Kaavalan

Plot synopsis:
Bhoominathan (Vijay) idolises Muthuramalingam (Rajkiran), a rich powerful landlord, and at the request of his parents, he accepts to work for Muthuramaingam as his bodyguard. There enters Muthuramalingam's rival, who has lost his daughter since she committed suicide, the reason being rejection by Muthuramalingam's son. While Bhoomi protects Muthuramalingam, his rival threatens the life of his daughter Meera (Asin).
Bhoomi is sent to college along with Meera and her friend Madhu (Mithra Kurian) to protect them from the threat. Bhoomi joins the same class where Meera studies, as Bhoomi has previously discontinued his education. Meera does not like Bhoomi following her as a bodyguard, and therefore plans to divert him. Meera calls Bhoomi over his mobile phone from a private number and introduces herself as "Ammukutty". Initially Bhoomi hates the mobile call as it will disturb him but later on develops a liking towards Ammukutty and slowly love blossoms for Bhoomi without knowing that it is Meera herself.
At one point, Meera too feels herself becoming attracted to Bhoomi and expresses her desire to meet him in person without revealing her identity. However, due to circumstances they are not able to accomplish this, and she decides to elope with Bhoomi for which he agrees, unaware it is Meera. However through certain means, Muthuramalingam gets to know that Bhoomi and Meera are going to run away and sends his men to stop Bhoomi. Meera overhears her father's plans and decides to save Bhoomi by lying that Bhoomi is in love with some other girl and has planned to elope with her. Muthuramalingam spares Bhoomi, believing that Meera is not his lover, but sends his men to the railway station to find out Bhoomi's lover. He also instructs that Bhoomi to be killed if there is no-one in the railway station.
Meera, in a desperate attempt to save Bhoomi, comes up with a plan. She requests Madhu to go to the railway station and pretend to be Ammukutty, so that Muthuramalingam's men will spare Bhoomi believing Madhu to be his lover. Meera also gives a mobile phone to Madhu and informs to give it to Bhoomi when she meets him (as Bhoomi's phone is broken) so that she can reveal the truth to Bhoomi. Madhu agrees and leaves to the station. Over there, Bhoomi gets surprised seeing Madhu in the station and believes that it is Madhu who was pretending as Ammukutty so far and hugs her. Muthuramalingam's men see this and leave the place, believing that Meera is not Bhoomi's lover.
Suddenly, Madhu gets a call in the mobile given by Meera. Madhu understands that the call is from Meera and she wants to speak to Bhoomi. To everyone's surprise, Madhu throws away the phone from train, following which it is revealed that Madhu also likes Bhoomi, and she decides to marry him by betraying Meera. Meera understands that Madhu has played a trick.
Several years later, Bhoomi, now a top-ranking government official, now returns to Muthuramalingam's village to visit him along with his son Sidharth. Muthuramalingam's condition is ill. It is revealed that Madhu has died a few years back due to some medical ailments, but she has written all the truth in a diary and gives it to Sidharth to read it after her death. Sidharth has learnt all the truth. Madhu has also mentioned in the diary that this truth should never be disclosed to Bhoomi.
Meera stays with her father, and Bhoomi gets shocked to know that Meera still remains unmarried. When Bhoomi and Sidharth are about to return home, Sidharth asks Meera to come with them and expresses his wish to call her as mother. Bhoomi berates Sidharth for his suggestion and apologises to Meera and Muthuramalingam, but Muthuramalingam also insists Meera to go with Bhoomi.
Now Bhoomi, Meera and Sidharth leave together from the village. Just the before the train starts, Sidharth runs out to throw the diary containing the truth in a dust bin and comes back, but Bhoomi takes back the diary from the dust bin without Sidharth's knowledge and reads it. Upon reading the diary, Bhoomi is shocked knowing that it was Meera who loved him in the name of Ammukutty. In the end, Bhoomi also whole heartedly accepts Meera.

Tags: revenge, murder, romantic

Review:
A Heart touching love story after a long time in Tamil cinema.
Then the movie becomes a bit slow (in a good way).
He should work with vijay in another movie with a meatier role.Roja did her part well.
Yaradhu was the best (of all the movies released in the recent time.
All the Songs were well placed in a Tamil movie.
Overall, A very good movie after a long time..
A Different Movie and Vijay's ComeBack Movie!.
The movie title itself says that it involves both Kaval(Guard) and Kadhal(Love)...tats y it is named Kaaval(Kadhal)an.
The movie starts with Bhoominaathan(Vijay)'s respect for RajKiran and his ambition to become a bodyguard.
But he finally turns out to be bodyguard of RajKiran's daughter Meera(Asin).
Finally whether he accepts her or not, when he comes to know its Meera, watch it on screen.
