| Kabadi Kabadi | |
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 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Sudheer-Manu |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Nadirshah Ram Surender |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kabadi Kabadi is a 2008 Indian Malayalam comedy film directed by the duo Sudheer Manu and starring Kalabhavan Mani, Mukesh and Rambha. [1] [2]
The music for the film was composed by Nadirshah and Ram Surender. [3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Minnaminunge (Male)" | Baburaj Tripunithura | Nadirshah | Kalabhavan Mani | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Njanoru Rajavayal" | Nadirshah | Nadirshah | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Rimi Tomy | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Mathappu Mathappu" | Jophi Tharakan | Ram Surender | Kalabhavan Mani | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Minnaminunge (Female)" | Baburaj Tripunithura | Nadirshah | Amrutha Suresh | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Porattam Therottam" | Chitoor Gopi | Nadirshah | Predeep Raju, Sammad | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 23:25 | ||||
Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff.com wrote that "All seen and suffered, this is one movie where its okay to give it a miss". [4] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "All in all, this old fashioned movie can be a time pass for those who love to laugh even for hollow wits. 'Kabadi Kabadi' can be your film of the week, if you have got nothing much of any importance to do". [5] A critic from Sify stated that "The old fashioned jokes, choreography and even the music are pointers that give a clear inkling about the problems with Kabadi Kabadi. That it has come out at least some twenty good years late". [6]
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