Soodhu Kavvum

Soodhu Kavvum (transl. Evil Engulfs) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy crime film directed by Nalan Kumarasamy, who co-wrote the story with Shrinivas Kaviinayam. Produced by C. V. Kumar's Thirukumaran Entertainment, the film stars Vijay Sethupathi, Sanchita Shetty, Karunakaran, Bobby Simha, Ramesh Thilak and Ashok Selvan. Yog Japee, Aruldoss, M. S. Bhaskar and Radha Ravi play supporting roles. It revolves around a gang who kidnap a politician's son, and the troubles that ensue thereafter.

Soodhu Kavvum is the directorial debut of Nalan, the feature debut of Ashok and first major role for Ramesh Thilak. Production began in December 2012 and was complete by April 2013. The film featured music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by Dinesh B. Krishnan and editing handled by Leo John Paul.

Soodhu Kavvum was released on 1 May 2013, and became a critical and commercial success. It won the Best Film – Tamil award at the 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards and the Jury Award for Best Film at the 8th Vijay Awards, along with two other awards. The film was remade in Telugu as Gaddam Gang (2015) and in Urdu as the Pakistani film Chupan Chupai (2018). A sequel titled Soodhu Kavvum 2 was released in 2024.