Plot: Bhoominathan (Vijay) is assigned to be the body guard of Meera (Asin) and Madhu (Mithra Kurian) by the person who he respects most, the person who has given his name - Muthuramalingam (Raj Kiran).
But few aspects of the movie just helps the movie to score well - Vijay + comedy + a soft love story.
Yes, film starts a twenty five year back just when Vijay's character is born.
Then a comedy scene with a dog and Vadivelu (Directly ripped from Priyadarshan's Malayalam movie - Minnaram).
Vijay and Vadivelu hits bulls eye with their combo comedy scenes.
Vijay's performance is highly impressive and you will watch a Vijay who was missing from theater for many years.
First half is filled with comic sequences and second half with dramatic love story and few twists.
Movie works well - its a different Vijay movie, his charisma is back.
Siddhiq stick to every Vijay formula but included many scenes which other directors of Vijay movies missed.Vijay - one man holds the movie in his shoulder all the way.
Vijay in a soft romantic role after many years and that works well and will easily reach his most dependable fans - Family and kids.
Mithra Kurian - she looks very homely and does a good job.
Rajkiran and Roja - good in their very limited roles..
A good love story with an touching climax that is what an film need.
Kavalan movie starring Vijay and Asin is getting positive reviews from the critics.
Kavalan finally got released on 15th January and is getting decent feedback.Remake of a Malyalam hit, Kavalan has everything in to woo Vijay fans.
Siddique, who directed Malayalam original Bodyguard, is the director of this film too.
Vidyasagar's music is passable and is in tune with the story.Vijay is seen in a completely new avatar in Kavalan unlike his previous masala films.
Feel good family entertainer.
Kaavalan is feel good entertainer....Truly speaking Vijay's performance was good in this movie especially in romance and Asin could have projected well(Like Nayan in Malayalam).Even though there are few changes made in Tamil to suit Vijay's image director did manage to maintains the hero's characterization consistently till the end.There are also some flaws in the story but can be forgiven since no movie is 100% perfect in Tamil cinema....
Even though comedy is not like friends Vadivelu brings smiles whenever he comes in screen(Vijay and Vadivelu combo hits back after Sura).
Vijay should have did this movie before Vettaikaran and Sura which was an ideal time but its not too late as it is evident that this movie proved in BO.Screenplay is quite slow and dragging in some places and Asin could have performed better.
All the songs are perfectly placed except "Vinnai kappan oruvan" and the songs perfectly fit to the story.At last all the credits move to one man who made a tremendous comeback with this film and he is no other than "ILAYATHALAPATHY VIJAY", he carries the film on his shoulders from the start to the climax with his fantastic performance which is quite hard for anti Vijay fans to digest but we have to accept the truth that Vijay lived this role..
especially actor-comedian combination gave great response in theater as well as vijay-asin pair made as ha-trick hit movies especially climax is amazing.unexpected twist is there in last 30 min.
after watching this movie everyone should feel something different.
it was a big treat for all fans not only for vijay fans also the people who like story and entertainment.
vijay played innocent character in this movie and he carried the movie in his shoulder till climax.
when seeing this movie we felt like watching old vijay movies.
this one will be the best movie in 2011 according to my opinion.finally it was family entertainment watch it and feel it..
Excellent Blockbuster Movie, Ilayathalapathy Rocks!!.
Real great comeback for Vijay after 5 in row dull movies..
Vijay(Boominathan) and Asin(Meera)Hattrick victory, Asin done her character very well, even Vadivel(Ammavasai), Mithu(Maathu)..
First half looks little slow and second half and shocking climax is the great backbone to the Movie..
Siddqe done good job to vi jay after Friends movie..
This will be a good comeback for vi jay to done well next movies better...
Hope Vijay will give again Mega hit movie...
good movie must watch.
Kavalan , remake of the Malayalam film Bodyguard, brings together the successful duo of Vijay and Siddique once again, not to mention the hit Vijay-Asin combination.
Coming from Siddique, the man who gave us Friends, the expectations is of a Vijay starrer that would be rather different from the ones we have been offered lately.
Kavalan is an emotionally narrated love story about a righteous and innocent man who is assigned the task of being a young woman's bodyguard.
The movie also subtly tells us that it is never good to leave things untold for too long in love.Overall, Kavalan is a movie that defies all the preset notions of a Vijay starrer that have been built over the last couple of years.
A relatable love story shot in a cute and simple manner, rich with emotions..
When mindless commercial pot-boilers rule the roost in TN and it seemed a decent actor like Vijay, who was acting only in these kind of run-of-the-mill movies, might go nowhere in his career with his last few movies not doing that great.
A out and out cute and a little different attempt from Siddique, Asin and Vijay makes Kavalan an enjoyable experience.
The climax is a stunner and an unexpected twist makes Kaavalan tick and climbs up several notches above other recent soft movies.
