Kaadhali (2017 film)

2017 Telugu film by Pattabhi R Chilukuri

Kaadhali

Directed by| Pattabhi R Chilukuri
Screenplay by|

* Pattabhi R Chilukuri
* Anand Ranga

Produced by| Pattabhi R Chilukuri
Starring|

* Pooja Doshi
* Harish Kalyan
* Sai Ronak

Cinematography| Sekhar V. Joseph
Edited by| Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by| Prasan Praveen Shyam

Production
company

Anaganagana Film Company

Release date

* 16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)

Running time

| 122 minutes
Country| India
Language| Telugu

Kaadhali (transl. Lover Girl) is a 2017 Telugu-language film directed by Pattabhi R Chilukuri in his directorial debut. The film stars debutant Pooja Doshi, Harish Kalyan and Sai Ronak in the lead roles and marks the Telugu lead film debut of Kalyan.[1]

## Plot

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The film is a triangular love story in which a girl, Bandhavi (Pooja Doshi), has to decide between two boys Karthik (Harish Kalyan) and Kranti (Sai Ronak).[2]

## Cast

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* Pooja Doshi as Bandhavi Varadharajan
* Harish Kalyan as Karthikeyan "Karthik"
* Sai Ronak as Kranti
* Dr. Sharmila as Bandhavi's mother
* Sandhya Janak as Karthik's mother
* Pallavi
* Mohan Raman
* Gururaj Manepalli
* Sudarshan as Kranti's friend
* Bhadram

## Production

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Director Pattabhi felt telling a story from a girl's point of view would be a good idea after his friends and family told him how films that featured a leading lady ran well. Harish Kalyan was roped in to be part of the cast after Pattabhi watched Kalyan's Vil Ambu. Debutant Pooja Doshi and Sai Ronak were cast after they auditioned for their respective roles.[3] Pooja Doshi plays a Tamil girl in the film, so a Tamil title was chosen for the film.[4]

## Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Prasan Praveen Shyam.[5][6]

Kaadhali

Soundtrack album by

Prasan-Praveen-Shyam

Released| 2017
Recorded| 2017
Genre| Soundtrack
Label| Aditya Music
Producer| Prasan-Praveen-Shyam
Prasan-Praveen-Shyam chronology
| Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka / Malupu
(2015)  | Kaadhali
(2017)  |

|
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All lyrics are written by Vanamali

No.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

|
|
|

1.| "Ela Thelchaali"| Jonita Gandhi| 3:32
2.| "Kaadhal Kaadhal"| Clinton Cerejo, Krishna Iyer, Farhad| 3:49
3.| "Nuvvante Nenani"| Vijay Yesudas| 3:58
4.| "Lokama"| Naresh Iyer, Sowmya Sharma| 4:41
5.| "Valentine"| Krishna Iyer| 3:35

## Release

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This film received mixed reviews upon release.

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu stated that "A little more depth in characters would have helped this simple film from getting sluggish", but praised Harish Kalyan's performance stating that he "plays his part with maturity. This Tamil actor makes a promising entry into Telugu cinema".[4] Ch Sushil Rao of The Times of India stated that "Nothing particularly great about the movie to suggest not to miss it", but also praised the performances of Kalyan and Sai Ronak and the film's music.[7]

## References

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1. ^ Anupama Subramanian (23 September 2016). "Harish Kalyan forays into Telugu". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
2. ^ Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (6 June 2017). "Meet the 'Kaadhali' trio". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
3. ^ Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (8 June 2017). "Journey towards the debut". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
4. ^ a b Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (16 June 2017). "Kaadhali Review: Choosing Mr. Right". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
5. ^ "Kaadhali Songs". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
6. ^ "Kaadhali's audio launch was a star studded affair". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
7. ^ Ch Sushil Rao (16 June 2017). "Kaadhali Movie Review {2.5/5}". Times of India.

## External links

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* Kaadhali at IMDb

*[transl.]: translation
*[No.]: Number