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{{Infobox film
| name = Kakkan
| image =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Prabhu Manikkam
| writer =
| producer = Joseph Baby
| starring = {{plainlist|
*Joseph Baby
*Kumar Manigandan
}}
| cinematography =
| editing =
| music =
| studio =
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|08|25}}
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Kakkan''''' is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language biographical film directed by Prabhu Manikkam and starring Joseph Baby and Kumar Manigandan in the lead roles. It is based on the life of politician [[P. Kakkan]], and was released on 25 August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title='Kakkan' biopic to hit screens shortly |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/kakkan-biopic-to-hit-screens-shortly-726139 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=dtnext.in |language=en |archive-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917143326/https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/fin-min-cautions-banks-not-to-adjust-kmut-honorarium-toward-bank-charges-736866?infinitescroll=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Cast ==
*Joseph Baby
*Kumar Manigandan

==Production==
In July 2023, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister [[M. K. Stalin]] released the film's soundtrack at a ceremony, with Kakkan's daughter Kasthuri Bai and his granddaughter and IPS Rajeshwari, in attendance.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Stalin releases Kakkan biopic trailer, audio |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/stalin-releases-kakkan-biopic-trailer-audio/articleshow/102108426.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-16 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727051739/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/stalin-releases-kakkan-biopic-trailer-audio/articleshow/102108426.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=TN govt offers entertainment tax exemption for Kakkan biopic |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/tn-govt-offers-entertainment-tax-exemption-for-kakkan-biopic-731772 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=dtnext.in |language=en |archive-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917143327/https://www.dtnext.in/pageview_candidate.html?id=736866 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Reception ==
The film was released on 25 August 2023 across theatres in Tamil Nadu. A critic from ''[[Vikatan]]'' praised the political aspects of the film but drew suspicion of the historical accuracy.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=கக்கன் விமர்சனம்: எளிமையான அரசியல் ஆளுமை; வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு சரியாகப் படமாக்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறதா? |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/vikatans-kakkan-tamil-movie-review |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901152250/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/vikatans-kakkan-tamil-movie-review |url-status=live }}</ref>

Post-release, the Tamil Nadu government granted a tax exemption for the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=tn govt grants tax exemption for kakkan movie |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-govt-grants-tax-exemption-for-kakkan-movie/article67228426.ece |access-date=2023-09-16 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=26 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826140936/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-govt-grants-tax-exemption-for-kakkan-movie/article67228426.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|28490443}}

[[Category:2023 films]]
[[Category:2020s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]

Kakkan - Revision history

Bamilaw222 at 16:02, 17 September 2023