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{{Infobox film
| name = Kundakka Mandakka
| image =
| caption =
| director = Ashokan
| writer = K. Balakumaran, C. Balamurugan (dialogues)
| story = Ashokan
| starring = [[Parthiban]] [[Vadivelu]] [[Raai Laxmi]] [[Mallika (actress)|Mallika]]
| producer = Leela Kesavan [[Punnagai Poo Gheetha]] (co-producer)
| studio = SG Films Super Star Art Movies
| music = [[Bharathwaj]]
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]
| cinematography = Bharanisri
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|10|14}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Kundakka Mandakka''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by Ashokan and produced by SG Films. The film stars [[Parthiban]], [[Vadivelu]], [[Raai Laxmi]], and [[Mallika (actress)|Mallika]] in the lead roles. The music was composed by Bharathwaj, while editing was done by [[Suresh Urs]]. The film released on 14 October 2005.

==Plot==
The movie is about Ilangovan, aka Ilango ([[Parthiban]]), a middle-class youth who dreams to get his sister Kavitha ([[Mallika (actress)|Mallika]]) married to a millionaire. He is very keen on becoming rich and falls in love with Roopa ([[Lakshmi Rai]]), daughter of a rich industrialist. Now and then, Ilango comes across Chellappa ([[Vadivelu]]), a petty thief, and takes him for a fun ride. A sequence of events makes Ilango realize that money is not everything in life. He, with Chellappa's help, finally works to get his sister married to the boy that she loves.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Parthiban]] as Ilangovan aka Ilango
* [[Vadivelu]] as Chellappa
* [[Raai Laxmi]] as Roopa
* [[Mallika (actress)|Mallika]] as Kavitha
* [[Kalairani]] as Ilango's mother
* Amruth Kalam as Nandhu
* [[Mohan Raman]]
* [[Singamuthu]]
* [[Madhan Bob]]
* [[Chaams]]
* [[Bhuvaneswari (actress)|Bhuvaneswari]]
* [[Aarthi (actress)|Aarthi]]
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]]
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film marked director Asokan Subramanian's third feature film following ''[[Thamizhachi]]'' (1995) and ''[[Ponvizha]]'' (1999).

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Bharathwaj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/Kundakka-Mandakka-songs-T0000698|title=Kundakka Mandakka Songs|accessdate=2019-03-05|publisher=raaga}}</ref>
{{Infobox album
| name = Kundakka Mandakka
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Bharathwaj]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 22 September 2005
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label =
| producer = Bharathwaj
| prev_title = [[Andha Naal Nyabagam]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Ulla Kadathal]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "8 Thisaigal" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]] || rowspan=6|[[Snehan]]
|-
| 2 || "Nee Vendum" || [[Janani Bharadwaj]], [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]
|-
| 3 || "Mun Jenmam" || Sathya
|-
| 4 || "Vanthutaya" || [[Vadivelu]]
|-
| 5 || "Niagara" || [[Pop Shalini]]
|-
| 6 || "Vattamittu" || [[Suchitra (singer)|Suchitra]]
|-
|}

==Critical reception==

The movie received mixed reviews from critics

Malathi Rangarajan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "Don't look for coherence or logic in "Kundakka Mandakka", because most of the time it is inane humour that rules."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/10/14/stories/2005101401010200.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.hindu.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304174559/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/10/14/stories/2005101401010200.htm |archive-date=4 March 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Sify'' wrote, "Enough endured. Instead of viewing this farce, stay at home and watch cartoon network!"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140716211856/http://www.sify.com/movies/kundakka-mandakka-review-tamil-13960357.html sify.com]</ref>

''Behindwoods'' said, "Kundakka Mandakka is a movie for the front benchers and is a sure hit in the B and C theatres. Asokan, a debutant director, literally scares the masses with the presentation."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Reviews/reviews1/kundakkamandakka/tamil-movie-review-kundakkamandakka.html|title = Tamil movie review : Kundakka Mandakka}}</ref>

''Indiaglitz'' stated, "Parthiban as usual comes up with tricks, which always ends up Vadivelu in trouble, and is pretty sharp in his repartee and witticisms. He has a way with words and it comes naturally to him. Vadivelu provides relief at many places in the movie while Lakshmi Rai oozes glamour all through. Director Ashokan shows some sparkle in handling earthy humor. Though the essential idea is old, the film does evoke plenty of laughs."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7696.html|title=Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bharadwaj (music director)]]

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