him stay at his place. Santa gets close to Bhavani, and stages another drama, and makes Bhavani accept the wedding of Saravana and Bhavani’s sister. Bhavani arranges Yazhini’s wedding with Karthik, who was supposed to marry Yazhini’s sister. Now, Santa finds that Karthik is none other than the son of Das, and their plan is to trouble Yazhini post wedding as a means of revenge against Bhavani. A fight ensues, and Bhavani understands Das’ plan. Finally, Santa is married to Yazhini.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*[[N. Santhanam|Santhanam]] as Santa
*[[Vaibhavi Shandilya]] as Yazhini
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Delhi
*[[Sampath Raj|Sampath]] as Bhavani (Yazhini's Biological brother)
*[[Sanjana Singh]] as Hamsa (Delhi's wife)
*[[Narayan Lucky|Narayan]] as Karthik
*[[VTV Ganesh|V.T.V. Ganesh]] as J. Neelakandan, Santa's father
*[[V. Sethuraman|Dr. Sethuraman]] as Saravana
*[[Sharath Lohitashwa]] as Kasimedu Das
*[[ Ashmita Singh ]] as Das' Sister
*[[Srinivasan (Tamil actor)|Powerstar Srinivasan]] as Srinivasan
*Natraj Pillai as Sathya, Yazhini’s adopted brother
*Surekha Vani as Neelakandan's wife
*[[Robo Shankar]] as Sathya's henchman
*[[Daniel Annie Pope|Daniel Pope]] as Santa's friend
*[[Swaminathan]] as Raghava Chari, Santa's uncle
*[[Mayilswamy]] as Vastu
*[[Papri Ghosh]] as Yamini
*[[Rajkumar (Tamil actor)|Rajkumar]] as Santa's friend
*[[Aryan (Tamil actor)|Aryan]] as Ravi
*'Lollu Sabha' Anthony
*[[Lollu Sabha Maaran]] as Film crew member
*[[Abhishek Vinod]]
*Divya Ganesh as Yazhini's college friend
*Niharika as Yazhini's college friend
*Adithya Kathir
*[[Kanal Kannan]] in a special appearance as himself
*[[Sridhar (choreographer)|Sridhar]] special appearance in the song "Kalakku Machaan"
*[[Dinesh (choreographer)|Dinesh]] special appearance in the song "Kalakku Machaan"
*Nobel Paul special appearance in the song "Kalakku Machaan"
*Jhony special appearance in the song "Kalakku Machaan"
*Boopathy special appearance in the song "Kalakku Machaan"
}}

==Production==

In October 2016, [[VTV Ganesh]] announced that he would finance a film directed by newcomer Sethuraman, which would feature [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] and [[Vaibhavi Shandilya]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/santhanam-begins-his-next-film.html|title=Santhanam begins his next film|date=14 October 2016|website=www.behindwoods.com|access-date=2 November 2016|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104000415/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/santhanam-begins-his-next-film.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was launched with a small ceremony during the middle of the month and the lead pair in attendance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Santhanam-launches-his-next-film-with-VTV-Ganesh/articleshow/54847928.cms|title=Santhanam launches his next film with VTV Ganesh|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 November 2016|archive-date=16 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216071953/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Santhanam-launches-his-next-film-with-VTV-Ganesh/articleshow/54847928.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In early November 2016, it was announced that production had begun and Ganesh had signed on comedian [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] to play a supporting role, while [[Sampath Raj]] and [[Robo Shankar]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/santhanam-and-vivek-to-team-up-for-sakka-podu-podu-raja.html|title=Santhanam and Vivek to team up for Sakka Podu Podu Raja|date=2 November 2016|website=www.behindwoods.com|access-date=2 November 2016|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104000311/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/santhanam-and-vivek-to-team-up-for-sakka-podu-podu-raja.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/santhanam-vivekh-robo-shankar-new-movie-sakka-podu-podu-raja-tamil-news-170437.html|title=Mersal combo! Santhanam and Vivekh new movie title is here|date=2 November 2016 |website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2 November 2016|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104014056/http://www.indiaglitz.com/santhanam-vivekh-robo-shankar-new-movie-sakka-podu-podu-raja-tamil-news-170437.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2016, the team approached [[A. R. Rahman]] to work on the film as music composer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/051116/guess-whos-santhanams-co-star.html|title=Guess who's Santhanam's co-star!|date=5 November 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=5 November 2016|archive-date=5 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105234807/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/051116/guess-whos-santhanams-co-star.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After the composer turned down the request, VTV Ganesh also enquired with [[Anirudh Ravichander]] before signing on [[Harris Jayaraj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/071216/harris-jayaraj-for-vtv-ganesh.html|title=Harris Jayaraj for VTV Ganesh?|date=7 December 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=6 December 2016|archive-date=7 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207142456/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/071216/harris-jayaraj-for-vtv-ganesh.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Later, [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] announced that actor [[Silambarasan|STR]] will make his debut as composer in the film. Sharing the news on his Twitter page on Sunday, [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] wrote: "It's my godfather and wonderful human Silambarasan, who is going to compose music for first time for this film 'Sakka Podu Podu Raja'."

== Soundtrack ==

Music for the movie was composed by [[Silambarasan]], in his debut as a music composer. The movie consists of a total of 5 songs.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No
!Song name
!Singer(s)
!Lyrics
!Length
|-
|1
|"Kalakku Machaan"
|[[Anirudh Ravichander]]
|[[Rokesh]] 
|3:58
|-
|2
|"Kadhal Devathai"
|[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
|[[Vairamuthu]] 
|6:17
|-
|3
|"Unakkaga"
|[[Leon James (composer)|Leon James]], Dr. Burn, [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
|Dr. Burn, [[Vignesh Shivan]]
|4:18
|-
|4
|"Siru Siru"
|Keerthana Vaidyanathan, Vasudev Krishna
|Karunakaran
| 5:28
|-
|5
|"Vaa Munimma"
|Usha Rajendar, [[T. Rajendar]]
|[[Madhan Karky]]
|4:35
|}

==Reception==
Baradwaj Rangan of ''[[Film Companion]]'' wrote "Santhanam’s latest attempt to position himself as a matinee idol pivots on an utterly original plot: the hero falls for a gangster’s sister. "<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/sakka-podu-podu-raja-movie-review |title=Yet another boring stab at making Santhanam a star |access-date=3 August 2019 |archive-date=3 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803061236/https://www.filmcompanion.in/sakka-podu-podu-raja-movie-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Home media==
[[Amazon.com|Amazon]] has acquired the digital rights of ''Sakka Podu Podu Raja''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k4_v7qIUXs |title= Amazon Prime Video {{!}} Sakka Podu Podu Raja |work= Amazon Prime Video India |access-date= 13 January 2018 |archive-date= 8 October 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211008210642/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k4_v7qIUXs |url-status= live }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt7510870}}

[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:2017 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2017 action comedy films]]
[[Category:2017 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2017 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Silambarasan]]

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