''Kangalin Vaarthaigal'' () is a 1998 Indian

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-language film directed by

Muktha S. Sundar Muktha S. Sundar is an Indian people, Indian film director and cinematographer who has worked on Tamil language films. Being the son of film maker Muktha Srinivasan, he made his directorial debut with ''Kodai Mazhai'' (1986), before making the ...

. The film stars Vikram, newcomer Sriram,

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and Karan. It is a remake of the 1996 Kannada film ''

Nammoora Mandara Hoove ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'' () is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai starring Shiva Rajkumar, Ramesh Aravind and Prema in lead roles. It's considered one of the all-time blockbuster romantic movies in the Kannad ...

''. The film was released on 29 March 1998.

Cast

Production

The film marked

Muktha Srinivasan Muktha Srinivasan (1929 – 2018) was an Indian film director and producer. Personal life V. Srinivasan was born in Malapuram on 31 October 1929 in a Tamil Brahmin family. His parents were Venkatachariar and Chellamma. His elder brother is M ...

's 50th year in the film industry. Though Vikram's big budget film, ''

Ullaasam ''Ullaasam'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed and co-written by the duo J. D.–Jerry and produced by Amitabh Bachchan. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Vikram and Maheswari with Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam an ...

'' (1997), became a box office failure, the producers still offered him the chance to star in a multistarrer project since they felt that he could not carry a film on his own. Newcomer Sriram, who was a medical student, was subsequently added to the cast.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...

. All the songs from the Kannada film were retained, which had also been composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam from ''

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'' wrote, "the concluding portions where the three meet in a clash of emotions, the boys being beaten by a level- headed girl, requires some more depth in handling."

References

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*{{IMDb title 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1998 films Films directed by Muktha S. Sundar Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Tamil remakes of Kannada films Tamil-language Indian films