Koogle Kuttappa
Koogle Kuttappa is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language science fiction-comedy drama film directed by debutants Sabari–Saravanan and produced by K. S. Ravikumar under the RK Celluloids banner and co-produced by Kallal Global Entertainment. The film stars Ravikumar himself with Tharshan, Losliya Mariyanesan, and Yogi Babu in prominent roles. The film's music is composed by Ghibran, with cinematography handled by Arvi and editing done by Praveen Antony. It is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam film Android Kunjappan Version 5.25. The film was released on 6 May 2022.
Plot
Subramani Gounder is a stubborn old man who is very reluctant to get accustomed to any new-age technology. He resides in Coimbatore with his son Aadhityan alias Aadhi, a mechanical engineer. Subramani wants his son to be by his side during his last days, and that is why he prohibits his son from applying for any job, and to refuse any job offer he receives. Aadhi, in frustration, demands on going to Germany, as he had got a job in a Robotics firm there. This causes an argument between the father and son, which ends in Aadhi leaving for Germany.While in Germany, Aadhi meets Tharani, a Sri Lankan Tamil girl. They form a close bond, and Tharani tells Aadhi about her father who died of Alzheimer's. Aadhi, while in Germany, gets a call from his cousin Babu, that Subramani is ill. Aadhi feels guilty about his inability to take care of his father, and he discusses the idea of resigning with Tharani and his boss. However, his boss introduces him the robotic home nurse to take care of his father on his tough times.
Aadhi returns home with the latest Android Robot to take care of his father. Although Subramani was hesitant to accept the robot into his life, even being somewhat scared of it at first, eventually develops a strong liking to the robot and then, unexpectedly, becomes too attached to it. It is named Kuttappa, which creates some confusion among the locals, as there was also another man called Kuttappan. Slowly, the robot becomes irreplaceably close to Subramani's heart. Kuttappa also helped Subramani to make contact with his ex-lover Pavithra.
Soon enough, Subramani starts to see Kuttappa as his own son. However, Aadhi becomes extremely worried about Subramani. So, he decides to quit his job and go back home along with Thaarani. Aadhi convinces Subramani to do his daily chores without Kuttappa. However, after having food with Aadhi, he sees Tharani repairing a disassembled Kuttappa. Enraged to see this, Subramani tries to stop it, but Aadhi stops him. Subramani furiously asks what Aadhi is playing at, and Aadhi flares back that the robot will eventually kill him. Subramani shouts back that even if Aadhi can't take care of him, at least to let Kuttappa do it. Frustrated Aadhi, now restores Kuttappa to its previous state. That night, Tharani and Aadhi watches a CCTV Camera footage of a previously modelled robot strangling its aged customer to death. He becomes scared and finds Subramani and Kuttappa are missing. Subramani goes to temple with Kuttappa through a forest way. Meanwhile, Aadhi and Tharani, searching for Subramani and Kuttappa, arrive at the forest with Babu. After Subramani uploads his face photo to Pavithra, Kuttappa tells Subramani that what Aadhi told was right and he is not a human being but a machine whose job was to assist him. He doesn't want Subramani to love him or he doesn't know it also. He tells him to leave him in the forest and to go back. Subramani becomes emotional and heartbroken when Kuttappa tells him like that. When Aadhi finds Subramani, Rahul attacks Kuttappa. In its in-built security reflex, Kuttappa strangles Aadhi. However, Subramani saves Aadhi. Subramani, Aadhi, Tharani and Babu heads back to home, and while on the back of Aadhi's motorcycle, Subramani sees Aadhi with teary eyes. Pavithra, who waited for Subramani now sees Subramani's profile picture is now updated with his face photo.