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{{Infobox film
| name = Attakathi
| image = Attakathi.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Pa. Ranjith]]
| producer = [[C. V. Kumar]]
| writer = Pa. Ranjith
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]]
*[[Nandita Swetha]]
*[[Aishwarya Rajesh]]
}}
| music = [[Santhosh Narayanan]]
| cinematography = P. K. Varma
| editing = [[Leo John Paul]]
| studio = Thirukumaran Entertainment
| distributor = [[Studio Green]]
| released = {{Film date|2012|08|15|df=y}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| language = Tamil
| country = India
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Attakathi''''' ({{trans|Cardboard Knife}}) is a 2012 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by [[Pa. Ranjith]], a former assistant of [[Venkat Prabhu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/84208.html |title=Karthi all praise for 'Attakathi' - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2012-07-28 |accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref> Produced by [[C. V. Kumar]], it stars [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]], [[Nandita Swetha]] and [[Aishwarya Rajesh]]. The film garnered attention after being praised and promoted by several acclaimed directors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/top-directors-promote-attakathi-news-tamil-mh1ttnidhdf.html?ref=false |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215140714/http://www.sify.com/movies/top-directors-promote-attakathi-news-tamil-mh1ttnidhdf.html?ref=false |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-12-15 |title=Top directors promote 'Attakathi' |publisher=Sify.com |date=2012-07-27 |accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Venkadesan S |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article579103.ece |title='Atta Kathi' Nandita extremely optimistic |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=2012-08-03 |accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref> ''Attakathi'' fetched positive reviews and emerged successful at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Attakathi team celebrates|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/attakathi-team-celebrates-news-tamil-miujwEiiebb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821233654/http://www.sify.com/movies/Attakathi-team-celebrates-news-tamil-miujwEiiebb.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 August 2012|publisher=Sify|accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref>
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== Plot ==

Dinakaran ([[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]]) referred as Atta among his friends is a regular semi-urban teenager growing up in a small village in the outskirts of Chennai. He did well in his school exams, but failed his English paper. Rather than studying for the second attempt, he wastes time looking for a girlfriend since he has made a pact with his best friends; to fall in love and get married.

Dinakaran first falls for a girl he meets at the bus stop named Poornima ([[Nandita Swetha]]). She appears to like him too as she smiles at him and accepts his gifts. But when he goes after her, she suddenly refers to him as 'elder brother' and tells him to stop following her around as she feels awkward. Dinakaran tries to feel sad, but he cannot since he was never really in love in the first place. It was just an infatuation. Dinakaran next starts wooing a distant relative who comes visiting at his house. Unfortunately, she turns out to have fallen in love with his elder brother. He then gets beaten up by the boys at a neighboring village for following two of their girls. He learns martial arts to protect himself and impress the girls, but nothing of that sort works out.

Dinakaran finally gives up on falling in love and concentrates on his studies. He finally passes his English test and enrolls into the local college. He is taken under the wing of an overprotective senior, who is the self-proclaimed underground student leader whom everyone refers to as 'route thala' or designated don of a route/street. Dinakaran's life takes a sudden turn as he mixes with the wrong group. He becomes less sociable and is always involved in fights and other problems. When his senior finally graduates, he makes Dinakaran the next 'route thala.' Dinakaran takes his responsibility very seriously and is soon both respected and feared by all the students in his college.

One day, Dinakaran gets a new junior in the form of Poornima, his childhood friend and one of the girls he tried to woo as a teenager. He tries to avoid her as it reminds him of the time he was a complete loser who was constantly humiliated by his own feeble attempts to impress girls. As time passes, he cannot avoid falling in love with Poornima, especially when she shows him an old bus ticket he bought for her. She only keeps things from people she really like as a kind of memorabilia. Dinakaran is convinced that she is in love with him too, but cannot bring himself to propose to her. He even changes back to his old haircut and the usual way he used to dress just because Poornima likes it more. His family and friends tease him, which embarrasses him deeply. But once Poornima compliments him on his new look, he does not mind anymore.

Things take a turn for the worse when Poornima's family finds out she is in love with someone they disapprove of and they fix an arranged marriage for her. Dinakaran panics and recruits his old friends to help him out. His parents seemingly allow him to leave home and bless his actions. Most of his friend decide to arrange for Dinakaran to elope with Poornima with the help of their relatives, though one of them disagrees as he feels they should ask Poornima how she really feels and then decide what they should do. However, Dinakaran becomes impatient and goes after Poornima, only to face her elder brother in an ensuing fight. Dinakaran manage to escape and waits for Poornima at the place they had arranged to meet, but she never shows up.

Dinakaran then takes the public bus back home, where he meets Poornima. As it turns out, she was never in love with Dinakaran in the first place. Her lover was another boy named Dinakaran, which made her family assume he was the one she was in love with all the while. While her family was busy going after Dinakaran, Poornima had already married the other Dinakaran and was now on the way to watch a movie with her newly wedded husband. Dinakaran is heartbroken, but cannot stay sad forever, and bounces back quickly as he soon realizes he was never in love with Poornima at all, it was all just a phase of infatuation once again.

