Kolagalam
{{No plot|date=December 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Kolagalam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = P. G. Surendran
| writer = P. G. Surendran
| producer = P. G. Surendran
| starring = Amal
Saranya Mohan
| cinematography = K. S. Selvaraj
| editing = Suresh Urs
| music = Bharani
| studio = PGS Film International
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|12|13}}
| runtime = 139 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Kolagalam ({{Translation|Chaos}}) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film directed by P. G. Surendran, starring Amal and Saranya Mohan.{{Cite web |date=22 June 2013 |title=Etcetera: Comedy with a message |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-comedy-with-a-message/article4840555.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131001335/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-comedy-with-a-message/article4840555.ece |archive-date=31 January 2024 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=The Hindu}} The film was released on 13 December 2013.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
Cast
As per the film's opening credits
{{Cast listing|
- Amal as Amal
- Saranya Mohan as Ramya
- Ganja Karuppu
- Pandiarajan as Venkatesh
- Manobala as Roadside stall owner
- Devadarshini as Ramya's sister-in-law
- Meera Krishnan as Ramya's mother
- Lakshmi as Krishu
- Vietnam Veedu Sundaram as Ramya's grandfather
- V. K. R. Rahu
- Vishwanth as Pathmanabhan
- Nellai Siva
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Traffic Police Inspector (special appearance)
}}
Soundtrack
The music is composed by Bharani.{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=26 August 2013 |title=Audio Beat: Kolagalam – Happy tunes |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-kolagalam-happy-tunes/article5275633.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028235225/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-kolagalam-happy-tunes/article5275633.ece |archive-date=28 October 2013 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=The Hindu}}
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Song
! Lyrics ! Singer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| "Minda Disturb" | Bharani | Mano |
| "Kannula Unna" | rowspan="3"|Viveka | Sriram Parthasarathy, Sumithra |
| "Sema Sema" | Karthik | |
| "Yelaea Yelae" | Anuradha Sriram, Mukesh |
Reception
A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "The director probably wanted to highlight women-power, but that hardly registers. Kolakalam hardly has anything to entice a viewer".{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=14 December 2013 |title=Kolakalam is a Stale, Dated Fare |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2013/Dec/14/kolakalam-is-a-stale-dated-fare-551053.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130142309/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2013/dec/14/kolakalam-is-a-stale-dated-fare-551053.html |archive-date=30 November 2024 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=The New Indian Express}} A critic from Dinakaran praised the comedy scenes and felt that the music and cinematography were average.{{Cite web |date=14 December 2013 |title=கோலாகலம் |url=https://cinema.dinakaran.com/cine-news-details.aspx?id=11990&id1=13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922093628/https://cinema.dinakaran.com/cine-news-details.aspx?id=11990&id1=13 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=Dinakaran |language=ta}} In a more positive review, a critic from Dinamalar wrote that "All in all, if the first half had been a blast, Kolakalam would have been a blast!!"{{Cite web |date=13 December 2013 |title=கோலாகலம் |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=1231 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131005356/https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=1231 |archive-date=31 January 2024 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta}}
References
{{Reflist}}