Kattradhu Kalavu (transl. Learned thievery) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Balaji Devi Prasad, an erstwhile advertisement filmmaker. It stars Kreshna of Alibhabha fame and Vijayalakshmi in the lead roles, while choreographer Kalyan, Sampath Raj, Ganja Karuppu, Cochin Hanifa, and Santhana Bharathi play supporting roles. The music was composed by Paul Jacob with editing by Kasi Viswanathan and cinematography by Nirav Shah. The film was released on 28 May 2010.[1][2]
| Kattradhu Kalavu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Balaji Devi Prasad |
| Screenplay by | Kumaravel |
| Produced by | Pattiyal Sekhar |
| Starring | Kreshna Vijayalakshmi |
| Cinematography | Nirav Shah |
| Edited by | Kasi Viswanathan |
| Music by | Paul Jacob |
Production company | Talking Times |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editSingam gets cheated out of an original idea of his by a prominent person in the society. He decides to stop pleading and start threatening. He begins with a plan to corner the big shot. He meets Krishnaveni, who has left home and needs money fast. With a common purpose, they soon become partners and work out a plan. They blackmail the big shot with videotapes that they threaten to release all over the media if he refused to pay up. Buoyed by the success of their maiden outing, they decide to become con artists. They are successful in various ventures and finally end up blackmailing a minister. The minister, after initially caving in to their threats, decides to settle scores. What happens next forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Kreshna as Singam
- Vijayalakshmi as Krishnaveni
- Kalyan as Stanley Deva Sahayam
- Sampath Raj as Ramanathan
- Ganja Karuppu
- Cochin Hanifa as Vaikavardhan
- Santhana Bharathi as Vaikavardhan
- Chinni Jayanth
- Manobala
- Sai Dheena as Pottu
- Balu Anand
- Nellai Siva
- Mumaith Khan in an item number
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Paul Jacob and released by Sony Music India.
| Kattradhu Kalavu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Paul Jacob | ||||
| Released | 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 20:19 | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
| Producer | Paul Jacob | |||
| Paul Jacob chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kattradhu Kalavu" | Blaaze, Dinesh Kanagaratnam | Blaaze, Dinesh Kanagaratnam | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Indha Vaanam Indha Bhoomi" | Yugabharathi | Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Sudandhiram Sudandhiram" | Yugabharathi | Shakthisree Gopalan | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Dhevaaram" | Paul. J | Yogeshwaran Maanickam, Puniyavathi Elangovan | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Azhagana Ponnuthaan" | A. Maruthakasi | Sunandita | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 20:19 | |||
References
edit- ^ "The meesai is back and how!". The Times of India.
- ^ "Kattradhu Kalavu". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
External links
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