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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = [[Kaal]]<br />
| image = Kaadhal poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Balaji Sakthivel]]<br />
| writer = Balaji Sakthivel<br />
| starring = [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]<br/>[[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]]<br/>[[Kadhal Sukumar|Sukumar]]<br />
| producer = Sujeetha Ravikumar<br />
| distributor = [[S Pictures]]<br />
| music = [[Joshua Sridhar]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Vijay Milton]]<br />
| editing = [[G. Sasikumar]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2004|12|17|df=y}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kaadhal''''' ({{trans|Love}}) is a 2004 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama]] film based on a true story, directed by [[Balaji Sakthivel]], starring [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] and [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]] in her feature film debut. It was produced by [[S. Shankar]] and featured music composed by [[Joshua Sridhar]]. The film opened to critical acclaim<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/24/stories/2004122402850300.htm ]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and was a high commercial success. Upon release, the film was dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Premisthe'' (released in 2005). It was remade in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] as ''[[Cheluvina Chittara]]'' in 2007, in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Chirodini Tumi Je Amar]]'' in 2008, in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Bangladesh]] as ''Nogor Mastan'' in 2015, in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] as ''Ved Laavi Jeeva'' in 2010, in [[nepali language|Nepali]] as ''[[Manjari (film)|Manjari]]'' in 2013 and in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] as ''[[Ramta Jogi]]'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|author=http://www.bharatstudent.com/ |url=http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/news.php?id=30583&cat=6 |title='Chirodini Tumi Je Amaar' shines with audience - Bollywood News & Gossips |publisher=Bharatstudent.com |date=2008-09-02 |access-date=2012-07-14}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Murugan ([[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]) is a diligent scooter mechanic in Madurai and life goes on smoothly for the young man until a rich student Aishwarya ([[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]]) sets an eye on him. The infatuation reaches a dangerous level when she coaxes Murugan to take her from the constraint of her family, who have other plans about her future. Initially, Murugan hesitates to love her as she belongs to a rich family but later understands her true love and reciprocates. The couple knows that Aishwarya's family will not agree for the wedding and decide to run away to Chennai. Murugan's friend Stephen ([[Kadhal Sukumar|Sukumar]]) helps them in their hour of crisis and the lovers unite in marriage. But Aishwariya's family dotes on her and is not going to give up so easily. The family tracks down the couple and reaches Chennai to meet them. But the family members pretend as if they had agreed for the wedding and convince them to return to Madurai along with them. On the way back to Madurai, the family members take the couple to their farmland where Aishwarya's relatives have gathered. They all beat Murugan and Aishwarya's father wants her to remove the mangalyam tied by Murugan. Aishwarya fears that if she does not obey her father, then Murugan will be killed and also Aishwarya agrees to marry another man to save Murugan's life. Murugan is heavily beaten and let go of the place. After a few years, Aishwarya while travelling with her husband and her child, comes across Murugan where she finds him as a mentally deranged beggar roaming near a traffic signal. Aishwarya faints realizing it is Murugan and gets admitted to the nearby hospital. At night she runs from the hospital to the same signal in search of Murugan and she finds him sitting over there. Aishwarys cries to Murugan and feels bad that she was responsible for his pathetic situation. Aishwarya's husband also comes to the spot and understands his wife's situation. He admits Murugan in a mental health centre and also takes care of him.<br />
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The movie ends with title cards mentioning that this is a true incident narrated by the girl's husband to the director during a train journey which prompted him to make a film.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Colbegin}}<br />
* [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] as Murugan<br />
* [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]] as Aishwarya<br />
* [[Kadhal Sukumar|Sukumar]] as Stephen<br />
* [[Dhandapani]] as Rajendran<br />
* S. Krishna Murthy as Aishwarya's Uncle<br />
* Kadhal Arun Kumar as Murugan's assistant<br />
* Kadhal Saravanan as Aspiring director Bhagya<br />
* [[Saranya Nag|Saranya]] as Sathya<br />
* [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as Mansion mate<br />
* Pallu Babu as Viruchagakanth<br />
* Muthuraman as Dhanasekaran<br />
* Sivakumar as Aishwarya's husband<br />
* [[Sridhar (choreographer)|Sridhar]] special appearance in the song "Pura Koondu"<br />
{{Colend}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
After the average response of his debut film ''[[Samurai (2002 film)|Samurai]]'' (2002), Balaji was supposed to direct again Vikram in a new venture which however got shelved.<ref>http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c66.html</ref> During the shoot of ''[[Anniyan]]'' (2005), Balaji narrated the plot of ''Kaadhal'' to his mentor Shankar who agreed to produce the film after hearing the script.<br />
