Kalakalappu

Kalakalappu is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Sundar C. and produced by his wife Khushbu. It stars Vimal, Shiva, Oviya, Anjali and Santhanam, with music composed by Vijay Ebenezer. It was originally titled Masala Cafe, but was later renamed to Kalakalappu. The film released on 11 May 2012 to mixed to positive reviews, and became a commercial success. The film is 25th directorial venture for Sundar C. The film was remade in Telugu as Jump Jilani starring Allari Naresh. In 2018, the film later went into the spiritual successor Kalakalappu 2. The movie is loosely based on the 2009 German Comedy film Soul Kitchen. Plot Seenu runs the Kumbakonam-based Masala Café, inherited from his forefathers. Masala Café was a famous food outlet a few decades back, but has lost its prominence later, and now Seenu finds it difficult to manage. The café's chef and his granddaughter Maya stay with Seenu. Madhavi, the new health inspector, decides to permanently shut Masala Café due to its unhygienic environment. Seenu requests her to give him some time so he can make his hotel gain its prominence once again. Slowly, Seenu and Madhavi become good friends, and love blossoms between them. Seenu's younger brother Raghu, a thief, gets released from prison. Seenu allows Raghu to stay with him as Raghu saves him from the moneylender 'Anjuvati Alagesan' (literally 'Five-interest Alagesan'), to whom Seenu owes money. Raghu falls in love with Maya at the first sight. Manickam, a jewellery owner, stages a drama to get money from insurance. Manickam sets fire to his jewellery showroom and tries to get the insured amount by claiming loss, although he has safely hidden precious diamonds in a mobile phone which is with his nephew Kumar. Kumar misses the mobile phone containing the diamonds, which later gets into Raghu's hands.