Kadhalan

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Kadhalan
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Directed by	S. Shankar
Produced by	K. T. Kunjumon
Written by	Balakumaran
Starring	Prabhu Deva Nagma Vadivelu Girish Karnad Raghuvaran S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Release date(s)	Sep 14, 1994
Running time	166 mins
Language	Tamil
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Kadhalan is a successful Tamil language film released in 1994, directed by S. Shankar. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman. Written by S. Shankar and Balakumaran, the film stars Prabhu Deva, and Nagma in lead roles. Kadhalan was a huge commercial success upon release.

With well received performances from a cast that also included Girish Karnad and Raghuvaran, this film displayed actor/dancer Prabhu Deva's dance moves and acting which, along with the direction, comedy by Vadivelu and music, were hugely popular aspects of the movie. It featured a popular madras bashai song - named "Pettai Rap" - which was written in a rap-like style, interspersing Tamil with English words. It won the Filmfare Best Movie Award South in the year of its release.

1 Plot
2 Cast and crew
3 Music
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Student leader in his Chennai college, popular collegian, Prabhu (Prabhu Deva), is asked by the Principal to invite the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Kakarlal Sathyanaryana (Girish Karnad), to be the chief guest on the annual day of the college. When he goes to invite Ranjit, he meets his lovely daughter, Shruthi (Nagma), and instantly falls in love with her. She too subsequently gets to meet him, and falls in love with him. Since there is considerable fear of terrorism in the state, Kakarlal does not permit his daughter to travel anywhere without bodyguards. On one occasion, she does manage to give them the slip and runs away with Prabhu at a dance festival. Shortly thereafter there is a threat of a bomb being planted there, Shruthi is immediately returned home, and Prabhu is arrested. Shruthi is forbidden to see Prabhu again, while Prabhu is released from police custody, after being beaten severely. After his release, Prabhu goes to meet Shruthi, unaware of the changed circumstances, and this is where he will find evidence that will lead him to a hideout of a daredevil terrorist,Mallikarjuna (Raghuvaran) who is responsible for planting bombs and killing people. The question is, will Prabhu be able to get out alive and tell this tale, or will he end up as another victim.

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Nagma and Prabhu Deva from the movie Kadhalan

[edit] Cast and crew

Cast : Prabhu Deva, Nagma, Vadivelu, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Raghuvaran, Girish Karnad
Director : S. Shankar
Music : A. R. Rahman

[edit] Music

Kadhalan: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Soundtrack by A. R. Rahman
Released	1994
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	34:50
Label	Pyramid
Producer	A. R. Rahman

Kadhalan: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The music score that accompanies the film was composed by A. R. Rahman. The soundtrack features 9 songs composed by Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. This soundtrack cemented the popularity of A. R. Rahman. After Roja introduced the composer with a bang, Kadhalan's sales and acclaim led to further success for Rahman. New styles were experiemented like rap on songs like "Pettai rap".

The synthesizer and the keyboard feature. Songs like "Urvasi Urvasi" and "Mukkala Mukkabla" became huge hits and were played everywhere in Tamil Nadu. Even in the north these songs gained popularity because of the dubbing of the movie into Hindi.

Track listing: