Sakkarakatti
Sakkarakatti is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Kala Prabhu and produced by his father, Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, in his first lead role, while Ishita Sharma and Vedhika played the lead actresses. It featured a soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman. Sakkarakatti released on 26 September 2008.
Plot
Chennai-bred Yuvraj has had four close friends from childhood. He meets and falls in love with Deepali. Reema is obsessed with him and wants to marry him, however, Yuvraj only has eyes for Deepali. After Deepali sees Yuvraj with Reema, she becomes jealous and ignores Yuvraj when he follows her. Then, Yuvraj and Deepali get back together. Later, when she sees Yuvraj and Reema together again, Deepali starts ignoring him again. Yuvraj wants to prove that he was not with Reema, so his friends decide to throw a birthday party to mend the trio's fractured relationship. Deepali and Yuvraj finally unite.Cast
Production
The producer Kalaipuli S. Thanu launched Sakkarakatti at AVM Studios on 29 April 2006. Dhanu's son Kala Prabhu made his directorial debut and Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, son of actor/filmmaker K. Bhagyaraj, made his debut as the lead actor. The film was set to feature Ishita Sharma and Sivi as the lead actresses, although Sivi was later replaced by Vedhika. Ocher Studios provided the visual effects for a song sequence. The song "Taxi Taxi" was reshot following the enormous response from the audience after the audio release.Soundtrack
The score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. He was initially reluctant to compose the music for Sakkarakatti, saying he was busy with other projects, but agreed after the director suggested Rahman recycle songs from his Hindi films. Ultimately, Rahman recycled only two Hindi songs: "Chinnamma Chilakkamma" and "Yeh Rishta" from Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities as "Chinnamma Chilakamma" and "Naan Eppodhu" respectively. The other four songs in Sakkarakatti were original. Chinmayi Sripada sang "I Miss You Da" under the pseudonym "Indai Haza", given to her by Rahman.The audio launch of Sakkarakatti was held on 11 July 2008. "Taxi Taxi" won the "Kalakkal Paatu" award at the Moodukketha Mix Radio Awards, hosted by 92.7 Big FM.