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''Kidaari'' () is a 2016 Indian
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film written and directed by Prasath Murugesan, starring Sasikumar and
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in the lead roles. The film, which is also produced by Sasikumar, features
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,
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,
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, O. A. K. Sundar, and
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in supporting roles.
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composed the music, while
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handled the cinematography and Praveen Anthony handled the editing. The film was released on 2 September 2016.


Plot

In
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town, Kombaiah Pandian (
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) is the local don and controls the entire town. Kidaari ( Sasikumar) is Kombaiah’s loyal henchman who is ready to sacrifice his life for the sake of his boss. One day, Kombaiah is stabbed in his neck by someone, and the news comes as a shock to the entire town. Now, Kidaari sets stage to find the culprit behind the assault and lists out all the suspects. The movie goes into flashback mode, frequently detailing the rivalry between Kombaiah and each suspect. Finally, Kidaari finds out that Kombaiah’s brother in-law and close aide, Kombaiah's friend (
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), was responsible for the assault. Kombaiah's friend admits that Kombaiah was stabbed accidentally when he tried to safeguard himself from Kombaiah. A flashback is shown detailing the rivalry between Kombaiah and his own son Nambi (Vasumithra). The only daughter of Kombaiah's friend was married to Kombaiah’s son Nambi. Trouble erupts between Nambi and his father Kombaiah, which leads to Kombaiah killing his own son. This worries Kombaiah's friend as his daughter has become a widow because of Kombaiah. This was the reason for his anger over Kombaiah. He also discloses the truth to Kidaari about the death of his father Kottur Durai (
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). Years back, Kotur Durai was a henchman to a politician named S. N. Kaalai (
Hareesh Peradi Hareesh Peradi is an Indian actor who acts predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. Career Hareesh Peradi is also a theatre artist in Kerala, having made a mark in stage and also in TV and cinema. Even though he has acted in 36 films so ...
), while Kombaiah was a sidekick to Kotur Durai. However, Kombaiah betrays and kills Kottur Durai and then Kaalai. He then stages a drama that Kaalai killed Kottur Durai and he had revenged by killing Kaalai, which helped him establish himself as a don in the town. Knowing this, Kidaari feels bad as Kombaiah’s affection towards him was fake. He visits him in the hospital and informs him that he had understood Kombaiah's true intentions. Kombaiah is saved but loses his speech, and Kidaari becomes the don of the town. Kidaari spares Kombaiah but has instigated a fear of death in his mind, which Kidaari thinks is a bigger punishment.


Cast


Production

Sasikumar began work on the film directed by Prasath Murugesan during March 2016 in Chennai. Sasikumar attained the title ''Kidaari'' from
Samuthirakani P. Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander, in '' Paarthale Paravasam''. He won the National F ...
, who had previously registered the title. Filming ended in July 2016, after 62 working days.


Soundtrack

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composed the soundtrack. One of the songs, "Vandiyila Nellu Varum", was earlier featured in the debut album of La Pongal, a musical project founded by Siva. The audio rights were bought by
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.


Reception

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wrote in ''
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'', "This murder mystery needed more than flavour. It needed focus." Anupama Subramanian of ''
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'' wrote, "Though most of the scenes are contrived, ''Kidaari'' still is an interesting film that uses a narrator to drive the viewer and the scenes". M. Suganth of ''
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'' wrote, "The film manages to be engaging enough, with Murugesan nicely introducing humour (one old character who makes empty boasts is a scene-stealer) into the violent scenes. It is only in the final denouement that the film resorts to cliché". Karthik Keramalu of ''
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'' wrote, "''Kidaari'' is something all the members of the film can be proud of", lauding the casting and calling the film a "fine example of a dog-eat-dog world".


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* {{IMDb title 2010s Indian films 2010s mystery films 2010s Tamil-language films 2016 action films 2016 films Films about murder Films scored by Darbuka Siva Indian action films Indian murder mystery films Tamil-language Indian films