Kalatpadai
Kalatpadai | |
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Directed by | J. Ramesh |
Written by | J. Ramesh |
Produced by | Chozha Ponnurangam |
Starring | |
Cinematography | D. Sheenu |
Edited by | Rahu Bob |
Music by | Bharadwaj |
Production company | Chozha Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Kalatpadai (transl. Infantry) is a 2003
Plot
Ram (Jai) is a carefree and jobless young man who mostly hangs out with his seven friends. They spent much of their time
Cast
- Jai as Ram
- Vidhya Venkatesh as Priya
- Radha Ravi as Janakiraman, Ram's father
- Arun as Sridhar, Ram's friend
- J. Livingston as "Cut" Raj
- Thalaivasal Vijayas Deenadayalan
- R. Sekar as Priya's father
- Jyothias Bhama, Priya's mother
- Thennavan as Priya's uncle
- Kuyili as Priya's aunt
- Anthony as Daniel, Ram's friend
- Vijayganesh as Ram's friend
- Santhosh as Ram's friend
- Amit Gupta as Ram's friend
- Riyaz as Ram's friend
- Sreeni as Ram's friend
- John Paul as John Paul
- Sampath Ram as Henchman
Production
After producing
Soundtrack
Kalatpadai | ||||
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Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 36:41 | |||
Producer | Bharadwaj | |||
Bharadwaj chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Bharadwaj, with lyrics written by Kamakodiyan, Snehan, Newton and J. Ramesh.[3][4][5]
Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
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1 | "Machchaan Machchaan" | Mohan Vaidya, Timothy, Reshmi | J. Ramesh | 4:12 |
2 | "Kadhal Indru Theeyai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:42 | |
3 | "Varudhu Varudhu" | Tippu, Timothy, Pop Shalini | Newton | 5:05 |
4 | "Maizhayoo Puyaloo" | Srinivas, Pop Shalini, Gopika Poornima | Snehan | 4:58 |
5 | "Kagitha Oodam" | Vijay Shankar, Simsomalraj | J. Ramesh | 2:47 |
6 | "Imaigalin Oorum" | Bharadwaj, Reshmi | 5:05 | |
7 | "Manitha Manitha" | Krishnaraj | Kamakodiyan | 5:08 |
8 | "Penngalai Nambhadhae" | Timothy | J. Ramesh | 2:40 |
9 | "Rama Rama" | Reshmi | Bharadwaj | 2:04 |
Release
The film was originally planned to release in 29 November 2002 but was postponed to 15 January 2003 which coincided with the
Critical reception
Balaji Balasubramaniam of bbthots.com rated the film 2.5 out of 4 and stated, "The single factor that elevates this movie from mediocrity is the script. Almost everyone in the movie speaks sensibly and the dialogues sparkle with rare intelligence".[8] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu gave the film a positive review citing that "credit must be given to director, J. Ramesh, who has written the story, for the screenplay and the artists for their performance. Ramesh's dialogue actually is the strength of the film" and that "both the new find Jai and Vidhu have given good accounts of themselves. They make a charming pair. The other new face Arun (Nithin Sathya) is promising".[9] Malini Mannath said, "The director makes no pretensions of giving a great film, there are a couple of flaws in the narration too, but in totality it's a simple love story well told, that gives a good feeling in the end".[10]
Box office
The film flopped at the box office.[11]
References
- ^ "A film for the youth". The Hindu. 21 November 2002.
- ^ a b Malini Mannath (12 November 2002). "Kaalaatpadai". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2002. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Kaalatpadai (2003) - Bharadwaj". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Bharadwaj: Kaalatpadai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Deezer. 31 December 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Kaalatpadai songs". saavn.com. 31 December 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Pongal releases 2003 - Rediff.com". Rediff.com. 11 January 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Sudhish Kamath (22 January 2002). "New maths for the box office". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Balaji Balasubramaniam. "KAALAATPADAI". bbthots.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ S. R. Ashok Kumar (17 January 2003). "Kaalaatpadai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 March 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Malini Mannath (17 January 2003). "Kaalaatpadai". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Dhool Poised To Be Huge Hit - Rediff.com". Rediff.com. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2019.