''Kaadhale Nimmadhi'' () is a 1998 Indian

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-language romantic drama film directed by Indhran. The film stars Suriya, Murali, Jeevitha Sharma and Sangeetha.

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and

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also play significant roles in the film, while Deva composed the film's soundtrack.

Plot

Kavitha, who is part of a large family, is to be married to Chandramohan, a lawyer. Kavita was playing with a little girl while Chandru is seen capturing photos of statues. Kavitha's brother (

), who wrongly assumes both of them to be in love with each other, starts hitting Chandru. The whole family suspects Kavitha for falling in love and refuses to believe her explanation. When Kavitha disappears from home, her family assumes Chandru of abducting her and gets him arrested. Chandramohan fights on behalf of Chandru with Kavitha revealing the actual reason. Chandramohan advises Kavitha's family to get her married to Chandru, to which they accept.

Cast

* Murali as Chandramohan * Suriya as Chandru * Jividha Sharma as Kavitha (Credited as Kavitha) * Sangeetha *

as Kavitha's brother *

as Velayudham *

as Bhagyam *

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as Panchu * Ramji as Prabhu *

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as Singer * Sathyan as Akash * Thenkachi Ko. Swaminathan as Judge *

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as Beggar *

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* Geetha *

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* Pandu * V. Gowthaman as Servant *

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* B. Lenin cameo appearance in song "Kandhan Irukkum" * Harikumar as a dancer in "Kaadhale Nimmathi"

Production

After the success of ''

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'' (1996) and '' Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga'' (1997), 'Sivashakthi' Pandian announced he was set to make another love story ''Kaadhale Nimmadhi'', written and directed by Rajan, director of ''

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'' (1989) and ''Malai Chaaral'' (1991). 'Sivashakthi' Pandian gave him the stage name of Indhran.

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had initially been signed on to portray the lead role, though opted out post the success of '' Jeans'' (1998), and was replaced by Suriya. The débutante lead actress, Jeevitha Sharma, a fifteen-year-old at the time, was noticed by producer 'Sivashakthi' Pandian in his search for a new heroine for the film. The producer also opened a contest in ''

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'' magazine to rename Jeevitha and give her a stage name to suit Tamil tastes and traditions. She was later christened as Kavitha by the producer before the film's release.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics written by

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, Palani Bharathi, Ponniyin Selvan and Deva.

Critical reception

A critic from Indolink.com gave the film a positive review suggesting that audiences should treat themselves to this movie, which is completely suitable for the entire family but Suriya again shows his inability (wrong news) to act and praised the performances of

, Vivek and

Box office

unknown box-office. Soon after the release of the film, director Indhran teamed up with Murali for a film titled ''Thamirabharani'' co-starring Rambha in a lead role. Despite progressing through production and changing the title to ''Thendralai Thoodhu Viddu'', the film did not have a theatrical release.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1725993 1998 films 1990s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films scored by Deva (composer) 1998 drama films