Kutty (2010 film)

At the Kanyakumari beach, Geethanjali finds an abandoned personal diary and reads a poem in it. She admires the poem and writes a reply on the same page. While she and her friend watch the sunrise, she accidentally loses one of her anklets when it falls into the sea. She then sees a man dive in after it and assumes that he has drowned. The incident repeatedly haunts her dreams, leaving her overwhelmed with guilt.

In the present day, in Chennai, Geetha eventually meets Arjun, a wealthy and handsome student at her college, who tries to win her affection. He proposes to her and threatens to jump from the college rooftop if she refuses him. Already burdened by guilt over what she believes to be a man's death, and unwilling to risk another, Geetha accepts Arjun's love and publicly declares that she loves him in front of the entire college.

Kutty witnesses this and openly declares his love for Geetha in front of Arjun, shocking her and angering Arjun. Geetha repeatedly rejects Kutty and reminds him of her relationship with Arjun. However, Kutty insists that this does not matter to him, stating that she may continue to love Arjun while he will continue to love her unconditionally. Irritated by Kutty's persistence, Arjun confronts him and attempts to intimidate him into backing off. Instead, Kutty challenges him, claiming that if Arjun truly trusts his love, no one can separate him from Geetha. Arjun reluctantly accepts the challenge to prove his confidence. Kutty then performs various stunts to impress Geetha, including winning a manipulated race to protect her honour from Arjun, but fails to win her acceptance.

Meanwhile, Arjun introduces Geetha to his father, Minister Devanayagam, hoping to receive his approval for their marriage. However, his father, driven by political ambition, instead arranges an alliance between Arjun and a minister's daughter, portrayed as a spoilt and morally questionable young woman. In response, Arjun elopes with Geetha, aided by Kutty. Devanayagam's men pursue the trio, who manage to evade capture. During this time, tensions between Kutty and Arjun resurface. In a confrontation with the henchmen, Kutty fights while Arjun flees. Afterwards, Arjun leaves Geetha in Kutty's care without explanation.

Kutty looks after Geetha, and his sincerity moves her. She gradually realises the depth of his love and regrets not having met him before committing to Arjun. She attempts to confess her feelings, but Kutty, mistakenly believing she is scolding him, blocks his ears and fails to hear her (something he does repeatedly throughout the film).

Later, Arjun returns with his father, who now consents to their marriage. Geetha leaves with Arjun to proceed with the wedding. On the wedding day, Kutty busies himself with various arrangements, wandering around to assist with the preparations. His friends, aware of his inner turmoil, slap him and urge him to at least express his pain. As Geetha makes her way to the ceremony, Kutty stops her and openly shares his sorrow, speaking about how much he will miss her. He asks whether his love ever touched her, unaware that it already has, before dismissing his words as a joke. Geetha is left speechless.

Kutty's young friends then present Geetha with a gift from him. Inside, she finds her lost anklet and the page of the diary on which she had written her reply in Kanyakumari. It is revealed that Kutty was the man who had dived into the sea to retrieve her anklet and whom she had presumed dead. Realising the truth and her love for Kutty, Geetha calls off her marriage to Arjun, runs to Kutty, and accepts his love by embracing him.

Mithran Jawahar first started working on the remake of the Telugu film Arya (2004) in December 2004, but the project was later indefinitely put on hold.^[1] The film was eventually relaunched and titled Kadhir,^[2] but was later renamed Kutty. Jawahar collaborated with Dhanush again after Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008).^[3] In December 2008, it was reported that the start of filming could be delayed as there were rights issues over the remake. Dhanush responded that he was scheduled to start filming from 7 December, and if the issues were not sorted out, he would have to move on to another project he had previously signed.^[4] Shriya Saran was selected as the heroine, collaborating with Dhanush for the second time after Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006).^{[citation needed]}

The soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, who also composed for the original Telugu film. Out of the five songs, two songs were reused from the original, two songs were reused from Prasad's previous films, and one was newly composed.^[5]

Kutty was released on 14 January 2010, coinciding with Pongal.^[6] It was originally set to be distributed by Sun Pictures who later withdrew, necessitating the producers Gemini Film Circuit to distribute the film themselves.^[7]