Kadhalan

Kadhalan
Directed by	S. Shankar
Produced by	K. T. Kunjumon
Written by	S. Shankar Balakumaran (dialogues)
Starring	Prabhu Deva Nagma Vadivelu S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Raghuvaran Girish Karnad Manorama Allu Rama Lingaiah
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Jeeva
Release date(s)	17 September 1994
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	$2 million
Box office	$4 million

Kadhalan (Tamil: காதலன்; English: Lover) is a Tamil film released in 1994, written and directed by S. Shankar. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma in the lead roles. Actor Vikram has dubbed his voice for Prabhu Deva. Kadhalan was dubbed in Hindi as Humse Hai Muqabala and in Telugu as Premikudu.

Kadhalan was a huge commercial success. This film displayed actor-dancer Prabhu Deva's energetic dance moves and acting which, along with the direction, comedy by Vadivelu and the music, were hugely popular aspects of the movie. The film proved to be a successful venture at the box office, and received positive reviews from the critics. It won many recognitions and honours, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil

Plot

Prabhu (Prabhu Deva), the chairman of Chennai's Government Arts College, is asked by his Principal to invite the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Kakarla Sathyanaryanamoorthy (Girish Karnad), to be the chief guest on the annual day of the college. When he goes to invite Kakarla, he bumps into his daughter, Shruthi (Nagma), and instantly falls in love with her. To propose his love for her, he even joins in the same dance class as her. She too subsequently gets to know more about him, and falls in love with him. Since there is considerable fear of terrorism in the state, Kakarla does not permit his daughter to travel anywhere without bodyguards. On one occasion, she manages to give them the slip and runs away with Prabhu at a dance festival. Shortly after there is the threat of a bomb being planted. Shruthi is immediately brought home, and Prabhu is arrested. Shruthi is forbidden to see Prabhu. After being beaten and tortured severely, Prabhu is released from police custody. He then goes to meet Shruthi, unaware of the changed circumstances. This is where he finds evidence that will lead him to a hideout of terrorist Mallikarjuna (Raghuvaran) who is the mastermind of bomb blasts, and joins forces with Kakarla for killing innocent civilians. Whether Prabhu will become a victim or emerge a victor forms the rest of the story.

Cast and crew

• Cast: Prabhu Deva, Nagma, Vadivelu, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Raghuvaran, Girish Karnad, Manorama, Allu Rama Lingaiah
• Director: S. Shankar
• Producer: K. T. Kunjumon
• Music: A. R. Rahman

Music

Main article: Kadhalan (soundtrack)

Kadhalan
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released	1994
Recorded	Panchathan Record Inn
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	34:50
Label	Pyramid
Producer	A. R. Rahman

The background music score and the soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The soundtrack, released as Kadhalan: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, features 9 songs composed by Rahman, with lyrics scored by Vaali, Vairamuthu and S.Shankar who penned the Pettai Rap number. This soundtrack cemented the popularity of A. R. Rahman and earned him national acclaim. New styles were experimented with, as in the song "Pettai Rap", a Madras bashai song which was written in a rap-like style, interspersing Tamil with English words.

The synthesizer and the keyboard feature while drawing from Tamil folk music. Songs like "Urvasi Urvasi" and "Mukkabla" became huge hits and were played everywhere in South India. Even in the north these songs gained popularity.

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Ennavale Adi Ennavale"	P. Unnikrishnan	5:11
2.	"Mukkabla"	Mano, Swarnalatha	5:23
3.	"Erani Kuradhani"	S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki	5:08
4.	"Kadhalikum Pennin"	S. P. Balasubramanyam, Udit Narayan, Pallavi	4:48
5.	"Urvasi Urvasi"	A. R. Rahman, Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed	5:39
6.	"Pettai Rap"	Suresh Peters, Theni Kunjarammal, Shahul Hameed	4:23
7.	"Kollayile Thennai"	P. Jayachandran	1:45
8.	"Kaatru Kuthirayile"	Sujatha	1:31
9.	"Indiraiyo Ival Sundariyo"	Sunandha, Kalyani Menon, Minmini	1:02

Director Shankar and Raju Sundaram make cameo appearances in the song "Kadhalikum Pennin".

Awards

The film won the following awards:

1995 National Film Awards (India)

• Won - Best Male Playback Singer - Unnikrishnan
• Won - Best Audiography - A. S. Laxmi Narayanan, V. S. Murthy
• Won - Best Editing - B. Lenin, V. T. Vijayan
• Won - Best Special Effects - Venky

External links

• Kadhalan Tamil Songs Listen and Download
• Kadhalan at the Internet Movie Database