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Kaadhal 2014

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Kaadhal 2014
Official poster
Directed bySugunathan
Written bySugunathan
Produced byB. Sudhakar
Starring
CinematographyM. Rathesh Kanna
Edited bySankar K.
Music byF. S. Faizal
Production
company
Saravana Film Maker
Release date
  • 29 August 2014 (2014-08-29)[1]
Running time
121 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kaadhal 2014 (transl. Love 2014) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Suganthan and starring Arish Kumar, Neha, and Manikandan. The film is about female empowerment.[2] Boys Manikandan debuted as a villain with this film.[3][4]

Cast

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  • Arish Kumar as Baskaran
  • Neha as Ranjani
  • Manikandan as Kumar
  • Appukutty
  • Pasanga Sivakumar
  • Velmurugan
  • Kambam Meena
  • Sharmila
  • Alagappan
  • S R Pandiyan as Kittu
  • Shivani
  • Salem Chinna Karuppu
  • Gana Bala in a special appearance in "Oh Jinglee"

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by F. S. Faizal.[5]

  • "Maanpola"
  • "Mailakilli"
  • "Oh Jinglee"
  • "Pathikucha"

Reception

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Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "Dealing with a crucial issue, what was needed was a more focused screenplay and mature handling".[6] A critic from Maalaimalar praised the film's novelty and music.[7] A critic from iFlicks praised the film's theme and music while criticised the film's pace.[8] A critic from Dinamalar called the film old-fashioned.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Friday Fury – August 29". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (30 August 2014). "Spare a thought for women". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "வில்லனாக மாறிய ஹீரோ [Hero turned as villain]". Dinakaran (in Tamil).
  4. ^ Jayachitra (17 August 2014). "வில்லனாகிறார் 'பாய்ஸ்' மணிகண்டன்! ['Boys' Manikandan becomes villain]". Filmibeat (in Tamil).
  5. ^ https://masstamilan.in/kadhal/
  6. ^ "Serious Issue Portrayed with Lack of Focus".
  7. ^ "காதல் 2014 [Kadhal 2014]". Maalaimalar (in Tamil). 29 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Kadhal 2014". iFlicks. 30 August 2014.
  9. ^ "காதல் 2014 [Kadhal 2014]". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022.
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