Kalai Vendhan

Kalai Vendhan
Kalai Vendhan
Directed by	R. K. Parasuram
Produced by	S. Kamalakannan
Written by	R. K. Parasuram
Starring	Ajay; Sanam Shetty; Kalabhavan Mani;
Music by	Srikanth Deva
Cinematography	S. Karthik
Edited by	Sasikumar
Production; company	SK Films International
Release date	7 August 2015;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Kalai Vendhan is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by R. K. Parasuram. The film stars Ajay and Sanam Shetty in the lead roles. It was released on 7 August 2015.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot[edit]

Kalai (Ajay) becomes a teacher of the martial art form, vovinam, under training of his guru (Thalaivasal Vijay) at a martial arts school. Malar (Sanam Shetty) visits the school to meet her friend, and became acquainted with Kalai. Over time, the pair fall in love.

Malar's mother is against her daughter's choice of boyfriend. It is later revealed that Malar has been kidnapped, which Kalai sets out to resolve.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The core theme of the film was based on the Vietnamese martial art called Vovinam.^[4] Sanam Shetty signed up to play dual roles in the film - that of a traditional girl from the 1970s and a modern-day college student. Sanam appeared in action scenes for the first time in her career and performed stunts without a stunt double. The action scenes in the film was shot in the forests surrounding Madurai.^[5]^[6]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva.

No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Aariraro Aariraro"	Janaki Iyer
2.	"Jolly Jollyda Nanba"	Ranjith
3.	"Aedho Ondru Nenjukulla"	Karthik, Chinmayi
4.	"Enge Enge"	Harish Raghavendra

Release and reception[edit]

The film was released on 7 August 2015.^[1] A reviewer from Maalai Malar gave the film a negative review, criticising most aspects of the film-making.^[7] A critic from the entertainment portal Iflicks.in gave the film a positive review, noting the director "has made efforts to make a complete entertainer with a story that focuses on self-defense martial arts."^[8]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "கலை வேந்தன் - முன்னோட்டம்". cinema.dinamalar.com.
↑ "கலை வேந்தன்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்).
↑ "காதல் சண்டை! - Kungumam Tamil Weekly Magazine". webcache.googleusercontent.com.
↑ "Kalai Vendhan || Kalai Vendhan". Iflicks. 31 July 2015.
↑ "கலை வேந்தன் படத்திற்காக போடப்பட்ட செட்டை பார்த்து வியந்த நடிகர், நடிகைகள்!". Dinamani.
↑ "Enjoyed performing stunts for 'Kalaivendhan': Sanam Shetty". Zee News. 8 November 2014.
↑ "கலை வேந்தன்". maalaimalar.com. 8 August 2015.
↑ "Kalai Vendan". Iflicks. 10 August 2015.

[auto-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "கலை வேந்தன் - முன்னோட்டம்". cinema.dinamalar.com.

[2] "கலை வேந்தன்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்).

[3] "காதல் சண்டை! - Kungumam Tamil Weekly Magazine". webcache.googleusercontent.com.

[4] "Kalai Vendhan || Kalai Vendhan". Iflicks. 31 July 2015.

[5] "கலை வேந்தன் படத்திற்காக போடப்பட்ட செட்டை பார்த்து வியந்த நடிகர், நடிகைகள்!". Dinamani.

[6] "Enjoyed performing stunts for 'Kalaivendhan': Sanam Shetty". Zee News. 8 November 2014.

[7] "கலை வேந்தன்". maalaimalar.com. 8 August 2015.

[8] "Kalai Vendan". Iflicks. 10 August 2015.

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