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{{Infobox film
| name = Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam
| image = Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Y. G. Mahendran]]
| screenplay = Y. G. Mahendran
| based_on = {{based on|''[Im]perfect Murder''|P. V. Y. Raman}}
| producer = K. Narayanan
| starring = [[Jaishankar]]<br />[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]]<br />Y. G. Mahendran<br />[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = G. Murali
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio = Sree Lakshmi Jothi Movies
| distributor = Mangaadu Amman Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1987|09|18}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam''''' ({{Translation|Stories, stories and the reasons for them}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film written and directed by [[Y. G. Mahendran]]. It is based on the play ''[Im]perfect Murder'' by P. V. Y. Raman. The film stars [[Jaishankar]], [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]], Mahendran and [[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]. It was released on 18 September 1987.

== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Jaishankar]]
*[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]]
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]]
*[[Radha Ravi]]
*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]]
*Madhu Mohan
*[[Typist Gopu]]
*Suppuni
*Gautham
*[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]
*K. Vijaya
*[[Mrs YGP]] (special appearance)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Krishnamoorthi |first=Venkatesh |date=1–15 September 2015 |title=A life of contribution |url=https://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-25-no-10/a-life-of-contribution/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Madras Musings]] |volume=XXV |issue=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515070618/https://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-25-no-10/a-life-of-contribution/ |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[Visu]]
}}

== Production ==
''Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam'' is based on the English-language play ''[Im]perfect Murder'', written by P. V. Y. Raman and staged by United Amateur Artistes. The dialogues for the film adaptation were written by [[Chithralaya Gopu]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam |type=motion picture |language=Ta |publisher=Sree Lakshmi Jothi Movies |year=1987 |trans-title=Stories, stories and the reasons for them |time=1:59 to 2:04 |time-caption=Opening credits, from}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamaam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kathai-kathaiyam-karanamaam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811084702/https://mossymart.com/product/kathai-kathaiyam-karanamaam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=11 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kadhai Kadhaiyam Karanamam (1987) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/kadhai-kadhaiyam-karanamam-songs-T0003179 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/pyhxS |archive-date=25 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The album was released under the label AVM Music.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 1987 |title=Melody Time |pages=12 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870417&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=24 August 2023}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kaval Thurayin Nayagane
| length1 = 5:11
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| title2 = Yen Gnyabhakam Inguvarakootum
| length2 = 4:35
| lyrics2 = Vaali
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]]
| title3 = Kaiyai Thanthen Thottukolla
| length3 = 4:54
| lyrics3 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| extra3 = [[P. Jayachandran]], Vani Jairam
| title4 = Thudikidu Thudikidu Ilam Manam
| length4 = 5:56
| lyrics4 = Vairamuthu
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]]
| total_length = 20:36
}}

== Release and reception ==
A preview of ''Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam'' was held on 10 September 1987.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 September 1987 |title=Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870910&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=24 August 2023}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was released in theatres on 18 September, by Mangaadu Amman Films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 September 1987 |title=Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam |pages=4 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870918&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=24 August 2023}}{{cbignore}}</ref> BR of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' appreciated Mahendran's direction, Viswanathan's music and Babu's cinematography, but felt Jaishankar was "wooden more often than not, melodramatic otherwise".<ref>{{Cite news |last=BR |date=18 September 1987 |title=Worth a peek |pages=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870918&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=24 August 2023}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt9014928}}

[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]

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