If you believe in the pain of love, then kaavalan movie is for u.
. Easily, its vijay's best performance over a period of time.
.Pokkiri and other Asin movies.
. .Asin's screen presence and her cute expressions in all the songs were rocking.
. Song picturisation is perfect with Vijay and Asin.
. .When it comes to d pain of love, romance with vijay and of course her feelings will surely cannot be matched with anyone.
Its a come back of sorts for vijay who will be focusing on rebuilding his carrier with kaavalan.
.He made full justice to the role and of course not to forget Siddique to have given us a wonderful love story.
When i saw vijay's previous movies i can surely say that they were not the best of his movies in fact worse even for a die hard fan like me,but even then i can say that vijay's induvidual performance were good even in those films ,Kavalan comes with usual electric performance by vijay but what makes this film special is the performance of the director,story and the support cast whick makes everyone sure that ther was never a doubt on vijay's ability but its an issue of directors and script he chose before this film.
it would be very difficult for any one who is 36 year old ,making only action oriented stories till now to come out of it and do a sensible romance but vijay has done that with absolute ease that many others could not have done.
vijay's kavalan a good film.
Vijay, the one man entertainment troupe has bounced back with Kaavalan.
What makes the film tick is that Vijay with the help of director Siddique has done something different within the constraints of the formula.
The Tom & Jerry comic escapades of Vijay and Vadivel is a scream, song placements are perfect, romance is subtle but touching and the emotional climax twist is hard hitting.
No Villain, no skin, no crass comedy, yet never a dull moment in the 2 hour 25 minutes movie.Bhoominathan (Vijay) has been given that name by Semanoor Muthuramalingam (Raj Kiran), a wealthy and powerful feudal landlord.
Bhoomi takes up an assignment to be the bodyguard of Muthuramalingam and saves him and his family consisting of his wife (Roja), daughter Meera (Asin), son Karthi (KK).
To poke fun at him, Meera starts making prank calls to him pretending to be a girl who is in love with him.
After a while, things get serious, which leads to twist in the story.One of the drawbacks of the film is the famous Asin-Vijay chemistry that has failed to work on screen.
The film lacks a creditable storyline, but has been packaged keeping humour as its base, which makes it an engaging watch.Vadivel who comes as Vijay's side-kick and his comic antics with the hero are genuine gut busters.
Vidyasagar- Vijay combo works with some great melodies and fast beats like Pattamboochi and Step Step...At the centre of all the mirth is the magical Vijay.
He carries the film on his shoulders and is one good reason to watch the film.Verdict: Family Entertainer,,vijay rocked all over the movieRated : 10/10.
After some average and below average movies from Ilaiya thalapathi Vijay gave good and cute love story.
Director Siddque's effect is reflecting on screen in Vijay's performance.
The story about Kavalan, Bodyguard becomes a lover of Meera(Asin).
Bhoominathan(Vijay)has been appointed as a bodyguard for RajKiran and his daughter Asin.
For some reasons Asin called Vijay's mobile as a lover.
After Sachin Vijay gave cute love story.
Rajkiran and Roja(Asin's Mother) have done a good job.
five melody songs, all are good not like previous movies.
Finally Vijay is Back with "Kavalan"..
I wanna say this is not a regular Vijay movie.
Vijay Asin combo rocks.
Movie starts with a "not so usual" type of Vijay introduction and it gave an first impression that this might be a different movie.
With Vadivelu and few fights and sentiment, Vijay is assigned to look after Asin and her friend Mithra Kurian in their coll.
After being frustrated by all these, Asin, on the advice of her friend, calls up Vijay from an blocked number ad flirts with him on the phone.
As the film progresses the love between Vijay and Asin progresses but vijay has no idea that the girl is Asin.
As the movie goes on, Asin completely falls in love with Vijay.
Basically the movie is good.
Best positives from this movie is Vijay's awakening to the fact that people hate his stereotype movies.
And Asin's return to Tamil movies.
In short the movie is good and can be watched..
It's especially not needed in a film like this where the screenplay is so full of ridiculous characters and occurrences that it's impossible to keep a straight face anyway :D Once the love story begins, the film improves and the last half an hour does manage to make an emotional impact, even if only on a superficial level.
Its treatment is like a Karan Johar film and is even largey lifted from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Vijay sobers up and underplays his character, which made me think that he really has the potential to become a fine actor, but always chooses wrong scripts and bad directors like Dharani, Perarasu etc.
Starring Vijay and Asin Thottumkal in lead roles, the film is the remake of the director's own previous Malayalam film Bodyguard.
The film features Rajkiran, Roja, Mithra Kurian and Vadivelu in supporting roles with a musical score composed by Vidyasagar.
