Kalyana Samayal Saadham(2013)
Kalyana Samayal Saadham (transl. Wedding Feast), also known as KSS, is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by R. S. Prasanna in his directorial debut. The film stars Prasanna and Lekha Washington in lead roles, with Crazy Mohan, Delhi Ganesh, and Uma in supporting roles. The story follows Raghu, a software engineer who gets engaged to Meera but secretly struggles with erectile dysfunction, leading him to seek help from quacks before his wedding. Produced by Ananth Govindan and Arun Vaidyanathan under Everest Entertainment, the film was shot in 25 days and features music by Arrora. It received critical acclaim for its sensitive yet humorous treatment of a taboo subject and was later remade in Hindi as Shubh Mangal Saavdhan. The film was released worldwide on 7 December 2013.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 6 December 2013
- Director
- RS Prasanna
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
Raghu is a software engineer engaged to Meera in an arranged marriage. He hides a secret: he suffers from erectile dysfunction. Terrified of being discovered, he tries to cure himself through fake doctors and quacks. As the wedding approaches, his secret threatens to destroy everything.
“Love is the best medicine”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Kalyana Samayal Saadham
Cast reunions in this film: Prasanna & Delhi Ganesh (2 films together), and Delhi Ganesh & Uma Padmanabhan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Premam' before being changed to 'Kalyana Samayal Saadham'.
- Director R.S. Prasanna also wrote the story, which was inspired by a real-life incident shared with him by a friend.
- The movie was shot in just 28 days, mostly in and around Chennai, to keep the budget low.
- Actor Prasanna, who plays the lead, was also the film's producer, marking one of his early production ventures.
- The film's sensitive topic was handled with comedy, making it one of the first mainstream Tamil films to openly discuss erectile dysfunction.
- It was remade in Hindi as 'Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana' in 2017, with significant changes to the plot and setting.
- Composer Sean Roldan made his debut as a music director with this film's soundtrack.