:Kadhalithal Podhuma

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Ravi is separated from his father Somasundaram, when he is barely three years old. He is reared by a kind widow and grows into a fine young man. He falls in love with Geetha, who reciprocates his love. They get engaged and are to be married soon. However, Mohana, a friend of Ravi's, is in love with him too. She tries to win him over, but Ravi does not harbour any feelings other than friendship for her. Realizing that her attempts are failed, Mohana is about to give up, but she sees a rays of hope, when she meets Thangaraj. Thangaraj is in love with Geetha and therefore he teams up with Mohana and hatches a plan to break the bond between Ravi and Geetha. The plot thickens when Mohana appears on the day of Ravi's wedding and announces that she is already married to him. Ravi denies that, but no one including his mother, believes him. Shattered by this development, Ravi moves in with his friend Mani meanwhile, Mohana makes herself comfortable at Ravi's home. Ravi's mother develops a soft corner for her and reveals to her a secret about Ravi's past. She also says to her that this will help Ravi unite with his parents. Thangaraj learns of this and tries to use this secret to his advantage. Ravi, on the other hand, is trying to prove to Geetha that Mohana's story is false. Do Thangaraj and Mohana succeed in their wicked plans and separate Ravi and Geetha? Does Geetha realise Mohana's true colours and unite with Ravi again?

• Jaishankar as Ravi
• Vanisri as Mohana
• R. S. Manohar as Thangaraj
• Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Geetha
• Thengai Srinivasan as Mani
• V. S. Raghavan as Somasundaram
• Kumari Rukmani as Ravi's adoptive mother
• R. Pakkirisamy as Ravikumar
• Pushpamala as Manju
• B. V. Radha as Manju's sister

After several action and thriller films, Modern Theatres wanted a film in a different genre, so the romantic Kadhalithal Podhuma was made.{{Cite web |date=7 July 2013 |title=முதலாளி! (19) |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/malarkal/vara-malar-weekly-magazine/boss-19/16114 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526032847/https://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=16114&cat=2 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |access-date=6 October 2020 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta}}

Music was by Vedha and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.{{Cite web |title=Kathalitthal Podhuma |url=http://saregama.com/album/kadhalithal-podhuma_14507 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815154220/http://www.saregama.com/album/kadhalithal-podhuma_14507 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |access-date=30 July 2016 |website=Saregama}} The song "Konjam Nilladi" is based on "Quando quando quando" by Tony Renis.{{Cite journal |last1=Umamaheswaran |first1=Paneerselvam |last2=Ramachandran |first2=Sharavan |last3=Sivasubramaniam |first3=Shivadas D. |year=2020 |title=Retrospective Analysis of Plagiaristic Practices within a Cinematic Industry in India – a Tip in the Ocean of Icebergs |journal=Journal of Academic Ethics |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=143–153 |doi=10.1007/s10805-020-09360-7 |doi-access=free |s2cid=214251004}} "Kadhal Penne Kanniyar" is based on "O Haseeno Zulfon Wali" from the Hindi film Teesri Manzil.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

Kadhalithal Podhuma was released on 1 November 1967,{{Cite web |title=1967 –காதலித்தால் போதுமா மாடர்ன் தியெட்டர்ஸ் |trans-title=1967 –Kadhalithal Podhuma Modern Theatres |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails11.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125044447/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails11.asp |archive-date=25 January 2020 |access-date=17 September 2021 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=ta}}{{Cite news |date=1 November 1967 |title=Kathalithal Pothuma? |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19671101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=20 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} and succeeded commercially.{{Cite web |title=மூன்றாவது நாயகர்கள் - பகுதி 4 {{!}} ஜெய்சங்கர் எனும் மூடிமறைக்கப்பட்ட அற்புதம்! |url=https://www.newstm.in/news/cinema/special-article/45197-third-rank-heroes-of-tamil-cinema-a-wonderful-actor-jai-shankar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330061911/https://www.newstm.in/news/cinema/special-article/45197-third-rank-heroes-of-tamil-cinema-a-wonderful-actor-jai-shankar.html |archive-date=30 March 2019 |access-date=30 March 2019 |website=newstm |language=ta}}

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