Irandam Kuththu

Irandam Kuththu
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySanthosh P. Jayakumar
Produced byS. Hari Bhaskaran
Starring
CinematographyBallu
Edited byPrasanna G. K.
Music byS. N. Prasad
Dharan Kumar
Production
company
Flying Horse Pictures
Distributed byRockfort Entertainment
Release date
  • 14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Irandam Kuththu (transl. Second punch) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language adult horror comedy film, written and directed by Santhosh P. Jayakumar who stars alongside Daniel Annie Pope, Meenal Sahu and Akrithi Singh. A spiritual successor Santhosh's Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu (2018), the film was released in theatres on 14 November 2020.

Plot

Veera and Vasu are two friends who have been mistaken for gay men all their lives, marry two girls, and go to a resort in Bangkok for their honeymoons, where a horny ghost won't let them be in peace until they satisfy it sexually.

Cast

Production

Director Santhosh P. Jayakumar announced plans to make a sequel to his earlier Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu (2018) in October 2019, after his other project, Pulanaivu featuring Arvind Swami, had an extended production break.[1] Santhosh opted to star in the film himself, after other actors expressed their reluctance to be a part of the project. He shed 18 kilograms (40 lb) for his role.[2] The film was shot in late 2019 and early 2020 in locations across Huinan County in China, Bangkok and Chennai.[3] The title of the film was confirmed to be Irandam Kuththu in September 2020.[4]

Music

The soundtrack was composed by S. N. Prasad.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Thambi"Srikanth VardhanS. N. Prasad2:00
2."Veera Da Veera"Srikanth VardhanBhavana Balakrishnan2:48
3."Thabela"Ku KarthikDiwakar, Vishnupriya Ravi3:12
4."Boom Boom"Srikanth VardhanS. N. Prasad2:37
5."Virginity"Srikanth VardhanRamya NSK, Benny Dayal2:58

Marketing

Following the release of the film's official trailer in October 2020, director Bharathiraja criticised the visuals and theme of the film in an open letter.[6] In reply, Santhosh called out the director for being hypocritical citing examples of glamorous stills from Bharathiraja's Tik Tik Tik (1981) before revoking his response and apologising.[7]

A public interest litigation petition was sought to stop the release of the film, citing the film was propagating vulgarity, obscenity and pornography. while the media promotions were being misused for the purpose of commercial benefit.[8] As a result, although the film was allowed to release, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court ordered the producers to remove the teaser and trailer from YouTube.[9]

Release

Irandam Kuththu was released on 14 November 2020 during the week of Diwali across theatres in Tamil Nadu, becoming the first theatrical Tamil release in over eight months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] Prior to the release, barring the legal dispute on the film's adult content, it also faced potential delays as result of a dispute between the Tamil Film Active Producers Association (TFAPA) and Qube, a digital service provider.[11] Likewise, as a result of a decision by newspapers to increase advertising, the makers opted to promote the film through online and physical posters only.[12]

Reception

M Suganth from The Times of India gave the film one star out of five, noting "if the plot follows the template set by the first film, everything else sinks to lower depths than what we witnessed in that one."[13] Gopinath Rajendran from Cinema Express gave the film the same score, noting "Irandam Kuththu lacks the necessary horror or the comedy elements and resorts to sexual innuendos as the only weapon to tickle your funny bones", concluding it was "a hideously unfunny and unoriginal fiasco".[14] Sify also gave the film one star, writing the film was "a below average adult horror-comedy".[15] Karthik Keramalu of Film Companion, wrote, "The sex comedy [...] is a bore-fest in three tragic acts."[16]

References

  1. ↑ "A sequel to 'Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu'?". Sify. 19 October 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Rajendran, Gopinath (16 December 2019). "Director Santhosh P Jayakumar turns actor for Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu 2". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Rajendran, Gopinath (1 October 2020). "Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuthu sequel titled Irandam Kuthu". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "'Irandam Kuththu' is the title for IAMK sequel!". Sify. 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Irandam Kuththu". Hungama. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bharathiraja lashes out at the makers of Irandam Kuththu". The Times of India. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Santhosh P Jayakumar apologises to Bharathiraja for reacting in a harsh manner". The Times of India. 10 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Chandar, B. Tilak (3 November 2020). "PIL plea filed against release of 'Irandam Kuththu'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "'Irandam Kuththu' teaser and trailer to be pulled out from YouTube". Sify. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Santhanam's 'Biskoth', Santhosh's 'Irandam Kuththu' in theatres for Deepavali". The News Minute. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "DSP Vs producers: will the VPF waiver pave the way for more new film releases for Deepavali?". The Times of India. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "No newspaper paper advertisements for Tamil Diwali releases". Sify. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Suganth, M (14 November 2020). "Irandam Kuththu Movie Review: Irandam Kuthu is crassier and duller". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  14. ↑ Rajendran, Gopinath (14 November 2020). "Irandam Kuththu Movie Review: A hideously unfunny and unoriginal fiasco". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Irandam Kuthu- A below average adult horror-comedy". Sify. 15 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  16. ↑ Keramalu, Karthik (12 December 2020). "Irandam Kuththu Movie Review". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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