Kallappadam is a 2015 Tamil-language Drama Thriller motion picture written and directed by J. Vadivel and produced by Dr. Anand Ponniraivan under the banner of Iraivan Films. Kallappadam stars J. Vadivel in the title role along with an ensemble cast including S Sriirama Santhosh, Jishnu Raghavan, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Dr. Chef Damodaran, Gaugin Venkatesh and K Krishna Kumar. The screenplay is written by J.Vadivel. The music was composed by K. Cinematography was done by S. Sriirama Santosh and editing by Gaugin. The motion picture has a running time of 133 mnts. It was released on 20th March 2015. Vadivel and his friends specialize in different aspects of film making and decided to make their first movie as one team. Vadivel wants his first film to be his story based on Tamil folklore that is also close to his heart since his father was a performer of the dying rural art form -'Koothu'. But every producer he meets, reject his story on grounds of absence of elements that would make it commercially viable and deem it too risky an option for a debut. Driven to the limits of desperation and not wanting to jeopardize the careers of his friends, he puts forth a plan to fund the movie by executing a heist. The turn of events once the team agrees to the plan is detailed to form the rest of the movie. Written by PipingHotViews

Directed by J Vadivel, Starring Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Gaugin in lead roles.