Kalla Thuppakki

Kalla Thuppakki (transl. Unlicensed gun) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Logiyas and starring newcomers Vikky, Vijith, Prabhakaran, Tamilselvan, Kutty Anand and Savandhika.

Kalla Thuppakki
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Directed by	Logiyas
Produced by	C. Ravi
Starring	Vikky Vijith Prabhakaran Tamilselva Kutty Anand Savandhika
Music by	SK Balachandran
Release date	4 January 2013 (2013-01-04)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Vikky
• Vijith
• Prabhakaran
• Tamilselvan
• Kutty Anand
• Sravanthika
• Sampath Ram
• Mohan Babu as Raja

Soundtrack

Music composed by SK Balachandran. Lyrics by DS. Gauthaman and Ilaya Kamban. A critic from IANS wrote that the music is "neither melodious, nor peppy".^[1]

• "Uthi Uthi" – SK. Balachandran, Ravidevan
• "Salam Namaste (Chennai)" – Ananth Menon, SK. Balachandran
• "Kinathu Mettile" – Thanjai P. Rajasekaran, Sripriya
• "Thaba Thaba" – Jaiswapnah, SK. Balachandran
• "Midnight Kalloori" – MM. Manasi, CH. Raju, SK. Balachandran

Controversy

The film was in the news for its similar title with Thuppakki (2012). The makers of this film filed a case against the makers of that film for using a similar title.^[2][3]

Release and reception

The film was initially scheduled to release on Deepavali of 2012 but was postponed to 2013.^[4][5] A critic from The Times of India rated the film 0.5 out of 5 and said that "In the end, ‘Kallathuppakki’ misfires. The sloppy editing and uneven pacing only makes things worse".^[6]