Sakalakala Vallavan (2015 film)

Sakalakala Vallavan (English: 'Master of all Arts') is a 2015 Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Suraj. The film features Jayam Ravi, Trisha and Anjali in lead roles, while Prabhu and Soori appear in supporting roles and Vivek in a guest appearance. S. Thaman composed the film's music, while cinematography was by U. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by Selva RK. The film was released on 31 July 2015.

Sakalakala Vallavan
Poster
Directed by	Suraj
Produced by	K. Muralidharan V. Swaminathan G. Venugopal
Written by	Suraj
Starring	Jayam Ravi Trisha Anjali Prabhu Soori Vivek
Music by	S. Thaman
Cinematography	U. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited by	Selva RK
Production company	Lakshmi Movie Makers
Release date	July 31, 2015
Running time	151 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	10 crores
Box office	35 crores

Plot

Shakthi (Jayam Ravi) and Chinnasamy (Soori) are family enemies who fight over an election. During that time, Shakthi falls in love with Anjali (Anjali), whom he later discovers is Chinnasamy's cousin. When their love rapidly heats up, Shakthi is forced to marry Divya (Trisha). Before starting a life together, Divya tells Shakthi that they must get to know each other, but every time Shakthi tries to do something good, it ends bad. This leads them on a plan for divorce. Shakthi tells Divya to agree and stay for a month with his parents so that they will not get hurt over the fact that they made Shakthi marry someone who does not like him. To make this worse, Shakthi's father (Prabhu) gets Divya to stand for the female election, to which she agrees. When she loses the election, Shakthi's father hits him. That is when Shakthi reveals how he lost in love and life. Seeing how much he loves and respects his family and how his life has been, Divya slowly starts to like Shakthi. At the end, Divya and Shakthi happily live together while they argue over little things, making their life filled with love. The film revolves around how a couple should compromise when faced in any situation.

Cast

• Jayam Ravi as Shakthi
• Trisha as Divya
• Anjali as Anjali
• Soori as Chinnasamy
• Prabhu Ganesan as Shakthi's father
• Vivek as Vettaiyan and Pasupathy (dual role)
• Radha Ravi as Kathiresan, Divya's father
• Rekha as Meenakshi, Shakthi's mother
• Rajendran as Inspector Muthukaruppan
• Sonia as Thangam
• Sharmila Thapa as Pushpam
• Ashvin Raja as Shakthi's friend
• Pandi as Chinnasamy's sidekick
• Thalapathy Dinesh as Chinnasamy's sidekick
• John Vijay as ACP Duraisingam (Divya's proposed bridegroom)
• Chithra Lakshmanan as Shakthi's uncle
• Yogi Babu as Chinnasamy's servant
• George Maryan as Apartment Security
• Shalu Shammu as Anjali's friend
• Cell Murugan as Pasupathy's assistant
• Naadodigal Gopal as Anjali's father
• Thavasi as Chinnasamy's father
• Hello Kandasamy as Milkman
• Rajendranath as Police Officer
• Krishnamoorthy as Shakthi's uncle
• Ambani Shankar as Shakthi's friend
• Tamil Selvi as Chinnasamy's sister
• Boys Rajan as District Secretariat
• Cheeniamma as Chinnasamy's grandmother
• Meena Sellamuthu as Dhivya's maid
• Shakeela as Herself (Cameo Appearance)
• Poorna in a special appearance in the song "Hit-u Song Maama"
• Robert in a special appearance in the song "Hit-u Song Maama"

Production

The film was launched in early June 2014 as a collaboration between director Suraj and producers Lakshmi Movie Makers with Jayam Ravi signed on to play the leading role.[1] Actress Anjali was signed on to play a supporting role in July 2014, marking her comeback after a hiatus from Tamil films.[2] The team began shooting in Chennai in July 2014, before moving on to Pondicherry. Village portion completely was shot in Adavi Nainaar Dam near Mekkarai village in Tenkasi.[3]

