Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham (2022 film)
{{Short description|2022 romantic drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham
| image = Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham 2022 poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Raghav Mirdath
| writer = Raghav Mirdath
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Kaushik Ram
- Anjali Nair
- Heroshini Kumar
}}
| cinematography = Gopi Jagadeeswaran
| editing = Leo John Paul
| music = Hari S R
| studio = Aram Productions
| distributor = Vsquare Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2022|10|28}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham ({{Translation|Among seasons, she is spring}}) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Raghav Mirdath. The film stars Kaushik Ram, Anjali Nair, and Heroshini Kumar. The film released on 28 October 2022.
Plot
The film begins with Shyam standing outside Anuradha's hostel. Seeing him wait for her in the rain, she falls for him, and she gives him her phone number. The next day, Shyam's father's friend came with his daughter Radhe. Shyam is about to message Anuradha on WhatsApp at the same time that Radhe starts talking to him, and she says she wants to marry him. Shyam is confused, but he agrees to marry her. Shyam meets Radhe in a restaurant, and he gives her a greeting card, but on the card he has written Anuradha's name. Though she finds that, she marries him. Shyam and Radhe understand each other, and they are happy. Everything goes well until Radhe finds his diary. Shyam is a filmy guy who has fantasies and romantic desires that he has seen in movies. He also has a diary, which is a to-do list about his romantic desires. Radhe finds that he uses the same theory for every girl with whom he has a romantic interest. Radhe asks him not to be a filmy guy and to stay in normal life, and because of her advice, he starts hating her. In the meantime, Anuradha is also searching for Shyam. What happens after this forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Kaushik Ram as Shyam
- Anjali Nair as Radhe, Shyam's wife
- Heroshini Kumar as Anuradha, Shyam's ex-lover
- RJ Vigneshkanth as Ekalaivan, Shyam's friend
- Swaminathan as Shyam's boss
- Mathew Varghese as Shyam's father
- Jaya Swaminathan as Shyam's mother
- Manikandan as Radhe's father
- Payal Manikandan as Radhe's mother
- Anitha Sampath as Preethi, Shyam's friend
- Tharun Prabhakar as Shyam's friend
- Arun as Pub owner
- VJ Rajiv as Radhe's friend
- Soundariya Nanjundan as Shalini
Production
Producer C. V. Kumar of Thirukumaran Entertainment announced the film in December 2021, revealing that Raghav Mirdath would debut as a director and Kaushik Ram would appear as the lead actor. Kaushik Ram had previously worked as a model and trained as a theatre actor.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-14 |title=Kaushik Ram to make his Tamil debut in CV Kumar's film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kaushik-ram-to-make-his-tamil-debut-in-cv-kumars-film/articleshow/88259771.cms |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=The Times of India |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028142307/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kaushik-ram-to-make-his-tamil-debut-in-cv-kumars-film/articleshow/88259771.cms |url-status=live }} Anjali Nair, who had earlier played the lead role in Nedunalvaadai (2019) and Taanakkaran (2022), was cast in the lead female role.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-05 |title=CV Kumar's Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham goes on floors |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/cv-kumars-kaalangalil-aval-vasantham-goes-on-floors/articleshow/88705805.cms |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=The Times of India |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028150528/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/cv-kumars-kaalangalil-aval-vasantham-goes-on-floors/articleshow/88705805.cms |url-status=live }} Heroshini, who had earlier appeared in Telugu shows, was also cast in a further lead role.{{Cite web |last=Rajaraman |first=Kaushik |date=2022-10-28 |title='Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham will enthral the audience' |url=https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/10/28/kaalangalil-aval-vasantham-will-enthral-the-audience |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=DT Next |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028051926/https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/10/28/kaalangalil-aval-vasantham-will-enthral-the-audience |url-status=live }}
The film's title was taken from a song in the film, Paava Mannippu (1961).{{Cite news |last=Vallavan |first=Prashanth |date=27 October 2022 |title=The season of love |work=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/oct/27/the-season-of-love-2511995.html |access-date=13 November 2022 |archive-date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108122551/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/oct/27/the-season-of-love-2511995.html |url-status=live }} During the making of the film, C. V. Kumar opted out of the project, and Aram Entertainment took over as producers.{{Cite web |last=Vallavan |first=Prashanth |date=26 October 2022 |title=Raghav Mirdath: Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham is about a man learning what love means to him |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2022/oct/26/raghav-mirdath-kaalangalil-aval-vasantham-is-about-a-man-learning-what-love-means-to-him-36009.html |website=Cinema Express |access-date=28 October 2022 |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028142309/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2022/oct/26/raghav-mirdath-kaalangalil-aval-vasantham-is-about-a-man-learning-what-love-means-to-him-36009.html |url-status=live }}
Reception
The film was released on 28 October 2022 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from Dinamalar gave the film a positive review, noting that it was a pleasant watch.{{Cite web |title=காலங்களில் அவள் வசந்தம் - விமர்சனம் |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/3219/Kaalangalil-aval-vasantham/ |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028142308/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/3219/Kaalangalil-aval-vasantham/ |url-status=live }} A reviewer from Times of India gave the film a mixed review, adding that it was an "a decent romantic drama that engages you then and there".{{Cite news |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |date=October 28, 2022 |title=Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham Movie Review: A decent romantic drama that engages you then and there |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kaalangalil-aval-vasantham/movie-review/95136125.cms |access-date=2022-10-28 |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028142208/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kaalangalil-aval-vasantham/movie-review/95136125.cms |url-status=live }}
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