Post-credits it reveals that Dinakaran studied hard and managed to become a teacher, while taking care of his mother and has finally tied the knot.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Dinesh Ravi|Dinesh]] as Dinakaran
* [[Nandita Swetha]] as Poornima
* [[Aishwarya Rajesh]] as Amudha
* [[Kalaiyarasan]] as Dinakaran (cameo)
* [[Kabali Vishwanth|Vishwanath]] as Dinakaran's brother
* Sophia as Divya
* Shalini as Nadhiya
* Mahendran as Mahendran
* [[Yogi Babu]]
* [[Abi Saravanan]]
* [[Jangiri Madhumitha]]
* Dhilsa
* [[Hari Krishnan (actor)|Hari Krishnan]]
{{Colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Attakathi
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Santhosh Narayanan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 9 January 2012
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio = [[Studios 301]], [[Sydney]]
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 20:47
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Think Music India|Think Music]]
| producer = [[Santhosh Narayanan]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Pizza (2012 film)|Pizza]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Behindwoods<ref>{{cite web |title=ATTA KATHI MUSIC REVIEW - ATTA KATHI MUSIC REVIEW |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/feb-12-01/atta-kathi-music-review.html |website=www.behindwoods.com |accessdate=29 October 2018}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}
}}

''Attakathi''{{'s}} soundtrack was composed by newcomer [[Santhosh Narayanan]], who previously worked as an assistant to composer [[A. R. Rahman]] except "Nadukadalula Kappala" which was composed by the singer [[Gana Bala]] himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/76430.html |title='Attaikathi' audio releases tomorrow! - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2012-01-08 |accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref> The lyrics were written by Kabilan, [[Muthamil]], Gana Bala and Pradeep Kumar. The album consists of seven tracks. Mastering of the songs was done at [[Studios 301]] in [[Sydney]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2820301.ece|title=Arts / Cinema : Audio Beat: Attakathi|author=S. R. Ashok Kumar|date=2012-01-21|work=The Hindu|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006235053/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2820301.ece|archive-date=6 October 2012|accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref> The launch of the album took place on 9 January 2012 at [[SPI Cinemas|Sathyam Cinemas]], [[Chennai]] which was attended by celebrities including directors [[Venkat Prabhu]], [[Sasi (director)|Sasi]], [[Vetrimaran]], composer [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], producers Abirami Ramanathan, [[S. Thanu]], [[T. Siva]] and actors [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]], [[Vaibhav Reddy]] and [[S. P. B. Charan]] among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/attakathi-audio-launched-news-tamil-mbjpo5hgbca.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112032959/http://www.sify.com/movies/attakathi-audio-launched-news-tamil-mbjpo5hgbca.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-01-12 |title=Attakathi audio launched |publisher=Sify.com |date=2012-01-10 |accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref> Behindwoods rated the album 2.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "An experimental yet fresh attempt by debut composer Santhosh Narayanan. The focus is more on 'gaana' as the movie is set in North Madras. There are a couple of jazzy numbers as well. On the whole, a score that seems to be in line with the movie's theme."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/feb-12-01/atta-kathi-music-review.html|title=ATTA KATHI MUSIC REVIEW - ATTA KATHI MUSIC REVIEW|website=www.behindwoods.com|accessdate=29 October 2018}}</ref>{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 20:47
| title1 = Aasai Oru Pulveli
| extra1 = [[Pradeep Kumar (singer)|Pradeep Kumar]], [[Kalyani Nair]]
| lyrics1 = [[Kabilan (Lyricist)|Kabilan]]
| length1 = 3:52
| title2 = Aadi Pona Aavani
| extra2 = [[Gaana Bala]]
| length2 = 4:41
| lyrics2 = [[Kabilan (Lyricist)|Kabilan]]
| title3 = Adi En Gana Mayil
| extra3 = Ayinjivaakkam Muthu
| length3 = 2:28
| lyrics3 = -
| title4 = Podi Vechi Pudippan
| extra4 = [[Sathyan (singer)|Sathyan]], [[Palakkad Sreeram]], Brinda
| length4 = 4:08
| lyrics4 = Muthamil
| title5 = Band Musical Sequence
| note5 = [[Instrumental]]
| length5 = 1:03
| title6 = Nadukadalula Kappala
| extra6 = Gaana Bala
| length6 = 1:39
| lyrics6 = Gaana Bala
| title7 = Vazhi Parthirundhen
| extra7 = [[Pradeep Kumar (singer)|Pradeep Kumar]]
| length7 = 2:56
| lyrics7 = Pradeep Kumar
| all_writing =
| title8 =
| length8 =
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}}

