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{{Infobox film
| image = Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Ike
| writer = Ike
| producer = [[Atlee (director)|Atlee]]
| starring = [[Jiiva]] [[Sri Divya]] [[Radha Ravi]] [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] [[Thambi Ramaiah]]
| cinematography = [[Sathyan Sooryan]]
| editing = [[T. S. Suresh]]
| music = [[Vishal Chandrasekhar]]
| studio = A for Apple Production [[Fox Star Studios]]
| distributor = Fox Star Studios
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|5|19}}
| runtime = 141 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae''''' ({{translation|Sangili Bungili, open the door}}) is a 2017 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[horror comedy film]] written and directed by Ike, and produced by [[Fox Star Studios]] and [[Atlee (director)|Atlee]] under his production house 'A for Apple Productions'. The film stars [[Jiiva]], [[Sri Divya]], and [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] while [[Radha Ravi]], [[Radhika Sarathkumar]], and [[Thambi Ramaiah]] play supporting roles. Featuring music composed by [[Vishal Chandrasekhar]]. The film began production during March 2016 and was released on 19 May 2017.

== Plot ==
Vasu is a house broker who sells houses by using tricks with his friend Sooranam. Vasu and his mother Parvathy are living in her brother's house for rent. Vasu and his parents had lived in houses for rent throughout their lives. After Vasu's father's death, he took a vow of buying a bungalow on the outskirts.

After some years, Vasu buys the bungalow and enters the house with his whole family. He later finds that there was a family that had lived there earlier. Jambulingam lived there with his wife, mother, and daughters. He refused to move out of the house, so Vasu decides to live there until he finds the owner who cheated him. Vasu and Jambulingam's daughter Shwetha fall in love with each other. Vasu and Sooranam try some ghost tricks to chase Jambulingam's family out of the house.

On learning of Vasu and Shwetha, Vasu's aunt is angered because she believed that her daughter Sandhya and Vasu will marry. She goes on a tirade about Vasu's actions to Parvathy. Parvathy tells Vasu to apologize to his aunt. He refuses, and his family moves out of the house. While Vasu and Sooranam threaten Jambulingam's deaf and dumb mother with a ghost, she sees a real ghost and is admitted in the hospital. Jambulingam blames Vasu for threatening his mother with ghosts and shows a video taken in the phone unknowingly. Shwetha also fights with Vasu, and the family moves out of the house.

Vasu brings E. B. Rajeshwari to learn about the ghost. Sangili Aandavar lived in the house and was killed by his family members for the house. She tells that if the two families live happily in the house, Aandavar will go out of the house. They live in the house happily, but Jambulingam does not like to stay there. He brings his family out and locks Vasu's family inside, but when he turns, he realises that he is inside the house and all others are outside. Aandavar takes Jambulingam, but the whole family tries to rescue Jambulingam by showing strength and unity. On seeing this, Aandavar leaves the house, and Vasu lives in the house with his mother, Shwetha, and the whole family.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Jiiva]] as Vasu
*[[Sri Divya]] as Shwetha
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Sangili Aandavar
*[[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as Soornam
*[[Radhika Sarathkumar]] as Parvathy
*[[Thambi Ramaiah]] as Jambulingam
*[[Madhumila]] as Sandhya
*[[Ilavarasu]] as Parvathy's brother
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as E. B. Rajeshwari
*[[Devadarshini]] as Swetha's mother
*[[Senthi Kumari]] as Vasu's aunt
*[[Motta Rajendran]] as Chairman
*[[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] as Aandavar's sister
*[[Saravana Subbiah]] as Andavar's brother-in-law
*[[R. Amarendran]] as Singapore Singaram
*[[Mayilsamy]] as Tea Shop Owner
*[[R. S. Shivaji]] as Nandakumar
*[[Uday Mahesh]] as Vasu's father
*Shanthi Mani as Jambulingam's mother
*Tamilselvi as Aandavar's sister-in-law
*Vaishali Thaniga as Shwetha's friend
*Suhashini as Mrs. David
*[[Nivas Adithan]] as Sangili's son
*[[Jai (actor)|Jai]] in a cameo appearance
* [[Premgi Amaren]] as Prem (voice-only)
* [[Daniel Annie Pope]] as a driver in a cameo appearance
*[[Akshara Gowda]] in a cameo appearance<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 March 2016 |title=Jai, Akshara Gowda play cameos in Jiiva’s horror film |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/jai-akshara-gowda-play-cameos-in-jiivas-horror-film/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063708/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/jai-akshara-gowda-play-cameos-in-jiivas-horror-film/ |archive-date=25 July 2018 |access-date=25 July 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Chennai |agency=IANS}}</ref>
{{colend}}

