Kadalora Kavithaigal
DVD cover
Directed byBharathiraja
Written byR. Selvaraj (dialogues)
Screenplay byBharathiraja
Story byK. Somasundreshwar
Produced byVe Vaduganathan
C. Natesan
StarringSathyaraj
Rekha
CinematographyB. Kannan
Edited byT. Thirunavukkarasu
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Mookambika Art Creations
Release date
  • 5 July 1986 (1986-07-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kadalora Kavithaigal (transl. Poems by the Sea) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars Sathyaraj and Rekha, with Raja, Janagaraj and Kamala Kamesh in supporting roles. It is about transformation of a ruffian, who has a prison record and his understanding of love through an elementary education. In that process, he falls in love with the school teacher.

Kadalora Kavithaigal was the debut film for Rekha and Raja. It was primarily shot in Muttom, Kanyakumari. The film was released on 5 July 1986, and was remade in Telugu as Aradhana, and in Kannada as Kaurava.[1]

Plot

In Muttom, Kanyakumari, Chinnappa Das is a ruffian who has a prison record and returns to his village after serving his prison term. He is persuaded by his maternal uncle's daughter Gangamma to marry him. In one of his encounters at an elementary school, he meets a lady school teacher Jennifer who gives a sound scolding on how ignorant fools behave.

There is an element of purity in Das's heart which the school teacher could identify, this transforms his life forever. Set in a coastal milieu, the duo often meet on the beach, amidst sunlit sea and splashing waves on the rocks. In a sequence, Das makes the teacher stand alone atop a seaside hillock, Das from down below on the sands announces aloud to her that "you are my God". Eventually teacher developed feelings for Das but those on the other side of the teacher's family want her to marry an acquaintance of her family which would lead to a drama of emotions

Cast

Production

Kadalora Kavithaigal is the debut for Raja and Rekha as actors.[3][4] The film had Sathyaraj deviating from the negative roles he was previously known for.[5] It was primarily shot in Muttom, Kanyakumari.[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[7][8] The song "Adi Aathadi" is set in the Carnatic raga known as Shivaranjani,[9][10] and "Kodiyile Malliyapoo" is set in Natabhairavi.[11] "Adi Aathadi" was partially adapted as "Aa Jaana Tere Bin", composed by Anand–Milind for Bol Radha Bol (1992).[12] "Adi Aathadi" was remixed by Sabesh–Murali for the film Mittai (2011).[13]

SongSingersLyricsLength
"Adi Aathadi" (Sad)Malaysia Vasudevan, S. JanakiVairamuthu03:42
"Adi Aathadi"Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki04:39
"Das Das Chinnappadas"IlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja03:00
"Kodiyile Malliyapoo"P. Jayachandran, S. JanakiVairamuthu04:21
"Podinadaya Poravare"K. S. ChithraGangai Amaran05:23
"Poguthae Poguthae"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVairamuthu04:34
"Poguthae Poguthae"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiVairamuthu2:57

Release and reception

Kadalora Kavithaigal was released on 5 July 1986.[14] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki said that while the sea in the film's title was breathtaking, the poem in the title was incomplete.[15] Rekha won the Cinema Express Award for Best New Face Actress.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "மறக்க முடியுமா? – கடலோர கவிதைகள்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 23 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ↑ ""நடிப்பும் நக்கலும்" : நடிகர் சத்யராஜ் பிறந்ததின சிறப்புப் பகிர்வு!". Kalaignar Seithigal (in Tamil). 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ↑ S, Srivatsan (6 November 2019). "From 'Kadalora Kavithaigal' to 'Adithya Varma': Tamil cinema's quintessential 'soft-spoken hero' Raja returns after a 20-year exile". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil 4: Host Kamal Haasan's Punnagai Mannan co-star Rekha Harris to participate in the show?". The Times of India. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Aravind, C V (28 September 2013). "The return of a star". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ↑ ராம்ஜி, வி. (2 March 2021). "'தாஸ் தாஸ் சின்னப்பதாஸ் தாஸ்' - அப்படியொரு இசையை இளையராஜாதான் கொடுக்கமுடியும்! - பாரதிராஜாவின் 'கடலோரக் கவிதைகள்' நினைவுகள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kadalora Kavithaigal". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 121.
  10. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (28 September 2012). "Sivaranjani for pathos". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  11. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 139.
  12. ↑ Arunachalam, Param. BollySwar: 1991–2000. Mavrix Infotech. p. 174. ISBN 9788193848210.
  13. ↑ "திரைக்கதிர்: நூலாடை அல்ல: நூறாடை!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  14. ↑ ராம்ஜி, வி. (3 June 2022). "'விக்ரம்' வில்லனாக சத்யராஜ்: அதே வருடத்தில் 6 படங்களில் ஹீரோ!". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  15. ↑ ஜெயமன்மதன் (20 July 1986). "கடலோரக் கவிதைகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 7. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Cinema Express awards for 1986". The Indian Express. 27 February 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Cine artists asked to broaden talents". The Indian Express. 13 April 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

Bibliography

  • Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Chennai: Pichhamal Chintamani. OCLC 295034757.
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