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Soodhu Kavvum

(Nalan Kumarasamy, 2013) 

Amrutha Kunapulli’s Worlding Tamil Cinema Book Launch

Three people sit closely together in a car; the man in the center wears sunglasses, the man on the left points forward, and the woman on the right leans on the central man's shoulder.
Nov 03, 2025 4:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

Admission is first come, first served.

Free for all audiences with ticket

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

A limited number of listening devices are available upon request.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

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Join us for a talk about Kunapulli’s new book tracking the globalization of Tamil cinema, followed by a screening of the gangster comedy Soodhu Kavvum.

Ohio State Assistant Professor of Theater, Film, and Media Arts Amrutha Kunapulli’s new book Worlding Tamil Cinema (Routledge) looks at trends in Tamil-language filmmaking that are reaching towards global audiences in cinemas and through streaming. Kunapulli will discuss Worlding Tamil Cinema and introduce the delightful and popular Tamil film Soodhu Kavvum. Winner of the Best Film at the 2013 South Indian International Movie Awards, Soodhu Kavvum is a fun small-time-criminals-do-everything-wrong movie and is one of Tamil cinema’s most popular dark comedies. In Tamil with English subtitles. (program approx. 150 mins., DCP)

After the film, Kunapulli will take questions about her book and discuss the film with the audience.

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Soodhu Kavvum, courtesy of the filmmaker.

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Program Support

Cosponsored by the South Asian Studies Initiative, a working group of the Humanities Institute.

SUPPORT FOR FILM PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY

Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Greater Columbus Arts Council

The Wexner Family

Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

CampusParc

The Columbus Foundation

Every Page Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Axium Packaging

Nationwide Foundation

Michael and Anita Goldberg

Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease, LLP

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY

Joyce Shenk

Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle

Lachelle Thigpen

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Soodhu Kavvum

Nov 03, 2025 4:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

Admission is first come, first served.

Free for all audiences with ticket

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

A limited number of listening devices are available upon request.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

Become a Member