== Production ==
In December 2015, [[Jiiva]] announced that he would work on a new film to be directed by newcomer Ike, an erstwhile assistant of [[Kamal Haasan]]. Raja Rani Productions [[Atlee (director)|Atlee]] would work on the film as the producer alongside [[Fox Star Studios]], while [[Sridivya]] would play the lead female role. Jiiva revealed that he shared a good comfort level with both Ike and Atlee, who he had worked with during the making of ''[[Nanban (2012 film)|Nanban]]'' (2012). He further stated that the film would be reminiscent of the horror comedy films earlier made by director [[Priyadarshan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |title=I liked the idea of a family-based fun horror film -Jiiva |url=http://www.iflickz.com/2016/03/i-liked-the-idea-of-a-family-based-horror-film-jiiva.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313153756/http://www.iflickz.com/2016/03/i-liked-the-idea-of-a-family-based-horror-film-jiiva.html |archive-date=13 March 2018 |access-date=25 July 2018 |website=iFlickz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 December 2015 |title=Kamal Haasan’s assistant, Ike to direct Jiiva! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kamal-haasan-s-assistant-ike-to-direct-jiiva-news-tamil-pmkrJujacfhfd.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210224120/http://www.sify.com/movies/kamal-haasan-s-assistant-ike-to-direct-jiiva-news-tamil-pmkrJujacfhfd.html |archive-date=10 December 2015 |access-date=25 July 2018 |work=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

The film began production during March 2016 with the first schedule held in [[Pazhani]]. The title of the film, ''Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae'' (name of a song from ''[[Muni 2: Kanchana|Kanchana]]'') was also unveiled during the first schedule. Actors [[Jai (actor)|Jai]] and [[Akshara Gowda]] appeared in cameo roles as a NRI couple in the film, and shot for the film during the first week of the shoot.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 March 2016 |title=Jai does a cameo in Jiiva’s SBKT! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jai-does-a-cameo-in-jiiva-s-sbkt-news-tamil-qdolnrifdebae.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409075946/http://www.sify.com/movies/jai-does-a-cameo-in-jiiva-s-sbkt-news-tamil-qdolnrifdebae.html |archive-date=9 April 2016 |access-date=25 July 2018 |work=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Vishal Chandrasekhar]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=2017-04-25 |title=Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae (Music review), Tamil – Vishal Chandrashekhar |url=https://milliblog.com/2017/04/25/sangili-bungili-kadhava-thorae-music-review-tamil-vishal-chandrashekhar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213033958/https://milliblog.com/2017/04/25/sangili-bungili-kadhava-thorae-music-review-tamil-vishal-chandrashekhar/ |archive-date=2024-12-13 |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=[[Milliblog]] |language=en}}</ref> while the film's audio rights are secured by [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-24 |title=Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/sangili-bungili-kadhava-thorae-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/AS8iMGK6ymU_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216121642/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/sangili-bungili-kadhava-thorae-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/AS8iMGK6ymU_ |archive-date=2025-02-16 |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=[[JioSaavn]] |language=en}}</ref>

{{track listing
| extra_column =Singers
| title1 = Ek Gau Mein
| extra1 = [[Silambarasan]], [[M. M. Manasi]]
| length1 = 4:19
| title2 = Kattaduraikku
| extra2 = [[Gangai Amaran]]
| length2 = 3:51
| title3 = Hai, En Kai Mela
| extra3 = [[Anirudh Ravichander]], [[Shakthisree Gopalan]]
| length3 = 3:40
| title4 = Govinda Govinda
| extra4 = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| length4 = 3:38
| title5 = Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae
| extra5 = [[Arunraja Kamaraj]], [[Premgi Amaren]]
| length5 = 2:50
|total_length = 18:18}}

== Reception ==
M Suganth from ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film three out of five stars and wrote that "It is predictable fare, yes, and there isn’t much inventiveness both in terms of narrative and filmmaking, but there is a quiet confidence in how Ike narrates this tale and keeps us entertained".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=19 May 2017 |title=SANGILI BUNGILI KADHAVA THORAE MOVIE REVIEW |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/sangili-bungili-kadhava-thorae/movie-review/58751508.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703054824/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/sangili-bungili-kadhava-thorae/movie-review/58751508.cms |archive-date=3 July 2018 |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Srinivasa Ramanujam from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "There are more laughs than horror in ''SBKT''. Director Ike seems to have taken a lot of effort in making this a ‘family story’, rather than concentrate on the ghost angle".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=May 19, 2017 |title=‘Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae’ review: Laughs on the house |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sangili-bungili-kadhava-thorae-review-laughs-on-the-house/article18508312.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035121/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sangili-bungili-kadhava-thorae-review-laughs-on-the-house/article18508312.ece |archive-date=12 November 2020 |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[Sowmya Rajendran]] from ''[[The News Minute]]'' wrote that "With its unoriginal humour and barely there fear factor, ''Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae'' is far from being a full bodied horror comedy. It's a ghost of the genre and a very pale one at that".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Sowmya |author-link=Sowmya Rajendran |date=19 May 2017 |title='Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae' Review: Watch only if you like ghosts who are tedious unclejis |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/sangili-bungili-kadhava-thorae-review-watch-only-if-you-ghosts-who-are-tedious-unclejis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629012900/https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/sangili-bungili-kadhava-thorae-review-watch-only-if-you-ghosts-who-are-tedious-unclejis |archive-date=29 June 2024 |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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