Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum

Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNalan Kumarasamy
Screenplay byNalan Kumarasamy
Based onMy Dear Desperado
by Kim Kwang-sik
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDinesh B. Krishnan
Edited byLeo John Paul
Music bySanthosh Narayanan
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • 11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)
Running time
136 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum (transl.Love too shall pass) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Nalan Kumarasamy in his second feature film after Soodhu Kavvum. Produced by C. V. Kumar under his Thirukumaran Entertainment banner, with K. E. Gnanavel Raja also co-producing the film under Studio Green, it stars Vijay Sethupathi with Madonna Sebastian, the latter in her Tamil film debut.[2] It is an official remake of the 2010 Korean film My Dear Desperado.[3]

The film focuses about a rowdy and an IT professional whom share a special bond when they live as neighbours. Nalan Kumarasamy initially developed the script as a dark comedy; however as several other films were being released in the same genre, he rewrote the entire script from scratch which spent him two years. The principal shooting of the film began in April 2015 and ended that July, with film being set mostly in Chennai.

The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Santhosh Narayanan, with Dinesh B. Krishnan and Leo John Paul serving as the cinematographer and editor respectively. The film was released on 11 March 2016 to received rave reviews from critics who mostly praised the performances of Sethupathi and Madonna but opened with low reception and become an above average success.[4][5]

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  2. ^ "Mollywood girl Madonna is Vijay's pair". The Times of India. 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Let's take a look at Kollywood's several attempts in remaking foreign films". February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ Purushothaman, Kirubhakar. "Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum trailer: Vijay Sethupathi and Nalan are back to tickle your funny bone". India Today. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. ^ "'Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum' movie review: Live audience response". International Business Times, India Edition. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.