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Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBalaji Mohan
Written byBalaji Mohan
Based onKadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (short)
by Balaji Mohan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNirav Shah
Edited byT. S. Suresh
Music byThaman S
Production
companies
Release date
  • 17 February 2012 (2012-2-17)
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Tamil
  • Telugu

Kadhilil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (transl. How to mess up in love)[1] is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed Balaji Mohan in his directorial debut and produced by S. Sashikanth, Nirav Shah and Siddharth under YNOT Studios and Etaki Entertainment, respectively. Based on Balaji's short film of the same name, it stars Siddharth and Amala Paul. The film revolves around the romantic relationship between Arun and Parvathy during their college days.

The film was shot in Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore within 35 working days. The film features music composed by Thaman S, cinematography is handled by Nirav Shah and editing done by T. S. Suresh. It was partially reshot in Telugu as Love Failure, owing to Siddharth's popularity in Telugu cinema.

Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi was released worldwide on 17 February 2012 during the Valentine's Day week and was a critical and commercial success.[2][3] The film received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for Amala Paul, and three nominations at the South Indian International Movie Awards.

Plot

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Arun and Parvathi give an interview about their love story, but they fight even before the interview gets over. The movie then rewinds five months earlier. Arun meets Parvathi in a college canteen, and they soon become friends. Parvathi has problems at her home, as her mother Saroja wants to divorce her father Akilan/Aravind. Arun and Parvathi fight for trivial reasons and then get together. The film revolves around how little things may contribute to break-up of a relationship.

One day, while Parvathi is stressed and wants to talk to Arun, he does not answer his phone. They fight on that issue, and gradually, the frequency of their fights grows. Arun introduces her to his parents, and Arun's father Prabhu recognises her as one of his client's daughter. He tells his son that Parvathi's parents are getting divorced. As time progresses, they break up, but the reason is not revealed. Arun's friend Vignesh tries to propose to his college junior Rashmi, but she addresses him as brother and then introduces her boyfriend, who is Vignesh's college senior. Arun tries to recover from the break-up just as his friend invites him to a trip to Pondicherry/Yanam to see his friend John. John's girlfriend Cathy starts chatting up with Arun and asks him why they broke up. Arun says that he does not have any reason, and that is his problem. Since Cathy becomes friendly with Arun, a misunderstanding crops up between Cathy and John.

Meanwhile, Prabhu advises Akilan/Aravind to reconcile with Saroja after learning that Akilan/Aravind is Parvathi's father. Akilan/Aravind and Saroja unite during Parvathi's grandparents' marriage anniversary. Consequently, John realises that Arun and Cathy are just being friendly, and he reunites with Cathy. Also, while Rashmi realises that her boyfriend is a playboy and accepts Vignesh true love. At last, Parvathi and Arun reunite after a silly quarrel in the same canteen that they met earlier.

Cast

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Production

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"My love for my film made it easy to take on way more responsibility than would seem practical. All my risks were, at the end of the day, still conservative because the budget was fairly low. So money did not drive any decisions. I refused to let people who don't understand my film be part of it in any way. This was one of the more enjoyable and positive working experiences of my career"

— Siddharth on turning producer for Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi[4]

Siddharth had said that he watched the ten-minute Tamil short film Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi by Balaji Mohan for the reality television show Naalaiya Iyakkunar, and found it interesting, developing his ambitions to turn it into a mainstream full-length feature film.[5] Incidentally, Mohan was holding talks with S. Sashikanth of YNOT Studios then and was planning to approach Siddharth to play the male lead role;[6][7][8] Siddharth joined the crew and also decided to co-produce the venture with cinematographer Nirav Shah on their newly launched banner Etaki Entertainment.[9][10] Siddharth who read Mohan's bound script based on the draft, which the latter completed in three months and found it to be well structured.[10][4] Regarding the title, Siddharth added that the term sodhappal (transl. messing up) was commonly used by college students and is "very sub-urban in nature".[6] He further described it as a tribute to international films.[11]

