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{{Infobox film
| name = Thoothukudi
| image =Thoothukudi_movie_2006.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Sanjay Ram]]
| producer = Sunitha Hari
| writer = Sanjay Ram
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Harikumar (actor)|Harikumar]]
*[[Karthika Adaikalam|Karthika]]
*Swetha
}}

| distributor =
| editing = [[P. Sai Suresh]]
| released = {{Film date|2006|07|14|df=y}}
| runtime =
| cinematography = [[M. Jeevan]]
| language = Tamil
| country = India
| music = [[Pravin Mani]]
| budget =
}}

'''''Thoothukudi''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language gangster film set in the [[Thoothukudi]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]] directed by [[Sanjay Ram]]. The film starred [[Harikumar (actor)|Harikumar]], a prominent dance choreographer in Tamil films, in the lead role alongside [[Karthika Adaikalam|Karthika]] and [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]].

== Cast ==
*[[Harikumar (actor)|Harikumar]] as Mahadevan
*[[Karthika Adaikalam|Karthika]]
*Swetha
*[[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] as Lingam

==Production==
The film marked the acting debut of dance choreographer [[Harikumar (actor)|Harikumar]] and actress [[Karthika Adaikalam|Karthika]] in leading roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/rowdy-romance-kadhal-agathee/article7235717.ece|title=Rowdy romance: Kadhal Agathee|date=22 May 2015|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/oneminute-review-bodinayakanur-ganesan/article2308353.ece|title=One-minute review: Bodinayakanur Ganesan|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|date=30 July 2011|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera-a-new-role/article4422064.ece|title=Etcetera - A new role|first=Nikhil|last=Raghavan|date=16 February 2013|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Itsy-bitsy/article15589277.ece|title=Itsy-bitsy|first=Nikhil|last=Raghavan|date=11 December 2010|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/madurai-sambavam-imagegallery-movies-jdwmTShjagcsi.html|title=Madurai Sambavam 4|website=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/jul/25/anuya-turns-encounter-specialist-71036.html|title=Anuya turns encounter specialist|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Karthika was cast in the film after the makers had spotted her in a commercial.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/1Qu48lzrTy4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210608001719/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qu48lzrTy4&feature=emb_title Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qu48lzrTy4&feature=emb_title| title = அந்த மீம் பார்த்துட்டுதான் திரும்ப நடிக்கணும்னு முடிவு எடுத்தேன்! - கருவாப்பையா 'கார்த்திகா' கம்பேக் | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The relative success of the film prompted Karthika to be labelled as 'Thootukudi' Karthika or 'Karuvappaiya' Karthika by the media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/155585-karuva-payya-karthika-resumes-her-acting-career|title='என் ரசிகர்களுக்காக மீண்டும் நடிக்க வந்துட்டேன்!' - 'கருவாப்பையா' கார்த்திகா!|first=உ சுதர்சன்|last=காந்தி|website=Vikatan|lang=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/july-07-03/16-07-07-bala.html|title=BALA NAAN KADAVUL Karthika bhavana arya Meenakshi Karuppasamy Kuthagaitharar parvathi Thoothukudi tamil movie news hot stills picture image gallery|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> Harikumar and Karthika worked together again in ''[[Madurai Sambavam]]'' (2009).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ayngaran.com/frame.php?iframepath=newsdetails.php?newsid=846|title=Ayngaran International|website=www.ayngaran.com}}</ref>

==Music==
Pravin Mani composed the songs and scored the background music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/8377.html |title=Thoothukudi Preview from Indiaglitz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809060227/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/8377.html |archive-date=August 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 31, 2012}}</ref> The song "Karuvappaiya" from the song garnered popularity prior to release, with actress Karthika's display in the song noted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/gossips/karthika-gets-married-secretly-aid0128.html|title='தூத்துக்குடி' கார்த்திகாவுக்கு ரகசிய திருமணமா?|date=20 February 2012|website=Filmibeat|lang=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ayngaran.com/frame.php?iframepath=newsdetails.php?newsid=1255|title=Ayngaran International|website=www.ayngaran.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/heroines/14-thoothukudi-fame-karthika-quits-cinema-aid0128.html|title=சினிமாவுக்கு குட்பை சொன்ன தூத்துக்குடி நாயகி கார்த்திகா|date=14 August 2011|website=Filmibeat|lang=ta}}</ref> Following the album, Pravin and Harikumar came together again for their next venture, ''Thirutham''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ssthiru/20070625.htm|title=Thirutham has average music|website=Rediff}}</ref>
{{tracklist
| headline = Track list<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |title=Thoothukudi |url=https://www.hungama.com/album/thoothukudi/342153/ |access-date=2020-08-12 |language=en}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Sollamal
| extra1 = [[Haricharan]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Yethipodu
| extra2 = [[Manicka Vinayagam]], [[Malathy Lakshman]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Ka Viduvom
| extra3 = [[Pushpavanam Kuppusamy]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Karuvappaiya
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
| length4 =
| title5 = Kozhukkatta
| extra5 = [[Sujatha Mohan]], [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]
| length5 =
| title6 = Pulam Pulam
| extra6 = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]
| length6 =
}}

== Reception ==
''Sify'' gave the film a negative review and wrote that "On the whole, the script is wafer thin, there is no logic and is too dark and morbid".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/thoothukudi-review-tamil-pclwakegabhag.html|title=Thoothukudi|website=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.bizhat.com/review_thoothukudi.php|title=BizHat.com - Thoothukudi Review. Hari Kumar (debut), Rahman, Karthika (debut)|website=movies.bizhat.com}}</ref> The film performed well at the box office, with director [[Sanjay Ram]] receiving more offers to work on films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/shantanu-gets-another-break-tamil-news-29968|title=Shantanu gets another break - Tamil News|date=19 March 2007|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/director-sanjay-ram-on-iyakkam-tamil--news-27530|title=Director Sanjay Ram on Iyakkam - News|date=6 December 2006|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

The film's positive response prompted director Sanjay Ram to work on a sequel titled ''Kiliyanthattu Thoothukudi 2'' during 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kiliyanthattu-thoothukudi-2-review-tamil-movie-17722.html|title=Kiliyanthattu Thoothukudi 2 review. Kiliyanthattu Thoothukudi 2 Tamil movie review, story, rating|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/26929/cinema/Kollywood/Sanjay-ram-in-Thoothukudi-2.htm|title=தூத்துக்குடி-2 படத்தில் நடிகரான சஞ்சய்ராம்! | Sanjay ram in Thoothukudi-2|date=5 February 2015|website=தினமலர் - சினிமா}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:2000s crime films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian crime films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sanjay Ram]]

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