''Kadalai'' ( ) is a 2016 Indian

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directed by P. Sagayasuresh, starring

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. Featuring music composed by C. S. Sam, the film began production in early 2015 and was released on 29 October 2016.

Plot

A young man who leads a carefree life realises the importance of agriculture when a businessman tries to acquire farming land in his village to set up a factory.

Cast

as Manickam *

as Kalai *

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as Boopathy *

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as Kaali *

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as Businessman *

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as Swamy *

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as Ponna *

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*Raviraj *Thavasi

Production

The film was announced and began shoot during January 2015 under the title of ''Deepavali Thuppakki'', with

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selected to play the lead roles. In July 2016, the film went through a name change from ''Deepavali Thuppakki'' to ''Kadalai'', after the film felt the latter reflected the film's theme of agriculture better. The director, Suresh, had also considered the title ''Nel'', but felt that the audience may see it as an art film if they had chosen that. The team experienced further titled trouble after the makers of another film titled ''Kadala Poda Oru Ponnu Venum'' complained to the Producers' Council stating that the titles were too similar.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Sam CS.

Critical reception

''The Times of India'' wrote "Had more effort been put into both the making and the writing, the film could have been called a good attempt, especially given the fact that it talks about the need to promote agriculture among youngsters." ''Sify'' wrote "Though director Sagaya Suresh's idea of conveying the importance of farming is laudable, he falls short in convince us with an engaging screenplay in the second half."

References

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*{{IMDb title, 6264404 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films 2016 comedy-drama films 2016 directorial debut films 2016 films Indian comedy-drama films Films scored by Sam C. S.