Kangalin Vaarthaigal
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kangalin Vaarthaigal
| image = Kangalin Vaarthaigal.jpg
| caption = VCD cover
| director = Muktha S. Sundar
| writer = Sunil Kumar Desai
Crazy Mohan
| producer = Muktha S Ravi
Muktha Srinivasan
| starring = Vikram
Sriram
Prema
Karan
| cinematography = C. H. Rajkumar
| editing = K. Sampath
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| studio = Muktha Films
| released = {{Film date|1998|03|29|df=y}}
| runtime = 171 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Kangalin Vaarthaigal ({{translation|Words from the eyes}}) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Muktha S. Sundar. The film stars Vikram, newcomer Sriram, Prema and Karan. It is a remake of the 1996 Kannada film Nammoora Mandara Hoove.{{Cite web |last=M |first=Shashiprasad S. |date=12 July 2023 |title=Hit films of Kannada superstar Shivanna that were remade in other languages |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/hit-kannada-films-of-shivanna-that-were-remade-in-other-languages/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816164632/https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/hit-kannada-films-of-shivanna-that-were-remade-in-other-languages/ |archive-date=16 August 2023 |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=The South First}} The film was released on 29 March 1998.{{Cite web |title=Kangalin Vaarthaigal / கண்களின் வார்த்தைகள் |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/kangalin-vaarthaigal |access-date=28 March 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328051631/https://screen4screen.com/movies/kangalin-vaarthaigal |url-status=live }}
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Vikram as Chandru
- Sriram as Madhan
- Prema as Janaki
- Jeeva as Kausalya
- Karan as Chandru's uncle
- R. Sundarrajan
- Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
- Kaka Radhakrishnan
- Loose Mohan
- Pandu
- Jagan
- Rukmini
}}
Production
The film marked Muktha Srinivasan's 50th year in the film industry. Though Vikram's big budget film, Ullaasam (1997), became a box office failure, the producers still offered him the chance to star in a multistarrer project since they felt that he could not carry a film on his own. Newcomer Sriram, who was a medical student, was subsequently added to the cast.{{Cite web |last=Sandya |title=1997-98'in கோடம்பாக்கக் குஞ்சுகள் |trans-title=1997-98 Kodambakkam babies |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201551/http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=18 February 2012 |website=Indolink}}
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. All the songs from the Kannada film were retained, which had also been composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |date=31 December 1998 |title=Kangalin Varthaigal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/kangalin-varthaigal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1368394345 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704075756/https://music.apple.com/ca/album/kangalin-varthaigal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1368394345 |archive-date=4 July 2023 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Apple Music}}{{Cite web |title=Kangalin Vaarthaigal Tamil Film Audio Cassette by Ilayaraaja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kangalin-vaarthaigal-tamil-film-audio-cassette-by-ilayaraaja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704080328/https://mossymart.com/product/kangalin-vaarthaigal-tamil-film-audio-cassette-by-ilayaraaja/ |archive-date=4 July 2023 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Mossymart}}
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! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics | ||
| "Alli Sundaravalli" | Arunmozhi, Harini | Palani Bharathi |
| "En Idhayam" | P. Unnikrishnan | Ilandevan |
| "Indha Kadhal" | Bhavatharini, P. Unnikrishnan | Muthulingam |
| "Muthu Muthu" | Harini, Mano | Palani Bharathi |
| "Nenjathin Geethame" | Bhavatharini | rowspan=2|Ilandevan |
| "Sree Ramane" | K. S. Chithra, Ilaiyaraaja |
Reception
D. S. Ramanujam from The Hindu wrote, "the concluding portions where the three meet in a clash of emotions, the boys being beaten by a level- headed girl, requires some more depth in handling."{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=20 March 1998 |title=Film Reviews: turblence/Rainmaker/Deadly Sins/Barasaat Ki Raat/Kangalin Vaarthaigal/Kalar Kanavugal |pages=26 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980320/09/09200223.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991116185721/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980320/09/09200223.htm |archive-date=16 November 1999}}
References
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