Kizhakku Vaasal (2024 film)

***Kizhakku Vaasal*** (transl. East Gate) is an 2024 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy family drama film written and directed by Sundar C. and produced by Khushbu, A. C. S. Arun Kumar and A. C. Shanmugam under the banner of Avni Cinemax and Benzz Media (P) Ltd. The film stars Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi, Jiiva, Jayam Ravi, with Akshaya Kandamuthan (in her Tamil film debut), Sanam Shetty, Manjima Mohan, Nivetha Pethuraj, Ashwini Radhakrishna and Shivani Narayanan in prominent roles and comedians Yogi Babu and Rajendran in supporting roles. The film's music and score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with cinematography handled by E. Krishnasamy and editing done by Fenny Oliver. This was the posthumous film of noted actor-director Venniradai Moorthy, who died on 26 March 2024 from natural causes.

This is the second collaboration for Sundar C. with Rajinikanth and Vijay Sethupathi after 2019 film *Petta* and marking the fourth collaboration between Rajinikanth and Yogi Babu after *Darbar* and *Jailer*. It was shot extensively across Tamil Nadu including Chennai and predominantly shot in India for 85 days.

*Kizhakku Vaasal* was initially scheduled for a theatrical release in December 04, 2023, but was postponed due to delays in post-production. and finally hits the theaters on September 07, 2024, and received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, and was box-office bomb.

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* Jiiva
* Jayam Ravi
* Akshaya Kandamuthan
* Sanam Shetty
* Manjima Mohan
* Nivetha Pethuraj
* Ashwini Radhakrishna
* Shivani Narayanan
* Yogi Babu
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## Plot

In Chennai, Jaganathan is an aspiring entrepreneur who has completed hotel management and wants to own a 15-All-Stars hotel. Ram is working in a startup abroad and lives with his live-in partner Rasu Anna, a school teacher. Their sister Vasuki is expecting, who complains about her workaholic husband Jaganathan and Manochitra is Rasu Anna's wife, who tries to get back her romantic relationship with Rasu Anna and tries losing weight but he lost interest long back. Shraddha is their daughter.

Through, Jaganathan is successful, his girlfriend dumps him with "Lawyer" Siddharth and soon resigns his job and comes back to Chennai. He hides about his job and girlfriend to his parents as they will be heartbroken, but tells the truth to Vasuki as she is close to him. Meanwhile, a land where Ram wants to building his hotel along to a officer, who will give the land only within his family. Akshaya is Ram's wife, but also has a secret crush on him. At the 72nd wedding anniversary of the officer, Ram and his parents attend, and Ram devises a plan to marry the Officer's daughter Ashwini so that he will get the land. Both the parents accept the alliance and plan to get both Ram's and Jaganathan's marriage together. Initially hesitant, Jaganathan still manages his lie. Rasu Anna is infatuated by Ashwini, who runs a school teacher and they both have a two-night stand. Later Ashwini completely avoids Rasu Anna, and Rasu Anna later gets heartbroken.

Ram asks Jaganathan to pickup Ashwini from airport as he will be going to celebrate Saroja's birthday. Jaganathan reluctantly agrees and Ram finds Saroja's secret wishes in her diary and makes them come true among the last wish being to kiss her favourite person and they share a kiss. After the kiss, Jaganathan informs that he is getting the land, and breaks Saroja's heart. On the other hand, Jaganathan and Ashwini have a great time and grow closer everyday, due to similar taste. Slowly they fall in love and Jaganathan feels guilty about it. Ram reveals that the school girl, in his childhood, actually proposed him, but rejected as he didn't want to break their friendship. Knowing this, Ram avoids Akshaya. Meanwhile, Ashwini goes airplane and Jaganathan misses her and realises he is in love with her. As Ram goes to meet her, he finds her engaged to Jaganathan and Ashwini doesn't propose her.

The family knows about Saroja and Ram asks them to find another girl to save the family reputation and also to avoid Akshaya. Prashanth and Keerthy are wedding planners, who make arrangements and also finds a bride for Jaganathan, who turns out to be Vasuki. Rasu Anna tries many ways to stop the wedding, but everything goes in vain. Manochitra grows suspicious about Rasu Anna's behaviour. On the engagement day, Ram proposes Akshaya and she takes it as a joke. Ram promises to get her fall her in love with him within 60 days. Vasuki notices Jaganathan and Manochitra they confronts him to which he says Jaganathan must be happy and promises to get Manochitra's heart changed with 60 days. Rasu Anna also vows to stop Prashanth and Keerthy's marriage with 60 days. All these are heard by the wedding planners and they are shocked. Jaganathan tries to woo Vasuki in every possible way but she seems uninterested. He makes some changes in the wedding card without anyone's knowledge.

