Kadaisi Vivasayi

Kadaisi Vivasayi (transl. The Last farmer) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by M. Manikandan, who was also the editor. The film stars an eighty-five-year-old farmer named Nallandi in the lead role, Vijay Sethupathi in a pivotal cameo, Yogi Babu in a pivotal role with other members of the main cast yet to be announced. Principal photography commenced in April 2018, and concluded in September that year.[1] It is produced by Eros International.[2]

Kadaisi Vivasayi
Directed by	M. Manikandan
Produced by	Allirajah Subaskaran
Written by	M. Manikandan
Starring	Nallandi Vijay Sethupathi Yogi Babu Muneeshwaran Raichal Rabecca Philip
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Ayananka Bose
Edited by	B. Ajithkumar
Production company	Tribal Arts Production
Distributed by	Reliance Entertainment Jio Studios
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Nallandi as himself, a farmer
• Vijay Sethupathi as Ramaiah (Cameo appearance)
• Yogi Babu as an elephant mahout
• Muneeshwaran
• Kali Muthu
• Chaplin Sundar
• Raichal Rabecca Philip

Production

The announcement on the making of the film was announced by director Manikandan in 2016 but the progress of the film was delayed due to unknown reasons.[3] The reports revealed that the director also went onto approach Rajinikanth to play the role of protagonist but the offer was turned down by the veteran actor.[4] In 2018, director revealed that the film would feature Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role and making it the second collaboration between himself and the actor after Aandavan Kattalai in 2016.[5]

The official confirmation regarding the filming of Kadaisi Vivasayi was announced in around April 2018 with the plot of the film based on the importance of agriculture portraying Vijay Sethupathi a cameo in the role of a farmer.[6][7] It was also revealed that Vijay Sethupathi had silently wrapped up his portions in the film in September 2018 while he was busy in other films such as Junga and Maamanithan.[8]

References

1. "கடைசி விவசாயி". Virakesari.lk. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
2. "Had approached Rajinikanth for Kadaisi vivasayi - Director Manikandan". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
3. K, Janani (23 August 2016). "Manikandan's next is Kadaisi Vivasayi". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
4. "Vijay Sethupathi wraps up 'Kadaisi Vivasayi' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
5. "Vijay Sethupathi and Manikandan to reunite for their next - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
6. ஏப் 28, பதிவு செய்த நாள்; 2018 20:22. "'கடைசி விவசாயி' படத்தில் விஜய் சேதுபதி". Dinamalar. Retrieved 1 January 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. 100010509524078 (28 April 2018). "விவாசாயியாகும் விஜய் சேதுபதி". Maalaimalar. Retrieved 1 January 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. "Vijay Sethupathi silently finished shooting for 'Kadaisi Vivasayi'". Sify. Retrieved 1 January 2019.