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.^[1] It was released on 15 August 1997.^[2]

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, Palli, Gold, and Kandhan are small-time crooks in Ooty. They pose as tour guides and proceed to rob tourists. They are aided by the village belle, Mynaa, who gave them money and food. Balu finds the young women Uma in a container lorry. Uma is unfamiliar with the city, so she asks Balu to bring her to the restaurant and the hotel. His three friends then follow them and they are all removed from the restaurant and the hotel by the staff. The five eventually eat at a wedding function and subsequently sleep in the street. Afterwards, Uma seduces each of the four friends individually and promises them that she will marry them. The five spend time together and sleep in the same room. The police are looking for Uma. Uma faints and the doctor informs her that she is pregnant. The four friends pretend to be the father of the baby, but Uma is in denial.

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 opted out of the film and was replaced by Suvaluxmi.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva.^[4]

Track listing

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

Release and reception

Ji of Kalki wrote Pavithran messed up in script and direction and panned double meaning dialogues and the way Vichitra's character was treated but praised Vaiyapuri's humour and Suvalaxmi's natural acting and concluded saying many of the audience are going towards English films due to these kind of films coming out.^[5] The film failed both commercially and critically with the 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".^[6]

References

1. "A-Z Continued..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
2. "Kadhal Palli ( 1997 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 12 June 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
3. "With Karthi's Sardar, Actor Laila to Make Comeback in Kollywood After 16 Years". News18. 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
4. "Kadhal Palli". JioSaavn. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
5. ஜி (24 August 1997). "காதல் பள்ளி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
6. Chandra, Tha. "An interview with Director Pavithran". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 21 October 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

External links

• Kadhal Palli at IMDb