{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Thai Poranthachu | image = Thai Poranthachu.jpg | caption = Poster | director = R. K. Kalaimani | story = Prasanna Kumar | producer = K. Prabhakaran | starring = {{ubl|Prabhu|Karthik|Kausalya}} | cinematography = K. S. Selvaraj | music = Deva | studio = Anbalaya Films | released = {{Film date|2000|2|19|df=y}} | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Thai Poranthachu''''' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by R. K. Kalaimani. The film stars Prabhu, Karthik and Kausalya whilst Vivek and Ponnambalam play supporting roles. It was remade in Telugu as ''Choosoddaam Randi''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}
== Plot == {{No plot|date=June 2023}} == Cast == {{cast listing| *Prabhu as Vellaiyangiri *Karthik as Aravind *Kausalya as Geetha *Vivek as Kutti *Ponnambalam as Torcher Dharma *Mayilsamy as 'Netrikkann' Netkundram *Chinni Jayanth as James *Vennira Aadai Moorthy *Madhan Bob as Lalsan *Vaiyapuri *Pandu * Scissor Manohar * Thyagu * Vichu Vishwanath * Halwa Vasu *Vijay Krishnaraj as Geetha's father *K. R. Vatsala as Geetha's mother *S. N. Lakshmi as Parvathiammal *Lavanya * Sridhar as dancer in "Gopala Gopala" }}
== Production == A fight sequence was shot at the electricity generating station near Gumdipoondi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |title=Thai Poranthachu |url=http://cinematoday.itgo.com/THAI%20PORANTHACHU.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232706/http://cinematoday.itgo.com/THAI%20PORANTHACHU.htm |archive-date=25 April 2012 |access-date=25 August 2012 |website=Cinematoday.itgo.com}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by Deva.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thai Poranthachu (2000) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/thai-poranthachu-songs-T0001033 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230621080641/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/thai-poranthachu-songs-T0001033 |archive-date=21 June 2023 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=Raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thai Porandachu – Nee Endhan Vaanam Tamil Audio Cd |url=https://banumass.com/shop/thai-porandachu-nee-endhan-vaanam-tamil-audio-cd/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526143040/https://banumass.com/shop/thai-porandachu-nee-endhan-vaanam-tamil-audio-cd/ |archive-date=26 May 2023 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=Banumass}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics |- | "Chinna Veedu Chithra" || Sabesh || Kalidasan |- | "Gopala Gopala" || Mano, Krishnaraj || Gangai Amaran |- | "Nilave Nilave" || Hariharan || Ilaya Kamban |- | "Sirippa Konjam" || Deva || Kalidasan |- | "Ulagathil Ulla" (Duet) || P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha || rowspan=2|Pa. Vijay |- | "Ulagathil Ulla" (Lady) || Sujatha |}
== Critical reception == ''Tamil Star'' wrote "Thai Poranthachu' has a fairly good story line and would have been a good comedy film but for the treatment which often slips into medocrity".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie: Thai Poranthachu |url=http://www.tamilstar.com/reviews/thai/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050824134119/http://www.tamilstar.com/reviews/thai/ |archive-date=24 August 2005 |access-date=28 September 2022 |website=Tamil Star Online}}</ref> Krishna Chidambaram of ''Kalki'' praised Prabhu's acting, Vivek's comedy but felt the director who moved the story without confusion loses track like a train.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சிதம்பரம் |first=கிருஷ்ணா |date=5 March 2000 |title=தை பொறந்தாச்சு |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2000-03-05/page/72/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230621023844/https://archive.org/details/kalki2000-03-05/page/72/mode/2up |archive-date=21 June 2023 |access-date=20 June 2023 |magazine=Kalki |pages=73 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> ''Sify'' wrote that the film "has a fairly good story line and would have been a good comedy film but for the treatment which often slips into medocrity".<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 August 2001 |title=Thai Poranthachu |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thai-poranthachu-review-tamil-pcltUEhgbfdje.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102135450/http://www.sify.com/movies/thai-poranthachu-review-tamil-pcltUEhgbfdje.html |archive-date=2 November 2018 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=Sify}}</ref>
''Indiainfo'' wrote "If you want to sacrifice your money and time for this stupid movie then go ahead. Prabhu with his funny wig and belly is a bad scene to look at but acts well. Kartik does his usual comic lover boy. The only new thing is stunt man Ponnambalam’s comedy".<ref>{{cite web |title=Thy Poranthachu - Sacrifice all the way |url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/reviews/theyp.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010629190102/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/reviews/theyp.html |archive-date=29 June 2001 |access-date=27 December 2023 |work=Indiainfo}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote "The film is fairly interesting in the earlier portions but soon falls into the familiar pattern".<ref>{{cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |title=THAI PORANTHACHU |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov32.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030729115927/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov32.asp |archive-date=29 July 2003 |access-date=2 October 2024 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> Savita Padmanabhan of ''The Hindu'' wrote "The film is quite entertaining in the first half. But in the second half, the director gets a little carried away and it drags a bit here and there".<ref>{{cite web |last=Padmanabhan |first=Savita |date=25 February 2000 |title=Film review: Thai Porandhachu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-thai-porandhachu/article28003223.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182232/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-thai-porandhachu/article28003223.ece |archive-date=9 July 2021 |access-date=2 October 2024 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>
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Category:2000 drama films Category:2000 films Category:2000 Indian films Category:2000 Tamil-language films Category:Films directed by R. K. Kalaimani Category:Films scored by Deva (composer) Category:Indian drama films Category:Tamil films remade in other languages Category:Tamil-language drama films Category:Tamil-language Indian films