Kadalai
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kadalai
| image = Kadalai poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = P. Sagayasuresh
| producer =
| writer = P. Sagayasuresh
| starring = Ma Ka Pa Anand
Aishwarya Rajesh
| music = Sam C. S.
| cinematography = N. Raagav
| editing = A. L. Ramesh
| studio = Udhayam Entertainment
| distributor = Dream Factory
| released = {{film date|2016|10|29|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Kadalai ({{translation|Flirt}} {{lit|Peanut}}) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by P. Sagayasuresh, starring Ma Ka Pa Anand and Aishwarya Rajesh. Featuring music composed by C. S. Sam, the film began production in early 2015 and was released on 29 October 2016.
Plot
A young man who leads a carefree life realises the importance of agriculture when a businessman tries to acquire farming land in his village to set up a factory.
Cast
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- Ma Ka Pa Anand as Manickam
- Aishwarya Rajesh as Kalai
- Ponvannan as Boopathy
- Yogi Babu as Kaali
- John Vijay as Businessman
- Manobala as Swamy
- Yaar Kannan as Ponna
- Lollu Sabha Manohar
- Raviraj
- Thavasi
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Production
The film was announced and began shoot during January 2015 under the title of Deepavali Thuppakki, with Ma Ka Pa Anand and Aishwarya Rajesh selected to play the lead roles.{{Cite news |title=Aishwarya to romance Ma Ka Pa |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Aishwarya-to-romance-Ma-Ka-Pa/articleshow/46042953.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826233038/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Tamil/Movies/News/Aishwarya-to-romance-Ma-Ka-Pa/articleshow/46042953.cms |archive-date=26 August 2016 |access-date=7 August 2016 |website=The Times of India}}
In July 2016, the film went through a name change from Deepavali Thuppakki to Kadalai, after the film felt the latter reflected the film's theme of agriculture better. The director, Suresh, had also considered the title Nel, but felt that the audience may see it as an art film if they had chosen that. The team experienced further titled trouble after the makers of another film titled Kadala Poda Oru Ponnu Venum complained to the Producers' Council stating that the titles were too similar.{{Cite news |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |title=Title trouble for Aishwarya-MaKaPa's film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/title-trouble-for-aishwarya-makapas-film/articleshow/53365743.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729044932/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Title-trouble-for-Aishwarya-MaKaPas-film/articleshow/53365743.cms |archive-date=29 July 2016 |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=The Times of India}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Sam CS.{{Cite web |date=5 September 2016 |title=Kadalai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/kadalai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1152920223 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910192247/https://music.apple.com/us/album/kadalai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1152920223 |archive-date=10 September 2021 |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=Apple Music}}
{{track listing
| extra_column =Singers
| title1 = Otha Mazhaiyila
| extra1 = Hariharan
| length1 = 4:14
| title2 = Kannukulla Vanthu
| extra2 = Sam C. S., Nincy
| length2 = 4:38
| title3 = Aayava Kaanom
| extra3 = Ma Ka Pa Anand
| length3 =3:52
| title4 = Aathankarai
| extra4 = Sam C. S., Shweta Mohan
| length4 = 4:05
| title5 = Ver Varai
| extra5 = Haricharan
| length5 = 4:28
|total_length = 25:17
}}
Critical reception
The Times of India wrote "Had more effort been put into both the making and the writing, the film could have been called a good attempt, especially given the fact that it talks about the need to promote agriculture among youngsters."{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Thinkal |date=31 October 2016 |title=Kadalai Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kadalai/movie-review/55149205.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919224224/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kadalai/movie-review/55149205.cms |archive-date=19 September 2018 |access-date=19 September 2018 |website=The Times of India}} Sify wrote "Though director Sagaya Suresh's idea of conveying the importance of farming is laudable, he falls short in convince us with an engaging screenplay in the second half."{{Cite web |date=31 October 2016 |title=Kadalai review- Average comedy |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kadalai-review--average-comedy-review-tamil-qk3th5eddeggf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116094015/https://www.sify.com/movies/kadalai-review--average-comedy-review-tamil-qk3th5eddeggf.html |archive-date=16 January 2020 |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Sify}}
References
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