Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal

<p>Siddharth and Kallis (Kaliswaran) are two young IT professionals living a seemingly rich lifestyle. Meera (a beautician) and Shreya (a chef) are their girlfriends, respectively. Siddharth and Kallis are actually who use online shopping scams to earn money. They buy genuine laptops using false identities, swap genuine internal parts with fake ones, return the laptops for a refund, and sell the genuine internal parts to make money. One such laptop with fake parts ends up with Prathap Chakravarthi, a (DCP), and suddenly explodes. Chakravarthi traces the purchase and zeros in on Siddharth and Kallis. Siddharth and Kallis figure out police is suspecting them and wants to change to stealing cars instead of modifying computers. In the meantime, a thief steals Meera’s bag, and she complains to Siddharth that she has lost her hard-earned money. Siddharth feels guilty and decides that he and Kaliswaran should mend their ways. They take all their money and relocate to with their girlfriends and plan to start a restaurant and a beauty parlor. Chakravarthi appears in Goa, and confronts their house with police. The men assume initially that they are the police’s target. However, they are shocked when Chakravarthi reveals that he is looking for the two women who fled just before he arrived. Siddharth and Kallis realize Meera and Shreya are con artists themselves, and they pretended to be their girlfriends just to loot their money. After some investigation, they figure out Meera and Shreya are in Delhi, who have forged new identities and are preparing for their next scam. The women are shocked that Siddharth and Kallis have managed to find them, and return their money while asking them to leave. Siddharth proposes that they should work together and steal (US$950,000) from Sooraj Mehta, a rich businessman, and if the women love them, they should remain together; if not, they should separate the loot and part ways. The women agree and reveal their new names to be Madhu and Varsha. Madhu assumes a new identity (Ishita) and befriends Mehta during his yoga class, and Varsha befriends his wife, while Siddarth and Kaliswaran manage to break into the couple’s house. In the process, Siddharth realises that Sooraj is a drug lord. The others are scared to continue, but Siddharth persuades them to continue by suggesting that they flee the country after the heist to avoid Mehta’s wrath. On the day of the heist, Varsha is to spend the day shopping with Mehta’s wife, and Madhu is to stay with Mehta at his guest house while Siddharth and Kaliswaran loot the house. They steal Mehta’s car while it is parked at a hotel car park by hacking it using an app Siddharth had created, and they use the car to enter Mehta’s compound. Siddharth and Kaliswaran use a 3D-printed thumbprint to open a locker and steal money, while Madhu fakes an illness as an excuse to leave Mehta’s house. To avoid suspicion at the airport, the group opt to travel to by road. DCP Chakravarthi appears in Delhi and starts checking the vehicles leaving the city, but Siddharth misdirects him and shakes him off. Back in Chennai, Chakravarthi is being questioned by the for going out of the way to look for two women who are small-scale cheaters. Chakravarthi maintains silence, but he reminisces being a victim of Madhu’s guile in the past, which explains why he took personal interest in nabbing her. The young lovers are shown camping on their way to Thailand, and it is implied they the boys and girls may still not be completely honest with each other. In 2014, Vikram Prabhu’s dealt with a credit card scam. So, I had to tweak the script and chose the topic of product tampering. Desingh Periyasamy wanted as the lead actor in his film after being impressed by Salmaan’s performance in (2014). Salmaan agreed to do the film before committing to another proposed Tamil film by director Ra. Karthik. Periyasamy revealed that the film would be a “romantic thriller”, with Salmaan portraying a “happy-go-lucky” youngster in the film. The film was initially scheduled to start production in July 2017, but faced a delay while the team searched for a suitable lead actress. joined the team as the lead actress in September 2017. , a television anchor, was also selected to make his acting debut in the film. In November 2017, the film was titled , inspired by a song by in ‘s (1993). Production work began in on 15 November 2017, with Salmaan joining the shoot three days later, when an official launch ceremony was held. The shoot was briefly disrupted by smog in Delhi. In early December, the second schedule began in , with shoots using beaches as the backdrop. The third and final shooting period of the film began in Chennai during late January 2018, and lasted more than a month. In July 2018, it was reported that the filming was nearing completion, with only five days of shooting left. The soundtrack was composed by and . The latter also composed the background score. The first single track was released on 14 February 2020, and the entire album was released on 21 February 2020. Jyothi Prabhakar of expressed a mixed opinion towards the soundtrack, stating that the tracks “do sound peppy and upbeat in the beginning, but by the time you’re done with the album, composed by Masala Coffee, the overload of percussion, same type of beats, tunes and lyrical treatment begin to seem overbearing.” Sudhir Srinivasan of stated that the soundtrack was “too awfully similar to Passenger’s “, but she otherwise “quite enjoyed the music of this film”. The film was released on 28 February 2020 worldwide, along with its Telugu-dubbed version, titled . The film opened well in multiplexes in , , and , with (US$93,000) being collected in Chennai from 192 screens in the first seven days of release. The movie was available to be purchased for $1.99 on Simply South on 19 March 2020 in all countries except India. The movie was released on on 29 March 2020 for all countries. The satellite rights were sold to which premiered the film on the evening of , 14 April 2020. The reaction from the audience was so good that I still get goosebumps thinking about it. I would do anything to relive that moment and experience it again. The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences. Writing for , M Suganth gave the film film three-and-a-half out of five stars and said that ” is a winsome romantic thriller with charming leads and edge-of-the-seat moments. Desingh Periyasamy displays a flair for this material both in his writing and making.” Likewise, S Subhakeerthana of rated the film three-and-a-half out of five stars and praised the film’s comedic timing, writing that “The film rides on clever writing and performances. Some of the funniest moments of are those that involve Dulquer Salmaan and Rakshan.” gave the film three-and-a-half out of five and noted that although the film was longer than average films, the ” angle” keeps the viewer engaged, writing that “Desingh Periyasamy has delivered an enjoyable romantic entertainer with enough brainy moments that keeps you hooked till the end.” Writing for , Sreedhar Pillai gave the film three-and-a-quarter out of five stars and said that ” looks fresh, and is an enjoyable rom-com or more appropriately, a rip-roaring con ride, mainly owing to its smart writing.” Anupama Subramanian wrote for the that “Debutant director Desingh Periyasamy’s is a synthesis of a rom-com and a modern crime caper, without any pretence or preachiness. So it makes for a fun-filled ride.” said that “Director Desingh Periyasamy does a commendable job of putting together a film that lets the script be [the] hero, and keeps you guessing and entertained”. Based on the positive feedback from audiences on , the reported that “Dulquer Salmaan and Ritu Varma’s romantic thriller is doing better than what was expected by experts.” In an interview, told that Desingh Periyasamy had made plans for a sequel and had narrated the opening 15 minutes of the plot to the team.</p>