Kurangu Pedal

Name: Kurangu Pedal
Director: Kamala Kannan
Genre: Adventure
Released: 2024-05-03
Cast: Santhosh Velmurugan, V. R. Ragavan, M. Gnanasekar, Rathish, Sai Ganesh

Directed by Kamala Kannan

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3 May 2024

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Synopsis

Kurangu Pedal

Mariappan, a spirited fifth-grader living in Katheri in the 1980s, resolves to master bicycling during summer vacation. This sets the scene for a life-altering adventure with his father and friends.

Director: Kamala Kannan
Release: 3 May 2024
Language: Tamil

Cast & crew

SA Santhosh Velmurugan Mariappan V. V. R. Ragavan Cast M. M. Gnanasekar Cast RA Rathish Cast SA Sai Ganesh Cast PR Prasanna Balachander Cycle shop owner JE Jenson Dhivakar Cast DH Dhakshana Mariappan's sister KA Kamala Kannan Director, Writer SI Sivakarthikeyan Producer SA Savitha Shanmugam Producer SU SuMee Baskaran Producer, Cinematographer SA Sanjay Jayakumar Producer GH Ghibran Composer SH Shivanandeeswaran Editor

Reviews

Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.

Critics' consensus

Mixed

Across 3 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Kurangu Pedal, reception is mixed.

Best forViewers looking for adventure and drama in Tamil cinema.

Reception Order

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OTTplay Anusha Sundar

Anusha Sundar of OTTplay rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and stated that "Kurangu Pedal is a film that doesn’t scream big emotions, because it tucks away all its learnings much like the father character, to its nooks and corners of one-liners.

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The Hindu Gopinath Rajendran

Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu stated that the film is an "An off-balanced yet heart-warming tale on childhood aspirations".

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Times of India Logesh Balachandran

Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India rated 3 out 5 and stated that "Kurangu Pedal indeed manages to provide a nostalgic journey with its nuanced character portrayals and engaging writing".

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