Kadalai
| Kadalai | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | P. Sagayasuresh |
| Written by | P. Sagayasuresh |
| Starring | Ma Ka Pa Anand Aishwarya Rajesh |
| Cinematography | N. Raagav |
| Edited by | A. L. Ramesh |
| Music by | Sam C. S. |
Production company | Udhayam Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Dream Factory |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kadalai (transl. Flirt lit. 'Peanut') is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by P. Sagayasuresh, starring Ma Ka Pa Anand and Aishwarya Rajesh. Featuring music composed by C. S. Sam, the film began production in early 2015 and was released on 29 October 2016.
Plot
[edit]A young man who leads a carefree life realises the importance of agriculture when a businessman tries to acquire farming land in his village to set up a factory.
Cast
[edit]- Ma Ka Pa Anand as Manickam
- Aishwarya Rajesh as Kalai
- Ponvannan as Boopathy
- Yogi Babu as Kaali
- John Vijay as Businessman
- Manobala as Swamy
- Yaar Kannan as Ponna
- Lollu Sabha Manohar
- Raviraj
- Thavasi
Production
[edit]The film was announced and began shoot during January 2015 under the title of Deepavali Thuppakki, with Ma Ka Pa Anand and Aishwarya Rajesh selected to play the lead roles.[1]
In July 2016, the film went through a name change from Deepavali Thuppakki to Kadalai, after the film felt the latter reflected the film's theme of agriculture better. The director, Suresh, had also considered the title Nel, but felt that the audience may see it as an art film if they had chosen that. The team experienced further titled trouble after the makers of another film titled Kadala Poda Oru Ponnu Venum complained to the Producers' Council stating that the titles were too similar.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack was composed by Sam CS.[3]
| No. | Title | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Otha Mazhaiyila" | Hariharan | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Kannukulla Vanthu" | Sam C. S., Nincy | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Aayava Kaanom" | Ma Ka Pa Anand | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Aathankarai" | Sam C. S., Shweta Mohan | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Ver Varai" | Haricharan | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 25:17 | ||
Critical reception
[edit]The Times of India wrote "Had more effort been put into both the making and the writing, the film could have been called a good attempt, especially given the fact that it talks about the need to promote agriculture among youngsters."[4] Sify wrote "Though director Sagaya Suresh's idea of conveying the importance of farming is laudable, he falls short in convince us with an engaging screenplay in the second half."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aishwarya to romance Ma Ka Pa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Balachandran, Logesh. "Title trouble for Aishwarya-MaKaPa's film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Kadalai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ Menon, Thinkal (31 October 2016). "Kadalai Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Kadalai review- Average comedy". Sify. 31 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2022.