Kaadhal Solla Vandhen

Kaadhal Solla Vandhen (English: I came to express my love) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Boopathy Pandian, which stars Balaji Balakrishnan of Kana Kaanum Kaalangal fame, Meghana Raj and Karthik Sabesh in lead and Arya in a guest role.[1] The film, previously titled as Naanum En Sandhyavum and Naan Avalai Sandhitha Pozhudhu, is produced by S3 Films and features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja. It released on 13 August 2010.[2]

Kadhaal Solla Vandhen
Directed byBoopathy Pandian
Produced by
  • S. Jayakumar
  • Meena Jayakumar
Written byBoopathy Pandian
Starring
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
CinematographyRana
Edited by
  • K. L. Praveen
  • N. B. Srikanth
Production
company
S3 Films
Release date
  • 13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Nanu Prabhu is a happy-go-lucky youth who joins in a college and falls in love with Sandhya, his senior, on first sight. Despite she being older than him, he does not care about it and pursues to woo her. He is aided by his best friend Petha Perumal, a lazy glutton who drools over food, in his love quest. Sandhya dismisses his romantic pursuits and looks upon and mingles with him only as a friend. They travel in the same bus to the college and become good friends. Soon, trouble starts in the form of Sandhya's batchmates who are in love with her; they do not approve of her relationship with Prabhu. This puts them and Prabhu at loggerheads. Their clash, however proves to be an advantage for Prabhu, as it causes Sandhya to bond closer with Prabhu. After a series of events, Sandhya eventually reciprocates his love and is about to propose back to him when Prabhu is hit by a speeding van and dies on the spot. Sandhya then becomes hysterical and cries uncontrollably, with a dead Prabhu lying on her lap in front of the crowd that had just gathered at the scene of the accident.

Five years later, Sandhya becomes a teacher in the same college where she and Prabhu studied, unmarried and living with the memories of Prabhu. [3]

Cast

Production

In early 2008, Boopathy Pandian first announced a project titled Naanum En Sandhyavum (Me and my Sandhya), with which he was planning to introduce his younger sibling Arjun Prabhu as an actor.[4][5] He signed him for the lead male role in the film, whilst Malayalam actress Meera Nandan was approached to essay the lead female character called Sandhya, for which reportedly also Kajal Aggarwal, Bhama and Vedhika were considered.[5][6] Yuvan Shankar Raja was announced as the music director for film.[7] Following the announcement, however, there were no more news or any further details disclosed in the media and the film got shelved.

In early 2010 then, reports claimed that the director had completed a film titled Naan Avalai Sandhitha Pozhudhu (When I met her), starring newcomers and featuring Yuvan Shankar Raja's music.[8] Boopathy Pandian had restarted the projects, changing its title and replacing the lead couple by two relatively unknown artists;[9] Balaji Balakrishnan, who starred in the popular STAR Vijay television series Kana Kaanum Kaalangal and also appeared in the N. Linguswamy-produced 2009 film Pattalam, was signed as the male protagonist, whilst Meghana Raj, daughter of actors Sunderraj and Pramila,[2] who was also earlier signed by K. Balachander for his long-delayed production venture Krishnaleelai, was roped in to enact the role of Sandhya.[1][10] The title of the film was later changed again to Kaadhal Solla Vandhen as disclosed by Balaji on his Facebook site. The film's shooting was primarily carried on in and around Perambalur, with major portions being filmed at the Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College.

Soundtrack
Kaadhal Solla Vandhen
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released16 June 2010
Recorded2010
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length23:02
LabelThink Music
ProducerYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Baana Kaathadi
(2010)		 Kaadhal Solla Vandhen
(2010)		 Thillalangadi
(2010)

The film score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, working together with director Boopathy Pandian for the first time.[9] The soundtrack album, which was released on 16 June 2010 at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai,[11] consists of 5 songs, all of which being solo numbers and notably featuring only male voices, with the fourth song "Saamy Varugudhu" being sung by real Hindu priests (poosaris). The film did feature another song as part of the film score that was not included in the soundtrack.

All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar, except where noted.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oh Shala" (Saradhi)SaradhiYuvan Shankar Raja4:16
2."Oru Vaanavillin Pakkathilae"Na. MuthukumarUdit Narayan4:48
3."Enna Enna Aagiraen"Na. MuthukumarVijay Yesudas4:38
4."Saamy Varugudhu"Na. MuthukumarChidambaram Sivakumar Poosari & Chorus3:38
5."Anbulla Sandhya"Na. MuthukumarKarthik5:42
Total length:23:02
Not in the soundtrack
Other music featured in the film includes:
  1. Yedho Ondru Unnai, sung by Haricharan, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja

Reception

Behindwoods wrote "Boopathy Pandiyan’s Kaadal Solla Vanden is not the time pass material he has produced before. It’s much less entertaining than its earlier counterparts and the fact that the storyline has very little scope for fast-paced narration leaves you stifle a yawn quite often".[12] Rediff wrote "Now, if only the director had shown some logic and rationale in the story instead of re-working several other earlier films, this movie might have lived up to the promise it generates in the first half".[13] The Indian Express wrote "humour in the lines, fun-filled moments, and a racy pace which keeps the audience engaged for most part".[14]

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References
  1. "Arya does a Bhagyaraj". Behindwoods.com. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. P Sangeetha (22 June 2010). "Bhoopathi 's love tales! - News & Interviews - Regional - Entertainment - The Times of India". Times Of India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  3. https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2010/aug/16/kadhal-solla-vandhen-178677.html
  4. "Meera Nandhan to open at Kollywood". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  5. "One more import from God's own land". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  6. "Vedhika on Silamabarasan and others". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  7. "Eight at a time for Yuvan!". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  8. "MusicMazaa.com". MusicMazaa.com. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  9. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/‘yuvan-first-choice’-053
  10. "Ayngaran International". Ayngaran.com. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  11. "G Boopathy Pandian | Kadhal Solla Vandhen | Audio Release | Sathyam Theatre - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  12. "KADHAL SOLLA VANDHEN REVIEW". Behindwoods.
  13. "Kadhal Solla Vandhen fails to impress". Rediff.
  14. "Kadhal Solla Vandhen". The Indian Express.
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