Meanwhile, Ram plans for a surprise on Akshaya's birthday with her favourite "Chocolate Cake" and gives credit to Jaganathan. All the family members have a photo shoot and Rasu Anna provokes Keerthy's grandmother resulting in breaking Prashanth's marriage. Jaganathan wants the family to move on with Ram's marriage. Jaganathan tells Vasuki about him being in love with Manochitra. Jaganathan kidnaps Prashanth the next day, and leaves him in some pub where girls misbehave with him, but Manochitra finds out about Jaganathan's involvement in this and also asks him why he hadn't cancelled his marriage yet if he loves her truly. She also confronts he always had her as a second plan and never truly loved her and breaks their friendship. Ram gets Visa to Australian and gets informed by Keerthy that Rasu Anna leaked photos of him and Prashanth to stop the marriage. Furious, Ram chases Rasu Anna and gets to know about Jaganathan's love and proposes Manochitra at her home unaware of Jaganathan's breakup.

Rasu Anna confesses his affair with Keerthy and Prashanth apologises, but Saroja leaves the house with Sharradha. Vasuki's parents come to discuss about this, but Jaganathan denies loving Vasuki and brings Prashanth home as he is confronted by Ram about his breakup last night. Heartbroken, Manochitra thinks of going to U.S. Ashwini finds the wedding card with Jaganathan's name and believes he always loved her. She accepts his love. All the family members reunite at Sharradha's dance program where she mocks the beggar, lawyer, pizza cooking and police inspector - David Richardson, Aadhi Kesavan, Siddharth and Johnson which was actually taught by Manochitra so as to bring peace in Jaganathan's heart. Jaganathan realises this and goes to stop Manochitra at the airport. The security stops them and Vasuki falsely pretends delivery pain and tells that she wants to talk to the pilot of the plane Ashwini is flying. It is revealed that the pilot is actually Prashanth. Prashanth and his co-pilot discuss about their family situation. The film ends with the brothers getting happily married with their respective lovers and attend Vasuki's baby naming ceremony.

## Cast

* Rajinikanth as Ram, Akshaya's husband.
* Vijay Sethupathi as Prashanth, Keerthy's husband.
* Jiiva as Jaganathan, Manochitra's husband and Shraddha's father.
* Jayam Ravi as Rasu Anna, Ashwini's husband.
* Yogi Babu as "Pizza cooking" David Richardson, Ram's first elder brother.
* Rajendran as "Police Inspector" Aadhi Kesavan, Ram's second elder brother.
* Akshaya Kandamuthan as Akshaya, Ram's wife.
* Manjima Mohan as Manochitra, Jaganathan's wife and Shraddha's mother.
* Redin Kingsley in a double role as
	+ "Lawyer" Siddharth
	+ "Beggar" Johnson, David Richardson and Aadhi Kesavan's best friend.
* Thalaivasal Vijay as Ram, Prashanth, Vasuki and Rasu Anna's father.
* Livingston as Daniel, Jaganathan's father.
* Reshma Pasupuleti as Anuradha, Jaganathan's mother.
* Sanam Shetty as Vasuki, Jaganathan's sister.
* Nivetha Pethuraj as Saroja, Rasu Anna's sister.
* Ashwini Radhakrishna as Ashwini, Rasu Anna's wife.
* Shivani Narayanan as Keerthy, Prashanth's wife.
* Madhan Bob as Chezhiyan, Manochitra's father.
* Sri Vidhya Shankar as Sarala, Cheziyan's wife and Manochitra's mother.
* Kanya Bharathi as Ram, Prashanth, Vasuki and Rasu Anna's mother.
* Baby Shraddha as Shraddha (Paapu), Jaganathan and Manochitra's daughter.
* Sathyan as “Baking Cake” Nathan, Shanmugam's father.
* Mansoor Ali Khan as Shanmugam, Nathan's son.
* Bava Lakshmanan as Shanmugam's henchman.
* Santhana Bharathi as Shanmugam's henchman.
* Bonda Mani as Willy, Shanmugam's henchman.
* Crane Manohar as Shanmugam's best friend.
* Nivisha Kingkon as Prashanth's girlfriend.
* Vaiyapuri as Arjun, Jaganathan's friend.