Following several hurdles, Kaavalan released on 15 January 2011 with relatively positive reviews.Vijay had back with his entertaining sense.This film was ended with unexpected twist.Kaavalan was released during Pongal on 15 January 2011, a day after the release of Siruthai and Aadukalam, but it went on to rank first in online bookings in Chennai for the Pongal weekend.Kaavalan also received a good response from Kerala.This movie will be a Great blockbuster and give a Grand name to Our Vijay.
All are saying vijay comeback hit from past 5 film.
So, it is comeback vijay from 1 movie.He gave good and clean family entertainer of d year (no double meaning dialogue, no sexy songs etc.).
Vijay + Vadivelu comedy is very much appreciable.
Asin and Mithra Kurian done good job.
It is a relatable love story shot in a cute and simple manner, rich with emotions.Siddique's Screenplay was excellent.
Last 20 minutes is heart touchable.On whole, the Kaavalan is good family entertainer.
A must watch movie.....
Vijay is back to his vintage best in his latest flick "Kavalan" which has finally hit theaters after many hurdles.
Movie is faithful to its original "The Bodyguard" which was a hit last year in Kerala directed by the same director , Siddique.
Though they were not able to recreate the magic of the former , "Kavalan" is better than most recent few movies of Vijay.
"Kavalan " is a reminiscence of those golden days of Vijay in the mid & late 90's with many such romantic movies of his which made him the most popular up & coming hero of those days.
Seeing Vijay trying to change his track of sorts is in itself quite refreshing for Tamil Cinema needs heroes of his stature & charisma to be around to bring in the variety .
Yet it is a refreshing simple romantic tale with the last 30 minutes of the movie having one of the best twists we have seen in the last few years.
First half has a meandering screenplay which is very wobbly & patchy with the comical duo of Vijay-Vadivelu providing the succor to the viewers in the otherwise below average half.
The second half is where the movie's screenplay picks up steam & tightens leading onto a good finale.
Its been a long time since the days of "Kadhalukku Mariyadhai" or "Thullatha Manamum Thullum" that a Vijay movie has such a poetic ending.
Vijay is good as ever showcasing his all-round talents be it in emotional sequences or comedy .
His combination with Vadivelu is rip-roaring & they bring the roof down with their comedy.Asin looks jaded & disinterested in the movie though she is as chirpy & ravishing as ever in the song sequences.
Roja , M.S.Baskar , Lingstone , Neepa , Bakru in the supporting cast don't have much to do.Vadivelu is good once again with his combination with Vijay after their immensely successful "Friends" , "Vaseegara" & "Sachein".
Movie is technically not that great in fact very average in that aspect.
It's been a very long time since a Vijay movie without a "kuthu" number .
Coming in the background of string of box-office duds "Kavalan" may help Vijay salvage some pride in the B-O.
I guess Vijay has changed a lot from this movie.
Vijay and Asin has done their role neat.
Another important thing to be noticed here is that after long time, female lead has played a important role in a Vijay movie.
Mithra Kurian has got a good start in tamil movies.
In the initial part of the movie, a villain role was introduced, but its totally forgotten.
But may be if that role has come back to the story, it would have looked like just another movie..
vijay has made the kollywood shut with a blockbuster movie...
awesome movie by vijay once again..
facing many hurdles vijay has succeeded and he has given a wonderful performance throughout the film.
vijay acting has been matured and his expressions are awesome..
vadivelu and vijay having a good chemistry in comedy has given a wonderful comedy track..
asin and vijay combination has made their hat-trick in the order of sivakasi, thirupatchi, and now its kaavalan..
the highlight of the movies are vijay's casual steps, comfortable acting, good expressions, excellent romance and a huge mass..
it is a feel good movie for everyone.
Kaavalan,the remake of bodyguard is not as great as its predecessor.The movie has 2 action sequences which were not in the original,inserted perhaps on vijay's wish.The first half is altered and somewhat OK.But a scene in which the hero chases the drug sellers from the school is removed in this film.If it had been placed the first half would have been better.The second half is full of dialogues and drags a little bit.The climax is touching.But is it necessary for vijay to pose as the original bodyguard(dileep)by even imitating his hairstyle,moustache and dress code in the climax?
Asin looks old and unfit as a heroine.Vadivelu carries the pace in the first half on his shoulders.Rajkiran scores in some places.The background score by vidyasagar is good but only the opening song is good and the other songs are average.All siddique films have a sense of humour but this one is a way down.It does not keep us entertained like his previous combo with vijay-friends and lacks both humour and concept.On the whole this is a different film for Vijay and his fans......not for Tamil Cinema!.
Movie is good.
but this story already have taken in Tamil film in the name of PUNNAGAI POOVE, Nanda acted as a hero.
Director changed a little bit in climax to show the difference from that film.
if u have not seen that movie, Kaavalan will be good.
In this film Nothing wrong with Vijay.
After long time Vijay came out from flaps.Its worth to see.