| Kabadam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jothimurugan |
| Written by | M. K. Mani (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Jothimurugan |
| Story by | Jothimuguran |
| Produced by | Chozha S. Ponnuragam |
| Starring | Sachin Angana Roy |
| Cinematography | K. Thirunavukkarasu |
| Edited by | K. Balasubramaniam |
| Music by | Sazzy |
| Production company | Chozha Creations |
| Distributed by | Mountain Movie Makers |
| Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kabadam (transl. Hypocrisy) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Jothimurugan and starring Sachin and Angana Roy. The films is the third Tamil remake of Across the Hall (2009) after Unnodu Oru Naal (2013) and Ner Mugam (2014) and was released to negative reviews.
Cast
- Sachin as Vichu
- Angana Roy as Padmini
- Adithya as Shiva
- Ranika as Kavitha
- Kadhal Saravanan as the hotel room boy
- Ashwin
- Hema
Production
Jothimurugan previously worked as an assistant director to Chimbudevan, Radha Mohan and Selvaraghavan. Sachin, who worked as a sound engineer to A. R. Rahman and acted in Yaathumagi (2010), returned to films after a hiatus. Angana Roy played a role with negative shades. The film was given an A certificate. The film was reportedly dubbed in Sinhalese in 2012.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Sazzy.
All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aan Pen" | Sachin | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Unnale Naan Maarinen" | Hariharan, Sachin | 5:25 |
| 3. | "Hey Pulla" | Sunitha Sarathy, Sachin | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Sandaali" | Sachin, Shan Sadesh | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Edhai Thedi" | Mahesh Vinayagam | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Padmini" | Sachin | 2:02 |
| Total length: | 24:18 | ||
Reception
Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express wrote that "Not surprisingly the cast end up with some very uninspiring performances. Kabadam is the worst of the three 'remakes'". A critic from Dinamalar concluded that the film was a counterfeit film. A critic from iFlicks wrote that "Director Jyothi Murugan has repeated a good old story and there is nothing new about the screenplay. The first half is a bit boring but the second half maintains a good pace".
References
- "Friday Fury – August 22". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- "Angana Walks the Road to Success". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- "Sachin and Angana Roy pair up for Kabadam". Deccan Chronicle. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- "Tamil film dubbed in Sinhalese". The Times of India. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- "Kabadam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- Mannath, Malini (24 August 2014). "Third Tamil Rip-Off Worst of All Remakes". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- "கபடம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- "Kabadam". iFlicks. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2024.