''Sundaattam'' () is a 2013 Indian

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written and directed by Brahma G. Dev.

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plays the hero and the newfound Arundhati as heroine. Britto Michael has composed the music and

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composed the background score. ''Sundattam'' is based on Carrom gambling in Royapuram area in North Madras. The film, which is based on a real-life incident set in the backdrop of Chennai in the 1990s, released on 8 March 2013.

Cast

as Prabhakaran * Arundhati as Kalaivani * Madhu as Kasi *

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as Bhagya Annachi * Stalin as Guna *

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as Prabhakaran's friend * Meesha Ghoshal as Uma

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Britto Michael. A critic from ''

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'' said it "has moments of melody, but only for a short term".

Reception

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'' wrote "On the whole, Sundattam is not entirely unwatchable". ''

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'' wrote that the director was unable to "make up his mind" whether ''Sundaattam'' was "a gangster film or a sports movie. He had ignored the conventions of both theses genres making it a bad hybrid". ''

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'' wrote "Unlike '' Striker'', Sundattam just doesn’t strike the right chord". ''

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'' wrote that the film "struggles occasionally to convince the audience that the game of carrom was merely used as a backdrop to build the narrative. However, it scores high with its deft screenplay that stays away from cliches".

References

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* * {{Rotten Tomatoes 2010s gangster films 2010s Indian films 2010s Tamil-language films 2013 directorial debut films 2013 films Films scored by Britto Michael Indian gangster films Tamil-language Indian films