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Kaadhal 2014

Kaadhal 2014
Official poster
Directed bySugunathan
Written bySugunathan
Produced byB. Sudhakar
Starring
CinematographyM. Rathesh Kanna
Edited bySankar K.
Music byF. S. Faizal
Production
company
Saravana Film Maker
Release date
  • 29 August 2014 (2014-08-29)[1]
Running time
121 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kaadhal 2014 (transl. Love 2014) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Suganthan and produced by B. Sudhakar. The film stars Arish Kumar, Neha, Appukutty, and Manikandan (in his debut as a villain).[2][3] The film is about female empowerment.[4] The music was composed by F. S. Faizal with cinematography by M. Rathesh Kanna and editing by Sankar K. The film released on 29 August 2014.

Cast

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  • Arish Kumar as Baskaran
  • Neha as Ranjani
  • Manikandan as Kumar
  • Appukutty
  • Pasanga Sivakumar
  • Velmurugan
  • Kambam Meena
  • Sharmila
  • Shivani
  • Paruthiveeran Ammulu
  • Eeswaran
  • Alagappan
  • S R Pandiyan as Kittu
  • Salem Chinna Karuppu
  • Rajapandi
  • Venkat
  • Balaji
  • A. P. Sabari
  • Elvis
  • Vinoth
  • Jayakumar
  • Subramani
  • Gana Bala in a special appearance in "Oh Jinglee"

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by F. S. Faizal.[5]

Reception

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Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "Dealing with a crucial issue, what was needed was a more focused screenplay and mature handling".[6] A critic from Maalaimalar praised the film's novelty and music.[7] A critic from iFlicks praised the film's theme and music while criticised the film's pace.[8] A critic from Dinamalar called the film old-fashioned.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Friday Fury – August 29". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ^ "வில்லனாக மாறிய ஹீரோ [Hero turned as villain]". Dinakaran (in Tamil).
  3. ^ Jayachitra (17 August 2014). "வில்லனாகிறார் 'பாய்ஸ்' மணிகண்டன்! ['Boys' Manikandan becomes villain]". Filmibeat (in Tamil).
  4. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (30 August 2014). "Spare a thought for women". The Hindu.
  5. ^ https://masstamilan.in/kadhal/
  6. ^ "Serious Issue Portrayed with Lack of Focus".
  7. ^ "காதல் 2014 [Kadhal 2014]". Maalaimalar (in Tamil). 29 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Kadhal 2014". iFlicks. 30 August 2014.
  9. ^ "காதல் 2014 [Kadhal 2014]". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022.
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