Cuckoo (2014 film)

Cuckoo is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Raju Murugan in his directorial debut, produced by Fox Star Studios. The film stars Dinesh and Malvika Nair as a visually challenged pair, while Aadukalam Murugadoss plays a pivotal role.

Raju Murugan wrote the script based on real-life story from a visually challenged person during his times as a journalist for Ananda Vikatan. The film was announced in July 2013 and was completed by November 2013, in a span of 70 working days; principal photography took place across Chennai and parts of southern Tamil Nadu. The film is composed by Santhosh Narayanan, photographed by P. K. Varma and edited by Shanmugam Velusamy.

The film was released on 21 March 2014 to positive reviews from critics, praising the performances of the lead cast and supporting actors, screenplay, direction and musical score. At the 62nd Filmfare Awards, Malvika won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for her performance in the film. The film further received two Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, two Vijay Awards, a Mirchi Music Award, while it was nominated at South Indian International Movie Awards, though not securing a win.