Kaakkaa Muttai

Such a special movie. Having spent some time in the slums of Mumbai and seeing the kids and how they live with constant smiles and great humour amongst incredible poverty and hardship, this movie absolutely paints a perfect picture.

It is almost impossible for the privileged westerner to contemplate their lives but this movie really takes you deep into their daily, otherwise invisible, existence. The amazing subtext of this movie is that humans can find happiness and joy even in the most miserable of situations.

Sadly, it also shows how the poor can be completely ignored and humiliated by the "haves". Even worse, they are often used for the avaricious ends of the nefarious.

Fantastic acting, direction and cinematography makes this a very special movie.

This is a must see movie. It is both entertaining and deeply educational. 10 stars!

A very well made movie.

Loved the soft theme of the film. Very different from the usual "formula" movies made in Tamil. All the actors and technical aspects of the film are very impressive and top notch. The story keeps picking up pace as the movie progresses and keeps the viewer on edge.

The lead kids have acted naturally. The other actors have performed their roles very well too.

The background score is very mature and lively. Songs have been inter-weaved in to the movie without the usual "escapistic"songs of an Indian film

Cinematography in this film is one of its very strong points. The angles and smoothness of the frames is amazing.

A very good movie... Some might find it slow.

Kakka Muttai one of the finest films ever made in Tamil film industry, the National award(for best children's film and child artist) given to this film is so totally justified.One moment i was having a hearty laugh and another moment in tears after watching the movie, i realised how blessed we people are and also very much sad that the editor of this movie MR.kishore te is no more he has done a wonderful job young talent taken away very soon. A BIG THANKS TO THE WHOLE TEAM OF KAKKA MUTTAI starting from director Mani, iswarya(who played the mother role), both the child artists(Ramesh & Vignesh) and Kudos to both Dhanush and vetrimaran for presenting this very simple yet beautiful film.when i decided to watch kakka muttai, i preffered to watch it from a very modest theatre and needless to say we have to adjust to a few settings like the evergreen BEEDI wielding smokers and KUDI MAGANGAL of our society but this time it was totally different After 30-40 mins in to the film.The man behind me who was a little bit drunk and constantly resorted to unnecessary hooting and clapping, suddenly become quiet and a few more moment i realised the whole cinema hall was quiet as if they were watching there own lives unfold in front of them in a BIG SCREEN.This is what good movies do to people no matter WHAT YOU ARE,WHO YOU ARE you get carried away

What a movie,no words to praise.Simple movie yet a lot of emotions and funny sequences.That two kiddos brilliantly acted.I liked the climax scene.I didn't expect such a climax scene.Both the kids 'Ramesh' and 'Vignesh' are outstanding and have won the National Award for their performance in the movie. 'IshwaryaRajesh' who acted as the mother of the brothers is a revelation and she reminds us those dark-talented heroines of 'BaluMahendra' films. The supporting cast of RameshThilak, 'Yogi', 'BabuAntony' are aptly cast and grab our attention. Only drawback I have noticed is the bgm's.The film lacks a catchy background music.

I went to watch this movie under the influence of good reviews and had fairly high expectations. This movie just stood to this test.

I would call this story as euphemism - a harsh reality presented in a mild way. Though the story is about two slum kids and the problems they face owing to their poverty, no fuss is made about their craving. Instead it takes shape of a story of their hard work and dedication to fulfill their desire. It manages to touch your heart.

Direction is just superb which is assisted by some catchy music. The combination of the story of slum dwellers with some peppy music reminded me of slumdog millionaire.

Watch it. Such movies are hard to come by.