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{{short description|2006 Indian Tamil film directed by Tamilvanan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kalvanin Kadhali
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Tamilvannan]]
| producer = [[Lakshman (director)|Lakshman]]
| writer = Tamilvannan
| starring =[[S. J. Suryah]] [[Nayanthara]] [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] [[Shradha Arya]] [[Pyramid Natarajan]] [[Sarath Babu]] [[Ganja Karuppu]]
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cinematography = [[N. K. Ekambaram]]
| editing = [[G. Sasikumar]]
| studio = Dream Makers UK5
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2006|02|17}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross = {{INRconvert|6.4|c|year=2006}}
}}
'''''Kalvanin Kaadhali''''' (English:''The Thief's Lover'') is a 2006 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Tamil language|Tamil film]] written and directed by newcomer [[Tamilvannan]], and produced by [[Lakshman (director)|Lakshman]]. The film stars [[S. J. Suryah]] and [[Nayanthara]] in lead roles with Pyramid Natarajan, [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] and [[Ganja Karuppu]] playing supporting roles. It is notably, Suryah's first film as the hero, which hasn't been directed by himself. The film was a high-budget production, the soundtrack and film score of which were composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], which were considered the highlight and as a great hit, especially the soundtrack. This love story is set in the backdrop of a playboy's tricks. The film was released on 17 February 2006 enjoying relative success and was later dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and released as ''Chilipi''.

==Plot==
Sathya ([[S. J. Suryah]]) is a casanova and pursues Tina ([[Shradha Arya]]). Later, he sets his sights on Haritha ([[Nayanthara]]) and manages to woo her. She starts loving him whole heartedly, but he is not in favor of that. At one moment he falls for Haritha, but at the same time, she comes to know about his real character, and she ends their relationship. The story is about how Sathya changes himself and earns her love back.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[S.J. Suryah]] as Sathya
* [[Nayantara]] as Haritha
* [[Shradha Arya]] as Tina
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Babloo
* [[Pyramid Natarajan]] as Sathya's father
* [[Sarath Babu]] as Ram Kumar
* [[Manicka Vinayagam]] as Haritha's father
* [[Kanja Karuppu]] as Karuppu
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Haritha's grandmother
* [[Malavika Avinash]] as Haritha's sister-in-law
* [[Sathyapriya]] as Tina's boss
* [[Kaajal Pasupathi]] as Babloo's pair
* Nisha
* [[Tejashree]] as item number
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film was initially launched with the title ''36-24-36'', while ''Krishna Leelai'' was also considered, before the makers decided to use ''Kalvanin Kadhali''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.bizhat.com/news/sj_suryah_next_film.php|title=BizHat.com - S.J. Suryah's next film '36-28-36'|website=movies.bizhat.com}}</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041214151414/http://www.behindwoods.com/News/8-12-04/krishnaleelai.htm</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kalvanin Kadhali
| type = soundtrack
| image = Kalvanin kadhali cd cover.jpg
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2005|11|29|df=y}}
| recorded = 2005
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = New Music [[Ayngaran International|Ayngaran Music]] Haritha Audio
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Sandakozhi]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Agaram (film)|Agaram]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
The soundtrack was composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] and was released on 29 November 2005 at Albert Theatre, [[Chennai]] by actor [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/30112005-6.shtml|title=Kamal releases 'Kalvanin Kaadhali' songs – with pics|publisher=cinesouth.com|accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/8484.html|title=A starry evening|publisher=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> It features 6 tracks with lyrics written by [[Na. Muthukumar]], [[Vaali (poet)|'Kavignar' Vaali]] and Muthu Vijayan. Yuvan Shankar Raja's music generally received praise and positive responses, topping the charts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/12/24/stories/2005122400710200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104103610/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/12/24/stories/2005122400710200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-04|title=Year of Yuvan|accessdate=2009-06-24|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/dyn/movies/tamil/kalvanin_kadhali/kalvanin_kadhali-review.html|title=Kalvanin Kadhali review|publisher=apunkachoice.com|accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Lyricist!! Notes
|-
|1 || "Ivan Kattil" || [[Clinton Cerejo]], Andal, Mova || 4:26 || Muthu Vijayan ||
|-
|2 || "Kudakkooli Koduthachu" || [[Anushka Manchanda]], [[Premji Amaran]] || 4:04 || [[Vaali (poet)|'Kavignar' Vaali]] ||
|-
|3 || "Tajmahal Oviyakkadhal" || [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Srimathumitha]] || 5:07 || [[Vaali (poet)|'Kavignar' Vaali]] ||
|-
|4 || "Uyir Piriyum Valiyai" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] || 2:20 || Muthu Vijayan ||
|-
|5 || "Eno Kangal" || [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], [[Sadhana Sargam]] || 5:31 || [[Na. Muthukumar]] ||
|}

==Reception==
*Ananda vikatan gave zero marks to this film.
==Box office==
*The film grossed $1 million at the box office. It was an above average hit.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0459424}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]

Kalvanin Kadhali (2006 film) - Revision history

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