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The film was initially turned down by actors [[Dhanush]] and [[Shanthanu Bhagyaraj]], before Balaji Sakthivel consulted Shankar's advice for the lead role. Telugu actor [[Ram Pothineni|Ram]] also auditioned for the lead role but was unsuccessful. After considering both [[Manikandan (actor)|Manikandan]] and [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] from the cast of ''[[Boys (2003 film)|Boys]]'' (2003), Shankar chose the latter to star in his production.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/bharath-hopes-that-kadugu-will-give-his-career-a-muchneeded-fillip/article8952844.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment</ref> For the female lead, the makers held discussions with [[Ileana D'Cruz]] and then [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]], but the latter's father was reluctant to let her become an actress at the time. The team then picked Saranya Nag was in Class IX, when cinematographer Vijay Milton referred her on to Balaji Sakthivel.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/director/balaji-sakthivel.html</ref><ref>https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/varalaxmi-sarathkumar-opens-up-about-her-movies-before-podaa-podi.html</ref> She was initially considered to play the heroine in the film, but the role was later handed to Sandhya, after the director felt she looked too young. <ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article3266069.ece</ref> Dhandapani from Madurai was selected to play Sandhya's father. He became popular with this film and adopted the film's title as Kaadhal Dhandapani.<ref>http://www.ibtimes.co.in/popular-actor-kadhal-dhandapani-passes-away-604867</ref><br />
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Though the story was shown to have taken place in Madurai, shooting was done in [[Dindigul]] and Madurai. The school where Sandhya studies is St.Joseph's Girls Higher Secondary School Dindigul.<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Kaadhal / Premisthe<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Joshua Sridhar]]<br />
| released = 2004<br />
| recorded = 2004<br />
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 37:26 / 34.55<br />
| label = New Music<br>[[Ayngaran International|Ayngaran Music]]<br>Haritha Audio<br>[[Aditya Music]]<br />
| language = [[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] / [[Telugu (language)|Telugu]]<br />
| producer = Joshua Sridhar<br />
| prev_title = <br />
| prev_year = <br />
| next_title = Abhayam<br />
| next_year = 2005<br />
}}<br />
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The film has eight songs composed by [[Joshua Sridhar]].<br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
|headline = Track-List<br />
|total_length = 37:26<br />
|all_lyrics = [[Na. Muthukumar]]<br />
| title1 = Poovum Pudikkudhu | extra1 = [[Krish (singer)|Krish]], [[Pop Shalini]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]] | length1 = 3:29<br />
| title2 = Ivanthan | extra2 = [[Sunitha Sarathy]] | length2 = 2:09<br />
| title3 = Thandattikarupaiyee | extra3 = Pop Shalini, Vidhya, Malar, Maalaiamma | length3 = 5:45<br />
| title4 = Thottu Thottu | extra4 = [[Haricharan]], Harini Sudhakar | length4 = 5:41<br />
| title5 = Pura Koondu | extra5 = [[Suresh Peters]], [[Harish Raghavendra]], Tippu, [[Premji Amaren|Premji]], Karunas | length5 = 5:31<br />
| title6 = Kiru Kiru | extra6 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Pop Shalini | length6 = 4:32<br />
| title7 = Unakkena Iruppaen | extra7 = Haricharan | length7 = 6:16<br />
| title8 = Kaadhal | extra8 = Haricharan | length8 = 4:03<br />
}}<br />
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{{tracklist|<br />
|extra_column=Singer(s)<br />
|headline = Telugu Track-List<br />
|total_length=34:55<br />
|all_lyrics = [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]<br />
|title1=Moolasandhu|extra1=Karthik, Tippu, Srivardhini|length1= 6:03<br />
|title2=Thandana Dappulatho|extra2=Pop Shalini, Malathi Sharma, Srivardhini|length2=5:40<br />
|title3=Ithade |extra3=Sunitha Sarathy|length3=2:08<br />
|title4=Mattilanti Nannu |extra4=Haricharan, Harini Sudhakar|length4=6:16<br />
|title5=Puvvu Nachenu|extra5=Karthik, Pop Shalini, Tippu| length5= 3:30<br />
|title6= Janma Needele|extra6=Haricharan|length6=6:16<br />
|title7=Gira Gira|extra7=Karthik, Pop Shalini| length7=5:02<br />
}}<br />
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==Box office==<br />
Produced on a budget of ₹1.25 crores, the film was a surprise blockbuster<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/31/stories/2004123101620100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404070908/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/31/stories/2004123101620100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-04-04 |title=Entertainment : Year 2004 — a flashback |date=2004-12-31 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-07-14}}</ref> recovering almost its entire budget from Chennai distribution territory.<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/chennai-weekend-box-office-jan21-23-news-boxoffice-kkfv96jajhgsi.html Kaadhal grossed 80 lakh in Chennai distribution territory]</ref><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite web|title=Politics, Tamil cinema Eshtyle|author=S. Anand|url=http://www.countercurrents.org/arts-anand020605.htm|publisher=Countercurrents}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0453740|title=Kaadhal}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100820043220/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/24/stories/2004122402850300.htm Movie Review on Hindu]<br />
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