Saala Khadoos (2016)

The story of a former boxer who quits boxing following a fallout with the authorities over the underlying politics but goes on to coach a fisherwoman to fulfill his dream through her.

Director:

Sudha Kongara

Writers:

Sudha Kongara (script), Sudha Kongara (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Madhavan, Nassar, Radha Ravi

Top Rated Indian Movies #227 | 10 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Madhavan	...	Adi Tomar
Ritika Singh	...	Ezhil Madhi
Mumtaz Sorcar	...	Lux
Nassar	...	Punch Pandian (as Nasser)
Radha Ravi	...	Cameo
Zakir Hussain	...	Boxing Committee Head
Kaali Venkat	...	Samikannu 'Sam'
Baljinder Kaur
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bipin
Bipin
Olympic Devarajan
Zakir Hussain	...	Boxing Committee Head
Talib Mehdi	...	Boxing Judge
M.K. Raina	...	Boxing Committee Member
Ashiqa Salvan

Storyline

An under-fire boxing coach, Prabhu is transferred from Hisar in Haryana to Chennai as his bosses at the Boxing Council do not like his disrespectful rule-breaking unconventional ways. In Chennai, he chances upon the raw fighting talent of Madhi, the sibling of aspiring boxer Lakshmi. He decides to put all his effort to tame Madhie and get her to shine but he is repeatedly put off by her playfulness & distrust.

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Plot Keywords:

boxing | fisherwoman | strong female character | amateur boxing | boxing trainer | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a post on his official Facebook fan page, the American boxer Mike Tyson has expressed interest to watch 'Irudhi Suttru' after reading the review from The Hindu.

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Goofs

Madhi's curls increase and decrease in the entire film.

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Alternate Versions

Made as a bilingual in Hindi and Tamil languages. Both versions, however, have different age ratings: Hindi version is rated UA while the Tamil version is rated U.

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Connections

Spoofed in Tamizh Padam 2.0 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Ey Sandakaara
Produced by Santhosh Narayanan
Written by Vivek
Performed by Dhee

User Reviews

Story may be predictable BUT screenplay and acting will blow your mind!!

Complaint about this movie is that the story is predictable. Yes. Even Airlift movie's story is predictable. And in case of sports based film there's mostly the same story line. "A coach/player will lose and eventually win themselves or make someone win at the end".

It's the screenplay which makes the difference here!!

Screenplay - No-nonsense and straight to the point. It deals with the characters' screen time perfect. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Direction - Narration by the director is really good. Not fast paced. But well paced. Director had brought the things required for the film very well . Be it the acting or the environment.

Acting - Ritika Singh steals the show. There aren't words to describe her performance. Only when watching the film we realize. Madhavan as usual sticks to the character and performed just perfect!! A live example for versatile acting. Other supporting characters contribute their best. Only con is that some unknown faces don't make us feel emotional at times.

Music - Soundtrack of the film as audio doesn't bring much. But when combined with the frames of the film creates magic!! Santhosh Narayanan has given one of his best works.

There are many moments in the film where the wit of the director is highlighted - be it the jokes or the twists or social issue, they have been blended in the picture smooth.

Watch it for Ritika Singh, Madhavan, Sudha, Santhosh Narayanan!!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi Tamil

Release Date:

29 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Final Round

Filming Locations:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$76,931, 31 January 2016

Gross USA:

$76,931

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$94,787

Company Credits

Production Co:

Oveyen Studio, Rajkumar Hirani Films, Thirukumaran Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Color:

Color