Kattappava Kanom

Vanjaram ( ), a gangster, owns an fish named Kattappa, which is believed to be his lucky charm. One night, Kattappa gets stolen by a thief, and after a string of events, it ends up in Pandian’s ( ) house. Pandian is considered an epitome of bad luck after multiple business failures, and his father even calls him “Bad Luck” Pandian. Pandian falls in love with and marries an open-minded girl named Meena ( ). They move into a new apartment, where they meet a little girl named Kayal (Baby Monica) who has lost her mother at a young age and develops a bonding with the couple. Kayal yearns for a miracle which will make her wishes come true. When Kattappa ends up in their house, they discover that it is indeed a lucky fish. In early 2016, R. Manikandan announced that he would make a film revolving around a starring and that and would portray the leading female roles. The project developed under the title , with , and announced as cast members in March 2016. Film director also later joined the cast to portray a veterinary doctor, who attends to a fish. The film was re-titled as during June 2016, making reference to the popular character of Kattappa from (2015) portrayed by Sibiraj’s father, . agreed to work as a narrator in the film, and dubbed for his portions in late 2016. The film’s music was composed by , who had previously worked on (2015). The soundtrack was released by on 21 October 2016. The film was released on 17 March 2017, alongside four other Tamil films and received mixed to negative reviews. gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and said “nevertheless, with an interesting premise about the lives of a few characters that revolve around a Feng Sui fish-and not a heroine for a change—it’s an amusing diversion from the regular Tamil cinema, and that’s a change that deserves to be welcomed even if it’s not worth celebrating”. A critic from the Times of India wrote, “considering the theme and its potential, the movie could have been a lot whackier. However, the movie is still an engaging diversion. But the movie never gets past its jokes. While there’s no scarcity of it, the jokes could have been funnier and the pace, a bit more swift”. In contrast, Sify.com’s reviewers noted ” is fantasy-dark humor movie and if you’re not into this particular genre, chances are, you’re not going to like the ‘juvenile humor’ much either” and “the movie’s biggest turn-off is the dead-slow pace of narration, not to mention that there isn’t anything remotely logical in the movie”. ‘s review concluded that it was a “wacky subject ruined by aimless filmmaking”. Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote “There’s nothing wrong with sex comedies, but instead of a balls-out attack on good taste – as in the resolutely A-rated Trisha Illana Nayanthara – Kattappava Kaanom goes the sleazy wink-nudge route.”