Kaadhalan

Kaadhalan, which means “Loverboy,” is a Tamil language movie from India that came out in 1994. It is a romantic thriller, which means it tells a love story but also has exciting, suspenseful moments. The movie was directed by S. Shankar and produced by K. T. Kunjumon, who also helped write the story. The main actors are Prabhu Deva, who plays the college student, and Nagma, who acted in her first Tamil movie. Other important actors include Vadivelu, Raghuvaran, Girish Karnad, and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. The story is about a college student who falls in love with the daughter of the state governor. But his life becomes dangerous when he gets caught up in a political conspiracy involving the governor.

The producer, Kunjumon, chose to work with Shankar again after their previous hit movie Gentleman in 1993. Shankar created a story about a simple young man falling in love with a rich girl. To make the movie more exciting, Kunjumon added elements inspired by real-life political conflicts in Tamil Nadu at that time. The dialogues, which are the words the characters say, were written by Balakumaran. Famous composer A. R. Rahman created the music, Jeeva handled the camera work (cinematography), and B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan did the editing.

Kaadhalan was released on September 17, 1994, and it became very popular with both critics and audiences. It won many awards, including two Filmfare Awards South and four National Film Awards. This shows that the movie was appreciated for its story, music, acting, and overall production.

 Cast 

 Prabhu Deva as Prabhu (Voice dubbed by Vikram)
 Nagma as Shruthi
 Vadivelu as Vasanth
 S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as Kathiresan
 Raghuvaran as Mallikarjuna "Malli"
 Manorama as Shruthi's grandmother
 Girish Karnad as Kakarla Sathyanarayana
 Allu Ramalingaiah as Shruthi's grandfather
 Ajay Rathnam as Ajay
 Kavitha as Shruthi's mother
 Padmapriya as Prabhu's mother
 Kavithasri as the policewoman
 Dhamu as Prabhu's friend
 S. Shankar in a cameo appearance ("Kadhalikkum Pennin" song)
 Raju Sundaram in a cameo appearance ("Kadhalikkum Pennin" song)

References

Category:Tamil-language movies
Category:1994 movies