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{{Short description|2014 Indian film by K. Selva Bharathy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kadhalai Thavira Verondrum Illai
| image = Kadhalai Thavira Verondrum Illai.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| native_name = 
| director = [[K. Selva Bharathy]]
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
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| producer =
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Yuvan (actor)|Yuvan]]
*[[Saranya Mohan]]
*[[Imman Annachi]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = Bhoopathy
| editing = M. S. Bala
| music = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| studio = Sen Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|9|5}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
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'''''Kadhalai Thavira Verondrum Illai''''' ({{Translation|Besides love, there is nothing}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy film]] directed by [[K. Selva Bharathy]] and starring [[Yuvan (actor)|Yuvan]], [[Saranya Mohan]] and [[Imman Annachi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2017 |title=Children become central characters in Tamil films |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/children-become-central-characters-in-tamil-films/articleshow/37255273.cms |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=காதலை தவிர வேறு ஒன்றும் இல்லை தமிழ் சினிமா விமர்சனம் | Kadhalai Thavira Veru Ondrum Illai Tamil Cinema Vimarsanam - எழுத்து.காம் |url=https://eluthu.com/view-cinema-vimarsanam/91/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88 |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=eluthu.com |language=ta}}</ref> The film was released to highly negative reviews.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Yuvan (actor)|Yuvan]] as Anbu
*[[Saranya Mohan]] as Kamali
*[[Imman Annachi]] as Lawrence
*[[Theepetti Ganesan]]
*Rahul
*Rohith
*[[Chutti Aravind]]
*Annamalai Aravind
*Master Riyaan
*Harini Krishnan
*[[Gana Bala]] (special appearance in the song "Nokia Ponnu Samsung Paiyan")
}}

== Production ==
After watching ''[[Pasanga]]'' (2009), [[K. Selva Bharathy]] was inspired to make a film on similar lines. After seeing [[Yuvan (actor)|Yuvan]]'s photos in a dubbing studio, Selva Bharathy decided to cast him in the lead. Yuvan plays the role of a rude man through the first half of the film and the reason for his character to act that way is explained in the second half.<ref name="H">{{Cite web |date=25 December 2024 |title=Audio Beat: Kadhalai Thavira Verondrum Illai - Language of the youth |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-kadhalai-thavira-verondrum-illai-language-of-the-youth/article5228674.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225205737/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-kadhalai-thavira-verondrum-illai-language-of-the-youth/article5228674.ece |archive-date=25 December 2024 |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Srikanth Deva]].<ref name="H" />
*"Nokia Ponnu" - [[Gana Bala]], Simrutha
*"Kutti Kutti Thevathainga" - Akilesh, Simrutha
*"Deala No Deala" - [[Theepetti Ganesan]], Simrutha
*"Kedi Boys" - Srikanth Deva
*"Verondrum Illai" (title song)

==Release and reception==
The film had a low-key release on 5 September 2014 alongside ''[[Amara Kaaviyam]]'', ''[[Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya]]'' and ''[[Poriyaalan]]''.<ref name="sep5">{{Cite web |title=Friday Fury – September 5 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-september-5-news-tamil-ojfk4ldjhhbid.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025020921/http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-september-5-news-tamil-ojfk4ldjhhbid.html |archive-date=25 October 2014 |access-date=17 December 2014 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

A critic from ''[[Dina Thanthi|iFlicks]]'' wrote that "Director K.Selvabarathi has taken the film with children but failed to make it interesting. The confession scene which runs for five minutes gives a good social message. Songs are average in Srikanth Deva's music. Boopathi's cinematography is irritating" and criticised the acting of the leads.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2014 |title=Kadhalai Thavira Verondrumillai||Kadhalai-Thavira-Verondrumillai |url=http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2014/09/09172317/Kadhalai-Thavira-Verondrumillai.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921014152/http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2014/09/09172317/Kadhalai-Thavira-Verondrumillai.vpf |archive-date=21 September 2014 |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=[[Dina Thanthi|iFlicks]]}}</ref> A critic from ''Webdunia'' wrote that the sarcasm of "''Verondrum Illai, Verondrum Illai''" ({{Translation|Nothing else, nothing else}}) could be heard in the theater. This does not meet any of the standards of a good movie. Overall, this is a joke, war, surgery, a joke, a leg-splitting, trashy movie.<ref>{{Cite web |title=காதலைத் தவிர வேறொன்றுமில்லை - திரை விமர்சனம் |url=https://tamil.webdunia.com/article/movie-review-in-tamil/kadhalai-thavira-verondrum-illai-movie-review-114090900040_1.html |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=Webdunia.com |language=ta}}</ref> A critic from ''Eniya Tamil'' called the film ''onum illai'' ({{Translation|nothing}}), a play on the film's title. The critic criticized the film's acting and cinematography and felt that the film's music was okay.<ref>{{Cite web |title=காதலை தவிர வேறொன்றுமில்லை (2014) திரை விமர்சனம்… | |url=https://eniyatamil.com/2014/09/12/%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%88-%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%b5%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b0-%e0%ae%b5%e0%af%87%e0%ae%b1%e0%af%8a%e0%ae%a9%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%b1%e0%af%81%e0%ae%ae%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%b2/ |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=eniyatamil.com |language=ta}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2014 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Selva Bharathy]]
[[Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva]]

Kadhalai Thavira Verondrum Illai - Revision history

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