Kadhal Kirukkan

Kadhal Kirukkan
Kadhal Kirukkan
	Poster
Directed by	Sakthi Chidambaram
Screenplay by	Sakthi Chidambaram
Based on	Deewangee (Hindi)
Produced by	A. Ahamed
Starring	Parthiban; Richa Pallod; Vineeth;
Cinematography	Suresh Devan
Edited by	Kesavan L.
Music by	Deva
Production; company	Variety Frames
Release date	19 December 2003;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kadhal Kirukkan (transl. Love crazy man) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film, written and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram, starring Parthiban, Richa Pallod and Vineeth. The film is a remake of the 2002 Hindi film Deewangee.

Plot

Saravanan and Selvi Maha are childhood friends. Saravanan is so madly in love with Maha that it turns him into a killer. Knifing or gunning down anyone who comes in the way of Maha and himself, is almost child's play for Saravanan. From an old man to a posse of policemen, his victims are many and the mayhem is endless. But listlessness and dejection set in when Maha tells him that she is not in love with him. And then it's time for the denouement.

Cast

Parthiban as Saravanan (Palani)
Richa Pallod as Selvi Maha
Vineeth as Lawyer Gautham
Vadivelu as Kalyanasundaram
Sriman as a Police officer
Thalaivasal Vijay as a Lawyer
Raj Kapoor as Ravi Varma
Udaya Prakash as Kavidhangel
Singamuthu as Marriage broker
Devadarshini as Doctor
Manobala as Doctor
Meera Krishnan as Gautham's mother
C. Duraipandian as P. Krishnan
Keerthana as P. Krishnan's wife
Krishnamoorthy as Astrologer
Vincent Roy as Saravanan's father
S. Rajasekar as Selvi Maha's father
Anjali Devi as Saravanan's mother
Srividya Shankar as Selvi Maha's mother
Bonda Mani as Shop owner
Vijay Ganesh as Shop owner
Boys Rajan as Music producer
King Kong as Servant
Dhadha Muthukumar as Bride's father
Chelladurai as Bride's father
Siva Narayana Murthy as Land owner
Priyanka as Police officer in Mufti
Ramdoss as Servant (uncredited role)
Nagendra Prasad in a special appearance
Junior Silk in a special appearance

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva.^[1]

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
"Paruva Thiruda"	Anitha Chandrashekar	Pa. Vijay	6:36
"Poove Mudhal Poove" (male)	Harish Raghavendra	Kabilan	4:36
"Poove Mudhal Poove" (female)	Chinmayee	Kabilan	4:36
"Yea Penna"	Krishnaraj	Sakthi Chidambaram	5:43
"Onna Naan"	Vadivelu	Snehan	4:36
"Potthu"	Manikka Vinayagam, Malathy	Deva Kumar	4:55

Reception

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "IF THE story borrowed needs to be refurbished, it ought to be done. So when "Deewangee" comes to Tamil as "Kadhal Kirukkan" (from Variety Films) the director could have improved upon the original, instead of just being satisfied with the introduction of a new comedy track. All the same, "Kirukkan" has his bright moments too".^[2] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "Finally, the director’s earlier films ‘Ennamma Kannu’ and ‘Charlie Chaplin’ were light-hearted entertainers. The director should have stuck to the genre he is comfortable in!".^[3] Mister Lee of Kalki wrote the screenplay goes smoothly till the break, then it stumbles and goes off the track, nothing much sticks in the mind including the climax.^[4]

References

^ "Kadhal Kirukkan (2003)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (19 December 2003). "Kadhal Kirukkan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 July 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
^ Mannath, Malini (20 December 2003). "Kadhal Kirukkan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005.
^ லீ, மிஸ்டர் (28 December 2003). "காதல் கிறுக்கன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 64. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Kadhal Kirukkan at IMDb

[1] "Kadhal Kirukkan (2003)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.

[2] Rangarajan, Malathi (19 December 2003). "Kadhal Kirukkan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 July 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2011.

[3] Mannath, Malini (20 December 2003). "Kadhal Kirukkan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005.

[4] லீ, மிஸ்டர் (28 December 2003). "காதல் கிறுக்கன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 64. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024 – via Internet Archive.

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