Sandai

Sandai
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Directed by	Sakthi Chidambaram
Produced by	Radha Sakthi Chidambaram
Written by	Ravi Mariya (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Sakthi Chidambaram
Story by	Sakthi Chidambaram
Starring	Sundar C Nadhiya Namitha Ramya Raj
Music by	Dhina
Cinematography	K. S. Selva Raj
Edited by	G. Sasikumar
Production company	Cinema Paradise
Distributed by	Cinema Paradise
Release date	21 March 2008 (2008-03-21)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Sandai (transl. Fight) is a 2008 Tamil action comedy film directed by Sakthi Chidambaram. The film stars Sundar C, Nadhiya, Namitha and Ramya Raj, while Vivek, Lalu Alex, and Mithun Tejasvi, among others, play supporting roles. The music was composed by Dhina with cinematography done by K. S. Selva Raj and editing by G. Sasikumar. The film released on 21 March 2008 and was dubbed in Hindi as "Jungbaaz".

Cast

• Sundar C as Kathiresan aka Kaththi
• Nadhiya as Thangalakshmi
• Namitha as Seemakal Chinnakilli
• Ramya Raj as Abhinaya Kathiresan
• Vivek as Mani / Thangapandi, the village chieftain
• Napoleon as District Collector Kamaraj (Thangalakshmi's husband)
• Lalu Alex as Paalpandi, Kathiresan's father
• Mithun Tejasvi as Abhi's ex-Fiance
• Dhandapani as Kamaraj's step father
• Ravi Mariya as Kamaraj's cousin
• Rajkapoor as Kamaraj's cousin
• Thalapathy Dinesh as Fighter
• Vichu Vishwanath as Kathiresan's cousin
• Meera Krishnan as Kathiresan's's mother
• Paravai Muniyamma as Kathirvel's grandmother
• Jyothi Lakshmi as Mani's mother
• Delhi Kumar as Tha's father
• Uma Padmanabhan as DSP
• Suja Varunee as item number

Production

It was announced in 2007 that Sundar C. will team up with Sakthi Chidambaram for an action comedy film. During the launch, the film was initially titled as Porukki, however as the title was said to be derogatory, the titles like Adhirudhula and Mahamagam were considered before the team preferred to name the film as Sandai.

Soundtrack

Sandai
Soundtrack album by Dhina
Released	1 February 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	26:11
Label	Big Music T-Series
Producer	Dhina
Dhina chronology
Kannum Kannum (2008) Sandai (2008) Dindigul Sarathy (2008)

Music is composed by Dhina and Released on T-Series.

Track-List
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Pokkirina"	Silambarasan	4:50
2.	"October Madathil"	Shaan, Rita	5:49
3.	"Vaadi En"	Sundar C.	5:26
4.	"Aathadi"	T.Rajendar	4:37
5.	"Maduraikara"	Udit Narayan, Anuradha Sriram	5:29
6.	"Sanda Ah Odayuthu Odayuthu"	Narendra	4:21
Total length:			26:11

Reception

Rediff called it "illogical" and stated that "Just suspend all logic and reason before settling for this age-old mother-in-law/son-in-law battle movies on the lines of Poova Thalaiya and Mappillai." Behindwoods wrote "You need no introduction to the Shakthi Chidambaram brand of cinema- he makes movies purely for entertainment and most often they work. This time the director who had formerly specialized in Sathyaraj starrers has teamed up with Sundar C to provide Sandai." Sify wrote "Here is regressive piece of kitsch, with over-the-top loud performances. The plot degenerates into a farce in the second half of this tedious film as it tumbles to an all?s-well-that- concludes-well end".