Sowkarpettai

For the eponymous place, see Sowcarpet.

Sowkarpettai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	V. C. Vadivudaiyan
Written by	V. C. Vadivudaiyan, Durai P. G. (dialogues)
Produced by	John Max Jones Haresh Vikram Vijayakumar
Starring	Srikanth Raai Laxmi
Cinematography	S. Sreenivasa Reddy
Edited by	Elisa
Music by	John Peter
Production company	Shalom Studios
Distributed by	Sri Thenandal Films
Release date	March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
Running time	132 Minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Sowkarpettai is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film directed by V. C. Vadivudaiyan starring Srikanth in a dual role as hero and villain, alongside Lakshmi Rai with music composed by John Peter. The film was initially scheduled for release on 26 February 2016 but ultimately released on 4 March 2016. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

When a couple is murdered by a cruel businessman, their ghosts begin to haunt the killers for revenge.

Cast

• Srikanth in a dual role as
  • Shakthi
  • Vetri
• Raai Laxmi as Maya
• Suman as Gothra Singh
• Saravanan as Senior
• Powerstar Srinivasan as Junior
• Singampuli as Puli
• Ganja Karuppu as Saami
• Manobala as Mani
• Thalaivasal Vijay as Paramasivam (Vetri and Shakthi's father)
• Rekha as Parvathi (Vetri and Shakthi's mother)
• Vadivukkarasi as Demonness
• Meenakshi as Sanya
• Aarthi
• T. P. Gajendran
• Subbaraj
• Vengal Rao
• Madhan G
• Hresh
• Lingesh
• Rahul
• Priyanka

Production

The film was first reported in March 2015, when Vadivudaiyaan announced that he would make a film starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai, set in the backdrop of Sowcarpet. ^{[3] [4]}

Music

Soundtrack was composed by John Peter and lyrics written by Viveka, (late)Na. Muthukumar and Sorkho. ^[5]

• "Indha Nodi" — Ranjith, Ranina Reddy
• "Bhayam" — Marana Gana Viji
• "Ayyo Vallikudhe" — Haricharan
• "Modhi Parpene" — Ram, Saritha Ram

Reception

Vishal Menon of The Hindu called it "yet another horror-sleaze-comedy, Kollywood's latest fad, following the Aranmanai series" and also stated "it's the kind of film where even ghosts (Raai Laxmi mostly) aren't spared from being objectified". ^[6] M. Suganth of The Times of India gave it a 1.5/5 and wrote "For a horror film, Sowcarpettai is hardly scary. It is one of those cheaply produced, paint-by-numbers horror films that hopes to cash in on a trend, relying on tacky visual effects, an overloud score, and costumes and makeup that make the characters seem like poorly dressed guests at a Halloween party." ^[7]

References

1. "Sowcarpettai to Release on Feb 26". The New Indian Express . 11 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016.
2. "A LOT OF HORROR EXPERIENCES HAPPENED ON THE SETS OF SOWCARPETTAI". Behindwoods. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
3. "Raai Laxmi, Srikanth in a horror film". The Times of India . 18 March 2015.
4. Gupta, Rinku (26 March 2015). "Srikanth Roars for Horror!". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 11 December 2025.
5. TrendMusic (19 October 2015). Sowcarpettai songs | Audio Jukebox | Raai Laxmi, Srikanth | Trend Music. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
6. Menon, Vishal (5 March 2016). "Sowkarpettai: Unintentionally horrifying". The Hindu .
7. "Sowcarpettai Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Sowcarpettai by Times of India". The Times of India .

External links

• Sowkarpettai at IMDb