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{{Infobox film
| name = Kappal
| image = Kappal.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Karthik G. Krish
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* P.L. Arulraj
* Senthil
* Sudhan
* Jayaram
* Thiagarajan
* Umashankar
* Guruprasad
* Mike Dolphin
}}
| writer = Karthik G. Krish
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]]
* [[Sonam Bajwa]]
}}
| music = [[Natarajan Sankaran]]
| cinematography = [[Dinesh Krishnan]]
| editing = [[Anthony (editor)|Anthony]]
| studio = I Studios Entertainment
| distributor = [[S Pictures]]<br>[[Kalasangham Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|12|25}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = ₹4 crore
| gross = ₹12 crore
}}
'''''Kappal''''' ({{translation|The Ship}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by Karthik G. Krish, a former assistant of [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]. Produced by I Studios Entertainment, the film stars [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]] and [[Sonam Bajwa]], while [[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]], [[Arjunan (actor)|Arjunan]], Venkat Sundar, Karthik Priyadarshan, [[VTV Ganesh]], and [[Robo Shankar]], appear in supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Natarajan Sankaran]] with editing by [[Anthony (editor)|Anthony]] and cinematography by [[Dinesh Krishnan]]. The film was released by Shankar's [[S Pictures]] on 25 December 2014.It was dubbed hindi as Main hoon dilwala by goldmines telefilms pvt ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/christmas-releases-censored-and-confirmed-news-tamil-omqrIRgfgedbf.html|title=Christmas releases censored and confirmed|work=Sify}}</ref> The movie had a dubbed Telugu release, titled ''Pandavullo Okkadu''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.123telugu.com/reviews/pandavullo-okadu-telugu-movie-review.html|title = Pandavullo Okadu Telugu Movie Review | Pandavullo Okadu Movie Review | Pandavullo Okadu Review and Rating | Pandavullo Okadu Cinema Review | Pandavullo Okadu Telugu Review | Pandavullo Okadu Film Review | Pandavullo Okadu Updates | Pandavullo Okadu Talk | Pandavullo Okadu First day Talk | Pandavullo Okadu Twitter Updates | Pandavullo Okadu Rating|date = August 2015}}</ref> The movie got mixed to positive response and become a box-office success.

==Plot==

The story starts with Vasu ([[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]]) narrating his story from childhood. He has four close friends: Kanagasabhapathi ([[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]]), Kalyanasundaram ([[Arjunan (actor)|Arjunan]] ), Pattabi (Venkat Sundar), and Venky (Karthik Priyadarshan). The five friends worship Seenu Anna ([[Robo Shankar]]) for his dedication to friendship, and one day, he advises to them that marriage will spoil friendship.

All the friends take this seriously, except for Vasu, who has a liking for girls, and he is forced to promise not to marry lifelong along with his friends. After failing many attempts of falling in love at school and college (his friends spread rumors that he is gay), he decides to leave to Chennai so that he would get an opportunity to love a girl. He stays with Nelson ([[VTV Ganesh]]), who has affairs with many rich and beautiful girls. Nelson persuades Vasu to trap a rich girl, citing that middle-class and college girls will have bigger competition and high expectations, but rich girls have very less expectations, and many guys do not try to date them, assuming that it is impossible to woo them. He hands the pub membership card to Vasu so that he can get to see many rich girls.

During a visit to the pub, arrives Deepika ([[Sonam Bajwa]]) in an Audi car with a male friend, who collapses due to excess drinking. Vasu falls in love with her instantly, helps her lift the friend, accompanies her to the pub, and befriends her. However, when he visits her home the next day, she is unable to recall about him since she was drunk the previous night and rejects his love advances. After all the cop thrashing and goons threatening, Deepika falls in love with him.

Meanwhile, Vasu's friends come to know about his love affair and threaten him to break up with her, but when he acts as if he is committing suicide, they act as if they accept his love but plan to irritate Deepika and break their love. Deepika gets annoyed by their behavior. Soon, the four friends manage to create a rift between both of them, and the duo gets separated. Deepika gets depressed and decides to marry a family friend (Steeve Vatz) who keeps proposing to her from the beginning. Vasu feels depressed after the breakup, and his friends decide that the only way they can see their friend happy is to patch him up with his lady love, and they plot many master plans to stop the wedding. Soon, it is stopped.

