Kaadhale Nimmadhi

Kaadhale Nimmadhi
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Directed byIndhran
Written byIndhran
Produced bySivasakthi Pandian
StarringSuriya
Murali
Jeevitha Sharma
Sangeetha
CinematographyThangar Bachan
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music byDeva
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 January 1998 (1998-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kaadhale Nimmadhi (transl. Love itself is peace) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Indhran. The film stars Suriya, Murali, Jeevitha Sharma (credited as Kavitha) and Sangeetha (credited as Rasika). Radhika, Manivannan and Nassar also play significant roles in the film, while Deva composed the soundtrack. The film was released on 14 January 1998.[1]

Plot

Kavitha, who is part of a large family, is to be married to Chandramohan, a lawyer. Once as Kavita is playing with a little girl, Chandru is seen capturing photos of statues. Kavitha's brother (Nassar), who wrongly assumes both of them to be in love with each other, starts hitting Chandru. The whole family suspects Kavitha of falling in love and refuses to believe her explanation.

When Kavitha disappears from home, her family assumes Chandru abducted her and gets him arrested. Chandramohan fights on behalf of Chandru with Kavitha revealing the actual reason. Chandramohan advises Kavitha's family to get her married to Chandru, to which they accept.

Cast

Production

After the success of Kadhal Kottai (1996) and Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997), producer Sivasakthi Pandian announced he was set to make another love story Kaadhale Nimmadhi, written and directed by Rajan, director of Solaikuyil (1989) and Malai Chaaral (1991). Pandian gave him the stage name of Indhran.[3] Prashanth had initially been signed on to portray the lead role, but opted out post the success of Jeans (1998), and was replaced by Suriya.[4] The débutante lead actress, Jeevitha Sharma, a fifteen-year-old at the time, was noticed by Pandian in his search for a new heroine for the film. Pandian also opened a contest in Kumudam magazine to rename Sharma and give her a stage name to suit Tamil tastes and traditions. She was later christened as Kavitha by the producer before the film's release.[5]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Deva.[6][7] His daughter, Sangita, sang her first film song "Indha Devathaikku" in the album.[8]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Gangai Nathiye" (Female) Swarnalatha Ponniyin Selvan 05:30
"Gangai Nathiye" (Male) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 05:32
"Indha Devathaikku" Sangita Arivumathi 04:28
"Kaalaiyil" Hariharan, K. S. Chithra 05:22
"Kandhan Irukkum" Sabesh Palani Bharathi 05:23
"Vidha Vidhama" Deva Deva 04:56

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "There is a new line of thinking in the core of the plot based on suspicion but the situations that go to build on that issue are inadequate. What started as an engrossing fare slowly peters out [...] Director Indran who has written the story and screenplay runs out of ideas and meekly resorts to the comedy of Vivek and Manivannan".[9] Ji of Kalki wrote despite being suited for their respective characters, acting of Suriya and Kavitha should have been better while Murali's character stays in mind and called lack of duets and lack of scope for actors not to influence the plot as notable points.[10] The film was a box-office success.[11]

Post-release

Soon after the release of the film, director Indhran teamed up with Murali for a film titled Thamirabharani co-starring Rambha in a lead role. Despite progressing through production and changing the title to Thendralai Thoodhu Viddu, the film did not have a theatrical release.[12][13]

References

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  6. ^ "Kaadhale Nimmadhi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 14 January 1998. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Kaadhale Nimmathi Tamil Film Audio Cassette by Deva". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. ^ Sandya. "1997–98'ன் கோடம்பாக்கக் குஞ்சுகள்" [1997-98 Kodambakkam babies]. Indolink. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. ^ Ramanujam, D. S. (23 January 1998). "Film Reviews: Naam Iruvar Nammakku Iruvar/Kaathalae Nimmathi/Pon Manam/Marumalarchi". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 4 October 1999. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. ^ ஜி (1 February 1998). "காதலே நிம்மதி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 81. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (8 September 2010). "Mourning the loss of a mild-mannered hero". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Murali + Ramba!". Dinakaran. 10 May 1999. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Murali + Ramba!". Dinakaran. 1 November 1999. Archived from the original on 24 November 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2021.