Kadhalil Vizhunthen
| Kadhalil Vizhunthen | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | P. V. Prasath |
| Written by | P. V. Prasath |
| Produced by | S. Umapathi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | S.D. Vijay Milton |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Vijay Antony P. V. Prasath (1 song) |
Production company | Atlantic Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Sun Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 188 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kadhalil Vizhunthen (transl. I Fell in Love) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic psychological thriller film written and directed by P. V. Prasath starring Nakul and Sunaina. The film has music by Vijay Antony, cinematography by S.D. Vijay Milton, and editing by V. T. Vijayan. The shooting for the film started in August 2007, and the film was released in September 2008 to positive reviews.
Plot
[edit]Sabhapathy is the football-crazy son of an alcoholic and lives in the slums. However, he lives a comfortable life and plays football with his friends through college. He meets Meera slowly and starts to love her but is afraid to express his love since she is rich and might react badly. However, he later does confirm his love to her, and she accepts. When Sabha leaves for a football match with his college, he promises that he will propose to Meera as soon as he gets back. Sabha returns from his match to only find out that Meera has died. He slips into a psychotic depression, travelling with Meera's dead body. This peculiar behavior of Sabha who thinks Meera is alive is validated. A doctor shows the inspector a wildlife documentary in which a monkey continues to nurse its dead offspring. The doctor further attributes this behavior as unconditional love, which to some people makes them ignore reality and live in the past. This documentary forms the crux of the entire movie. To make matters even worse, the police are after Sabha. The climax of the movie shows Sabha committing suicide after killing Meera's uncle Kasirajan, who murdered her in order to gain her wealth. The film ends with Sabha and Meera's souls are united and the two lovers never separated, even in death.
Cast
[edit]- Nakul as Sabhapathy
- Sunaina as Meera
- Sampath Raj as Inspector Anbuselvan
- Livingston as Traveling Ticket Examiner
- Hariraj as Kasirajan, Meera's uncle
- Chaams as Meera's friend
- Pasi Sathya as Sabha's neighbour
- Nalinikanth as Doctor
- Sridhar in a special appearance in the song "Naaka Mukka"
Production
[edit]The film marked the directorial debut of P. V. Prasath, who earlier assisted V. Sekhar, Vijay Milton and Azhagam Perumal.[1] Nakul, who was one of the heroes in Boys, made his comeback through this film and he reduced over 20 kilograms to play the lead role in the film.[2] A stunt sequence was shot in Mettupalayam, and Nakul performed it without any dupe.[3] The film was shot at locations in Chennai, Ooty, Thalakkonam, Mudumalai, Pollachi, Valparai, Masinagudi, Gudalar, Udumalpet, Coimbatore and Kodaikanal.[4] The film marked the foray of the Sun Network into film distribution through their newly founded production company Sun Pictures.
Soundtrack
[edit]| Kadhalil Vizhunthen | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 03 December 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 39:01 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Junglee Music | |||
| Producer | Vijay Antony | |||
| Vijay Antony chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack has nine tracks composed by Vijay Antony, except for “Unakkena Naan”, which was done by director P. V. Prasath himself. The lyrics were written by Thamarai, P. V. Prasath, Nepolian, and Priyan. The soundtrack met with critical acclaim and made Vijay Antony popular among the Tamil audience.
The dappankuthu song "Nakka Mukka" met with a tremendous response from the youth. The melodious romantic number "Thozhiya" was also a successful hit. "Unakkena Naan" is based on Rihanna's "Unfaithful".[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Doley" | Priyan | Vijay Antony | Relina, Megha | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Naaka Mukka" (Male) | P. V. Prasath | Vijay Antony | Vijay Antony | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Solladi" | Thamarai | Vijay Antony | Tippu | 5:08 |
| 4. | "Thozhiya" | P. V. Prasath | Vijay Antony | Vijay Antony, Harish Raghavendra, Sri Charan | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Enna Sonnen" | P. V. Prasath | Vijay Antony | Nitish Gopalan | 1:09 |
| 6. | "Un Thalai Mudi" | Nepolian | Vijay Antony | Karthik, Nithish Gopalan, Maya | 5:27 |
| 7. | "Naaka Mukka" (Female) | P. V. Prasath | Vijay Antony | Nakul, Chinnaponnu | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Unakkena Naan" | Thamarai | P. V. Prasath | Vijay Antony, Ramya NSK | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Kadavul Padaitha" | P. V. Prasath | Vijay Antony | Vijay Antony, Fathima | 6:16 |
| Total length: | 39:01 | ||||
Release
[edit]The film was lying in the cans for one year and Sun Pictures bought the film making it their first film.[6] The film opened alongside Sakkarakatti at the box office on 26 September 2008 with the media hyping that it was a battle of two films with debutants and successful soundtracks.[7]
The success of the film led Nakul and Sunaina reunite again in Maasilamani[8] which too was promoted by Sun Pictures and became successful. PV Prasad started another project "Eppadi Manasukkul Vanthai" for he was held in cheating case and the film was finally released in 2012.[9]
Critical reception
[edit]Rediff wrote: "Kadhalil Vizhundhen achieves at least in part, what other love-stories fail to do -- to bring a genuine lump in your throat at times".[10] IndiaGlitz praised the director writing, "with a lesser known star cast, director Prasad has managed to weave a sequence of some interesting and catchy sequences...the end product, through gory and violent, leaves an impact with the audience."[11] Behindwoods said overall the movie "deals with a regular theme in a refreshing manner", and the director of the film "understood perfectly the requirements of the script" and "has taken quite a few cinematic liberties but has handled all of them well which keep boredom or ridicule well at bay".[12]
In popular culture
[edit]"Nakka Mukka" attained immense popularity. It was played in the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup 2011 held at Mirpur, Bangladesh. It also featured among a medley of Tamil songs performed by Shah Rukh Khan and Shriya Saran in the inaugural of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League 2011 held at Chennai, India. Following the internet phenomenon of "Why This Kolaveri Di" in 2011, "Naaka Mukka" was featured alongside "Oh Podu", "Appadi Podu" and "Ringa Ringa" in a small collection of south Indian songs that are considered a "national rage" in India.[13]
"Naaka Mukka" would also go on to be reused in the 2009 Telugu-language film Mahatma as "Jajjanaka" (which was also composed by Antony)[14] and featured in the 2011 Hindi film The Dirty Picture.
References
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- ^ "Nakul - One more Boys boy becomes hero". IndiaGlitz. 22 August 2006. Archived from the original on 18 September 2006.
- ^ "Nakul on a new role". IndiaGlitz. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (2 June 2007). "Kadhalil Vizhuthen". Chennai online. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008.
- ^ "Anirudh's Kalyana Vayasu song is not plagiarised, but these tracks are". India Today. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Tamil movie launch". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ^ Moviebuzz (24 September 2008). "Nakku Mukka..takes on Taxi Taxi..!". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Title ready for Nakul's next". IndiaGlitz. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008.
- ^ "Two directors held on cheating charges". IndiaGlitz. 10 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Review: Kadhalil Vizhundhen". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Kadhalil Vizhunthen review". IndiaGlitz. 27 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Kadhalil Vizhundhen – Prepare to fall in love!". behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ M Suganth (24 November 2011). "Why south songs are a national rage..." The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Namitha Sathyaraj Nakka Mukka - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie News - Viththai Jiiva Poonam Bajwa". Behindwoods.com. 13 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.