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{{Infobox film
| name = Kalakalappu
| image = Kalakalappu Movie Postersposter.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sundar C.]]
| producer = [[Ronnie Screwvala]]<br />[[Siddharth Roy Kapur]]<br />[[Kushboo (actress)|Khushboo Sundar]]<br />Sundar C.
| writer = [[Badri (director)|Badri]] (dialogues)
| screenplay = Sundar C.
| story = Sundar C.
| starringproducer = [[VimalRonnie (actor)|VimalScrewvala]]<br />[[ShivaSiddharth (actor)|Shiva]]<brRoy />[[OviyaKapur]]<br />[[Anjali (film actress)|AnjaliKhushbu]]<br />[[SanthanamSundar (actor)|Santhanam]]C.
| starring = [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]]<br />[[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]]<br />[[Oviya]]<br />[[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]]<br />[[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
| music = [[Vijay Ebenezer]]▼
| cinematography = [[U. K. Senthil Kumar]]
| editing = [[Praveen K. L.]]<br />[[N. B. Srikanth]]
▲| music = [[Vijay Ebenezer]]
| studio = [[Avni Cinemax]]
| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2011 |title=UTV joins hands with Sundar C & Khushboo Sundar |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/72154.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018051711/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/72154.html |archive-date=18 October 2011 |access-date=17 October 2012 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|05|11}}
| runtime = 154 minutes
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}}
 
'''''Kalakalappu''''' ({{audio|Ta-கலகலப்பு.ogg|pronunciation}}) ({{translation|Humour}}) is a 2012 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romanticcomedy comedyfilm]] film directed by [[Sundar C.]] and produced by his wife [[Khushbu]]. It stars [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]], [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]], [[Oviya]], [[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]] and [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]], with music composed by [[Vijay Ebenezer]]. It was originally titled ''Masala Cafe'', but was later renamed to ''Kalakalappu''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2012 |title=Shot Cuts&nbsp;– Masala Café is Kalakalapu now |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shot-cuts-masala-caf-is-kalakalapu-now/article3324147.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130113902/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shot-cuts-masala-caf-is-kalakalapu-now/article3324147.ece |archive-date=30 January 2024 |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The film released on 11 May 2012 to positive reviews, and became a commercial success. The film is 25th directorial venture for Sundar. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Jump Jilani]]''. In 2018, the film had a spiritual successor ''[[Kalakalappu 2]]''. The film is loosely based on the 2009 German film ''[[Soul Kitchen (film)|Soul Kitchen]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2016 |title=சுட்ட படம் |trans-title=Stolen film! |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/114382-sutta-padam-soul-kitchen-kalakalappu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920083027/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/114382-sutta-padam-soul-kitchen-kalakalappu |archive-date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=12 May 2012 |title="Kalakalappu @ Masala Café"... Gag orders |url=https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/kalakalappu-masala-cafe-gag-orders/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920083027/https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/kalakalappu-masala-cafe-gag-orders/ |archive-date=20 September 2019 |access-date=20 September 2019 |website=Baradwaj Rangan}}</ref>
 
== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
{{colbegin}}
* [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] as Seenu, Masala Cafe present owner
* [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]] as Raghu, Seenu's brother and shareholder
* [[Oviya]] as Maya, Masala Cafe chef's granddaughter and Raghu's girlfriend
* [[Anjali (film actress)|Anjali]] as Madhavi, Health Department Officer and Seenu's girlfriend
* [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] as Vettupuli, Village Chairman candidate and Madhavi's ex-fiancé
* [[John Vijay]] as Dharmarajan, Seenu's friend and Kumbakonam inspector
* [[Subbu Panchu]] as Manickam, Gold Shop Owner and main antagonist
* [[Ilavarasu]] as Anjuvatti Alagesan aka Amitabh Mama financier who gave money to Seenu and got trouble till end
* [[Manobala]] as Marudhamuthu, Vettupuli's opposite candidate
* [[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]] as Inba Kumar, Manickam's brother-in-law
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Natarajan, Seenu and Maya's grandfather
* [[Kaali Venkat]] as Raghu's friend
* [[Shanmugasundaram]] as Minister Sundaram
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* Pei Krishnan as Pei
* [[Kalloori Vinoth]] as Pickpocket
}}
{{colend}}
 
