Kalakalappu
| Kalakalappu | |
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| Directed by | Sundar C |
| Written by | Badri (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Sundar C |
| Story by | Sundar C |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur Khushbu Sundar C |
| Starring | Vimal Shiva Anjali Oviya Santhanam |
| Cinematography | U. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. N. B. Srikanth |
| Music by | Vijay Ebenezer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kalakalappu (ⓘ) (transl. Humour) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C and produced by his wife Khushbu. The film stars Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya and Santhanam, with music composed by Vijay Ebenezer. It revolves around a restaurant proprietor seeking to save his restaurant from being closed.
The film was originally titled Masala Cafe, but was later renamed. It was released on 11 May 2012 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as Jump Jilani. In 2018, the film had a spiritual successor Kalakalappu 2. The film is loosely based on the 2009 German film Soul Kitchen.