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Mundaasupatti (2014)

Mundaasupatti poster
Original title
முண்டாசுப்பட்டி
Directed by
Ram Kumar
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 28m
Rated
U
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is set in a 1982 village where people believe they will have bad luck if they are photographed. Two photographers visit the village and cause a series of comedic events.

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What happens

Mundasupatti (transl. Turban village) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language historical comedy film written and directed by Ram Kumar, and produced by C. V. Kumar under his banner Thirukumaran Entertainment and Fox Star Studios. It stars Vishnu Vishal and Nandita Swetha, with Anandaraj, Kaali Venkat and Ramdoss (later known as Munishkanth) in supporting roles. The film is set in 1982 in a village where people believe bad luck will befall them if they are photographed. The story illustrates what happens when two photographers visit the village. Mundasupatti is based on the eponymous short film Ram Kumar directed in 2011 for the reality series Naalaya Iyakkunar. Principal photography commenced in August 2013 and ended by October 2013, taking place primarily in Sakkimangalam. The technical crew includes composer Sean Roldan, cinematographer P. V. Shankar and editor Leo John Paul. Mundasupatti released on 13 June 2014. The film received a positive critical response and became a box office success. It received two nominations at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South: Best Film – Tamil and Best Director – Tamil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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