Kaadhal Kondein

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{{Infobox film
| name = Kaadhal Kondein
| image = Kaadhal Kondein poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Selvaraghavan]]
| producer = Dr. K. Vimalageetha
| writer = [[Selvaraghavan]]
| starring = [[Dhanush (actor)|Dhanush]]<br />[[Sonia Agarwal]]
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cinematography = [[Arvind Krishna (cinematographer)|Arvind Krishna]]
| editing = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio = R. K. Productions
| distributor = ITV Bombay
| released = 4 July 2003
| runtime = 185 minutes
| language = Tamil
| country = India
}}

'''''Kaadhal Kondein''''' (English: ''I fell in love'') is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film|romantic]] [[psychological thriller]] film written and directed by [[Selvaraghavan]], starring his brother [[Dhanush]] and newcomer [[Sonia Agarwal]] in lead roles, whilst newcomers [[Sudeep Sarangi]], [[Nagesh]] A.K Abbas and [[Daniel Balaji]] play supporting roles. The film, which has music scored by noted musician [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] and cinematography handled by [[Arvind Krishna (cinematographer)|Aravind Krishna]], released on 4 July 2003, winning critical acclaim and becoming a commercial success upon release. The film is considered a breakthrough for Dhanush as it catapulted him into the league of lead actors in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]].

The film was inspired from ''[[Fear (1996 film)|Darr]]'', a 1993 Hindi movie directed by Yash Chopra

The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] in 2004 as ''[[Nenu]]'', in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] in 2009 as ''Ravana'', in Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]] in 2010 as ''[[Amanush (2010 film)|Amanush]]'', and in [[Bangladesh]]i Bengali in 2004 as ''Onno Manush''.

The story revolves around a youth who is mentally and physically abused in his childhood. The lack of a mother's love haunts the protagonist throughout the film as the girl of his infatuation is raped and killed. Becoming a psychopath, he desperately tries to woo his new found lady love and his efforts culminate in a nail-biting cliffhanger.

==Plot==
In 2003, Vinod ([[Dhanush (actor)|Dhanush]]) an orphan, has grown up under the care of church father Rozario ([[Nagesh]]). He is an introvert but a genius. He scores well in his +2 exams and gets free admission into one of the top engineering colleges in [[Tamil Nadu]]. He is forcibly sent to [[Chennai]] to college by Rozario where he is a complete misfit in class. Though shunned by the rest of his class, Divya ([[Sonia Agarwal]]) becomes his friend, and he gradually warms up to her. Vinod excels in his studies, and everyone begins to see him differently. His feelings for Divya soon turn into love, but he realizes that Divya considers him only as a friend and learns that she is in love with another classmate, Aadhi ([[Sudeep Sarangi|Sudeep]]).

Divya's father is enraged on learning of her love. He locks her up and prevents her from contacting anyone. Vinod comes and requests to meet her on the pretext of getting some old clothes for himself to wear. Pitying Vinod, her father allows him to meet Divya. Vinod escapes with Divya and convinces her that she will meet Aadhi in Ooty. Vinod has set up a secret place in Ooty for executing his plan of wooing Divya. He makes her stay with him, while convincing her by talking about Aadhi's arrival. On one such day, he reveals his miserable past.

In 1995, near the forest of [[Hosur]], a gang runs a brick factory which employs only children as labour. The gang's leader is a ruthless money-lending lady who buys orphans for work. They boys and girls are enslaved under highly inhuman conditions and work for 16 hours a day. Vinod, a 13-year-old-boy, is sold by his uncle and aunt for money after his parents died in an accident. He befriends three boys and one girl of the same age. One day, Vinod tries to inform the cruelty the children are exposed, to an officer who later accepts a bribe and leaves. He is then sent to solitary confinement in the form of a metal box under the sun as punishment. The husband of the leader sexually harasses Vinod's female friend to release Vinod, and the girl dies. The murder is silenced. Weeks later, the boys, lead by Vinod, rebel and kill the entire gang. They manage to break the place, escape from there, the government takes over the plant, and all children are admitted into a orphanage run by Father Rozario.

