Enbathettu

Enbathettu (transl. Eighty-eight) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Madhan starring himself and Upasana RC while Jayaprakash and Daniel Balaji play supporting roles. The film had a theatrical release on 21 July 2017, alongside Vikram Vedha (2017).

Enbathettu
Release poster
Directed by	M. Madhan
Written by	M. Madhan
Produced by	A. Jayakumar
Starring	M. Madhan Upasana RC
Cinematography	PG Vetrimaran
Edited by	Avinash
Music by	Daya Rathanam Kingsley
Production company	JK Movie Makers
Distributed by	G.S.Cinimas
Release date	21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

A family-oriented man is caught off-guard when his number is misused by a bunch of gangsters. He then tries to find a way out this trouble, highlighting how people, especially the youth, should use technology wisely and be wary of being too exposed to it mainly the negative impact of technology in our lives.^[1][2]

Cast

• Madhan as Madhan
• Upasana RC as Savitha
• Jayaprakash as Raghuvaran
• Daniel Balaji
• G. M. Kumar
• Manikka Vinayagam as Savitha's father
• Meera Krishnan as Madhan's mother
• Chaams
• Appukutty
• John Vijay as Sakthi Saravanan
• Powerstar Srinivasan
• Gadam Kishan
• Scissor Manohar
• Lollu Sabha Manohar
• Boys Rajan
• Chaplin Balu

Production

This film marks the directorial debut of Rajasekhar's nephew Madhan who previously starred in the Telugu film Parvathipuram (2016).^[3] The film was shot in Chennai, Kumbakonam and Kerala.^[1] Former Miss India Asia Upasana RC made her Tamil debut with this film.^[2]

Soundtrack

Enbathettu
Soundtrack album by Dayarathnam
Released	10 March 2017
Recorded	2016
Language	Tamil
Label	Doopaadoo
Producer	A. Jayakumar

Dayarathnam composed the songs and Kingsley background score for the film. Madhan Karky bought the audio rights of Enbathettu under his banner, Doopaadoo.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Meendum Meendum"	Arivumathy	Madhu Balakrishnan	5:11
2.	"Kaalakkaalin"	Madhan Karky	Naresh Iyer & Saindhavi	4:07
3.	"Asaiyaadha Kaatru"	Madhan Karky	Haricharan	3:03
4.	"Gana Padikkum"	Daya	Gana Vinoth	4:49
Total length:				17:01

Reception

Critics from iFlicks and nettv4u called the film "below average" and "average", respectively.^[5][6] A critic from Maalai Malar called the film "a hit on the wall".^[7]