Kuzhanthaigal Munnetra Kazhagam

Kuzhanthaigal Munnetra Kazhagam (transl. Children's progressive federation) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language political satire film written, directed and produced by Shankar Dayal^[a][2] along with Arunkumar Sammantham under Meenakshi Amman Movies banner. The film stars Yogi Babu and Senthil in the lead roles in their maiden collaboration,^[3] alongside Imayavarman, Advaith Jai Masthaan, Subbu Panchu, Saravanan, Lizzie Antony, Chitra Lakshmanan, Mayilsamy and others in pivotal roles.

Kuzhanthaigal Munnetra Kazhagam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Shankar Dayal
Written by	Shankar Dayal
Produced by	Arunkumar Sammantham Shankar Dayal
Starring	Yogi Babu Senthil
Cinematography	J. Laxman Kumar
Edited by	Richard Kevin
Music by	Saadhaga Paravaigal
Production company	Meenakshi Amman Movies
Distributed by	S Films Corporation
Release date	24 January 2025 (2025-01-24)
Running time	119 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kuzhanthaigal Munnetra Kazhagam released in theatres on 24 January 2025.^[4]

Cast

• Yogi Babu as Aathimoolam
• Senthil
• Imayavarman
• Advaith Jai Masthaan
• Harika Peddada
• Bhavas
• Subbu Panchu as Chanakya
• Saravanan
• Lizzie Antony
• Chitra Lakshmanan
• Mayilsamy^[a]
• Pichaikkaran Moorthy
• Sonia
• Ashvin Raja

Production

On 25 March 2024, Yogi Babu announced his next project titled Kuzhanthaigal Munnetra Kazhagam in the lead role as a politician^[5] to be written and directed by Shankar Dayal who previously directed Saguni (2012).^[6] The film features Senthil in an important role in his maiden collaboration with Yogi Babu, alongside Lizzie Antony, Saravanan, Subbu Panchu, Chitra Lakshmanan, Mayilsamy and others in pivotal roles.^[7]

The technical front includes the cinematographer J. Laxman Kumar, editor Richard Kevin and Sankar's band Saadhaga Paravaigal (SPS) in their feature film debut as music composers.^[8] On 19 December 2024, Shankar Dayal passed away after suffering a heart attack in the press meet stage, making his final film.^[9][10]

Music

Kuzhanthaigal Munnetra Kazhagam
Soundtrack album by Saadhaga Paravaigal Sankar
Released	7 January 2025 (2025-01-07)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	15:24
Language	Tamil
Label	Zee Music
Producer	Saadhaga Paravaigal Sankar
Singles from Kuzhanthaigal Munnetra Kazhagam
"Politics Therlana Bommeru" Released: 6 December 2024 "Frienda Pola" Released: 27 December 2024

External audio
Kuzhanthaigal Munnetra Kazhagam - Full Album on YouTube

The soundtrack is composed by Sankar's band Saadhaga Paravaigal. The first single "Politics Therlana Bommeru" sung by G. V. Prakash Kumar released on 6 December 2024.^[11][12] The second single "Frienda Pola" released on 27 December 2024.^[13] The entire album consisting of four songs was released on 7 January 2025.^{[citation needed]}

All tracks are written by Shankar Dayal.

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Frienda Pola"	Junior Nithya, Saadhaga Paravaigal Shankar	3:54
2.	"Politics Therlana Bommeru"	G. V. Prakash Kumar	3:15
3.	"Nadaiyo Mella Mella"	Priyanka. N	3:56
4.	"Kumba Kumba"	Manasi	4:19
Total length:			15:24

Release

Theatrical

Kuzhanthaigal Munnetra Kazhagam released in theatres on 24 January 2025.^[14]

Home media

The film began streaming on Aha from 7 March 2025.^[15]

Reception

Virakesari rated the film two out of five.^[16] Sreejith Mullappilly of Cinema Express rated it one point five out of five and stated, "The kids do a decent job of playing characters with some arcs of their own, but their portions go on for too long, depriving the film of any momentum."^[17]

Notes

1. Posthumous release