''Thai Poranthachu'' is a 2000 Indian

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directed by R. K. Kalaimani. The film stars

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whilst Vivek and Ponnambalam play supporting roles. It was remade in Telugu as '' Choosoddaam Randi''.

Plot

Cast

Production

A fight sequence was shot at the electricity generating station near Gumdipoondi.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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Critical reception

''Tamil Star'' wrote "Thai Poranthachu' has a fairly good story line and would have been a good comedy film but for the treatment which often slips into medocrity". Krishna Chidambaram of ''

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'' praised Prabhu's acting, Vivek's comedy but felt the director who moved the story without confusion loses track like a train. ''

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'' wrote that the film "has a fairly good story line and would have been a good comedy film but for the treatment which often slips into medocrity". ''Indiainfo'' wrote "If you want to sacrifice your money and time for this stupid movie then go ahead. Prabhu with his funny wig and belly is a bad scene to look at but acts well. Kartik does his usual comic lover boy. The only new thing is stunt man Ponnambalam’s comedy". Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote "The film is fairly interesting in the earlier portions but soon falls into the familiar pattern". Savita Padmanabhan of ''

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'' wrote "The film is quite entertaining in the first half. But in the second half, the director gets a little carried away and it drags a bit here and there".

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*{{IMDb title 2000 drama films 2000 films 2000s Indian films 2000s Tamil-language films Films directed by R. K. Kalaimani Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian drama films Tamil films remade in other languages Tamil-language drama films Tamil-language Indian films