Kadhalil Vizhunthen

Sabhapathy is the football-crazy son of an alcoholic and lives in the slums. However, he lives a comfortable life and plays football with his friends through college. He meets Meera slowly and starts to love her but is afraid to express his love since she is rich and might react badly. However, he later does confirm his love to her, and she accepts. When Sabha leaves for a football match with his college, he promises that he will propose to Meera as soon as he gets back. Sabha returns from his match to only find out that Meera has died. He slips into a psychotic depression, travelling with Meera's dead body which he stole from the morgue. This peculiar behavior of Sabha who thinks Meera is alive is validated. A doctor shows the inspector a wildlife documentary in which a monkey continues to nurse its dead offspring. The doctor further attributes this behavior as unconditional love, which to some people makes them ignore reality and live in the past. This documentary forms the crux of the entire movie. To make matters even worse, the police are after Sabha. The climax of the movie shows Sabha committing suicide after killing Meera's uncle Kasirajan, who murdered her in order to gain her wealth. The film ends with Sabha and Meera's souls reunited and the two lovers never separated, even in death.

{{Cast listing|

• Nakul as Sabhapathy
• Sunaina as Meera
• Sampath Raj as Inspector Anbuselvan
• Livingston as Traveling Ticket Examiner
• Hariraj as Kasirajan, Meera's uncle
• Chaams as Meera's friend
• Pasi Sathya as Sabha's neighbour
• Nalinikanth as Doctor
• Sridhar in a special appearance in the song "Naaka Mukka"

}}

The film marked the directorial debut of P. V. Prasath, who earlier assisted V. Sekhar, Vijay Milton and Azhagam Perumal.{{cite magazine |date=15 October 2006 |title=காதலில் விழுந்தேன்... |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2006-10-15/page/64/mode/2up |access-date=5 April 2024 |magazine=Kalki |page=64 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}} Nakul, who was one of the heroes in Boys, made his comeback through this film and he reduced over 20 kilograms to play the lead role in the film.{{cite web |title=Nakul - One more Boys boy becomes hero |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/24669.html |website=IndiaGlitz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060918022743/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/24669.html |archive-date=18 September 2006 |date=22 August 2006 |url-status=dead}} A stunt sequence was shot in Mettupalayam, and Nakul performed it without any dupe.{{cite web |title=Nakul on a new role |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/32816.html |website=IndiaGlitz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914125251/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/32816.html |archive-date=14 September 2007 |date=6 August 2007 |url-status=dead}} The film was shot at locations in Chennai, Ooty, Thalakkonam, Mudumalai, Pollachi, Valparai, Masinagudi, Gudalar, Udumalpet, Coimbatore and Kodaikanal.{{cite web |last1=Mannath |first1=Malini |title=Kadhalil Vizhuthen |url=http://chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/2007/07kadhalil-vizhuthen.asp |website=Chennai online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115185717/http://chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/2007/07kadhalil-vizhuthen.asp |archive-date=15 January 2008 |date=2 June 2007 |url-status=dead}} The film marked the foray of the Sun Network into film distribution through their newly founded production company Sun Pictures.

{{Infobox album

| name = Kadhalil Vizhunthen

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Vijay Antony

| alt =

| caption =

| released = 3 December 2007

| recorded = 2007–2008

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Film soundtrack

| length = 39:01

| language = Tamil

| label = Junglee Music

| producer = Vijay Antony

| prev_title = Budhivanta

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = A Aa E Ee

| next_year = 2009

}}

The soundtrack has nine tracks composed by Vijay Antony, except for “Unakkena Naan”, which was done by director P. V. Prasath himself. The lyrics were written by Thamarai, P. V. Prasath, Nepolian, and Priyan. The audio was released on 2 December 2007 at Sathyam Cinemas.{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/03122007-6.shtml|date=3 December 2007|website=Cinesouth|access-date=25 February 2025|title=Audio release of 'Kaadhalil Vizhunden'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205184415/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/03122007-6.shtml|archive-date=5 December 2007}} The soundtrack met with critical acclaim and made Vijay Antony popular among the Tamil audience.

The dappankuthu song "Nakka Mukka", went viral and met with a tremendous response from India. The melodious romantic number "Thozhiya" was also a successful hit. "Unakkena Naan" is based on Rihanna's "Unfaithful".{{cite web |date=May 22, 2018 |title=Anirudh's Kalyana Vayasu song is not plagiarised, but these tracks are |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/tamil-copied-songs-tamil-music-copy-cats-1238775-2018-05-22 |access-date=2021-06-30 |website=India Today |archive-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719165516/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/tamil-copied-songs-tamil-music-copy-cats-1238775-2018-05-22 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Tamil [Other Composers] |url=https://www.itwofs.com/tamil-others.html |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Itwofs}}

