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{{short description|2001 film by T. Rajendar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[T. Rajendar]]
| writer = T. Rajendar
| starring = T. Rajendar<br>[[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]]<br>[[Roja (actress)|Roja]]<br>[[Karan (actor)|Karan]]
| producer = T. Rajendar
| music = T. Rajendar
| editing = P. R. Shanmugam
| studio = Chimbu Cine Arts
| released = {{film date|df=y|2001|5|25}}
| runtime = 180 minutes
| language = Tamil
| country = India
| cinematography = T. Rajendar
}}
'''''Sonnal Thaan Kathala''''' is a 2001 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]] written, directed, produced by and starring [[T. Rajendar]]. [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Roja (actress)|Roja]], [[Karan (actor)|Karan]], [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]], [[Swathi (actress)|Swathi]] and [[Vadivelu]] play other important roles.

==Plot==

T. R. ([[T. Rajendar]]) investigates a case in which Roja ([[Roja (actress)|Roja]]) is the lead female singer. Roja works in a finance firm and has a big family of three sisters, a brother (Kuralarasan Rajendar), an alcoholic father ([[Manivannan]]), and a mother ([[Vadivukkarasi]]) to support. Murali ([[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]]), her office colleague, loves her and makes his intention clear in every opportunity that he gets. However, Roja has no time for him. T. R. has a sister named Saro ([[Swathi (actress)|Swathi]]), who is married to a corrupt cop named Inbaraj ([[Karan (actor)|Karan]]). Inbaraj, furious about T. R. exposing him in his newspaper, harasses Saro, egged on by his avaricious mother ([[Y. Vijaya]]) and sister ([[Bhuvaneswari (actress)|Bhuvaneswari]]). The burden of taking care of the family becomes a little too much for Roja. Finally T. R., against all odds, advises Roja to accept Murali's love.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010707032557/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov121.asp</ref>

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[T. Rajendar]] as T. R.
*[[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] as Murali
*[[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as Roja
*[[Karan (actor)|Karan]] as Inspector Inbaraj
*[[Vadivukkarasi]] as Roja's mother
*[[Manivannan]] as Roja's father
*[[Vadivelu]] as Roja's brother-in-law
*[[Kuralarasan]] as Roja's brother
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Roja's elder sister
*[[Rajashree (actress)|Rajashree]] as Roja's sister
*[[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Roja's uncle
*[[Khushbu]] as Mumtaj
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Mumtaj's father
*[[Swathi (actress)|Swathi]] as Saro, T. R.'s sister
*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Inbaraj's mother
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Inbaraj's father
*[[Bhuvaneswari (actress)|Bhuvaneswari]] as Inbaraj's sister
*[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Roja's boss
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Film Director
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]] as Constable
*[[Mumtaj]] as Chitra
*[[Charle]]
*[[Madhan Bob]]
*[[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]]
*[[Dhamu]]
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]
*[[Vaiyapuri]]
*[[Silambarasan Rajendar]] in a special appearance
{{colend}}

==Production==
[[T. Rajender]] announced that his son [[Silambarasan]] would play the lead role in ''[[Kadhal Azhivathillai]]'' in 2000. After failing to find a suitable lead actress to appear opposite Silambarasan, Rajender postponed the project and started to make ''Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20001017143202/http://www.chennaionline.com:80/reeltalk/sep203.asp</ref> Bobby, actress Rajashri's sister, was cast in a leading role, but the actress opted to work on other Telugu films instead. Subsequently, her role in ''Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala'' was shortened, as Rajender continued to shoot without her.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020113014310/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/mar286.asp</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[T. Rajendar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2001
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]<br>Cee (I) TV Audio
| producer = T. Rajendar
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

There are eight songs composed by [[T. Rajendar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/tamil/s/movie_name.5321/music_director.1125/ |title=Sonnal Thaan Kathala (2001) |work=Music India Online |access-date=2008-09-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307122246/http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/tamil/s/movie_name.5321/music_director.1125/ |archive-date=7 March 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

#"Chukkumala Chukkumala" - Silambarasan Rajendar, [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
#"Kaathalikka Theriyuma" - Krishnaraj, T. Rajendar
#"Mullaaga Kuththakoodaathu" - Silambarasan Rajendar
#"Rosaappoove" - [[Balesh]], [[K. J. Yesudas]]
#"Sonnalthaan" - [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
#"Sonnalthan" - Hariharan
#"Vaada Vaada" -
#"Vela Vela" - T. Rajendar, [[Shankar Mahadevan]]

==Reception==
Although the film was an average grosser at the box office, the soundtrack was somewhat a success. The film won two separate awards the following year; a [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards|Tamil Nadu State Film Award]] and a [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/tamil/824/ |title=State Government awards for 2000- 2002 |work=Music India Online |access-date=2008-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222085109/http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/tamil/824/ |archive-date=22 December 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{T. Rajendar}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. Rajendar]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2001 drama films]]

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