''Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam'' () is a 2006 Indian

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-language

coming-of-age film In genre studies, a coming-of-age story is a genre of literature, theatre, film, and video game that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood, or "coming of age". Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or interna ...

directed by

Kasthuri Raja Kasthuri Raja is an Indian filmmaker, lyricist and actor. He is the father of filmmaker Selvaraghavan and actor Dhanush. Most of the films he directed were either village based or infatuation of youngsters. He also worked with Director Visu on ...

. The film stars several newcomers including Harish and Lakshmi Priya alongside

Kiran Rathod Kiran Rathod (born 11 January 1981) is an Indian content creator and actress. She is well known for her appearance in Tamil films. Rathod has established herself in Kollywood. She also appears in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. She is ...

. It chronicles the coming-of-age of a teenager who is a school student. As of 2024, it is the last film directed by Kasthuri Raja.

Plot

Surya, the school-going 15 -year old boy finds himself attracted to his classmate Raji. Later he gets infatuated with a model Manasi (

). Finally, his lust grows for a call girl Swarna (Lakshmi Priya). As Swarna's husband is a pimp, she also shows some interest towards Surya. Surya and Swarna elope. But towards the end Swarna turns to preach. She advises Surya to be a good role model student and also to return to his parents.

Cast

Arish Kumar Arish Kumar is an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He made his acting debut in the early 2000s and has been credited in a diverse selection of films, primarily in leading roles. Arish is recognized for his performances in romant ...

as Surya *Lakshmi Priya as Swarna *

as Manasi *

Baba Bhaskar Baba Bhaskar is an Indian dance choreographer, director and actor who works mainly in Tamil and Telugu language films in addition to some Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada films. Career He was born and brought up in Chennai. Due to his interest in ...

as Ajees *

Karunas Karunas (born as Karunanidhi Sethu; February 21, 1970) is an Indian actor, comedian, composer, playback singer and politician in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played main lead roles in films includ ...

*Preethi Bhutani

Production

The songs are shot in different places, including Rameswaram, Kumbakkarai, Visakhapatnam, Kodaikkanal, Manjalaru Anai and Theni.

Soundtrack

Kasthuri Raja made his debut as music composer with this film and also wrote lyrics for all songs.

Reception

Malini Mannath from ''Chennai Online'' wrote that "The message if any, is wasted again, as his target-audience (?) would be nowhere in the theatre (A certificate). Fortunately!"

References

External links

* 2000s coming-of-age films 2000s Indian films 2000s Tamil-language films 2006 films Films about juvenile sexuality Films directed by Kasthuri Raja Indian coming-of-age films Tamil-language Indian films {{Improve categories, date=March 2024