Kadhal Palli

Kadhal Palli (English: School of love) is a 1997 Indian Tamil comedy-drama film directed by Pavithran. The film features Vignesh, Suvaluxmi, Vaiyapuri, Sukran and Jawahar in lead roles, with Bhaskar Raj, Vichithra, Vinu Chakravarthy and Kumarimuthu playing supporting roles. The low-budget film, produced by N. R. Dhanapalan, had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 August 1997.[1][2][3][4][5]

Kadhal Palli
Directed byPavithran
Produced byN. R. Dhanapalan
Written byPavithran
Starring
Music byDeva
CinematographyP. N. Mothi
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Production
company
NRD Film Circuit
Release date
  • 15 August 1997 (1997-08-15)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Balu (Vignesh), Palli (Vaiyapuri), Gold (Sukran) and Kandhan (Jawahar) are good friends and small-time crooks in Ooty, they pretend to be tourist guides and then they rip off the tourists. They are often helped by the village belle Mynaa who gave them money and food. One day, Balu finds the young women Uma in a container lorry. Uma doesn't know the city, so she asks Balu to bring her to the restaurant and the hotel to stay. His three friends then follow them and they are all ejected from the restaurant and the hotel. The five eventually eat at a wedding function and sleep in the street. Afterwards, Uma seduces the four friends individually and even promises them that she will marry them. The five spend time together and sleep in the same room. In the meantime, the police are looking for Uma.

One day, Uma faints and the doctor informs her that she is pregnant. The four friends pretend to be the father of the baby but Uma refuses to accept it. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

Laila Mehdin opted out of the film and was replaced by Suvaluxmi.[6]

Soundtrack
Pudhu Kudithanam
Soundtrack album by
Deva
Released1997
Recorded1997
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length23:25
LabelLahari Music
ProducerDeva
Deva chronology
Sishya
(1997)		 Pudhu Kudithanam
(1997)		 Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga
(1997)

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu and Vaasan.[7][8]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Achani"VaasanS. Janaki4:31
2."Moru Moru"VairamuthuAnuradha Sriram4:17
3."Kadhali"VairamuthuP. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chithra5:14
4."Mesopattomiya"VaasanMano5:49
5."Vollan Gothiya"VairamuthuMano, Swarnalatha4:34
Total length:23:25

Reception

The film failed both commercially and critically with the film director Pavithran stating, "My only intention was to give the producer some profit. But finally I could satisfy nobody, both the producer and my fans".[9]

References
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  5. "A-Z (III)". indolink.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  6. "The tantrum queen". chandrag.tripod.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  7. "Kadhal Palli (1997)". mio.to. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  8. "Kadhal Palli Songs". saavn.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  9. "An interview with Director Pavithran". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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