Divya is touched by his past. Incidentally, the police and Aadhi arrive at the place. While Vinod was away to get some food, they try to explain to Divya that Vinod is a psychopath, with the evidence of a dead body in his earlier residence. Divya scoffs at their claims, citing his gentlemanly behaviour over the days that she has been alone with him. Vinod, learning that the police have arrived at the scene, begins to indulge in violence. He opens fire, killing a police constable. Forcing them out of their hideout, he manages to evade the police inspector and Aadhi and successfully brings Divya back to their original place of stay. Divya soon identifies the wolf in the sheep's clothing. Vinod pleads with her, telling Divya that all he wanted in his life was her presence, but she called him a friend and stated her inability to accept him as her partner for life.

Meanwhile, Aadhi regains consciousness and comes back to attack Vinod and rescue his girlfriend. A violent fight follows, where Vinod treats Aadhi with disdain. The fight culminates with Vinod, Aadhi, and Divya teetering at the edge of a slippery cliff. While Divya clutches a tree bark tightly, Vinod and Aadhi slip out and barely manage to hold either of her hands. Divya is forced to choose between her boyfriend and friend. Aadhi's pleas notwithstanding, Divya does not have the heart to kill Vinod, who smiles at Divya and he himself leaves hand falling to his death. The film closes with a dead Vinod looking up, with a smile on his face.

==Cast==
* [[Dhanush]] as Vinod
* [[Sonia Agarwal]] as Divya
* [[Sudeep Sarangi]] as Aadhi Kesavan
* [[Nagesh]] as Father Rozario<ref>{{cite web |title="Nagaichuvai Mannan" Nagesh: Monarch of Humorous Actors in Tamil Movies |url=http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/44523 |website=dbsjeyaraj.com |access-date=26 April 2020 |date=23 December 2015}}</ref>
* [[Daniel Balaji]] as Police Inspector
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Divya's father
* [[Hemalatha]] as Vinod's childhood friend
* [[Rambo Rajkumar]]
* Gowthami Vembunathan as Orphanage Caretaker
*[[A.K Abbas]] As Dhanush Childhood Friend

==Production==
Following the success of the previous film ''[[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]'' (2002), the team chose to collaborate again with the psychotic romantic thriller ''Kaadhal Kondein'', credited as Selvaraghavan's first film. The venture, produced by his home production, also marked the first collaboration of Selvaraghavan with cinematographer Arvind Krishna, whom he would later associate with newcomer Sonia Agarwal. Selvaraghavan had written the script for the film in the late 1990s and had first narrated the story to Dhanush in their shared bedroom at home, before asking him to play the lead role of Vinod.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031104192135/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/08/20/stories/2003082000060100.htm ]</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kaadhal Kondein
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover = Kadhal konden cd cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 20 March 2003
| recorded = 2003
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 34:34<br />30:18 (OST release)
| label = Five Star Audio
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Pudhiya Geethai]]
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Winner (2003 film)|Winner]]
| next_year = 2003
}}

For ''Kaadhal Kondein'', director [[Selvaraghavan]] and music composer [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] came together again after their earlier successful collaboration in ''[[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]'' (2002), for which Selvaraghavan worked as a writer. The soundtrack of ''Kaadhal Kondein'' released on 20 March 2003, featuring seven tracks with lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi and [[Na. Muthukumar]]. The music, especially the film score, received universal critical acclaim, establishing composer Yuvan Shankar Raja as one of the "most sought after music directors" in the [[Tamil film industry]].<ref name = hin>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/27/stories/2003102700060300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031130002349/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/27/stories/2003102700060300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 November 2003|title=Generation NEXT|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=3 June 2009|location=Chennai, India|date=27 October 2003}}</ref>

More than one year after the release of the film, an "[[original soundtrack]]" was released, that followed the [[Hollywood]]-style. It was said to be the first time, that an original soundtrack was released for a film in India as the soundtracks released in India do not contain any film score pieces but full songs that feature in the film itself.<ref name = hin/> The OST of ''Kaadhal Kondein'' contains 20 tracks overall, which includes the seven earlier released tracks, four "montage" bit songs, that featured in the film, but not in the soundtrack, and nine pieces from the actual film score, which were titled as "Theme Music".

