Enbathettu

Enbathettu (transl. Eighty-eight) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Madhan starring himself and Upasana RC while Jayaprakash and Daniel Balaji play supporting roles. The film had a theatrical release on 21 July 2017, alongside Vikram Vedha (2017).

Enbathettu
Release poster
Tamil எண்பத்தெட்டு
Directed byM. Madhan
Written byMadhan
Produced byA. Jayakumar
Starring
CinematographyPG Vetrimaran
Edited byAvinash
Music byDaya Rathanam
Kingsley
Production
company
JK Movie Makers
Distributed byG.S.Cinimas
Release date
  • 21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

A family-oriented man is caught off-guard when his number is misused by a bunch of gangsters. He then tries to find a way out this trouble, highlighting how people, especially the youth, should use technology wisely and be wary of being too exposed to it mainly the negative impact of technology in our lives.[1][2]

Cast

Production

This film marks the directorial debut of Rajasekhar's nephew Madhan who previously starred in the Telugu film Parvathipuram (2016).[3] The film was shot in Chennai, Kumbakonam and Kerala.[1] Former Miss India Asia Upasana RC made her Tamil debut with this film.[2]

Soundtrack
Enbathettu
Soundtrack album by
Dayarathnam
Released10 March 2017
Recorded2016
LanguageTamil
LabelDoopaadoo
ProducerA. Jayakumar

Dayarathnam composed the songs and Kingsley background score for the film. Madhan Karky bought the audio rights of Enbathettu under his banner, Doopaadoo.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Meendum Meendum"ArivumathyMadhu Balakrishnan5:11
2."Kaalakkaalin"Madhan KarkyNaresh Iyer & Saindhavi4:07
3."Asaiyaadha Kaatru"Madhan KarkyHaricharan3:03
4."Gana Padikkum"DayaGana Vinoth4:49
Total length:17:01

Reception

Critics from iFlicks and nettv4u called the film "below average" and "average", respectively.[5][6] A critic from Maalai Malar called the film "a hit on the wall".[7]

References
  1. CR, Sharanya (16 January 2017). "The negative impact of technology in our lives says Madhan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017.
  2. "'88' is on technology woes". Deccan Chronicle. 2017-07-02. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. Subramanian, Anupama (26 July 2016). "Dr Rajashekar's nephew Madhan to debut". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017.
  4. "Doo Paa Doo bags the audio rights of 88". The Times of India. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. "Enbathettu". iFlicks. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. "Enbathettu Movie Review". nettv4u. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  7. "விமர்சனம்: எண்பத்தெட்டு". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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