Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya

<p>Kaalkattu Kaliyaperumal (KK), Power Kumar (Power) and Shiva are three friends with no occupation other than getting drunk and chasing girls. A girl named Sowmiya moves in with her family to the house opposite Shiva. The three friends fall for the girl’s beauty and make a gentlemen’s agreement to let the girl choose her boyfriend. The three attempt different methods to woo her. Shiva helps Sowmiya’s aunt with household work; KK joins Sowmiya’s uncle to learn singing; and Power joins Sowmiya’s father to learn . One day, when none of Sowmiya’s family members are home, the three eventually profess their love, leaving Sowmiya confused. Following the advice of her neighbour, Sowmiya reveals to all three that she loves actor “Simbu”. The neighbourhood boys then decide to bring Simbu as a gift for Sowmiya’s birthday, but Simbu denies knowing anyone named Sowmiya. They then hire a thug named “Kolaveri” David to kidnap Simbu, but he kidnaps Sowmiya instead. As Simbu refused to help them, Shiva, KK, and Power go and save Sowmiya from David, and she chooses Shiva because Power and KK had earlier beaten Sowmiya’s uncle and father severely; they later marry. marked Santhanam’s venture into film production with his Handmade Films, and co-produced by Rama Narayanan. It was initially planned to be a film similar to , but due to budget constraints, the story was placed in and . The film’s title is derived from a catchphrase that appeared in Tamil advertisements. Srinivasan, when approached by Santhanam to co-star, initially believed it was a joke, and learned about his role only when he went to shoot. Sethu, a longtime friend of Santhanam, was offered one of the lead roles, making his acting debut. The film, first reported in June 2012, was formally launched a month later. By that November, filming was almost complete, except for two song sequences. The music was composed by . The audio was released on 9 December 2012. It features a remixed version of the song “Aasaiyae Alaipolae” from the 1958 film , composed by . The song “Love Letter” is based on “Naan Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren” from the 1971 film , composed by . Pramodh of rated the album 7/10 stating, “The composer Thaman has done a credible job to make sure the album’s genre is met with properly”. Srinivasa Ramanujam of wrote, ” is a collection of numbers that might work only if seen with visuals”. of wrote, “Very Thaman… very listenable – good , this!” was distributed by , who booked nearly 250 screens for the film’s release. It was initially scheduled to release on 21 December 2012, but was shifted to 26 January 2013. Prior to the revised 13 January 2013 release date, filmmaker filed a suit against the filmmakers stating that they used the same storyline as his 1981 film . He also accused the makers of falsely claiming to have acquired the rights from his film. It was later announced that the film, upon orders of the , would acknowledge both Bhagyaraj and his story in the credits. Vivek Ramz from rated the film three-and-a-half out of five and stated that ” is a perfect treat for the family thanks to its clean humour. Go watch it and have a blast!” N. Venkateswaran from also gave it three-and-a-half out of five stars saying “Manikandan has now carved out a name for himself in the Tamil film industry”. gave it three stars writing, “Gags galore, Laughs. This one’s strictly for Kollywood junkies whose funny bones are easy to tickle”, and called the film a “Jolly fun ride”. Malathi Rangarajan of said that the film was “a light-hearted fun film for the festive season, if you don’t mind the crassness, that is!” and found many similarities to older films with the idea of several men trying to woo a girl already present in the 1971 release . R S Prakash of wrote, “A paper-thin script has been made to made sizzle right from the first frame, thanks to the strength of the film’s comedy content”.</p>