Kudimagan

Kudimagan (transl. Drunkard) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Sathieshwaran. The film stars Jaikumar, Master Akash, and Nanditha Jennifer in the lead roles.

Kudimagan
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Directed by	Sathieshwaran
Written by	Sathieshwaran
Produced by	Sathieshwaran
Starring	Jaikumar Akash Nanditha Jennifer
Cinematography	CT Arulselvan
Edited by	K. R. Selvaraj
Music by	SM Prashaanth
Production company	Jeevamalar Sathieshwaran Movies
Release date	5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) [1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

The cast includes:^[2]

• Jaikumar as Kandhan
• Akash as himself
• Nanditha Jennifer as Chellakannu
• Bava Chelladurai
• Veera Samar
• Bava Lakshmanan
• Krishnamoorthy
• Kiran
• Bala Singh

Production

Akash Anandan, a 7-year-old anti-TASMAC activist, was chosen to play a role in the film. Scenes involving Akash were shot during after school hours so that Akash would not have to skip school.^[3] Jayakumar, the grandson of producer Kalaignanam, made his film debut through this film.^[2][4]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by debutant S. M. Prashanth.^[5]

• "Deivangal Ingillai" – Sriram Parthasarathy
• "Ooru Ulagam" – Velmurugan

Release

The Times of India gave this film two out of five stars saying that "The director drives home his message with TV soap opera-ish filmmaking and the subtlety of a sledgehammer".^[6] However, News Today Net wrote "Though there are some flaws, yet the intention of the filmmaker should be appreciated. He has stayed away from commercial cliches to drive home a string message".^[7]