Sowkarpettai
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sowkarepettai
| image = Sowkarpettai.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| director = V. C. Vadivudaiyan
| producer = John Max
Jones,
Haresh Vikram Vijayakumar (Malaysia)
| writer = V. C. Vadivudaiyan,
Durai P. G. (dialogues)
| starring = Srikanth
Raai Laxmi
| music = John Peter
| cinematography = S. Sreenivasa Reddy
| editing = Elisa
| studio = Shalom Studios{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001002215628/http://sify.com/ |archive-date=Oct 2, 2000 |title=Archived |language=en |access-date=6 July 2023}}{{Full citation needed |date=July 2023}}
| distributor = Sri Thenandal Films
| released = {{Film date|2016|03|04}}
| runtime = 132 Minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Sowkarpettai is a 2016 Tamil horror comedy film directed by Vadivudaiyan starring Srikanth in a dual role as hero and villain alongside, Lakshmi Rai with music composed by John Peter. The film was released only in Chennai on 4 March 2016.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160211091030/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Sowcarpettai-to-Release-on-Feb-26/2016/02/11/article3270667.ece "Sowcarpettai to Release on Feb 26"]
Plot
When a couple is murdered by a cruel businessman, their ghosts begin to haunt the killers for revenge.
Cast
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- Srikanth in a Dual role as
- Shakthi
- Vetri
- Raai Laxmi as Maya
- Suman as Gothra Singh
- Saravanan as Senior
- Powerstar Srinivasan as Junior
- Singampuli as Puli
- Ganja Karuppu as Saami
- Manobala as Mani
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Paramasivam (Vetri and Shakthi's father)
- Rekha as Parvathi (Vetri and Shakthi's mother)
- Vadivukkarasi as Demonness
- Meenakshi as Sanya
- Aarthi
- T. P. Gajendran
- Subbaraj
- Vengal Rao
- Madhan G
- Hresh
- Lingesh
- Rahul
- Priyanka
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Production
The film was first reported in March 2015, when Vadivudaiyaan announced that he would make a film starring Srikanth and Lakshmi Rai, set in the backdrop of Sowcarpet.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Raai-Laxmi-Srikanth-in-a-horror-film/articleshow/46596139.cms Raai Laxmi, Srikanth in a horror film] The film began production in March 2015, with the team suggesting that it would be a "horror comedy".[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/srikanth-raai-laxmi-starrer-sowcarpet.html Raai Laxmi's new pair..] This film is being made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. The film has been titled as "Siva Ganga" in Telugu and "Tantra Shakthi" in Hindi.[https://www.indiaglitz.com/srikanth-and-rai-lakshmi-sowcarpet-remake-in-hindi-telugu-tamil-news-139562.html Srikanth and Rai Lakshmi in a Trilingual]
Music
Soundtrack was composed by John Peter and lyrics written by Viveka, (late)Na. Muthukumar and Sorkho.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/TzdJ6vcBlRQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160311113258/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzdJ6vcBlRQ&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzdJ6vcBlRQ| title = Sowcarpettai songs {{!}} Audio Jukebox {{!}} Raai Laxmi, Srikanth {{!}} Trend Music | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
- "Indha Nodi" — Ranjith, Ranina Reddy
- "Bhayam" — Marana Gana Viji
- "Ayyo Vallikudhe" — Haricharan
- "Modhi Parpene" — Ram, Saritha Ram
Reception
Vishal Menon of The Hindu called it "yet another horror-sleaze-comedy, Kollywood's latest fad, following the Aranmanai series" and also stated "it's the kind of film where even ghosts (Raai Laxmi mostly) aren't spared from being objectified".{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/sowkarpettai-unintentionally-horrifying/article8318133.ece|title = Sowkarpettai: Unintentionally horrifying|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 5 March 2016|last1 = Menon|first1 = Vishal}} M. Suganth of Times of India gave it a 1.5/5 and wrote "For a horror film, Sowcarpettai is hardly scary. It is one of those cheaply produced, paint-by-numbers horror films that hopes to cash in on a trend, relying on tacky visual effects, an overloud score, and costumes and makeup that make the characters seem like poorly dressed guests at a Halloween party."{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Sowcarpettai/movie-review/51275462.cms|title = Sowcarpettai Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Sowcarpettai by Times of India| website=The Times of India }}
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