Munthirikkaadu

Munthirikkaadu is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language period crime thriller film written and directed by Kalanjiyam. Produced by Kalanjiyam under the banners of Aathi Thiraikalam. It is adapted from the short story Pethavan written by Imayam. The film stars Seeman, Pugazh Mahendran, Subapriya and Jaya Rao.
Munthirikkaadu was released worldwide theatrically on 7 April 2023 where it received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

In a village where they used to honor kill Love couples of the opposite caste and in that village a girl and boy from the opposite caste who used to be friends are getting pressure from village people that they love each other. What happens at the end. Whether they succeed or not is the story.

Cast

Seeman as Inspector Anbarasan
Pugazh Mahendran as Sella
Subapriya as Deivam
C.H. Jayarao as Murugan
Kalai Sekaran
Palamedu Parthipan
Sakthivel
Pradeep

Production

Seeman plays police officer role in this film.

Music

The films soundtrack is composed by A. K. Priyan.

Reception

A critic form Ananda Vikatan wrote that "'Munthirikkaadu' would have been a noteworthy work of the times if more attention had been paid to the screenplay and character design, and if the caste dominance in a village had been analyzed in depth and incorporated into the screenplay". Yvani Critic of ABP News stated that "Had the point been made a little more emphatically, Mundrikkadu film would have attracted many people's attention." and gave 1.5 ratings out of 5.