Kaadhal 2014 (transl. Love 2014) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Suganthan and starring Arish Kumar, Neha, and Manikandan. The film is about female empowerment.[2] Boys Manikandan debuted as a villain with this film.[3][4]
| Kaadhal 2014 | |
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 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Sugunathan |
| Written by | Sugunathan |
| Produced by | B. Sudhakar |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | M. Rathesh Kanna |
| Edited by | Sankar K. |
| Music by | F. S. Faizal |
Production company | Saravana Film Maker |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
edit- Arish Kumar as Baskaran
- Neha as Ranjani
- Manikandan as Kumar
- Appukutty
- Pasanga Sivakumar
- Velmurugan
- Kambam Meena
- Sharmila
- Alagappan
- S R Pandiyan as Kittu
- Shivani
- Salem Chinna Karuppu
- Gana Bala in a special appearance in "Oh Jinglee"
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by F. S. Faizal.[5]
- "Maanpola"
- "Mailakilli"
- "Oh Jinglee"
- "Pathikucha"
Reception
editMalini 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
edit- ^ "Friday Fury – August 29". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (30 August 2014). "Spare a thought for women". The Hindu.
- ^ "வில்லனாக மாறிய ஹீரோ [Hero turned as villain]". Dinakaran (in Tamil).
- ^ Jayachitra (17 August 2014). "வில்லனாகிறார் 'பாய்ஸ்' மணிகண்டன்! ['Boys' Manikandan becomes villain]". Filmibeat (in Tamil).
- ^ https://masstamilan.in/kadhal/
- ^ "Serious Issue Portrayed with Lack of Focus".
- ^ "காதல் 2014 [Kadhal 2014]". Maalaimalar (in Tamil). 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Kadhal 2014". iFlicks. 30 August 2014.
- ^ "காதல் 2014 [Kadhal 2014]". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022.
External links
edit- Kaadhal 2014 at IMDb