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{{short description|2018 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film by P. Iyyappan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dhoni Kabadi Kuzhu
| image = Dhoni Kabadi Kuzhu poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = P. Iyyappan
| producer =
| starring = [[My Dear Bootham Abhilash|Abhilash]]<br>[[Leema Babu]]<br>Thenaali
| music = Roshan Joseph
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2018|12|07}}
| runtime = 110 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Dhoni Kabadi Kuzhu''''' ({{Literal translation|Dhoni Kabaddi team}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Tamil language]] sports drama film written and directed by P. Iyyappan on his directorial debut. The film stars [[My Dear Bootham Abhilash|Abhilash]] and [[Leema Babu]] in the main lead roles. The film is based on the clash of two sports [[Cricket (sport)|cricket]] and [[kabaddi]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cricket and Kabaddi play the leads in this film|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/cricket-and-kabaddi-play-the-leads-in-this-film/articleshow/64885225.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|date=7 July 2018|language=en|first=Sharanya|last=CR|access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref> The film had its theatrical release on 7 December 2018 and received extremely negative reviews from the critics.<ref name=toi>{{Cite web|title=Dhoni Kabadi Kuzhu Review {1.5/5}: The film is an amateurish exercise that struggles to keep us hooked|website=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/dhoni-kabadi-kuzhu/movie-review/66981127.cms|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> The film was described as an awful discredit to the sport of kabaddi.<ref name=ie>{{Cite web|title='Dhoni Kabadi Kuzhu' movie review: An awful discredit to kabaddi|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/dec/08/an-awful-discredit-to-kabaddi-1908598.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
Tharani (Abhilash) and his friends who are die ardent fans of [[MS Dhoni]], do nothing for a living except for playing [[gully cricket]] in their local ground. On one day they realized that their playground has been sold to a local goon/gangster and had to reclaim it by paying whopping Rs3 lakhs within a space of 10 days. However they couldn't afford to pay the entire money as they were unable to collect the adequate amounts of money. They decide to take part in a kabaddi match to win the prize money.<ref name=nt>{{Cite web|title=Review: Dhoni Kabaddi Kuzhu - Bye, bye cricket|url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2018/12/08/review-dhoni-kabbadi-kuzhu-bye-bye-cricket/|date=2018-12-08|website=News Today {{!}} First with the news|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[My Dear Bootham Abhilash|Abhilash]] as Tharani
* [[Leema Babu]]
* Thenali

== Production ==
The film was announced by debutant director P. Iyyappan who served as former associate of director [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iyyappan's hoping to score with Dhoni Kabadi Kuzhu|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/050718/iyyappans-hoping-to-score-with-dhoni-kabadi-kuzhu.html|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|date=2018-07-05|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> The film title was also inspired from the life of Dhoni.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MS Dhoni, now an inspiration behind the title of a Tamil film|url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/kollywood-entertainment/ms-dhoni-now-an-inspiration-behind-the-title-of-a-tamil-film-155217.htm|website=in.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Soundtrack was composed by Roshan Joseph.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hungama.com/album/dhoni-kabaddi-kuzhu/42432430/|title = Dhoni Kabaddi Kuzhu}}</ref><ref>https://gaana.com/album/dhoni-kabaddi-kuzhu</ref>
*"Kannal Iva Kavitha Pesura" - Gunasekaran
*"Apulla Apulla" - Roshan Joseph C. J.
*"Ithu Jaikkapora" - [[Velmurugan]]
*"Thadaigalai Udaithidu" - [[Mukesh Mohamed]]
*"Iva Ooru Kallakuruchi" - V. V. Prasanna

==Reception==
''Times of India'' wrote " Despite its honourable intention of glorifying kabadi, Dhoni Kabadi Kuzhu is an amateurish exercise that struggles to keep us hooked, mainly due to the bland performances are bland, and the flat filmmaking".<ref name=toi /> ''Indian Express'' wrote "For a film which talks at length about the pride of Tamil and kabaddi, Dhoni Kabadi Kuzhu ends up being a discredit to both due to its incredibly careless writing and making."<ref name=ie /> ''News Today'' wrote "It is honourable that the makers have tried to give their best and build up a good image for our native sport, kabaddi. But, it is sad that though their attempts are praiseworthy, they have botched up a bit in the execution. The film is dragging in the first half and the humour, if any, fails to make us laugh on most occasion. Things get better in the second half though as the movie gets in on the kabaddi action. But what is funny is that the serious and tense moments that the director hopes to make us sit on the edge of the seat, do the exact opposite and make us laugh".<ref name=nt />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=9128216}}

[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2010s sports drama films]]
[[Category:Indian sports drama films]]
[[Category:2018 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2018 drama films]]

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