Kaadhali (1997 film)
{{Short description|1997 Indian Tamil film directed by Siddhu}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kaadhali
| image = Kaadhali 1997.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Siddhu
| writer = Siddhu
| producer = Dharamchandh Lungath
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Vignesh|Devayani|Karan}}
| cinematography = G. Gopi Krishna
| music = Deva
| studio = Tara Creations
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1997|07|25}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Kaadhali ({{translation|Lover Girl}}) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Siddhu. The film stars Vignesh, Devayani, Karan and Divya. It was released on 25 July 1997.{{Cite web |title=Kadhali ( 1997 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2078 |url-status=dead |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=Cinesouth |archive-date=4 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051204125101/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2078}}
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Vignesh as Gopal
- Devayani as Deivanai
- Divya Jaiswal as Stella
- Karan
- Vadivelu
- Jayachitra
- Kavitha
- Dr. Sharmila as Interviewer
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Kovai Senthil
- R. Sundarrajan
- Kullamani
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- Chinni Jayanth
- King Kong
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Production
The film marked the debut of director Siddhu, who chose to cast Vignesh and Devayani in the film's lead roles. Likewise Hindi actress Divya, previously seen in the Hindi film Loha (1997), made her debut in Tamil films with the project.{{Cite web |last=Krishna |first=Sandya S. |date=1 July 1997 |title=Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 3 |url=https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/1nocNAuDseU |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=Google Groups |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304060821/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/1nocNAuDseU |url-status=live }}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Ponniyin Selvan, Kalidasan and Palani Bharathi.{{cite web |title=Kaadhali |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kaadhali/mxMFbisLRzY_ |access-date=2023-03-04 |work=JioSaavn |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304060826/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kaadhali/mxMFbisLRzY_ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=A-Z Continued... |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-3.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927193802/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-3.htm |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=INDOlink}}
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! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration | |||
| "Mumbai Kaatre" | Mano, Anuradha Sriram | Kalidasan | 5:28 |
| "O Nenjea" | Anuradha Sriram, P. Unnikrishnan | rowspan=2|Palani Bharathi | 5:17 |
| "O Nenjea" | P. Unnikrishnan | 4:31 | |
| "Connemera" | Deva | Ponniyin Selvan | 5:36 |
| "Dikki Dikki" | A. L. Raghavan, Malaysia Vasudevan, B. S. Sasirekha, T. K. Kala, Kovai Kamala | rowspan=2|Kalidasan | 4:42 |
| "Yei Chittukuruvi" | Sujatha, Kovai Kamala | 4:47 |
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