Katchikkaaran

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Katchikkaaran
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byP. Iyyappan
Produced byVijith Saravanan
Starring
CinematographyMadhankumar
Music byC. M. Mahendra
Production
company
PSK Productions
Release date
  • 16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Katchikkaaran (English: Party Worker) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by P. Iyyappan and starring Vijith Saravanan, Swetha Dorathy and Appukutty in the lead roles. It was released on 16 December 2022. [1]

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Cast

Production

The film marked the second directorial venture of Iyappan after Dhoni Kabadi Kuzhu (2018). The film's producer Vijith Saravanan also appeared in the leading role. [2]

Prior to the launch of the film, the team held an event to mark the release of the film's soundtrack in December 2022. During the event, veteran film producer K. Rajan and actor-journalist Bayilwan Ranganathan had a public fallout. [3] [4]

Reception

The film was released on 16 December 2022 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from Maalai Malar gave the film 2.25 out of 5 stars, and labelled the film as "unimpressive". [5] Reviewers from Dina Thanthi and Dina Malar also gave the film an unfavourable review. [6] [7] Film critic Malini Mannath wrote "Katchikkaran delivers much more than what one would have expected from a small budgeted film, which has no big names to boast of either in its cast or technical crew". [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Katchikaaran Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Review- Katchikkaran". 17 December 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Desk, Online (13 December 2022). "Heated argument between K Rajan & Bayilvan Ranganathan". DT next. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ "??அப்படி கேட்பேன்னு நினைச்சியாடா.... K Rajan Exclusive After Fight | Katchikaaran Movie | Bayilvan - Raaga.com - A World Of Music". www.raaga.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Katchikaran". www.maalaimalar.com. 16 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "கட்சிக்காரன்: சினிமா விமர்சனம்". www.dailythanthi.com. 17 December 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "கட்சிக்காரன்". Dinamalar. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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