''Kathanayagan'' ( Lead Hero) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film written and directed by Tha. Muruganantham. Produced by

Vishnu Vishal Vishal Kudawla (born 17 July 1984), known professionally as Vishnu Vishal, is an Indian actor and film producer who appears in Tamil film industry. After a brief career in cricket, he started his acting career in the year 2009 playing the lead ...

, the film also stars him alongside Catherine Tresa,

Anandaraj Anandaraj (born 10 November 1958) is an Indian actor, He has acted in villain roles in several Tamil films and has appeared in over a three hundred films in different languages including Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Career Anandar ...

, and Soori. Featuring music composed by

Sean Roldan Raghavendra Raja Rao, known by his stage name Sean Roldan is an Indian composer, musician, and lyricist who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He has worked on Carnatic music, independent music, and film scores for the Tamil film i ...

, the venture began production in September 2016. The film was released on 8 September 2017 and received negative reviews from film critics and the audience.

Plot

A revenue inspector falls in love with a girl but faces problems due to his cowardliness. He is compelled to find a way to prove himself to her father, who wants her to marry a brave man.

Cast

as Thambidurai * Catherine Tresa as Kanmani *

as Dubai Sheikh Kaaja Bhai * Soori as Annadurai *

Jeeva Ravi Jeeva Ravi is an Indian actor and casting director who has worked in Tamil-language films and television. He made a breakthrough as an actor with his performances in '' 3'' (2012) and '' Jeeva'' (2014), with the latter film being a prefix for h ...

as Subhash Chandran, Thambidurai's father *

Saranya Ponvannan Saranya Ponvannan (born Sheela Christina) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam and a few Kannada language films. She also acted in one Hindi movie '' Chup: Revenge of the Artist'' in 2022. Saranya made ...

as Thambidurai's mother * K. Natraj as Subramani, Kanmani's father *

Meera Krishnan Meera Krishnan is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil-language films and television serials. Career Meera Krishnan initially played veena for music directors Deva and Maragathamani. She then worked as an announcer for Doordarshan b ...

as Padma, Kanmani's mother *

Aruldoss Aruldoss is an Indian actor known for his supporting roles in predominantly Tamil language films. Prior to focusing on an acting career, he worked as a cinematographer on several films. Career After completing school, Aruldoss worked as a pho ...

as Doss * Motta Rajendran as Mike Maari (Orchestra singer) * "Angadi Theru" Sindhu as Annadurai's wife * Siddharth Vipin as Doctor *

Manobala Balachandar (8 December 1953 – 3 May 2023), known by his stage name Manobala (), was an Indian actor, film producer, director, comedian, and YouTuber who predominantly played supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He worked predominantly i ...

as Swamy *

Swaminathan Saamy (born 31 January 1959), known professionally as Swaminathan, is an Indian actor and comedian on working in the Tamil film and television industry. He appeared in prominent roles in Vijay TV's satiric series '' Lollu Sabha'' before becom ...

as Mani * Sri Durga as Durga, Thambidurai's sister *

Supergood Subramani Supergood Subramani was an Indian actor who worked in Tamil-language films. Career Subramani entered the cinema industry with hopes of becoming a director. He worked as an assistant director to Pavithran for ''Thirumoorthy'' (1995) and to S ...

as Maths Teacher * Boxer Arumugam as Singam *

Kovai Babu Kovai Babu is an Indian Tamil actor and comedian. He is 45 years old and was born in Coimbatore, India. Career Kovai Babu became popular for his comedy track sequence in the role of Minor Kunjumani where he eventually shared screenspace with ...

as Saravanan * Jeyaraj as Saravanan's father * Dakshayini as Saravanan's mother * Maayi Sundar as Kaaja Bhai's assistant * Dr. Arun Chinniah * Vinitha as Hospital Receptionist *

Vijay Sethupathi Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi Kalimuthu (born 16 January 1978) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Sethupathi is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Awards, National F ...

as Dr. Phoenix Raj (in a special appearance) * Tha. Muruganantham in a special appearance in song "Sunday Na Bottle Edu" *

Shobi Paulraj Shobi Paulraj is an Indian choreographer in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked on some Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. He is the founder of IBO Dance Studio. Career After assisting choreographers such as Raju Sundaram, DKS Babu and C ...

in a special appearance in song "Sunday Na Bottle Edu" * M. Sherif special appearance in song "On Nenappu" *

Athulya Ravi Athulya Ravi (born 21 December 1994) is an Indian actress who has predominantly works in Tamil & Telugu films. She made her debut with the film '' Kadhal Kan Kattudhe'' in 2017 and went on to appear in films including '' Yemaali'' (2018) and ...

as Kanmani's friend (uncredited)

Production

Vishnu announced the film in September 2016, revealing that he would produce and star in a comedy film directed by newcomer Muruganandham. The film began later that month, with Soori also joining the cast and

signed on as the music composer. Actress Catherine Tresa signed the film after her other film with Vishnu, Shankar Dayal's ''Veera Dheera Sooran'', got shelved. In early November 2016, Vishnu announced that the film would be titled ''Katha Nayagan''.

Silambarasan Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar (born 3 February 1984), popularly known as Simbu or by his initials as STR, is an Indian actor, producer, and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is the eldest son of director T. Rajendar. ...

has given an opening voice over in the film and whereas

has done a guest appearance.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and released by

Sony Music India Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian music record label operated by Sony and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company began operations in 1997 and was the first record company in India to be fully foreign-owned, with ...

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to

STAR Vijay Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. The channel telecasts programmes such as serials, reality shows & Tamil films. History T ...

. Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "Kathanayagan, directed by Tha. Muruganantham, is full of potential running gags that aren’t allowed to… run. Everything comes and goes. Nothing sticks."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt7297844 2017 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films 2017 directorial debut films Films shot in Chennai Films scored by Sean Roldan Fox Star Studios films Indian romantic comedy films 2017 romantic comedy films Tamil-language Indian films