Kadal (2013 film)

Kadal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMani Ratnam
Written byStory:
Jeyamohan
Screenplay:
Mani Ratnam
Jeyamohan
Dialogues:
Jeyamohan
Produced byA. Manohar Prasad
A. Anand Prasad
N. Subash Chandrabose
N. Lingusamy
Mani Ratnam
StarringGautham Karthik
Arjun Sarja
Arvind Swamy
Thulasi Nair
Lakshmi Manchu
CinematographyRajiv Menon
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
companies
Distributed byGemini Film Circuit
Thirupathi Brothers[1]
Release date
  • 1 February 2013 (2013-02-01)
Running time
164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹50 crore (US$6.0 million)[2]

Kadal (pronunciationⓘ; transl. The Sea) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film[3] co-written, co-produced and directed by Mani Ratnam.[2] The film stars debutantes Gautham Karthik,[4] and Thulasi Nair,[5] with Arjun Sarja, Aravind Swamy and Lakshmi Manchu in supporting roles. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman. The film revolves around the life of fishermen who instill the fact that faith can sometimes lead to the triumph of humanity.[6]

The film was dubbed into Telugu as Kadali.[7][8] The film was released worldwide on 1 February 2013 to mostly positive reviews, in both the versions. Coincidentally, the leading pair of this movie had their parents- the hero's father Karthik & heroine's mother Radha as established actors, by appearing together in their debut film Alaigal Oivathillai (1981). This movie was a box office bomb.[9]

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  2. ^ a b "50 crore for Mani Ratnam's next?". The Times of India. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. ^ Subhash K. Jha. ""Kadal is not a romantic film" – Mani Ratnam". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Meet Mani Ratnam's hero, Gautham Karthik". Rediff. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  5. ^ "First Look: Mani Ratnam's heroine in Kadal". Rediff. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  6. ^ Nirmika Singh (22 December 2012). "Never believed world would end: AR Rahman". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Mani Ratnam's Kadal becomes Kadali". Behindwoods. 18 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  8. ^ Reddy, Lohit. "Kadal to be dubbed in Telugu as Kadali". RealBollywood.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
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