{{track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| total_length = 39:01

| headline = Track-List

| title1 = Doley

| music1 = Vijay Antony

| lyrics1 = Priyan

| extra1 = Relina, Megha

| length1 = 4:17

| title2 = Naaka Mukka

| music2 = Vijay Antony

| note2 = Male

| extra2 = Vijay Antony

| lyrics2 = P. V. Prasath

| length2 = 4:56

| title3 = Solladi

| music3 = Vijay Antony

| extra3 = Tippu

| lyrics3 = Thamarai

| length3 = 5:08

| title4 = Thozhiya

| music4 = Vijay Antony

| lyrics4 = P. V. Prasath

| extra4 = Vijay Antony, Harish Raghavendra, Sri Charan

| length4 = 4:47

| title5 = Enna Sonnen

| music5 = Vijay Antony

| lyrics5 = P. V. Prasath

| extra5 = Nitish Gopalan

| length5 = 1:09

| title6 = Un Thalai Mudi

| music6 = Vijay Antony

| lyrics6 = Nepolian

| extra6 = Karthik, Nithish Gopalan, Maya

| length6 = 5:27

| title7 = Naaka Mukka

| music7 = Vijay Antony

| extra7 = Nakul, Chinnaponnu

| lyrics7 = P. V. Prasath

| note7 = Female

| length7 = 3:17

| title8 = Unakkena Naan

| music8 = P. V. Prasath

| extra8 = Vijay Antony, Ramya NSK

| lyrics8 = Thamarai

| length8 = 3:44

| title9 = Kadavul Padaitha

| music9 = Vijay Antony

| extra9 = Vijay Antony, Fathima

| lyrics9 = P. V. Prasath

| length9 = 6:16

}}

The film was lying in the cans for one year and Sun Pictures bought the film making it their first film.{{cite web |title=Tamil movie launch |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/16210.html |website=IndiaGlitz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208210217/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/16210.html |archive-date=8 December 2015}} The film opened alongside Sakkarakatti at the box office on 26 September 2008 with the media hyping that it was a battle of two films with debutants and successful soundtracks.{{cite web |author1=Moviebuzz |title=Nakku Mukka..takes on Taxi Taxi..! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/nakku-mukka-takes-on-taxi-taxi-news-tamil-kkfsQTdiegi.html |website=Sify |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022012704/http://www.sify.com/movies/nakku-mukka-takes-on-taxi-taxi-news-tamil-kkfsQTdiegi.html |archive-date=22 October 2012 |date=24 September 2008 |url-status=dead}}

The success of the film led Nakul and Sunaina reunite again in Maasilamani{{cite web |title=Title ready for Nakul's next |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/42445.html |website=IndiaGlitz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021044918/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/42445.html |archive-date=21 October 2008 |date=20 October 2008 |url-status=dead}} which too was promoted by Sun Pictures and became successful. PV Prasad started another project "Eppadi Manasukkul Vanthai" for he was held in cheating case and the film was finally released in 2012.{{cite web |title=Two directors held on cheating charges |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/79155.html |website=IndiaGlitz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311182954/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/79155.html |archive-date=11 March 2012 |date=10 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}

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Rediff wrote: "Kadhalil Vizhundhen achieves at least in part, what other love-stories fail to do -- to bring a genuine lump in your throat at times".{{cite web |date=29 September 2008 |title=Worth a watch |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/29ssk.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707222227/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/29ssk.htm |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=25 March 2020 |website=Rediff.com}}

"Nakka Mukka" attained immense popularity. It was played in the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup 2011 held at Mirpur, Bangladesh. It also featured among a medley of Tamil songs performed by Shah Rukh Khan and Shriya Saran in the inaugural of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League 2011 held at Chennai, India. Following the internet phenomenon of "Why This Kolaveri Di" in 2011, "Naaka Mukka" was featured alongside "Oh Podu", "Appadi Podu" and "Ringa Ringa" in a small collection of south Indian songs that are considered a "national rage" in India.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Why-south-songs-are-a-national-rage--/articleshow/10867023.cms?referral=PM |title=Why south songs are a national rage... |newspaper=The Times of India |author=M Suganth |agency=TNN |date=24 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628100322/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Why-south-songs-are-a-national-rage--/articleshow/10867023.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=28 June 2014}} The success also inspired its singer Chinnaponnu to release an English version of the song.

"Naaka Mukka" would also go on to be reused in the 2009 Telugu-language film Mahatma as "Jajjanaka" (which was also composed by Antony){{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-09-03/tidbits-13-04-09.html |title=Namitha Sathyaraj Nakka Mukka - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie News - Viththai Jiiva Poonam Bajwa |website=Behindwoods.com |date=2009-04-13 |accessdate=2022-08-10 |archive-date=8 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108004933/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-09-03/tidbits-13-04-09.html |url-status=live }} and featured in the 2011 Hindi film The Dirty Picture.

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