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{{Infobox film
| name = Kaadu
| image = Kaadu 2014 poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Stalin Ramalingam
| producer = Nehru Nagar Nandhu
| writer = Stalin Ramalingam
| starring = [[Vidharth]] [[Samskruthy Shenoy]] Muthukumar [[Samuthirakani]] [[Aadukalam Naren]] [[Thambi Ramaiah]]
| music = [[K (Indian musician)|K]]
| cinematography = Mahendran Jayaraju
| editing = Kasi Vishwanathan
| studio = Chakravarthy Films International
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|2014|11|21}}
| runtime = 146 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kaadu''''' is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film written and directed by Stalin Ramalingam and produced by Nehru Nagar Nandhu. The film features [[Vidharth]] and [[Samskruthy Shenoy]] in the lead roles, while Muthukumar, [[Samuthirakani]], [[Aadukalam Naren]], and [[Thambi Ramaiah]], among others, play supporting roles. Editing was done by Kasi Vishwanathan, and the music was composed by [[K (Indian musician)|K]]. The film was released on 21 November 2014.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kaadu/kaadu-review.html</ref>

==Plot==
Velu has his livelihood based on the forest nearby, selling firewood collected from the forest to the people in the locality. He believes in nature and conserving it to give the next generation all the resources that they have obtained. Poongodi, a school student, lives in nearby town. She falls in love with Velu and vice versa. Karuna, Velu's friend, aspires to be a forest officer, but being poor, he is unable to cope up the bribe that is needed by the selectors. In desperation, he tries to smuggle sandalwood for an agent but gets caught. He requests Velu to take his place so as to not ruin his chance of getting his dream job. The amiable Velu agrees, not realizing that his friend might not be the man that he is posing to be. Velu comes across Nandha, a political leader and social reformist in the jail where he is imprisoned. Under Nandha's guidance, Velu transforms into a different man. Here, things take a turn in his life. Meanwhile, Karuna tricks the DFO, becomes a forest officer, and tries to take over the forest for his personal gains by driving away the people of the forest. In the crossfire between the government and the smugglers, the gullible villagers are exploited by both the parties. Velu gets bail and fights against Karuna and the smugglers to save the villagers from migrating to the city for survival and forest from the smugglers. The movie ends with a message that if we are not going to take care of our forests and continue to ravage it, then nature would hit us with such power that humankind would not be able to withstand its onslaught.

==Cast==
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*[[Vidharth]] as Velu
*[[Samskruthy Shenoy]] as Poonkodi
*Muthukumar as Karuna
*[[Samuthirakani]] as Nanda
*[[Aadukalam Naren]] as Forest Officer
*[[Thambi Ramaiah]] as Chettiar
*[[George Maryan]] as Koottayan
*[[Singampuli]] as Madurai
*[[T. K. Kala]] as Velu's mother
*[[V. K. Thanabalan]] as Judge
*[[R. N. R. Manohar]]
*[[Vichu Vishwanath]]
*Poo Ram as Forest Ranger Gopal
*Lakshmi Vasudevan as Poonkodi's mother
*Adhiravan as Poonkodi's uncle
*Ravi Venkataraman as Ravichandran IAS
*Supergood Kannan
{{colend}}

==Production==
[[Vidharth]] began work on his portions in January 2014, taking part in a schedule held in [[Dharmapuri]] which lasted for a month.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vidharth-shoots-for-Kaadu/articleshow/29297343.cms</ref> The team subsequently completed schedules throughout 2014 and promotional activity began in October 2014.

==Release==
The film had a limited release across Tamil Nadu on 21 November 2014, owing to the presence of several other releases at the box office. It opened to mixed reviews, though [[The New Indian Express]] gave the film a positive review, stating "fairly neatly scripted and narrated, Kaadu is a very promising effort from a debutant maker."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.newindianexpress.com/tamil/395438 |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222053850/http://m.newindianexpress.com/tamil/395438 |archive-date=22 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[K (composer)|K]].
{{Infobox album
| name = Kaadu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[K (composer)|K]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2014
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 28:48
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label =
| producer = [[K (composer)|K]]
| prev_title = [[Pizza (2014 film)|Pizza]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[49-O (film)|49-O]]
| next_year = 2015
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 28:48
| title1 = Onna Patthi Nenachale
| extra1 = [[Haricharan]]
| length1 = 5:18
| title2 = Uchi Malai Kaadu (Version 1)
| extra2 = [[Magizhini Manimaaran]]
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Oororam (Male Version)
| extra3 = Jayamoorthy
| length3 = 4:24
| title4 = Uyire
| extra4 = Madhu Iyer
| length4 = 4:01
| title5 = Ettu Thikkum
| extra5 = [[Anand Aravindakshan]]
| length5 = 3:39
| title6 = Oororam (Female Version)
| extra6 = Anitha Karthikeyan
| length6 = 4:24
| title7 = Uchi Malai Kaadu (Version 2)
| extra7 = [[Vaikom Vijayalakshmi]]
| length7 = 3:30
}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|4221390}}

[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films shot in India]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K (composer)]]

Kaadu (2014 film) - Revision history

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