Kalakalappu
| Kalakalappu | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sundar C |
| Written by | Badri (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Sundar C |
| Story by | Sundar C |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur Khushbu Sundar C |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | U. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. N. B. Srikanth |
| Music by | Vijay Ebenezer |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | est. ₹6.5 crore |
Kalakalappu (ⓘ) (transl. Humour) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C. Produced by his Avni Cinemax and UTV Motion Pictures, the film stars Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya and Santhanam, with music composed by Vijay Ebenezer. It revolves around a restaurant owner and his brother seeking to save the restaurant from closure.
The film was originally titled Masala Café, but was later renamed. It was released on 11 May 2012 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as Jump Jilani (2014). In 2018, a spiritual successor Kalakalappu 2 was released. The film is loosely based on the 2009 German film Soul Kitchen.