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{{Infobox film
| name = Kadhal Oviyam
| image = Kadhal Oviyam.jpg
| caption = CD cover
| director = [[Bharathiraja]]
| writer = [[Manivannan]] (dialogues)
| screenplay = Bharathiraja
| story = [[P. Kalaimani]]
| starring = Kannan<br />[[Radha (actress)|Radha]]
| producer = P. Jayarajaa<br />S.P Sigamani
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[B. Kannan]]
| editing = R. Bhaskaran
| studio = Manoj Creations
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1982|4|30|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Kadhal Oviyam''''' ({{Translation|Painting of love}}) is a 1982 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[Bharathiraja]]. The film stars Kannan, in his only screen appearance, and [[Radha (actress)|Radha]]. It was released on 30 April 1982.

== Plot ==
Sakthi (Kannan) was an orphan, born in temple and sang devotional hymns for the temple idol. He became blind after an accident. Ponni (Radha) used to hear him singing at the temple and falls in love with him. However, Ponni's mother Vadivukarasi wanted her to marry Radharavi, her relation who had come from Singapore. Ponni is not willing to marry Radharavi.

Ponni performs all of Sakthi's chores without his knowledge. As Sakthi is blind, he is unable to see Ponni, but he can hear Ponni's anklets (an ornament which bharathanatiyam dancers wore on their legs). Once when Sakthi makes a floral offering to the Ambal, they fall on Ponni. From that incident Ponni thinks that Sakthi is her spouse and breaks to him the news and Sakthi responds positively to the suggestion.

Due to illness, Ponni does not meet Sakthi for three days. When Sakthi comes to know that she is ill, he goes to her house to see her. Her mother discreetly enquires about Sakthi. Ponni says that he is an astrologer and that he is blind. Ponni's mother informs her worker to give him food as he looked like a beggar. After she leaves, Ponni apologises to Sakthi for her mother's behaviour and when both talk, Nayanam (Goundamani) hears it and informs Radharavi. Immediately, Radharavi's family goes to Ponni's home for fixing the marriage. But in the engagement, Ponni says that she doesn't like him.

After getting frustrated with Ponni's decision, Radharavi's men put Sakthi inside a haystack and set fire to it. Ponni finds him and rescues him, and later they elope together. Both are starving and Ponni wants Sakthi to sing songs for money for their living. While considering Ponni's acclaim, she was kidnapped by some people who smoke marijuana. They tied the hands and legs of Ponni. Meanwhile, Nayanam finds her and takes her back to her home. She marries Janagaraj who is a Chettiyar and Dharamakatha (a person managing temple activities) for a famous temple.

Sakthi was adopted by a famous singer who arranges eye operation for him and he gets back his vision. He became a famous singer and Janagaraj arranges a temple function and invite Sakthi to sing in that function. Sakthi always thinks of Ponni and searches for her in all the functions where he sang. Sakthi went to Janagaraj's home to stay. Ponni is so stunned after seeing him that she drops his Aarthi plate.

Sakthi was too much depressed after Ponni left him. Hearing the love story of Sakthi and Ponni, Janagaraj felt very sad for Sakthi and wants to join him with his lover, without knowing the real truth that his wife is the lover of Sakthi. Ponni too couldn't say to Sakthi that she is Ponni and she is married. Ponni comes to know that this is the last song Sakthi sings as he won't sing any more songs.

Sakthi sings his last song, during the end of the song Ponni wakes up from her seat and walks towards Sakthi in the function. From her salangi sound, Sakthi finds out that she is Ponni. Heavy rain breaks down and all the people run away. But Sakthi continues to sing for which Ponni dance in rain. Ponni knowingly hits pillars of the temples while dancing and dies. After seeing her die, Sakthi touches the Salangai of Ponni, praises it and dies at her feet.

