Kadhal Kadhai (2009) [N/A]

Featuring:
Shirley Das, Velu Prabhakaran, Saakshi Siva

Written by:
Velu Prabhakaran

Directed by:
Velu Prabhakaran


Release Date:
July 17, 2009

Original Title:
காதல் கதை

Alternate Titles:
Manmadhulu
Velu Prabhakaranin Kadhal Kadhai
வேலுபிரபாகரனின் காதல் கதை

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
JSK Film Corporation

Production Countries:
India

Ratings / Certifications:
IN: A 

Runtime: 110

Three women become victims of lust and lose out on morality as they comply with the sexual urges of their lovers and get involved in extra-marital affairs.

Film director Velu Prabhakaran has directed a controversial film containing nudity, and the censor board banned the release of the film; thus, Velu Prabhakaran is caught in legal battles to release the film. One day, after a court hearing, goons attack Velu Prabhakaran, and he is rushed to the hospital in a serious condition. The police investigates the attempted murder, and a female journalist (Stefi) who has recently interviewed Velu Prabhakaran is interrogated by the police. A few days ago, Velu Prabhakaran told her the story of his film who was about three women - Raani (Shirley Das), Thangam (Preity Rangayani). and Saroja (Babilona) - who hailed from the village Vishnupuram. The three women have one common problem: lust. Vishnupuram is affected by the communal riots that frequently break out between upper-caste people and lower-caste people. During a riot, the lower-caste girl Raani is saved by the upper-caste boy named Sakthi (Jai Rathan), and they then fall in love with each other. Sakthi is the son of the heartless caste leader Reddiar, while Raani is the niece of the brute Karuppaiah (Sampath Ram). Reddiar and Karuppaiah are archenemies. A bachelor school teacher (Adhiroopan) falls under the spell of his maid Thangam, a poor single mother. Thangam was dumped by her boyfriend after she was pregnant by him; therefore, Thangam was rejected by her brother Pazhani and sister-in-law Saroja. One day, the teacher gives Thangam a glass of milk mixed with sleeping pills and rapes her. He promises to marry Thangam but later announces to her that his family arranged his wedding with a woman of his caste. Feeling betrayed by a man for the second time, Thangam spits on his face, and he leaves the village. Saroja, who would do anything for money, has an affair with Reddiar. One day, Pazhani caught Saroja sleeping with Reddiar, and Reddiar brutally kills him. After telling the story, Velu Prabhakaran shared with the journalist his troubled love life and the reason which prompted to direct this film. Back to the present, the police arrest the culprit: Velu Prabhakaran's ex-wife, who wanted to hide her previous marriage from her new husband, hired goons to kill him. A few months later, Velu Prabhakaran, now healed, meets the journalist and tells her the climax of his film. The young lovers decided to elope, but Reddiar catches the young lovers and beheads Raani. In turn, his son Sakthi murders him. The journalist then proposes her love to Velu Prabhakaran. He tells her that he does not believe in love, but he believes in lust.

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Kadhal Kadhai (2009) on IMDb

Director:
Velu Prabhakaran

Director of Photography:
Veda Selvam

Original Music Composer:
Ilaiyaraaja

Writer:
Velu Prabhakaran

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