Kadhal Palli

Kadhal Palli (transl. School of love) is a 1997 Indian Tamil language comedy drama film directed by Pavithran. The film stars Vignesh, Suvaluxmi, Vaiyapuri, Sukran and Jawahar, with Bhaskar Raj, Vichithra, Vinu Chakravarthy and Kumarimuthu playing supporting roles. It was released on 15 August 1997.^[1][2][3][4]

Kadhal Palli
Directed by	Pavithran
Written by	Pavithran
Produced by	N. R. Dhanapalan
Starring	Vignesh Suvaluxmi Vaiyapuri Sukran Jawahar
Cinematography	P. N. Mothi
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by	Deva
Production company	NRD Film Circuit
Release date	15 August 1997 (1997-08-15)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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

• Vignesh as Balu
• Suvaluxmi as Uma
• Vaiyapuri as Palli
• Sukran as Gold
• Jawahar as Kandhan
• Bhaskar Raj as Sanjay
• Vichithra as Mynaa
• Vinu Chakravarthy
• Kumarimuthu as Kirupakaran
• Prathapachandran
• Junior Balaiah
• Pasi Narayanan
• Vimalraj as Vimal
• Rani

Production

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

Soundtrack

Pudhu Kudithanam
Soundtrack album by Deva
Released	1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	23:25
Label	Lahari Music
Producer	Deva
Deva chronology
Sishya (1997) Pudhu Kudithanam (1997) Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997)

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu and Vaasan.^[5][6]

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Achani"	Vaasan	S. Janaki	4:31
2.	"Moru Moru"	Vairamuthu	Anuradha Sriram	4:17
3.	"Kadhali"	Vairamuthu	P. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chithra	5:14
4.	"Mesopattomiya"	Vaasan	Mano	5:49
5.	"Vollan Gothiya"	Vairamuthu	Mano, Swarnalatha	4:34
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".^[7]

References

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