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| name = Kalkandu<br />
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| director = [[A. M. Nandakumar]]<br />
| producer = J. Mahalakshmi<br />
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| starring = Gajesh<br />[[Dimple Chopade]]<br />[[Akhil (Tamil actor)|Akhil]]<br />
| music = [[Kannan (music director)|Kannan]]<br />
| cinematography = K. V. Suresh<br />
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]<br />
| studio = Rajarathinam Films<br />
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2014|10|31}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''''Kalkandu''''' ({{lit|[[Rock candy]]}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film written and directed by [[A. M. Nandakumar]]. The film features Gajesh and [[Dimple Chopade]] in the lead roles, and was released in October 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kalkandu/movie-review/45010227.cms|title=Kalkandu Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Kalkandu by Times of India|accessdate=21 April 2019|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409000014/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Kalkandu/movie-review/45010227.cms|archive-date=9 April 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*Gajesh as Karthik<br />
*[[Dimple Chopade]] as Karthika<br />
*[[Akhil (Tamil actor)|Akhil]] as Vignesh<br />
*[[Ganja Karuppu]] as Azhappan<br />
*[[Manobala]] as Principal Kamalnath<br />
*[[Swaminathan]] as Ramanathan<br />
*[[Nancy Jennifer]] as Porkodi <br />
*[[T. P. Gajendran]] as Doctor<br />
*[[Sriranjini (Tamil actress)|Sriranjini]]<br />
*[[Mayilswamy]]<br />
*[[Mahanadi Shankar]]<br />
*Muthuraman<br />
*[[Bonda Mani]]<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film gained media attention prior to release, owing to the lead actor Gajesh's debut. He is the son of actor-dancer [[Anand Babu]] and grandson of comedian [[Nagesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/gajesh-will-recreate-nagesh-s-magic-on-screen-director-news-others-ohvlunidggbgh.html|title=Gajesh will recreate Nagesh's magic on screen: Director|website=Sify|accessdate=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924171946/http://www.sify.com/movies/gajesh-will-recreate-nagesh-s-magic-on-screen-director-news-others-ohvlunidggbgh.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Following the appearance of late actor Nagesh's animation in ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'' (2014), the director insisted on having a sequence in his film, where all three generations of the family appear in one scene through computer imagery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/nagesh-to-dance-in-grandsons-film/article6443164.ece|title=Nagesh to dance in grandson's film?|date=25 September 2014|publisher=|accessdate=21 April 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The film was shot mainly in Tamil Nadu, in places such as Tiruchi and Kanyakumari.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/my-grandfather-was-a-huge-inspiration/article6233801.ece|title='My grandfather was a huge inspiration'|first=Srinivasa|last=Ramanujam|date=21 July 2014|publisher=|accessdate=21 April 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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==Release==<br />
The film had a limited release across Tamil Nadu on 31 October 2014, owing to the presence of bigger budget films at the box office. It opened to mixed reviews with a critics noting the film "gets stuck towards average." Another reviewer noted that the film had a dated feel and called it "excruciatingly long".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/reviews/kalkandu-review/|title=Kalkandu Review: Not So Sweet|first1=Deepika Ramesh On|last1=November 1|last2=2014|date=1 November 2014|website=silverscreen.in|accessdate=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235339/http://silverscreen.in/reviews/kalkandu-review/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDB title|8076982}}<br />
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[[Category:2014 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in India]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
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