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Kalakalappu (2012)

Kalakalappu poster
Original title
கலகலப்பு
Directed by
Sundar C
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 29m
Rated
U
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A restaurant owner and his brother try to save their family business from closing down. The story follows their comedic attempts and misadventures along the way.

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What happens

Kalakalappu () (transl. Humour) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C. Produced by Avni Cinemax and UTV Motion Pictures, the film stars Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya and Santhanam, with music composed by Vijay Ebenezer. It revolves around a restaurant owner and his brother seeking to save the restaurant from closure. The film was originally titled Masala Café, but was later renamed. Shot between November 2011 and April 2012, It was released on 11 May 2012 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as Jump Jilani (2014). In 2018, a spiritual successor Kalakalappu 2 was released. The film is loosely based on the 2009 German film Soul Kitchen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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