Kadhal Paathai
{{short description|2012 film}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kadhal Paathai
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| director = Vyaasan
| producer = K. Venkatesh
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| starring = {{plainlist|
- Vinod Kumar
- Vidhya
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| music = S. S. Kumaran
| cinematography = Ravi Srinivas
| editing = Siva
| studio = Sri Balaji Frames
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|2|24}}
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
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Kadhal Paathai ({{translation|Love path}}) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Vyaasan and starring debutante Vinod Kumar and Vidhya.
Plot
In Kodaikanal, a shoemaker (played by Vinod Kumar) lives in the same area as a girl (played by Vidya) from a rich family who is staying at her grandmother's house and studying at a college. The shoemaker falls in love with to girl much to her father's despise. Her father sends goons to attack the shoemaker. Both the shoemaker and the girl flee to Agra.
Cast
- Vinod Kumar
- Vidhya
- Mansoor Ali Khan as a drunkard{{Cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/03/03192709/kathal-pathai.vpf|title=காதல் பாதை|date=March 3, 2012|website=Malai Malar|language=ta|access-date=8 August 2020|archive-date=21 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921120057/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/03/03192709/kathal-pathai.vpf|url-status=live}}
- Thalaivasal Vijay
- Sanjana Singh
- Sathyapriya
- Theepetti Ganesan
- Suman Shetty
- Tarzan
- Neelima Rani
Production
The film is about a journey across twelve states from Kodaikonal to Agra. Debutante Vinod Kumar and Vidhya play the lead roles in the film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-kadhal-paathai/article2882643.ece|title=Audio Beat: Kadhal Paathai|first=S. R. Ashok|last=Kumar|date=February 11, 2012|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|archive-date=11 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311041852/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-kadhal-paathai/article2882643.ece|url-status=live}} The film is a romantic film and the backdrop of Agra was chosen because the Taj Mahal is a symbol of love.{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/6469/cinema/Kollywood/Kadhal-Padhai-movie-review.htm|title=10 மாநிலங்களில் வளர்ந்த காதல் பாதை! | Kadhal Padhai movie review|date=February 13, 2012|work=Dinamalar|language=ta|access-date=7 August 2020|archive-date=15 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415021401/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/6469/cinema/Kollywood/Kadhal-Padhai-movie-review.htm|url-status=live}}
== Soundtrack ==
The songs are composed by S. S. Kumaran.{{Cite web|url=https://gaana.com/album/kadhal-paadhai|title=Kadhal Paadhai Songs: Kadhal Paadhai MP3 Tamil Songs by Mahathi Online Free on Gaana.com|via=gaana.com|access-date=8 August 2020|archive-date=11 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311041905/https://gaana.com/album/kadhal-paadhai|url-status=live}} FEFSI Siva, Srinivas, and Kalaipuli Sekar attended the audio launch.
{{Track listing
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| all_lyrics = Murugan Manthiram
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| title1 = Om Manasula
| extra1 = Koushik
| length1 = 2:45
| title2 = Ennavo Nenjiley
| extra2 = Mahathi
| length2 = 3:45
| title3 = Neethan Neethan
| extra3 = Koushik
| length3 = 4:28
| title4 = Om Manasula
| extra4 = Koushik, Sathya Nambirajan
| length4 = 2:46
| total_length = 11:44
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Release
A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Kaadhal Paadhai is a romance-cum-road movie, but the best parts are neither the romance nor the road trip".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kaadhal-paadhai/movie-review/12036676.cms|title=KAADHAL PAADHAMI MOVIE REVIEW|work=The Times of India|access-date=12 March 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312004538/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kaadhal-paadhai/movie-review/12036676.cms|url-status=live}} A critic from Maalai Malar praised the cinematography and the music. A critic from Kungumam praised the performance of Mansoor Ali Khan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=1348&id1=45&issue=20120305|title=காதல் பாதை - Kungumam Tamil Weekly Magazine|website=www.kungumam.co.in|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-date=11 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311041849/http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=1348&id1=45&issue=20120305|url-status=live}}
References
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