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Kadhal Kan Kattudhe
Directed by	Shivaraj
Written by	Shivaraj
Produced by	Deva Shivaraj
Starring	KG Athulya Aneeruth
Cinematography	Shivaraj
Edited by	Shivaraj
Music by	Pavan
Production company	Kovai Film Mates
Distributed by	Montage Media Productions - Sumee Baskaran
Release date	17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kadhal Kan Kattudhe (transl. Love is Dazzling) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written, co-produced and directed by Shivaraj. Featuring newcomers KG, Athulya and Aneeruth in the lead roles, the film's score and soundtrack is composed by Pavan. The film began production during early 2016 and was released on 17 February 2017. The film's title is based off a song from Kaaki Sattai (2015).

Cast

• Varun KG as Shiva
• Athulya as Athulya
• Aneeruth as Karthik
• Ivan Dharms
• Karthika
• Bharathi Krishnan
• Shankar
• Muralidharan
• Indhumathi

Production

Featuring a cast and crew newcomers, the film was planned by Shivaraj, who is credited in the film as the writer, director, co-producer, editor and cinematographer, while also portraying a supporting role. The team primarily shot the film across Coimbatore, Pollachi and Ooty. Prior to release, the film won regional awards conducted by local colleges in Coimbatore. To perfect the screenplay, Shivaraj showed the film to film institute students in Chennai to get their feedback.

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Pavan, while the audio rights of the film was acquired by Trend Music. The album released on 24 November 2016 and featured five songs.

Release

The film opened on 17 February 2017 to coincide with the Valentines Day weekend. The Times of India wrote "it’s always a pleasant surprise when a small film manages to punch above its weight", adding that "this refreshing little romance does this in an impressive manner, even while ticking all the genre indispensables". Likewise, a reviewer from the Deccan Chronicle wrote "though Kadhal Kan Kattuthe is the usual romance, breakup, reunion story, what makes it tick is its lively presentation combined with well-written dialogues and appreciable performances from a new set of actors", concluding that overall it was "a cool and breezy film that is worth a watch". Sify.com stated "it is watchable for the honest attempt but the execution could've been much better" adding "the biggest strength and minus of Kadhal Kan Kattuthe’s is its casting". The reviewer added that "despite the usual triangular love story and sulk between the lead pair, the newcomers provide a fresh feel but after a point of time, we get tired due to their raw performances while the plodding romance and long drawn out climax in the second half test our patience". The film took a low profile opening, but eventually out ran bigger profile films Ennodu Vilayadu and Pagadi Aattam at the Chennai box office.

References

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7. "Kadhal Kan Kattudhe: A realistic romance, this!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
8. "Kadhal Kan Kattuthe Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Kadhal Kan Kattuthe by Times of India". The Times of India.
9. "Kadhal Kan Kattudhe movie review: Cool and breezy film worth a watch". Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
10. "Kadhal Kan Kattuthe review -Watchable romantic drama". Archived from the original on 20 February 2017.

External links

• Kadhal Kan Kattudhe at IMDb

• 2017 films
• 2010s Tamil-language films
• 2010s Indian films
• Films shot in Ooty
• Films shot in Coimbatore
• Films shot in Pollachi
• Indian romantic drama films
• 2017 directorial debut films
• 2017 romantic drama films