# Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru

Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (transl. God exists, Kumar) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh and produced by N. Ramasamy. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, Nikki Galrani and Anandhi, while Prakash Raj and RJ Balaji play supporting roles. The filming began in March 2016. The movie was released on 18 November 2016 and received negative reviews from critics.

## Plot

Kumar is to get married in a couple of days, with his fiancé Priya. But Kumar wants to spend a day with his friends at Pondicherry celebrating his bachelor party. After a night of partying by the beach, Kumar and his friend Balaji attempt to return to Chennai the next morning, only to get caught on route by three corrupt policemen: Manimaaran, Mayilsamy, and Madaswamy. They find a huge stock of alcohol in the trunk of their car and refuse to let them go. With no money to pay the bribe, Kumar and Balaji try to escape in their car. However, they are chased down, threatened, and given an ultimatum.

## Cast

* G. V. Prakash Kumar as Kumar
* Nikki Galrani as Priya
* Anandhi as Nancy (Voiceover by Deepa Venkat)
* Prakash Raj as ACP Manimaaran
* RJ Balaji as Balaji, Kumar friend
* Rajendran as Father Francis Rajendran
* Robo Shankar as Inspector Mayilswamy
* Singampuli as Constable Madaswamy
* Kovai Sarala as Shanti
* Urvashi as Gomathi Gopalakrishnan, "Pesuvadhellam Unmai" show host
* T. Siva as Kumar's father
* Uday Mahesh as Priya's father
* Sachu as Kumar's grandmother
* Shanmugasundaram as Kumar's grandfather
* Aishwarya as Manimaaran's wife
* Manobala as "Pesuvadhellam Unmai" show director
* M. S. Bhaskar as Michael Aasirvadham, Nancy's father
* Santhana Bharathi as Church Priest
* Arjunan
* Jiiva as Inspector Karthi Kumar (cameo appearance)
* Mandy Takhar in a special appearance
* Gana Bala in a special appearance

## Production

Director M. Rajesh and actor-composer G. V. Prakash Kumar announced that they would collaborate for a new comedy film during early November 2015, after the director had been impressed with the actor's performance in Trisha Illana Nayanthara (2015). Titled Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru after a dialogue from Selvaraghavan's Pudhupettai (2006), Rajesh signed on actresses Nikki Galrani and Avika Gor to play the film's leading female roles after Priya Anand and Keerthy Suresh were linked to the project. T. Siva agreed to produce the film while also acted in the film portraying Prakash's father, while actors RJ Balaji and Prakash Raj joined the cast of the film in early 2016.
Production began for the film at Sathyam Cinemas during early March 2016, before the team shifted to film scenes in Pondicherry. G. V. Prakash Kumar and RJ Balaji suffered injuries following a car accident during the making of the film in late March 2016. In May 2016, Rajesh chose to replace Avika Gor with Anandhi, after the actress had difficulties filming scenes in the Tamil language.

## Soundtrack

The music is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with lyrics for four songs written by Na. Muthukumar. An extra song in the album Locality Boys was released earlier than the soundtrack as a single, and features music composed by Bobo Shashi and Karunas and lyrics written by Dharran and Karunas.

## Reception

The critic from The Hindu wrote it is "amusing to see how little [Rajesh's] cinema has evolved", while Rediff.com's critic stated that "Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru is a waste of time" and that the film "was plain annoying". The critic from the Indian Express suggested "if you decide to sit this one out, don’t worry you are not missing out on a lot". In contrast, a reviewer from Sify.com noted "To conclude, Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru is a watchable comedy entertainer and it might entertain if you don't worry much about logical loopholes and some blatant comedy sequences".