Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara Explained

Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara
Starring:Pandiarajan
Suvaluxmi
Director:Keyaar
Screenplay:Keyaar
Producer:Aru. Subramaniam
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography:B. L. Rao
Studio:Subbu Films Productions
Editing:R. T. Annadurai
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara is a 1998 Indian Tamil language comedy drama film, written and directed by Keyaar. The film stars Pandiarajan and Suvaluxmi, while K. R. Vijaya and Janagaraj portrayed supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the film was released on 13 April 1998. The film was remake of the Malayalam film Kalyanji Anandji.[1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2] The song "Chinna Chinna" is set to the raga Kapi.[3]

Song Singers Lyrics
"Thiruvonam Thirunalam" Panchu Arunachalam
"Arule Arul" Devi Neithiyar, Geetha Arivumathi
"Iswar Allah" Panchu Arunachalam
"Chinna Chinna" Devi Neithiyar, P. Unnikrishnan, Arunmozhi, S. N. Surendar
"Mama Poo Poo" Vaali

Release

The film was released on 13 April 1998.[4] Two years after release, the producers were given a subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ramanujam . D. S. . 17 July 1998 . Film Reviews: Poonthottam / Dharma . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20000611211731/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980717/09/09170225.htm . 11 June 2000 . 9 March 2024 . . 27.
  2. Web site: Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara (1998) . https://archive.today/20230629081820/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/kavalai-padathe-sagodhara-songs-T0002764 . 2023-06-29 . 2023-06-29 . Raaga.com.
  3. Book: Sundararaman . Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music . Pichhamal Chintamani . 2007 . 2nd . 126 . 295034757 . 2005.
  4. Web site: kavalai padathe sagodhara (1998) . https://web.archive.org/web/20061029130455/http://cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=kavalai%20padathe%20sagodhara . 29 October 2006 . 9 January 2024 . Cinesouth.
  5. Book: Mass Media in India . . 2001 . 9788123009421 . 181 . 29 June 2023.