Deepika then marries Vasu, and they lead a happy life. Vasu also keeps in touch with his friends forever.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]] as Vasudevan
* [[Sonam Bajwa]] as Deepika
* [[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]] as Kanagasabhapathi
* [[Arjunan (actor)|Arjunan]] as Kalyanasundaram
* Venkat Sundar as Pattabi
* Karthik Priyadarshan as Venky
* [[VTV Ganesh]] as Nelson
* [[Robo Shankar]] as Seenu Anna
* Rajan Iyer as Deepika's father
* Steeve Vatz as Deepika's fiancée
* Raviraj as Venky's father
* Swathi Shanmugam as Gayathri
* Theni Murugan as Tea Master
* Preethi Indrani Kitchappan
* Boys Rajan
* George Vishnu
* Sharmila Thapa
* Latsumi
* Vineetha
{{colend}}

==Production==
Karthik Krish,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamilimdb.com/film/kappal/|title=Kappal|work=tamilimdb.com}}</ref> who had apprenticed under director [[S. Shankar|Shankar]] in ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010), wrote the comedy script and had hoped to sign either actors [[Jai (actor)|Jai]] or [[Sivakarthikeyan]] for the role, before selecting [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlykollywood.com/how-vaibhav-replaced-sivakarthikeyan-kappal/|title=How Vaibhav replaced Sivakarthikeyan|author=Surendhar MK|work=Only Kollywood|date=27 April 2014}}</ref> The film began its shoot in March 2013 with scenes shot in Chennai with the lead cast. Initially [[Ashrita Shetty]] had signed up to portray the film's lead actress but delays meant that she was replaced by newcomer [[Sonam Bajwa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Vaibhavs-Kappal-sails-in-the-night/articleshow/19274893.cms|title=Vaibhav's Kappal sails in the night!|work=The Times of India}}</ref> [[Natarajan Sankaran]] replaced [[Santhosh Narayanan]] as the film's music composer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollyinsider.com/2014/04/shankars-assistant-brings-us-colorful.html|title=Shankar's assistant brings us colorful 'Kappal'|work=Tamil Cinema News — Movie Reviews — Gossips}}</ref> although the latter agreed to sing a song for the film's soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://silverscreen.in/news/santhosh-narayanan-sings-for-kappal/|title=Santhosh Narayanan Sings For Kappal|work=Silverscreen.in}}</ref>

In April 2014, the film began another schedule with the director remarking that Vaibhav's character in the film would have shades of the role portrayed by [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Mouna Ragam]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vaibhav-reddy-has-mouna-ragam-karthik-attitude-in-kappal-director-1982604|title=Vaibhav Reddy has 'Mouna Ragam' Karthik attitude in 'Kappal': Director|work=dna|date=27 April 2014}}</ref> After a successful screening in September 2014, director [[S. Shankar|Shankar]] bought the film and made plans to release it, marking a comeback to film production after a four-year hiatus.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kappal-goes-to-shankar/article6394429.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment|title=Kappal goes to Shankar|author=Srinivasa Ramanujam|work=The Hindu|date=9 September 2014}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music and background score of the film were composed by [[Natarajan Sankaran]]. The soundtrack features six tracks that belonged to varied genres,{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} one of them being a remix of the song "Ooru Vittu Ooru Vandhu", originally composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] for ''[[Karagattakaran]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/blames-the-director-for-remixing-his-composition-without-permission/article6749679.ece|title=Ilayaraja sends legal notice on copyright to director Shankar|work=The Hindu|date=3 January 2015|access-date=18 April 2017}}</ref> The soundtrack album was released on 22 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Kappal-audio-launched/articleshow/45248623.cms|title=Kappal audio launched|work=The Times of India}}</ref> ''Kappal'''s songs topped in FM station like the [[Radio Mirchi]] Top 5 for six weeks and the Suryan FM Top 10 and held 2nd place in the iTunes chart for two weeks, especially ''Kadhal Cassatta'', which became the most favourite song in all stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suryanfm.in/chennai/Chart/index.aspx|title=Welcome to Suryan FM|work=suryanfm.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/more/tamil-top-20/ |title=Latest Tamil Songs: Top 20 Tamil Songs, Listen Best Tamil Songs Online — Radio Mirchi |work=radiomirchi.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213144942/http://www.radiomirchi.com/more/tamil-top-20/ |archive-date=13 December 2014 }}</ref>