Trisha joined the cast in August 2014 to play the female lead, after the team opted against signing Kajal Aggarwal, who had asked for a high remuneration.[4][5] Catherine Tresa was also considered but not selected for the role.[6] Poorna does a cameo role in the film.[7] Vivek did a role in the film for which he shaved his head.[8] The film was initially titled Appatakkar, after a line popularised by Santhanam in Boss Engira Bhaskaran. In July 2015, the title of the film was changed to Sakalakala Vallavan after M. Saravanan, the producer of the 1982 film of the same name, gave the makers permission to re-use his film's title.[9]

Soundtrack

Sakalakala Vallavan
Soundtrack album by S. Thaman
Released	2 July 2015
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Tamil
Label	Sony Music Lahari Music T-Series Aditya Music
Producer	S. Thaman
S. Thaman chronology
Kick 2 (2015) Sakalakala Vallavan (2015) Saagasam (2015)

S. Thaman composed the soundtrack of this film. While Sony Music originally acquired the rights of the soundtrack. Lahari Music, T-Series and Aditya Music also handled the soundtrack rights, since most of the songs, composed by S. Thaman are reused from his previous Telugu films.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Hit-u Song" (Reused from "Cinema Choopistha Mava" from Race Gurram)	Annamalai	STR, Remya Nambeesan, M. M. Manasi, M. M. Monisha	4:28
2.	"Buji Ma Buji Ma" (Reused from "Banthi Pola Janaki" from Baadshah)	Na. Muthukumar	D. Imman, M. M. Manasi, S. Thaman	3:27
3.	"Bulbu Vangittaen" (Reused from "Vaddura Mama" from Tiger)	Na. Muthukumar	Deva, Vivek, Jayam Ravi	3:38
4.	"Un Style Power" (Reused from "Dethadi Dethadi" from Dookudu)	Madhan Karky	Sharmila, Deepak	3:22
5.	"Mandaiyum" (Inspired from "Garam Garam Chilaka" from Rabhasa)	Madhan Karky	Sameera, Nivas	3:06

Release

The trailer of the film was released on 20 July 2015. The film released 31 July 2015 worldwide. The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV.

The film was later dubbed and released in Hindi on YouTube as Anokha Rishta by Goldmines Telefilms on 3 September 2018.

Reception

The film was universally panned by critics.[10] Avinash Gopinath of Filmbeat.com rated 3 out of 5 stars and said "An Outdated Flick" [11] Rediff rated 1 out of 5 and said "The absurd script, inept execution, bizarre antics of the lead and supporting actors coupled with some ordinary music make director Suraj’s Sakalakala Vallavan Appatakkar a total bore".[12] Behindwoods rated 1 out of 5 and wrote that "Despite its intentions, this Sakalakalavallavan doesn't entertain".[13] Times of India rated 0.5 out of 5 and noted that "Sakalakala Vallavan is so abominable — a blot in the career of everyone involved in making it — that it makes us question its very existence and how it even came to be made".[14]

References

1. "Cast and crew details of Suraj - Jayam Ravi project".
2. "Jayam Ravi and Anjali begin ..."
3. "Jayam Ravi and Anjali's movie's second schedule !". 21 July 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
4. "Trisha and Jayam Ravi on a hat –trick?". Sify.
5. "Trisha's role in Suraj's film".
6. "Who is the second heroine for Jayam Ravi?".
7. "Poorna turns new item dancer in Kollywood".
8. Vivek tonsures for Appatakkar - Tamil Movie News
9. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150717/entertainment-kollywood/article/kamal%E2%80%99s-old-film-title-jayam-ravi-starrer
10. "Sakalakala Vallavan: Old, crass and hostile". 1 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016 – via The Hindu.
11. "Sakalakala Vallavan Appatakkar Movie Review & Rating: An Outdated Flick!". 31 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
12. "Review: Sakalakala Vallavan Appatakkar is a bore fest". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
13. "Sakalakalavallavan (aka) Appatakkar review". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
14. "Sakalakala Vallavan Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". Retrieved 8 September 2016.

External links

• Sakalakala Vallavan at IMDb