== Cast ==
* Kannan as Sakthi
* [[Radha (actress)|Radha]] as Ponni
* Ramanamoorthy
* [[Goundamani]]
* [[Janagaraj]]
* [[Radha Ravi|M. R. Radha Ravi]]
* [[Vellai Subbaiah]]
* Haja Shareef
* Thanjai Balakrishnan
* [[Manivannan]]
* Dhanapal
* Kamalasekhar
* [[Archana (actress)|Archana]]

== Production ==
Newcomer Kannan was chosen to portray the lead role, and ''Kadhal Oviyam'' was the only film he ever acted in.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 July 2013 |title=விகடன் மேடை – பாரதிராஜா பதில்கள்! |url=https://www.vikatan.com/oddities/miscellaneous/34123--2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115161420/https://www.vikatan.com/oddities/miscellaneous/34123--2 |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=12 September 2020 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]]}}</ref> The dialogues were written by [[Manivannan]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=ரிஷி |date=31 July 2020 |title=இயக்குநர் மணிவண்ணன்: நிழல்கள் முதல் நாகராஜசோழன் வரை |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/567427-director-manivannan.html |url-status=live |access-date=3 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703064624/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/567427-director-manivannan.html |archive-date=3 July 2021}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kadhal Oviyam (1982) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000072 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203073951/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000072 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=8 October 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "Amma Azhage" is set to [[Revati (raga)|Revati]] raga,{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=122}} "Velli Chalangaigal" is set to [[Chandrakauns]] raga,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=8 November 2013 |title=Of love and longing |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/of-love-and-longing/article5329771.ece |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325071313/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/of-love-and-longing/article5329771.ece |archive-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=167}} "Naadham En" is set to [[Abheri]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=5 August 2011 |title=A Raga's Journey — Aspects of Abheri |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-aspects-of-abheri/article2325286.ece |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226101542/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-aspects-of-abheri/article2325286.ece |archive-date=26 December 2020}}</ref> "Nathiyil Aadum" is set to [[Kalyani (raga)|Kalyani]],{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=145}} "Poovil Vandu" is set to [[Mohanam]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=16 September 2011 |title=A Raga's Journey — Magical Mohanam |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-magical-mohanam/article2459174.ece |url-status=live |access-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823084232/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-magical-mohanam/article2459174.ece |archive-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=155}} and "Sangeetha Jaathi" is set to Revati.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=15 February 2013 |title=Mystical Revathi |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/mystical-revathi/article4418462.ece |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226101542/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/mystical-revathi/article4418462.ece |archive-date=26 December 2020}}</ref>{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=157}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Amma Azhage" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || [[Vairamuthu]]
|-
| 2 || "Kuyilae Kuyilae" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]] || [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
|-
| 3 || "Naatham En Jeevanae" || S. Janaki || rowspan=6|Vairamuthu
|-
| 4 || "Nathiyil Aadum" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, [[Deepan Chakravarthy]]
|-
| 5 || "Poojaikkaga Vazhum" || Deepan Chakravarthy
|-
| 6 || "Poovil Vandu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|-
| 7 || "Sangeetha Jathimullai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|-
| 8 || "Velli Salangaigal" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Kadhal Oviyam'' was released on 30 April 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=காதல் ஓவியம் / Kaadhal Oviyam (1982) |url=https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1982/kaadhal-oviyam |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210703064419/https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1982/kaadhal-oviyam |archive-date=3 July 2021 |access-date=3 July 2021 |website=Screen4Screen}}</ref> S. Shivakumar in his review for ''[[Mid-Day]]'' in 1982 gave the film a negative review, calling it the "biggest disappointment of the year" and criticised the plot as an unsuccessful amalgamation of ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' (1976) and ''[[Sankarabharanam (1980 film)|Sankarabharanam]]'' (1980). He was also critical of the film's photography as it "fails to capture the beauty of Tanjore temple" and Ilaiyaraaja's music was "not in form"; however he praised the performances of the lead actors who "portray their roles with maturity and pose".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shivakumar |first=S. |year=1982 |title=Disappointment |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1303633594993139713/photo/1 |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226101609/https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1303633594993139713/photo/1 |archive-date=26 December 2020}}</ref>
== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |location=Chennai |oclc=295034757 |orig-year=2005}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt0155800}}

{{Bharathiraja}}

[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1982 films]]
[[Category:1982 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films about blind people in India]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bharathiraja]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]

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