Sowkarpettai

Sowkarpettai is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film directed by V. C. Vadivudaiyan starring Srikanth in a dual role as hero and villain, alongside Lakshmi Rai with music composed by John Peter. The film was initially scheduled for release on 26 February 2016 but ultimately released on 4 March 2016.

Plot

When a couple is murdered by a cruel businessman, their ghosts begin to haunt the killers for revenge.

Cast

Srikanth in a dual role as
*Shakthi
*Vetri
Raai Laxmi as Maya
Suman as Gothra Singh
Saravanan as Senior
Powerstar Srinivasan as Junior
Singampuli as Puli
Ganja Karuppu as Saami
Manobala as Mani
Thalaivasal Vijay as Paramasivam
Rekha as Parvathi
Vadivukkarasi as Demonness
Meenakshi as Sanya
Aarthi
T. P. Gajendran
Subbaraj
Vengal Rao
Madhan G
Hresh
Lingesh
Rahul
Priyanka

Production

The film was first reported in March 2015, when Vadivudaiyaan announced that he would make a film starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai, set in the backdrop of Sowcarpet.

Music

Soundtrack was composed by John Peter and lyrics written by Viveka, Na. Muthukumar and Sorkho.

"Indha Nodi" — Ranjith, Ranina Reddy
"Bhayam" — Marana Gana Viji
"Ayyo Vallikudhe" — Haricharan
"Modhi Parpene" — Ram, Saritha Ram

Reception

Vishal Menon of The Hindu called it "yet another horror-sleaze-comedy, Kollywood's latest fad, following the Aranmanai series" and also stated "it's the kind of film where even ghosts aren't spared from being objectified". M. Suganth of The Times of India gave it a 1.5/5 and wrote "For a horror film, Sowcarpettai is hardly scary. It is one of those cheaply produced, paint-by-numbers horror films that hopes to cash in on a trend, relying on tacky visual effects, an overloud score, and costumes and makeup that make the characters seem like poorly dressed guests at a Halloween party."