== Critical reception ==
''Attakathi'' received mostly positive reviews upon release. Rediff's Pavithra Srinivasan rated it 3.5 out of 5 and cited: "Though ''Attakathi'''s second half drags a little, there's no doubt that ''Attakathi'' is well worth your time and patronage".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-attakathi-is-worth-a-watch/20120816.htm |title=Review: Attakathi is worth a watch - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=2012-08-16 |accessdate=2012-11-09}}</ref> Sify's critic wrote: "We recommend that you make time for this charming little treat of a film, as it has an inherent sweetness and honesty that will stay with you".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/attakathi-review-tamil-15005447.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813084436/http://www.sify.com/movies/attakathi-review-tamil-15005447.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-08-13 |title=Movie Review:Attakathi |publisher=Sify.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref> Behindwoods rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and noted that it was "realistic; light hearted and turns out to be quite a ride, with its share of speed bumps", while calling it a "roller-coaster ride".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/aug-12-03/attakathi-review.html |title=Attakathi Review - Attakathi Movie Review |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref> Similarly, Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com concluded that it was "simple, modest, and light", giving it 3 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10096/tamil/attakathi/3846/review.htm |title=Attakathi Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref> Vivek Ramz of in.com rated it 3.5/5 stating that it was a "small yet beautiful film with its heart at the right place. It definitely deserves a watch for its refreshing screenplay and unique treatment".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/review-attakathi-50133474-in-1.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126170937/http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/review-attakathi-50133474-in-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-26 |title=Review: Attakathi |publisher=In.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==

===[[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards 2013]]===

* Won – Best Debut Producer – C. V. Kumar
* Nominated – Best Debut Actor (Male) – [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]]

===[[7th Vijay Awards|7th Annual Vijay Awards]]===

* Nominated – Best Debut Actor – [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]]
* Nominated – Best Debut Actress – [[Nandita Swetha]]
* Nominated – Best Male Playback Singer – [[Gaana Bala]]
* Nominated – Best Lyricist – [[Gaana Bala]]
* Nominated – Face of the Year – [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]]

===Jaya TV Awards – 2012===
<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-28/news-interviews/36036084_1_studio-green-nandita-nalanum-nandhiniyum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023062913/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-28/news-interviews/36036084_1_studio-green-nandita-nalanum-nandhiniyum |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2013 |title=Attakathi bags five awards |author=Shiva Prasad |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=28 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiapulse.sulekha.com/entertainment/attakathi-wins-five-awards_post_3320 |title=Attakathi wins five awards! |publisher=Sulekha.com |date=28 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://apnaindia.com/entertainment/gossip/tamil/attakathi-sweeps-awards-15078.html |title=Attakathi sweeps awards |publisher=ApnaIndia.com}}</ref>

* Won – Best Actor – [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]]
* Won – Best Director – [[Pa. Ranjith]]
* Won – Best Music Director – [[Santhosh Narayanan]]
* Won – Best Producer – C. V. Kumar
* Won – Sensational Debutant Actress – [[Nandita Swetha]]

===Vikatan Awards 2012===

* Won – Best Debut Actor (Male) – [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]]
* Won – Best Playback Singer (Male) – [[Gaana Bala]]

===[[Edison Awards (India)|6th Edison Awards]]===
<ref>{{cite news |url=http://movies.sulekha.com/tamil/thuppaki/news/6th-edition-edison-award-gets-bigger-and-grander.htm |title=6th Edition Edison Award gets bigger and grander |publisher=Sulekha.com |date=3 January 2013}}</ref>

* Nominated – Best Debut Actor – [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]]

===Chennai Times Film Awards 2012===
<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-06/news-interviews/40406269_1_naduvula-konjam-pakkatha-kaanom-chennai-times-film-awards-billa-ii |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709200824/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-06/news-interviews/40406269_1_naduvula-konjam-pakkatha-kaanom-chennai-times-film-awards-billa-ii |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Chennai Times Film Awards 2012 nominations |date=6 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ww.itimes.com/times-polls-results-awaited/category/tamil-film-awards-2012 |title=Tamil film awards 2012 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/The-Chennai-Times-Film-Awards-2012-goes-to--/articleshow/25170374.cms |title=The Chennai Times Film Awards 2012 goes to... |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=4 November 2013}}</ref>

* Nominated – Promising Newcomer (Male) – [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]]
* Nominated – Promising Newcomer (Female) – [[Nandita Swetha]]
* Nominated – Best Music Director – [[Santhosh Narayanan]]
* Nominated – Best Lyrics – [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
* Nominated – Best Singer (Male) – [[Gaana Bala]]
* Nominated – Best Youth Film

===[[BIG FM 92.7|Big]] Tamil Melody Awards 2013===
<ref>{{cite news |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Melody-awards/2013/08/19/article1740670.ece |title=Melody awards |work=The New Indian Express |date=19 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/the-winners-of-the-big-melody-awards-harris-jayaraj-haricharan-19-08-13.html |title=The winners of the BIG Melody Awards! |publisher=behindwoods.com |date=19 August 2013}}</ref>

* Nominated – Best Singer (Male) – Pradeep

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|2845796}}
{{Pa. Ranjith}}

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