== Production ==
A report in December 2010 suggested that [[Sundar C.]] would quit acting, after his films successively bombed at the box office, and concentrate on directing only.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=13 December 2010 |title=Sundar C to quit acting |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/62296.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214114416/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/62296.html |archive-date=14 December 2010 |access-date=13 December 2011 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> Sources confirmed that he began working on his next directorial by mid-2011, with [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] and [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]] being roped in for the lead male roles.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=26 September 2011 |title=Vimal and Shiva together? |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-11-04/vimal-shiva-26-09-11.html |title=Vimal and Shiva together? |website=Behindwoods |date=26 September 2011 |accessurl-datestatus=12 October 2011 |archive-date=29 September 2011live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929133056/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-11-04/vimal-shiva-26-09-11.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live29 September 2011 |access-date=12 October 2011 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> [[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]], [[Bindu Madhavi]] and [[Piaa Bajpai]] were considered for the lead female roles,<ref>{{citeCite web |date=25 September 2011 |title=Sundar C is back to direction ! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-c-is-back-to-direction-news-tamil-ljyk3rjgaac.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926165410/http://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-c-is-back-to-direction-news-tamil-ljyk3rjgaac.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 September 2011 |title=Sundar C is back to direction ! |website=Sify |date=25 September 2011 |access-date=12 October 2011 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> with the former twoone being roped in.finalised,<ref>{{citeCite news |date=12 October 2011 |title=Sundar's next is with Anjali |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Sundars-next-is-with-Anjali/articleshow/10324657.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212014352/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Sundars-next-is-with-Anjali/articleshow/10324657.cms |archive-date=12 December 2017 |access-date=12 October 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite web |date=7 October 2011 |title=Sundar C clears air on Vadivelu, Santhanam in next! |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/71772.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007233857/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/71772.html |urlarchive-statusdate=dead7 October 2011 |archiveaccess-date=712 October 2011 |titlewebsite=SundarIndiaGlitz}}</ref> Cand clears[[Oviya]] airwas onfinalised Vadivelu,as Santhanamthe inother next!female lead.<ref>{{Cite news |websitelast=IndiaGlitzManigandan |first=K. R. |date=75 OctoberApril 20112012 |title=Shot Cuts: High on humour |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/shot-cuts-high-on-humour/article3284058.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205044914/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/shot-cuts-high-on-humour/article3284058.ece |archive-date=5 February 2024 |access-date=125 OctoberFebruary 20112024 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[Vadivelu]] was expected to get a pivotal role in the film and make a comeback,<ref>{{citeCite web |date=3 October 2011 |title=Vadivelu in Sundar C. flick? |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/71658.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004000533/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/71658.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 October 2011 |title=Vadivelu in Sundar C. flick? |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=312 October 2011 |access-datewebsite=12 October 2011IndiaGlitz}}</ref> but was later replaced by [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]].<ref>{{citeCite web |date=8 October 2011 |title=Sundar C prefers Santhanam to Vadivelu! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-c-prefers-santhanam-to-vadivelu-news-tamil-lkhk5Hhahch.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009111541/http://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-c-prefers-santhanam-to-vadivelu-news-tamil-lkhk5Hhahch.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 |access-date=12 October 2011 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The title of the film was announced in mid-October, which was reported to be completed in one schedule.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=12 October 2011 |title=Sundar C's Masala in Kumbakonam! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-cs-masala-in-kumbakonam-news-tamil-lkmlJvgdbbj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013114737/http://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-cs-masala-in-kumbakonam-news-tamil-lkmlJvgdbbj.html |archive-date=13 October 2011 |access-date=13 October 2011 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Sources further revealed that a "top actor" would be seen in a cameo appearance which eventually proved false.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=12 October 2011 |title=Sundar C's next&nbsp;– 'Masala' |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/71910.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012224607/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/71910.html |archive-date=12 October 2011 |access-date=12 October 2011 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> Filming began on 3 November in Kumbakonam,<ref>{{citeCite web |date=3 November 2011 |title=Masala Cafe begins today! |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-11-01/vimal-shiva-03-11-11.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105212403/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-11-01/vimal-shiva-03-11-11.html |archive-date=5 November 2011 |access-date=3 November 2011 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> and the first schedule was finished on 20 November.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=21 November 2011 |title=Masala Café's progress |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-11-03/masala-cafe-21-11-11.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122161509/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-11-03/masala-cafe-21-11-11.html |archive-date=22 November 2011 |access-date=21 November 2011 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> Distribution rights were bought by UTV Motion Pictures.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=17 October 2011 |title=UTV joins hands with Sundar C & Khushboo Sundar |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/72154.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018051711/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/72154.html |archive-date=18 October 2011 |access-date=17 October 2012 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2011 |title=மசாலாவை வாங்கிய யூடிவி |trans-title=UTV buys Masala |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/73526.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107140730/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/73526.html |archive-date=7 November 2011 |access-date=21 November 2011 |website=IndiaGlitz |language=Ta}}</ref> Majority of the film was shot in [[Gobichettipalayam]]. When the shooting was going in Gobichettipalayam in March 2012, it rained heavily but in spite of it, the shooting continued. By then filming was mostly complete with around 10 days left.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=14 March 2012 |title=Rains can't stop Masala Cafe |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/mar-12-02/masala-cafe-sundar-c-14-03-12.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316182516/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/mar-12-02/masala-cafe-sundar-c-14-03-12.html |archive-date=16 March 2012 |access-date=14 March 2012 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> The famous CKS bungalow in Gobichettipalayam was converted into Masala Cafe for the film.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=11 May 2012 |title=Kalakalappu Movie Review |url=http://accesskollywood.com/moviereview-id-kalakalappu-review91.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915060553/http://www.accesskollywood.com/moviereview-id-kalakalappu-review91.htm |archive-date=15 September 2012 |access-date=18 August 2012 |website=Accesskollywood.com}}</ref> Sundar said that idea of ''Kalakalappu'' struck him during the shooting of ''[[Murattu Kaalai (2012 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2012 |title=Kalakalappu is an out and out entertainer |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/kalakalappu-out-and-out-entertainer-379 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511150735/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/kalakalappu-out-and-out-entertainer-379 |archive-date=11 May 2012 |access-date=12 May 2012 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
 
