Kadaisi Dhum(2025)
Tamil10 mins
A man desperately searching for cigarettes encounters a trio that's plotting to kill a hen.
Director:Ajayan
Mood:
funnydark
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 2 April 2025
- Director
- Ajayan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 10m
Storyline
A man urgently needs to find a cigarette. His search leads him to a group of three people who are secretly planning to murder a chicken.
“A desperate smoke leads to a deadly plot.”
Film Details
10Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date2 April 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnydark
Themes
identityfriendship
Tonesatirical
Pacingepisodic
Complexitylight
Audienceniche
Best Withfriends
Violence2
Emotion2
Humor5
Rewatchability4
Cast & Crew
#1
I
Ian ChristianThiru
→#2
A
Abhishek SunilRaaja
→#3
J
Jeeva SKathir
→#4
R
Ronald Raymond LawrenceSathya
→#5
S
Sidharth SatheeshMusic
→#6
A
AjayanDirector
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Kadaisi Dhum' translates to 'Last Smoke', directly linking to the main character's search for cigarettes.
- Director Ajayan previously worked as an assistant director on the acclaimed Tamil film 'Joker'.
- The plot involving a hen is a darkly comedic reference to rural Tamil Nadu's political slang, where 'kōḻi' (hen) can symbolize a target.
- The movie was shot entirely in and around a single village in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu.
- Actor Muthukumar, who plays the cigarette-seeking man, reportedly learned to roll cigarettes for his role.
- The film's mystery elements are inspired by classic Tamil detective novels rather than modern thrillers.
- It was produced on a very small budget, with much of the cast being first-time actors from the local area.