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{{short description|2020 film directed by santhosh.p.jayakumar }}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Irandam Kuththu
| image = Irandam Kuththu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Santhosh P. Jayakumar]]
| producer = S. Hari Bhaskaran
| starring = [[Santhosh P. Jayakumar]]<br />[[Daniel Annie Pope]]<br />Karishma
| music = S. N. Prasad<br />[[Dharan Kumar]]
| cinematography = Ballu
| distributor = Rockfort Entertainment
| editing = Prasanna G. K.
| studio = Flying Horse Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|11|14}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Irandam Kuththu''''' ({{Translation|Second punch}}) is a 2020 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[adult film|adult]] [[horror comedy]] film, written and directed by [[Santhosh P. Jayakumar]] and [[Daniel Annie Pope]] alongside Meenal Sahu, Akrithi Singh. A [[spiritual successor]] to the director's earlier ''[[Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu]]'' (2018), the film was released on 14 November 2020 and received mixed to negative reviews both from critics and audiences.

== Premise ==
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 [[sexual arousal|horny]] ghost won't let them be in peace until they satisfy it [[sexual intercourse|sexually]]. The movie is based on the South Korean movie [[A Tale of Legendary Libido]]

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Santhosh P. Jayakumar]] as Veera
* [[Daniel Annie Pope]] as Vasu
* Akrithi Singh as Priya, Vasu's wife
* Meenal Sahu as the Ghost
* [[Rajendran]] as Swamiji
* [[Ravi Mariya]] as Dr. Thambidurai
* [[Chaams]] as Ram
* Shalu Shamu as "Matter" Mona
* TSK as Vimal
* [[Singampuli]] as Priya's father
* [[Swaminathan]] as Pooja's father
* [[K. S. G. Venkatesh]] as Veera's father
* [[Saravana Sakthi]] as Vasu's father
* Reethika Ashok Kumar as Kiran
* Rekha Suresh as Veera's mother
* [[Senthi Kumari]] as Padma, Pooja's mother
* Jayanthy Mala as Vasu's mother
* Manimegalai as Priya's mother
* [[Lollu Sabha Manohar]] as Ghost
* [[Rahul Thatha]] as Ghost
* [[Thalapathy Dinesh]] as Ghost
* Kayal Devaraj as Swamy’s assistant
* Balaji as Ghost’s husband
* [[Thangadurai (actor)|Tiger Garden Thangadurai]] as Teacher
* Vani Shree as herself (cameo appearance)
* [[Sathish Krishnan]] in a special appearance
}}

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A sequel to 'Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu'? |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/a-sequel-to-iruttu-arayil-murattu-kuthu-news-tamil-tktmgkffcjfaa.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019095028/https://www.sify.com/movies/a-sequel-to-iruttu-arayil-murattu-kuthu-news-tamil-tktmgkffcjfaa.html |archive-date=19 October 2019 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Santhosh opted to star in the film himself, after other actors expressed their reluctance to be a part of the project owing to its adult theme and the flak faced by the previous film's lead actor [[Gautham Karthik]] post-release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santhosh P Jayakumar turns hero for IAMK- 2 |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/santhosh-p-jayakumar-turns-hero-for-iamk--2-news-tamil-tmnsNKhbacjac.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214002156/https://www.sify.com/movies/santhosh-p-jayakumar-turns-hero-for-iamk--2-news-tamil-tmnsNKhbacjac.html |archive-date=14 December 2019 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> [[Daniel Annie Pope]] was signed to play a pivotal role, while three new actress, Akriti Singh and Meenal joined the film's shoot in December 2019.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} The film was shot in late 2019 and early 2020 in locations across [[Huinan County]] in China, [[Bangkok]] and [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Gopinath |date=1 October 2020 |title=Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuthu sequel titled Irandam Kuthu |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/oct/01/iruttu-araiyil-murattu-kuthu-sequel-titled-irandam-kuthu-20569.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417173907/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/oct/01/iruttu-araiyil-murattu-kuthu-sequel-titled-irandam-kuthu-20569.html |archive-date=17 April 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |newspaper=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref> The title of the film was confirmed to be ''Irandam Kuththu'' in September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Irandam Kuththu' is the title for IAMK sequel! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-kuththu-is-the-title-for-iamk-sequel-news-tamil-ujjeIqcbejheh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909111222/https://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-kuththu-is-the-title-for-iamk-sequel-news-tamil-ujjeIqcbejheh.html |archive-date=9 September 2020 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Irandam Kuththu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = S. N. Prasad
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2019
| recorded = 2019
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 17:04
| label = Five Star Audio
| producer = S. N. Prasad
| prev_title = [[Namo Bhootatma]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Theerpugal Virkapadum]]
| next_year = 2021
}}
The soundtrack was composed by S. N. Prasad,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Irandam Kuththu |url=https://www.hungama.com/album/irandam-kuththu/59798649/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609180315/https://www.hungama.com/album/irandam-kuththu/59798649/ |archive-date=9 June 2022 |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> while the score was done by [[Dharan Kumar]].
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Thambi
| extra1 = S. N. Prasad
| length1 = 2:00
| lyrics1 = Srikanth Vardhan
| title2 = Veera Da Veera
| extra2 = [[Bhavana Balakrishnan]]
| length2 = 2:48
| lyrics2 = Srikanth Vardhan
| title3 = Thabela
| extra3 = [[Diwakar]], [[Vishnupriya Ravi]]
| length3 = 3:12
| lyrics3 = [[Ku Karthik]]
| title4 = Boom Boom
| extra4 = S. N. Prasad
| length4 = 2:37
| lyrics4 = Srikanth Vardhan
| title5 = Virginity
| extra5 = [[Ramya NSK]], [[Benny Dayal]]
| length5 = 2:58
| lyrics5 = Srikanth Vardhan
}}

