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Padikathavan

Padikathavan(Tamil: படிக்காதவன்) (English: Uneducated) is a 2009 Indian Tamil language action film written and directed by Suraaj. It stars Dhanush, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sayaji Shinde, Pratap Pothan, Suman and Atul Kulkarni in the lead roles^[1] and features a huge supporting cast in small pivotal and cameo roles. The film released on 14 January 2009 during Pongal and is considered a box office hit.

Plot

Radhakrishnan (Dhanush) alias Rocky is a 10th grade dropout youngster who is looked down upon by his father (Pratap Pothen), because of his sharp contrast to the rest of the family, all educated and well placed people. Rocky spends most of his time in a mechanic shop with his group of friends (Mayilsami, Nellai Siva and others). 'Padikathavan and 10th failed' as his father refers to him, doubles up as a petty goon when his family members are in trouble. Meanwhile, one of his relatives is nearly married.

One of his friends suggest that he falls in love with a highly educated girl, so earnestly he looks around by hovering around women's colleges. So he makes himself fall in love with Gayathri (Tamaannah) a rich girl who after a few misunderstandings falls for him. In turn, he starts to honestly love her.But, at first, things doesn't work out the way Rocky planned!

Meanwhile there are some goons after her, as her father is Samarasinga Reddy (Suman) a notorious don in Andhra. The protaganist goes to Assult Arumugam (Vivek), a thug-for-hire, to help him save Gayathri from her father. Our hero saves her from her dad's rival (Sayaji Shinde) and follows to her home in Hyderabad, where he realizes that another Tirunelveli goon Kasi Anandan (Atul Kulkarni), whose brother he accidentally killed in a flashback, has put a price on his head. Rocky goes and settles the matter by fighting and winning against Atul Kulkarni.

Cast

• Dhanush as Radhakrishnan Ramakrishnan (Rocky)
• Tamannaah Bhatia as Gayathri Reddy
• Vivek as 'Assault' Arumugam
• Suman as Samarasimma Reddy
• Atul Kulkarni as Kasi Anandan
• Sayaji Shinde as Rami Reddy
• Pratap Pothan as Ramakrishnan

• Meera Krishnan as Janaki Ramakrishnan
• Chethan as Gowtham Ramakrishnan
• Devadarshini as Kousalya Gowtham
• Dr. Sharmila as Kavitha Ashok
• Mayilsamy as Mayilsamy
• Suman Shetty
• Nellai Siva
• Ganeshkar

Guest appearances:

• Santhana Bharathi
• Kadhal Thandapani
• Aarthi
• Madhan Bob
• Mahandhi Shankar as Subba Rao
• Crane Manohar as Appa Rao
• Pandu
• Nirosha
• Balu Anand
• Karate Raja
• Ennatha Kannaiya
• Swaminathan
• Bonda Mani

Soundtrack

The soundtrack consists of fives songs composed by Mani Sharma.^[2]

Padikathavan
Soundtrack by Mani Sharma
Released	2009
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	24:39
Label	Think Music
Producer	Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma chronology
Chintakayala Ravi (2008) Padikathavan (2009) Souryam (2009)

No.	Song	Singers	Length (min:sec)	Lyrics	Notes
1	Hey Vetri Velaa	Ranjith, Naveen Madhav	4:50	Pa. Vijay
2	Hey Rosu Rosu	Ranjith, Jaey	5:00	Thabu Shankar	from Athiti
3	Raanki Rangamma	Malathi Lakshman, Udit Narayan	4:47	Pa. Vijay
4	Kadavulum Kadhalum	Karthik, Harini	5:17	Snehan
5	Appa Amma Vilayattu	Ranjith, Saindhavi	4:44	Snehan

Box office

The film is considered a Blockbuster grossing more than 40 crores