== Soundtrack ==
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== Release ==
=== Reception ===
''Kalakalappu'' opened to positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2012 |title='Kalakalappu' sees a big opening! |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kalakalappu-sees-a-big-opening-kannada-news-82185 |accessurl-datestatus=4 February 2024 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |archive-date=4 February 2024live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204150404/https://www.indiaglitz.com/kalakalappu-sees-a-big-opening-kannada-news-82185 |urlarchive-statusdate=live4 February 2024 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' claimed that "''Kalakalappu'' remains true to its title and is jolly good fun throughout".<ref>{{citeCite news |last=Suganth |first=M |date=12 May 2012 |title=Kalakalappu |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Kalakalappu/movie-review/13106085.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114231404/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Kalakalappu/movie-review/13106085.cms |archive-date=14 November 2013 |access-date=14 May 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]''<nowiki/>'s critic described the film as "good fun while it lasts, with the second half better than the first".<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Kalakalappu |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kalakalappu-review-tamil-14998487.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703101156/http://www.sify.com/movies/kalakalappu-review-tamil-14998487.html |archive-date=3 July 2013 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=25 June 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' termed ''Kalakalappu'' as "a jolly good time".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalakalappu Movie Review |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/may-12-02/kalakalappu-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513205203/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/may-12-02/kalakalappu-review.html |archive-date=13 May 2012 |access-date=12 May 2012 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' wrote: "Fun unlimited, Sundar C has shown his value as a director of commercial entertainers earlier and reinforces it again with a bang with 'Kalakalappu', which sure turns out to be a summer treat".<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2012 |title=Kalakalappu Movie Review |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/14388.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513220356/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/14388.html |archive-date=13 May 2012 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=14 May 2012 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' wrote: "It's fun and funny, unpretentious and yet quite nutty!".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=13 May 2012 |title=Kalakalappu review: Served with a lot of fun |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/movie-reviews/kalakalappu-review-served-lot-fun-099 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529021249/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/movie-reviews/kalakalappu-review-served-lot-fun-099 |archive-date=29 May 2012 |access-date=14 May 2012 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
 
[[Rediff.com]]'s Pavithra Srinivasan gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated that it did have "its funny moments but only a few of them work".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=11 May 2012 |title=Review: Kalakalappu fails to impress |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-kalakalappu-fails-to-impress/20120511.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514020404/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-kalakalappu-fails-to-impress/20120511.htm |archive-date=14 May 2012 |access-date=12 May 2012 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> ''[[In.com]]'' wrote: "Kalakalappu works only in bits and pieces!".<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2012 |title=Kalakalappu works only in bits and pieces! |url=http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/kalakalappu-works-only-in-bits-and-pieces-23030886-in-1.html |url-status=dead |website=[[In.com]] |access-date=4 February 2024 |archive-date=13 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013112758/http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/kalakalappu-works-only-in-bits-and-pieces-23030886-in-1.html |archive-date=13 October 2013 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=[[In.com]]}}</ref> Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 2 out of 5 stating that "Sundar C's Kalakalappu conforms to Kollywood film-making by being silly unfunny mediocre nonsense."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Rohit |title=Kalakalappu Review |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9730/tamil/kalakalappu/3707/review.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515021731/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9730/tamil/kalakalappu/3707/review.htm |archive-date=15 May 2012 |access-date=12 May 2012 |website=Nowrunning.com}}</ref>
 
=== Box office ===
Kalakalappu took a big opening on release day and was declared a commercial box office success.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=11 May 2012 |title=Kalakalappu @ Masala Cafe |url=http://www.boxoffice.com/statistics/movies/kalakalappu-2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531104802/http://www.boxoffice.com/statistics/movies/kalakalappu-2012 |archive-date=31 May 2012 |access-date=4 June 2012 |website=boxoffice.com}}</ref> The film was released in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in 259 screens on 11 May. The film grossed {{INRConvert|590|m}} in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala in the first week.<ref>{{citeCite news |date=15 May 2012 |title=Kalakalappu doing wonders at Tamil Box Office |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2012/kalakalappu-collections-tamil-box-office-095681.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406114918/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2012/kalakalappu-collections-tamil-box-office-095681.html |archive-date=6 April 2013 |access-date=4 June 2012 |work=[[Oneindia]]}}</ref>
 
== Future ==
A spiritual successor titled ''[[Kalakalappu 2]]'', again directed by Sundar, was released on 9 February 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2018 |title=Preview of Kalakalappu 2 and Savarakathi |url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/19186/preview-of-kalakalappu-2-and-savarakathi/ |accessurl-datestatus=4 February 2024 |website=Moviecrow.com |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2018live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211120818/http://www.moviecrow.com/News/19186/preview-of-kalakalappu-2-and-savarakathi |urlarchive-statusdate=live11 February 2018 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Moviecrow.com}}</ref>
 
== References ==
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