{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Devathaiyai Kandaen
| extra1 = [[Harish Raghavendra]]
| length1 = 5:11
| lyrics1 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]

| title2 = Manasu Rendum
| extra2 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length2 = 6:41
| lyrics2 = Palani Bharathi

| title3 = Nenjodu
| extra3 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
| length3 = 6:25
| lyrics3 = Na. Muthukumar

| title4 = Kadhal Mattum Purivathillai
| extra4 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| length4 = 6:07
| lyrics4 = Palani Bharathi

| title5 = Thottu Thottu
| extra5 = Harish Raghavendra
| length5 = 5:16
| lyrics5 = Na. Muthukumar

| title6 = 18 Vayathil
| extra6 = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| length6 = 4:49
| lyrics6 = Na. Muthukumar

| title7 = Kaadhal Kondein (Theme Music)
| note7 = [[Instrumental]]
| length7 = 1:07
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Original Soundtrack release
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 30:18
| all_music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| title8 = Thathi Thathi
| extra8 = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| length8 = 2:48
| title9 = Natpinilae
| extra9 = [[Harish Raghavendra]]
| length9 = 1:19
| title10 = Unnai Thozhi
| extra10 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
| length10 = 2:05
| title11 = Kai Padamalae
| extra11 = Ranjith
| length11 = 2:16
| title12 = Theme Music 1
| extra12 = [[Instrumental]]
| length12 = 2:42
| title13 = Theme Music 2
| extra13 = Instrumental
| length13 = 2:12
| title14 = Theme Music 3
| extra14 = Instrumental
| length14 = 0:58
| title15 = Theme Music 4
| extra15 = Instrumental
| length15 = 2:05
| title16 = Theme Music 5
| extra16 = Instrumental
| length16 = 2:24
| title17 = Theme Music 6
| extra17 = Instrumental
| length17 = 1:46
| title18 = Theme Music 7
| extra18 = Instrumental
| length18 = 2:29
| title19 = Theme Music 8
| extra19 = Instrumental
| length19 = 4:31
| title20 = Theme Music 9
| extra20 = Instrumental
| length20 = 2:43
}}

==Release==
The film opened in July 2003 to critical acclaim and commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120429/jsp/graphiti/story_15429395.jsp |title=The Kolaveri Kid |date=April 29, 2012 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=2018-01-18}}</ref> A reviewer from ''The Hindu'' noted, "his story, screenplay, dialogue and direction are focussed and hit the bull's eye straightway — hardly missing the mark."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030902072438/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/07/11/stories/2003071101230201.htm ]</ref>

==Awards==
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* 2004: [[Filmfare Best Director Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Best Actor Award Nominated]] - [[Dhanush]]
* 2004: [[Filmfare Best Female Debut (South)]] - [[Sonia Agarwal]]
;Nominations
* 2004: [[Filmfare Best Director Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Best Director Award]] - [[Selvaraghavan]]

==Remakes==
Since its release, the film has been remade into several Indian languages; Boney Kapoor bought the rights to remake the film in [[Hindi]], but the project did not materialise.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/dhanush-owes-boney-kapoor-some-money/225340 |title=Dhanush owes Boney Kapoor some money |last=Dias |first=Noel Singh |date=14 August 2013 |work=[[The Free Press Journal]] |access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref> The film was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Nenu]]'' (2004),<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/different-strokes/article3267451.ece |title=Different strokes |last=Bhandaram |first=Vishnupriya |date=1 April 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref> in [[Kannada]] as ''Ravana'' (2009),<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/lucky-lips/articleshow/21980773.cms |title=Lucky lips |date=30 November 2009 |work=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref> in Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Amanush (2010 film)|Amanush]]'' (2010),<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/copycat-chronicles/cid/1273166 |title=Copycat chronicles |last=Ghose |first=Chandreyee |date=12 September 2010 |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]] |access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref> and in Bangladeshi Bengali as ''Onno Manush'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/album/vikatanphotostory/7916-238436-tamil-movies-which-are-remade-in-foreign-languages.album |title=பாசமலர் முதல் திருமலை வரை - வெளிநாடுகளில் ரீமேக்கான தமிழ் படங்கள்! #VikatanPhotoCards |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |at=slide 7 |language=ta |access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>

==Legacy==
The film proved to be career breakthroughs for both Selvaraghavan and Dhanush in the Tamil film industry.<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/11south.htm</ref><ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/06kadhal.htm</ref> The success of the song "Devathaiyai Kandaen" prompted [[Boopathy Pandian]] to name his [[Devathaiyai Kanden|2005 film starring Dhanush]] after the song title.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0375880|title=Kadhal Konden}}

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[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
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[[Category:2003 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
[[Category:Films about psychopaths]]
[[Category:Films directed by Selvaraghavan]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
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[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
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[[Category:Indian romantic thriller films]]
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