Thodakkam

Thodakkam (transl. Beginning) is a 2008 Indian Tamil language thriller film starring Raghu Vannan and Monica directed by Muthukumar. Prior to release the film was known as Arambam. The film opened to poor reviews, and went unnoticed at box-office.^[1]

Thodakkam
Directed by	Muthukumar
Written by	Muthukumar
Produced by	K. S. Vijayendra
Starring	Raghu Vannan Monica Raghuvaran Meghna Nair Ramesh Khanna
Cinematography	V. Adithya
Edited by	Uma Shankar Babu
Music by	Jeyrom Pushparaj
Release date	1 February 2008 (2008-02-01)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Vanchinathan (Raguvannan), Gayathri (Monica), Chindo (Abinay), Habeeb (Rishi) and Nancy (Meha Nair) have studied together from childhood. Now graduates, they plan to find opportunities abroad to earn money. The day arrives but their plans are thwarted as they find themselves in the thick of a conspiracy.^[2]

Cast

• Raghu Vannan as Vanchinathan
• Monica as Gayathri
• Abhinay as Chindo
• Rishi as Habeeb
• Meha Nair as Nancy
• Raghuvaran^[3]
• Subair Mohamed Rikas
• Ramesh Khanna as Rapichai
• R. Sundarrajan
• Rajeev
• V. S. Raghavan
• Sulakshana

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Jerome Pushparaj.^[4]

• "Yaar Yaaro" — Gautham, Maya
• "Adamin Apple" — Ranjani-Gayatri, Sathyan
• "Phone Pottu" — Gana Bala
• "Ethuthan Mudiyathu" — Raghuvaran
• "Vaa Nanba" — Vijay Yesudas

Reception

S. R. Ashokkumar of The Hindu wrote "Muthukumar R, who is in charge of story and direction has also written the dialogue, which passes muster. If only he had made the screenplay tight, the film would have been engrossing".^[1][2]