== Marketing ==

Following the release of the film's [[Trailer (promotion)|official trailer]] in October 2020, director [[Bharathiraja]] criticised the visuals and theme of the film in an open letter.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 October 2020 |title=Bharathiraja lashes out at the makers of Irandam Kuththu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bharathiraja-lashes-out-at-the-makers-of-irandam-kuththu/articleshow/78550544.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref> In reply, Santhosh called out the director for being hypocritical citing examples of [[Glamour (presentation)|glamorous]] [[Film still|stills]] from Bharathiraja's ''[[Tik Tik Tik (1981 film)|Tik Tik Tik]]'' (1981) before revoking his response and apologising.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2020 |title=Santhosh P Jayakumar apologises to Bharathiraja for reacting in a harsh manner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/santhosh-p-jayakumar-apologises-to-bharathiraja-for-reacting-in-a-harsh-manner/articleshow/78593478.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

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.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |last=Chandar |first=B. Tilak |date=3 November 2020 |title=PIL plea filed against release of 'Irandam Kuththu' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/pil-plea-filed-against-release-of-irandam-kuththu/article33015203.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109153227/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/pil-plea-filed-against-release-of-irandam-kuththu/article33015203.ece |archive-date=9 November 2020 |access-date=16 November 2020 |work=The Hindu |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> As a result, although the film was allowed to release, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court ordered the producers to remove the [[Teaser campaign|teaser]] and [[Trailer (promotion)|trailer]] from YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Irandam Kuththu' teaser and trailer to be pulled out from YouTube |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-kuththu-teaser-and-trailer-to-be-pulled-out-from-youtube-news-tamil-ulnf8agcdcdjf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113071213/https://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-kuththu-teaser-and-trailer-to-be-pulled-out-from-youtube-news-tamil-ulnf8agcdcdjf.html |archive-date=13 November 2020 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== Release ==
===Theatrical===
''Irandam Kuththu'' was released on 14 November 2020 across theatres in [[Tamil Nadu]], becoming the first film release in over eight months owing to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Irandam Kuthu- A below average adult horror-comedy |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-kuthu---a-below-average-adult-horror-comedy-review-tamil-ulphQfjacdheb.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100349/https://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-kuthu---a-below-average-adult-horror-comedy-review-tamil-ulphQfjacdheb.html |archive-date=15 November 2020 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 November 2020 |title=DSP Vs producers: will the VPF waiver pave the way for more new film releases for Deepavali? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dsp-vs-producers-will-the-vpf-waiver-pave-the-way-for-more-new-filmreleases-for-deepavali/articleshow/79151930.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111022109/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dsp-vs-producers-will-the-vpf-waiver-pave-the-way-for-more-new-filmreleases-for-deepavali/articleshow/79151930.cms |archive-date=11 November 2020 |access-date=16 November 2020 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=No newspaper paper advertisements for Tamil Diwali releases |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/no-newspaper-paper-advertisements-for-tamil-diwali-releases-news-tamil-ulnld4dcahafh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113201901/https://www.sify.com/movies/no-newspaper-paper-advertisements-for-tamil-diwali-releases-news-tamil-ulnld4dcahafh.html |archive-date=13 November 2020 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===

A reviewer 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."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Irandam Kuththu Movie Review: Irandam Kuthu is crassier and duller |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/irandam-kuththu/movie-review/79221142.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The critic 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".<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2020 |title=Irandam Kuththu Movie Review: A hideously unfunny and unoriginal fiasco |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2020/nov/14/irandam-kuththu-movie-reviewa-hideously-unfunny-and-unoriginal-fiasco-21297.html |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]''{{'}}s reviewer also gave the film one star, writing the film was "a below average adult horror-comedy".<ref name="auto1" />

Karthik Keramalu of Film Companion, wrote, "The sex comedy, which is streaming on [[Amazon Prime Video]], is a bore-fest in three tragic acts."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keramalu |first=Karthik |date=12 December 2020 |title=Irandam Kuththu Movie Review |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/irandam-kuththu-review-amazon-prime-video-watch-this-kuththu-if-you-hate-your-life-tamil-movies-santhosh-p-jayakumar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223235153/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/irandam-kuththu-review-amazon-prime-video-watch-this-kuththu-if-you-hate-your-life-tamil-movies-santhosh-p-jayakumar/ |archive-date=23 December 2020 |access-date=23 December 2020 |website=Film Companion}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|11497592}}

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SilviaVanwinkle at 00:10, 11 March 2026