Chikkiku Chikkikkichu

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| name = Chikkiku Chikkikkichu

| image = Chikkiku Chikkikkichu.jpg

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| caption = Official poster

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| director = N Rajesh Kumar

| writer = N Rajesh Kumar

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| producer = K. Balasubramanian

| starring = Mithun Maheshwaran
Mrudula Murali

| narrator =

| cinematography = N. S. Rajesh Kumar

| editing = A. Kevin

| music = Vijay Benjamin

| studio = NCR Movie Creations

| distributor = Studio 9 Productions

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|10|30}}

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| country = India

| language = Tamil

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Chikkiku Chikkikkichu ({{Translation|Caught in a trap}}) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by N Rajesh Kumar and starring Mithun and Mrudula Murali. The film takes place on a train from Chennai to Nagercoil.{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/1290/Chikkikku-Chikkikichi/|title=சிக்கிக்கு சிக்கிக்கிச்சு|work=Dinamalar|date=16 August 2015|language=ta|access-date=31 August 2022|archive-date=10 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810091138/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/1290/Chikkikku-Chikkikichi/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/chikkiku-chikkikichu-036233.html|title=ஓடும் ரயிலில் ஒரு ஜிலு ஜிலு ரொமான்ஸ்.. அதுதான் சிக்கிக்கு சிக்கிக்கிச்சு!|author=Jayachitra|date=16 August 2015|work=Filmibeat|language=ta|access-date=31 August 2022|archive-date=10 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810091142/https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/chikkiku-chikkikichu-036233.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130829/entertainment-kollywood/article/mrudula-murali-busy-kollywood |title=Mrudula Murali is busy in Kollywood|website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130917102234/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130829/entertainment-kollywood/article/mrudula-murali-busy-kollywood |archive-date=17 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}

Cast

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  • Mithun as Chikki a.k.a. Chidambara Krishnan
  • Mrudula Murali as Varsha
  • Aadhavan as Venky
  • Anup Arvind
  • Anjali Devi
  • Afzal
  • S. Guru
  • Ashwin
  • Telephone Karunanidhi
  • Arun
  • Vishal Vijay
  • Narayanan
  • Swaminathan
  • Sona
  • Seetha

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Soundtrack

The music by Vijay Benjamin features a song sung by T. Rajender.{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-opening-the-innings-with-a-romcom/article5459591.ece |title=Etcetera: Opening the innings with a rom-com |first=Nikhil |last=Raghavan |work=The Hindu |date=14 December 2013 |access-date=1 September 2022 |archive-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206114423/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-opening-the-innings-with-a-romcom/article5459591.ece |url-status=live }}

Reception

Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "But at times it does look like the debutant maker had attempted to stretch what should have been a short film, to an unmanageable length".{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2015/sep/14/a-short-film-made-lengthy-814389.html|title=A Short Film Made Lengthy|work=The New Indian Express|date=14 September 2015|author=Malini Mannath|access-date=31 August 2022|archive-date=10 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810020718/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2015/sep/14/A-Short-Film-Made-Lengthy-814389.html|url-status=live}} Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle wrote that "The director should be commended for steer clearing from sleazy scenes despite the film being a romantic tale that takes place in one night journey. The problem with the movie is that it just revolves around the lead two characters most part of it".{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151031/entertainment-kollywood/article/movie-review-chikkiku-chikkikichu-interesting-love-story|title=Movie Review Chikkiku Chikkikichu: An interesting love story|author=Anupama Subramanian|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=1 November 2015|access-date=31 August 2022|archive-date=10 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810020751/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151031/entertainment-kollywood/article/movie-review-chikkiku-chikkikichu-interesting-love-story|url-status=live}}

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