''Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali'' () is a bilingual drama film, written and directed by Selvendran and produced by Sai Rathnam in Tamil and Telugu. The film stars Sarath Chander, Rambha and

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. Music for the film was composed by

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and while the Telugu version, ''Neeku Naaku'' () released in October 2006, the Tamil film opened to mixed reviews in September 2009.

Cast

*Sarath Chander as Charan * Rambha as Lakshmi *

as Saranya *

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as Lakshmi * R. Sundarrajan *

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as Ramaiah *

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* Ponnambalam as Lingesu *

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as the college professor *

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*Sankarabharanam Rajalakshmi *Keerthana *Bakya *Kavitha * Rajashree as Sumathi *Anupama *

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Production

The director of the film, Selvendran, who had previously worked with director

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, made his directorial debut with the project. The film marked a comeback for actress Rambha after a period away from Tamil films, and she signed on to star in the film in early 2005. The film was made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil, with few changes in the cast between the versions.

Release

The Telugu version of the film, ''Neeku Naaku'' released in October 2006 to mixed reviews. Despite beginning production as a medium budget venture, delays meant that the Tamil version of the film had a low key release in September 2009. It released alongside five other Tamil films and went unnoticed at the box office. The film was later dubbed and released in Hindi as ''Ek Haseen - The Dirty Girl''.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by

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, Tippu * Maama Maama -

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* Thiruttu Payalae -

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* Muddulagumma Maddulagumma - Reshmi

References

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