Amala Paul joined the project in August 2011, pairing opposite Siddharth as the lead actress.[12] Mohan's assistant directors, Arjunan and Vignesh, played the role of Siddharth's friends in the film; Siddharth ensured Mohan to give importance to his friends' characters in the screenplay.[10] Ravi Raghavendra, Sriranjani, Suresh, Surekha Vani, Balaji Venugopal, Dhanya Balakrishna and Pooja Ramachandran, appear in supporting roles.[13] Deepa Venkat dubbed for the speaking voice of Amala Paul in Tamil.[13] Sree Vishnu appeared in a brief role.[14] The film also marked Bobby Simha's first screen credit in a feature film, where he was credited as "Jayasimha".[15] Siddharth wore checked shirts, a sling bag and a pair of chappals, for his look in the film, owing to his attire he wore during the college days.[4]

The project began production in late 2011.[16] Filming took place in Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore for an urban, modernistic backdrop; the locations were finalized during the pre-production stage itself.[17][10] Owing Siddharth's popularity in Telugu cinema, a few scenes were reshot for the Telugu version, under the title Love Failure. Siddharth found it challenging to complete the film in eight months, in two different languages, but added that it helped him to be consistent in the project.[6] Siddharth later confirmed that filming was completed in a record 35 days.[18]

Soundtrack

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Main article: Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (soundtrack)

The soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman. While Madhan Karky penned the lyrics for three songs, director Balaji Mohan himself wrote the lyrics of the song "Ananda Jaladosam";[19] Sri Mani wrote all lyrics in the Telugu version.[20]

Marketing and release

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The first teaser of Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi was released on 18 December 2011 to positive response from netizens.[16] Siddharth went ahead with an extensive promotional campaign, to attract the younger demographic of its target audience, which resulted in the inclusion of animations in advertisements and television promos, a week ahead of its release.[21]

Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi and Love Failure were released on 17 February 2012, during the Valentine's Day week.[21] The film released alongside Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (another film also starring Amala Paul),[22] Udumban, Kattupuli and Ambuli 3D.[23] The satellite rights of the film were acquired by STAR Vijay.[24]

Critical reception

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Sify's reviewer said that the film was an "enjoyable romantic ride" that worked "largely due to its fresh script which dwells on the magic of love and its illusions", going on to label it as "jolly good fun".[25] The Times of India critic N. Venkateswaran gave it 4 out of 5 and commented that Balaji Mohan had made an "impressive debut with his tale of love and forgiveness", while pointing out that the screenplay was "cleverly written" and the dialogues were written in an "easy, conversational tone and are sure to strike a chord with youngsters".[26] Karthik Subramanian from The Hindu wrote: "KSY [...] is not just an experience. It is a festival. Make sure to take your entire gang along".[27] The New Indian Express wrote, "Targeted at the urban youth, [Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi] is refreshing, engaging and definitely worth a watch".[13]

The Times of India critic Karthik Pasupleti gave the Telugu version 3.5 out of 5 and said: "Right from its unusual-yet-amusing characterization, the background score and the writing, the film is loaded with humour. As if that wasn't enough, it is nicely sugar coated from inside out".[28] Radhika Rajamani from Rediff.com gave it 3.5 out of 5 and noted that the film was "refreshing", further citing: "It is well written and talks about love and failure in the context of life today. It gives an urbane, contemporary and realistic take on the subject. well written and talks about love and failure in the context of life today".[29] Vishnupriya Bhandaram of The Hindu claimed, "Love Failure is a remarkably easy film to watch – no pressure, no headache. Right from the word go, its fresh, the narrative, the characters and the music".[30] Idlebrain.com reviewer Jeevi too gave the film 3.5 out of 5, concluding that it was a "well-made urban romantic comedy told in a fresh an novel [sic] style".[31]

Accolades

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Award[a] Date of ceremony[b] Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Chennai Times Film Awards 4 November 2013 Best Actress Amala Paul Nominated [32]
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Filmfare Awards South 20 July 2013 Best Actress – Tamil Nominated [34]
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South Indian International Movie Awards 12–13 September 2013 Best Actress in a Leading Role – Tamil Nominated [36]
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Best Debutant Director – