Savarimuthu (Bharathiraja) is an ex-army man but he spends most of his life earnings to train the underprivileged yet skilled women kabaddi players in the village. Muruganandham (M. Sasikumar) is a former student of Savarimuthu, and he is now working in Railways through the sports quota. When Savarimuthu falls sick due to a sudden heart attack, Muruganandham is immediately called to lead the team.Kennedy Club 2019
Kennedy Club is a 2019 Indian Tamil language sports film written and directed by Suseenthiran. The film was produced by D. N. Thaisaravanan under the banner of Nallusamy Pictures.[1] Sasikumar, Bharathiraja and Meenakshi Govindarajan plays the lead roles.[2] The cinematography and editing was handled by R. B. Gurudev and Antony, respectively.[3] D. Imman composed music for the film.[4]The film was theatrically released on 22 August 2019.[5
One could easily guess a few sequences of Kennedy Club after watching its teaser or trailer. Several sports films of this fashion have been made in different languages, and hence, what makes such a movie intriguing is the way the story is packaged. Suseinthiran seems to have chosen a safe game – a familiar storyline with girls’ kabaddi as the backdrop. How they tackle various challenges under the coaching of Muruganandam (Sasikumar) and senior coach Savarimuthu (Bharathiraja) forms the story.The characters of girls, hailing from economically weaker families, are decently etched and we are able to empathise with them. Their family issues, which involve parents denying them permission to participate in kabaddi matches, do engage the viewers. Sasikumar puts up a good performance as the concerned coach while Bharathiraja goes overboard at times. Wat the film lacks is a strong emotional connect and inclusion of new elements which such movies in the past haven’t dealt with.