{{Infobox album
| name = Kappal
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Natarajan Sankaran]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 22 November 2014
| recorded = 2014
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 21:26
| label = [[Sony Music South]]
| producer = [[Natarajan Sankaran]]
| prev_title = [[Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaniyum]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Enkitta Mothathe (2017 film)|Enkitta Mothathe]]
| next_year = 2017
}}
{{tracklist
| headline =Kappal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 21:26
| title1 = Oru Cup Acid
| lyrics1 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra1 = Deepak
| length1 = 04:06
| title2 = Kaadhal Cassata
| lyrics2 = Madhan Karky
| extra2 = Sathyaprakash, [[Saindhavi]]
| length2 = 04:11
| title3 = Ekkachakkamaai
| lyrics3 = [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
| extra3 = [[Alphons Joseph]], Ankita Mathew
| length3 = 04:13
| title4 = Friendship
| lyrics4 = Kabilan
| extra4 = [[Anthony Daasan]]
| length4 = 03:31
| title5 = Kaali Pasanga
| lyrics5 = Karthik G Krish
| extra5 = [[Santhosh Narayanan]]
| length5 = 03:22
| title6 = Ilayaraja's Ooru Vittu Ooru Vandu Remix
| lyrics6 = [[Gangai Amaren]]
| extra6 = [[Sriram Parthasarathy]]
| length6 = 02:55
}}

==Critical reception==
[[The Hindu]] wrote, "''Kappal'' fulfils its only purpose — to be funny...here’s actor Vaibhav’s big breakthrough as a solo hero. This ''Kappal'' sails strong for the most part".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/review-this-kappal-doesnt-sink/article6725209.ece|title=This Kappal doesn't sink|author=Sudhir Srinivasan|work=The Hindu|date=25 December 2014}}</ref> [[Sify]] called ''Kappal'' a "watchable fun ride with witty dialogues and good writing".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kappal-review-tamil-15058792.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226003846/http://www.sify.com/movies/kappal-review-tamil-15058792.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-12-26|title=Review : Kappal|work=Sify}}</ref> [[Rediff]] gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "There may be flaws, but there is no denying that Karthik G Krish’s ''Kappal'' is thoroughly entertaining. But do remember to leave your thinking cap at home".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-kappal-is-a-mindless-comedy-south/20141229.htm|title=Review: Kappal is a mindless comedy|date=29 December 2014|work=Rediff}}</ref> [[The Times of India]] gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Karthik G Krish, is not after heavy philosophy but entertainment. So, he constructs the film as a comedy that is often silly, at times offensive but overall funny".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Kappal/movie-review/45653462.cms|title=Kappal Movie Review|work=The Times of India}}</ref> silverscreen.in wrote, "''Kappal'' is like that old joke, which only gets better with age. It also sustains the good spirit that the riotous pattimandram (debate talk show) of [[Solomon Pappaiah]] offers on festive mornings".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://silverscreen.in/reviews/kappal-review-smooth-sailing/|title=Kappal Review: Smooth Sailing|work=Silverscreen.in}}</ref> [[The New Indian Express]] wrote, "Directed by a debutant, it’s meant to be a total comic entertainer. But then it depends on each one’s perception of what they feel are genuine comic moments"...going on to add that the film was "comedy probably targeted at the lowest common denominator in the audience".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Comedy-Aimed-at-Lowest-Common-Denominator/2014/12/28/article2591741.ece|title=Comedy Aimed at Lowest Common Denominator|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Box office==
The film is reported to have grossed around {{INRConvert|5.7|c}} in TN and {{INRConvert|2|c}} from Rest of India and Overseas.<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/kappal-sailing-strong-towards-victory.html "Kappal - Sailing strong" ] 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.</ref> The film collected {{INRConvert|12|c}} in its full run.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=4306694}}
{{S. Shankar}}

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