Kalloori Vaasal

Kalloori Vaasal (transl. College gate) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language teen romance film directed by Pavithran. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Prashanth, Pooja Bhatt, and Devayani. The film was released on 18 February 1996. This film is the only collaboration of Ajith and Prashanth and the only Tamil film of Bhatt.

Kalloori Vaasal
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Directed by	Pavithran
Written by	Pavithran Ananthu (dialogues)
Produced by	N. A. Sudhakaran K. P. Unni Krishnan
Starring	Ajith Kumar Prashanth Pooja Bhatt Devayani
Cinematography	S. Muthu Ganesh[1]
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by	Deva
Production company	Aanand Associates
Release date	18 February 1996 (1996-02-18)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Sathya and Vasanth are best friends since childhood. Kumaraswamy works under Sathya's mother and wants his daughter Pooja to marry Sathya so that he would be wealthy for the rest of his life. For this, he makes many tricks and pranks to make them walk together alone, to go for a ride, and many more. On Vasanth's birthday, Sathya goes to wish him, but he denies his wish and says his birthday means nothing to him anymore. Simultaneously, Sathya's mother decides that her son is to marry Pooja, and the engagement day arrives. Without informing her, when she enters the house as all the other guests did, Kumaraswamy insists that she wear the engagement saree. Knowing the situation, she leaves the place crying, and Sathya follows her. In the middle of the street, he shouts at her and asks her for the reason why she cannot marry him. She immediately shows her mangala sutra, which she has hidden from everyone and reveals that she is already married.

The flashback begins with Pooja and Nivetha being best friends from school. On the first day of college, Nivetha meets Vasanth and falls in love. Unaware of this, Pooja and Vasanth love each other. When Pooja discovers her friend's love for Vasanth, she decides to sacrifice her love. On Vasanth's birthday, she denied her love for him, and he forcefully married her. Seeing this, Nivetha kills herself before their eyes. Pooja separates from Vasanth, thinking that he was the reason for her friend's death.

After knowing this, Sathya goes on to have a fight with Vasanth. But after knowing the truth, Sathya decides to sacrifice his love for Pooja and decides to unite Vasanth and Pooja. On a cultural day when Sathya, Vasanth, and Pooja give a combined performance, the opposite gang led by Kumaraswamy plots against Vasanth and stabs him. The blame is then put on Sathya, who is jailed. When Pooja sees her husband get hurt, she forgets everything and starts to cry for him. When Vasanth regains consciousness, he and Pooja finally are united.

Cast

Source^[2]

• Ajith Kumar as Vasanth
• Prashanth as Sathya
• Pooja Bhatt as Pooja
• Devayani as Nivetha
• Manivannan as Kumarasamy, Pooja's father
• Kalyan as Milton
• Kavitha as Sathiya's mother
• Tiruppur Ramasamy as Ramasamy

Production

The film featured choreographer Kalyan in his acting debut as a college rogue.^[3] This was the only Tamil film which Pooja Bhatt had acted so far. In an interview, Ajith mentioned that he became good friends with Bhatt, despite initially finding her "aloof".^[4] During the production of the film, Prashanth was unhappy about the way that his character was depicted and his father Thyagarajan was involved in a spat with the director over the issue.^[5] Prashanth sported a ponytail for his role in the film.^[6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"En Manathai"	Vaali	Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram	5:20
2.	"Kiss Me"	Vairamuthu	P. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chithra	4:42
3.	"Loyola College"	Vaali	Mano	4:36
4.	"Nilagiri"	Vaali	Mano, Swarnalatha	4:19
5.	"Super Hit"	Vairamuthu	Mano, Anuradha Sriram	5:36
6.	"Vanakkiliye"	Vaali	S. Janaki	5:00
Total length:				29:55

Release and reception

Kalloori Vaasal was released on 18 February 1996.^[8] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "The dances, songs and grudge contests director Pavithran has staked in Anand Associates Kalloori Vaasal, all to catch the eye of the younger audience, have not been matched by a fitting story".^[9] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "The attraction in this movie is not so much the story, which is not all that fantastic. It is the stars. If you like them, you will like the movie".^[10] The film did not perform well at the box office.^[11]

References

1. "Hit parade from a favourite". The Hindu. 31 December 2000. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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3. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (7 January 2010). "Grill Mill: Interview with actor-choreographer Kalyan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
4. Rajitha (4 April 1997). "The Star Next Door". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
5. "A-Z Continued..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. "Prasanth ready with his relaunch". The New Indian Express. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
7. "Kalloori Vaasal (1996)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
8. "Kalloori Vaasal / கல்லூரி வாசல்". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
9. Ramanujam, D. S. (1 March 1996). "Cinema: Kalloori Vaasal/King/Dhesam". The Hindu. p. 27. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
10. Vijiyan, K. (23 March 1996). "Banking mostly on star appeal". New Straits Times. pp. Arts 5. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via Google News Archive.
11. Rajitha (15 September 1999). "Pyar to hona hi tha". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

External links

• Kalloori Vaasal at IMDb 
• Kalloori Vaasal at Rotten Tomatoes