Kadhal Paathai

Kadhal Paathai
Directed by	Vyaasan
Produced by	K. Venkatesh
Starring	Vinod Kumar Vidhya
Cinematography	Ravi Srinivas
Edited by	Siva
Music by	S. S. Kumaran
Production company	Sri Balaji Frames
Release date	24 February 2012 (2012-02-24)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kadhal Paathai (transl. Love path) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Vyaasan and starring debutante Vinod Kumar and Vidhya.

Plot

In Kodaikanal, a shoemaker (played by Vinod Kumar) lives in the same area as a girl (played by Vidya) from a rich family who is staying at her grandmother's house and studying at a college. The shoemaker falls in love with to girl much to her father's despise. Her father sends goons to attack the shoemaker. Both the shoemaker and the girl flee to Agra.

Cast

• Vinod Kumar
• Vidhya
• Mansoor Ali Khan as a drunkard
• Thalaivasal Vijay
• Sanjana Singh
• Sathyapriya
• Theepetti Ganesan
• Suman Shetty
• Tarzan
• Neelima Rani

Production

The film is about a journey across twelve states from Kodaikonal to Agra. Debutante Vinod Kumar and Vidhya play the lead roles in the film. The film is a romantic film and the backdrop of Agra was chosen because the Taj Mahal is a symbol of love.

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by S. S. Kumaran. FEFSI Siva, Srinivas, and Kalaipuli Sekar attended the audio launch.

All lyrics are written by Murugan Manthiram

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Om Manasula"	Koushik	2:45
2.	"Ennavo Nenjiley"	Mahathi	3:45
3.	"Neethan Neethan"	Koushik	4:28
4.	"Om Manasula"	Koushik, Sathya Nambirajan	2:46
Total length:			11:44

Release

A critic from Maalai Malar praised the cinematography and the music. A critic from Kungumam praised the performance of Mansoor Ali Khan.