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{{Infobox film
| name = Kondaan Koduthaan
| image =
| caption =
| director = G. Rajendran
| producer = Ayyappa
| writer = G. Rajendran
| starring = {{Plainlist|
*Kathirkaman
*[[Advaitha (actress)|Advaitha]]
}}
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = G. Rajendran
| editing = S. M. V. Subbu
| studio = Ayyappa Art Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2012|03|2|df=y}}
| runtime = 126 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Kondaan Koduthaan''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by G. Rajendran and starring Kathirkaman and [[Advaitha (actress)|Advaitha]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2012 |title=கொண்டான் கொடுத்தான் |trans-title=Kondan Koduthan |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=708 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106200307/https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=708 |archive-date=6 November 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*Kathirkaman as Raasu<ref name="T">{{Cite web |date=3 March 2012 |title=Kondaan Koduthan Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Kondaan Koduthan by Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kondaan-koduthan/movie-review/12126788.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
*[[Advaitha (actress)|Advaitha]] as Sevandhi<ref name="T" />
*[[Ilavarasu]] as Chellaiya<ref name="T" />
*[[Ganja Karuppu]]<ref name="T" />
*[[L. Raja]]<ref name="H">{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=14 January 2012 |title=Audio Beat: Kondan Koduthan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Audio-Beat-Kondan-Koduthan/article13366306.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031195659/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Audio-Beat-Kondan-Koduthan/article13366306.ece |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
*[[Manobala]]<ref name="H" />
*[[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]]<ref name="H" />
*[[Meera Krishnan]] as Balamani<ref name="M">{{Cite web |date=2 March 2012 |title=கொண்டான் கொடுத்தான் |trans-title=Kondan Koduthan |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/03/02132959/kondan-koduthan-movie-review.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813151920/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/03/02132959/kondan-koduthan-movie-review.vpf |archive-date=13 August 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |website=[[Maalai Malar]] |language=ta}}</ref>
*[[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]]<ref name="H" />
*Rajan as Ganesan<ref name="M" />
*Sini as Poonkodi<ref name="H2">{{Cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=3 March 2012 |title=Kondaan Koduthaan: Perfect for the past |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kondaan-koduthaan-perfect-for-the-past/article2957471.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020204635/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kondaan-koduthaan-perfect-for-the-past/article2957471.ece |archive-date=20 October 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Production ==
Kadirkaman, who played the lead in ''[[Veluthu Kattu]]'' (2010), stars in this film.<ref name="H" /> [[Advaitha (actress)|Advaitha]], the lead actress, has played similar roles in ''[[Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai]]'' (2011) and ''[[Sagakkal]]'' (2011).<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 2012 |title=Determined Act! |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2012/mar/06/determined-act-346553.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031120243/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2012/mar/06/determined-act-346553.html |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The film was shot in [[Kallur, Pudukkottai|Kallur]] in twenty-five days.<ref name="H" /> G. Rajendran, in addition to directing and writing the film, also worked as the cinematographer.<ref name="H" /> The film is about two families who married between the families across four generations and how the recent generation tries to goes against the norm.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 2011 |title=Formula and fun |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/formula-and-fun/article2663607.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031061835/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/formula-and-fun/article2663607.ece |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 November 2011 |title=One for the family |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/one-for-the-family/article2622630.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031050607/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/one-for-the-family/article2622630.ece |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The songs are composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]].<ref name="H" /> Deva and Rajendran had previously worked together for the film ''[[Viralukketha Veekkam]]'' (1999).<ref name="H" />
{|class="wikitable"
! Song title !! Lyricist !! Singers
|-
| "Thanjavur Gopuram" Version 1 || [[Na. Muthukumar]] || [[S. P. Balasubramanyam]], [[Chinmayi]]
|-
| "Thanjavur Gopuram" Version 2 || Na. Muthukumar || S. P. Balasubramanyam
|-
| "Thillana Pattukari" || [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]] || Thanjai Selvi
|-
| "Pavadai Pattampuchiye" || Kabilan || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Chinmayi
|-
| "Paatha Pakkure" || Kabilan || Chinmayi, Aathithyaram
|}

== Release and reception ==
The film released on 2 March along with ''[[Aravaan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2012 |title=Friday Fury- March 2 |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury--march-2-news-tamil-mdcklNhgddasi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106200309/https://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury--march-2-news-tamil-mdcklNhgddasi.html |archive-date=6 November 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and noted that "A good watch if you are in the mood for a family drama high on emotion".<ref name="T" /> ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "Content wise, KK makes a giant leap backwards in time. Would have worked well five decades ago!".<ref name="H2" /> ''[[Maalai Malar]]'' praised the family aspect of the film while criticising the quality of some scenes.<ref name="M" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category: Indian family films]]
[[Category: Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2012 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2012 drama films]]

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>Bovineboy2008 at 10:59, 27 June 2021