Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam
Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam (transl. It's an age of love) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Kasthuri Raja. The film stars several newcomers including Harish and Lakshmi Priya alongside Kiran Rathod. Idhu Kaadhal Varum Paruvam targeted at the youth, is a bubbly film chronicling the coming of age of a teenager who is a school student.
Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam | |
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Directed by | Kasthuri Raja |
Written by | Kasthuri Raja |
Produced by | Dr. K.Karthika Devi |
Starring | Harish Lakshmi Priya |
Cinematography | Rajarajan R.Tamilvanan |
Edited by | G. Sasikumar |
Music by | Kasthuri Raja |
Production company | R.K.Productions Ltd. |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Surya, the school-going 15 -year old boy finds himself attracted to his classmate Raji. Later he gets infatuated with a model Manasi (Kiran Rathod). Finally, his lust grows for a call girl Swarna (Lakshmi Priya).
As Swarna's husband is a pimp, she also shows some interest towards Surya. Surya and Swarna elope. But towards the end Swarna turns to preach. She advises Surya to be a good role model student and also to return to his parents.
Cast
- Arish Kumar as Surya
- Lakshmi Priya as Swarna
- Kiran Rathod as Manasi
- Baba Bhaskar as Ajees
- Karunas
- Preethi Puttani
Production
The songs are shot in different places, including Rameswaram, Kumbakkarai, Visakhapatnam, Kodaikkanal, Manjalaru Anai and Theni.[1]
Soundtrack
Kasthuri Raja made his debut as music composer with this film and also written lyrics for all songs.[2][3]
- "Yugam Yugamai" — Aishwarya Kishore
- "Sollamal Mudivatha" — Prasanna
- "15 Vayasu" — Nitish Gopalan, Lavanya
- "Paada Paduthum" — Jayadev, Padmalatha
- "Kanja Adikalada" — Jayadev
- "Kadhal Kadhal" — Nitish Gopalan, Anuradha Sriram
Reception
A critic from Chennai Online wrote that "The message if any, is wasted again, as his target-audience (?) would be nowhere in the theatre (A certificate). Fortunately!"[4] A critic from BizHat wrote that "Alas Ithu Kathal Varum Paruvam isn’t sinfully enticing enough".[5]
References
- "All about adolescence". Thehindu.com. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- "Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam". Mymazaa.com. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- "Ithu Kadhal Varum Paruvam". Archived from the original on 20 January 2007.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141011034607/http://movies.bizhat.com/review_ithu_kathal_varum_paruvam.php