''Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga'' () is a 1997 Indian

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-language romantic drama film directed by R. Balu in his debut and produced by Sivasakthi Pandian. The film featured Murali alongside Kausalya, in her Tamil debut role, while

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, Charle,

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, and *

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play supporting roles. This film completed 200 days at the box office and was a 'blockbuster hit'. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Kushalave Kshemave'' with

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and Srilakshmi.

Plot

Jeeva is the college boy and singer (with bundles of commitments belonging to the lower middle class) who enchants the rich college girl Kausalya with his musical skills. Kausalya, the music buff who is in the habit of appreciating good singers over the phone, does it with Jeeva also. The telephonic voice of Kausalya turns out to have a tremendously magical romantic effect upon the hero, who besides falling in love head over heels with her, wants to see her.

Cast

* Murali as Jeeva * Kausalya as Kausalya *

as Kausalya's grandfather *

as Nayar * Charle as Perumal *

as Haridas *

as Prakash * R. Sundarrajan as Principal Venkatraman *

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as Vice Principal Narasimhan *

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as Elizabeth *

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as Jeeva's father * Pandu as Sanjay Kujidabadham * Rajeev as Psychiatrist (Special appearance) * Nassar as Hariharan (Special appearance) * Ramji as Rama (Special appearance) * P. B. Sreenivas as himself (Special appearance)

Production

Following the release of director

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's ''

Kadhal Kottai ''Kadhal Kottai'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Agathiyan. It stars Ajith Kumar and Devayani, with Heera, Thalaivasal Vijay, and Karan in supporting roles. The film was a major commercial success and also won th ...

'' (1996), aspiring director Balu claimed that Agathiyan had stolen the story of the film from his half-complete venture ''Un Ninaivaaga''. To appease Balu, producer Sivasakthi Pandian offered him the chance to make a film for his production studio. The film was named after a song from ''Kadhal Kottai''. Kavitha made her Tamil debut with this film, and Balu gave her the screen name Kausalya.

Release

A critic from Indolink.com stated that "overall, if it is a long time since you saw a movie with good comedy, above average music and crystal clear photography, here is one for you." The success of ''Kadhal Kottai'' and ''Kalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga'', prompted Sivashakthi Pandian to announce another love story '' Kaadhale Nimmadhi'' soon after this film's release.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Deva, was well received by the audience. The lyrics written by Deva,

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and Ponniyin Selvan.https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/Kaalamellam-Kadhal-Vaazhga-songs-T0000067

References

{{reflist 1997 films 1997 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films Tamil films remade in other languages Films scored by Deva (composer) 1990s Tamil-language films 1997 directorial debut films