Kadhalukku Mariyadhai

Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
Poster
Directed byFazil
Written byGokula Krishnan (Dialogue)
Screenplay byFazil
Story byFazil
Based onAniyathipraavu (Malayalam)
Produced bySangili Murugan
V. Ravichandran
StarringVijay
Shalini
CinematographyAnandakuttan
Edited byK. R. Gowrishankar
T. R. Sekar
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Murugan Cine Arts
Release date
  • 19 December 1997 (1997-12-19)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget50 lakh
Box office15 crore[1]

Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (transl. Respect for Love) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film directed by Fazil. It is the Tamil remake of his own Malayalam film Aniyathipraavu (1997). The film stars Vijay and Shalini (reprising her role from the original), while Sivakumar, Srividya, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Manivannan, Dhamu, Charle, Thalaivaasal Vijay, and Radha Ravi play supporting roles. It tells the story of a couple of differing backgrounds and beliefs and how they unite amidst the opposition of their families. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja with cinematography by Anandakuttan.

Kadhalukku Mariyadhai was released on 19 December 1997 to positive reviews and became a box-office blockbuster. It was also Shalini’s first Tamil film as a leading actress, having previously acted as a child artist. The success of the film led the lead pair, Vijay and Shalini, to collaborate again in Kannukkul Nilavu (2000), which was also directed by Fazil and became a success.

  1. ^ "விஜய் – ஷாலினி நடிப்பில் வெளியாகி சூப்பர் ஹிட்டான 'காதலுக்கு மரியாதை'... இப்படத்தின் மொத்த வசூல் இத்தனை கோடியா?". Filmy Focus (in Tamil). 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.