| Kadhal Kottai | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Agathiyan |
| Written by | Agathiyan |
| Produced by | Sivasakthi Pandian |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Devayani |
| Cinematography | Thangar Bachan |
| Edited by | Lancy–Mohan |
| Music by | Deva |
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Release date |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kadhal Kottai (transl. The Fort of Love) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Agathiyan, and produced by Sivasakthi Movie Makers. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Devayani in the lead roles, with Heera, Thalaivaasal Vijay, and Karan in supporting roles. It revolves around two people who develop a romance anonymously.
Kadhal Kottai was released on 12 July 1996 along with the Telugu dubbed version Prema Lekha and ran for over 250 days at the box office, becoming a silver-jubilee film in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.[1] The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, the National Film Award for Best Direction and the National Film Award for Best Screenplay (Agathiyan). It was remade in Kannada as Yaare Neenu Cheluve (1998), in Hindi as Sirf Tum (1999) by the same director, and in Bengali as Hothat Brishti (1998).
- ^ "'Kadhal Kottai' to 'Viswasam': Five blockbuster box office hits of Thala Ajith". The Times of India. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.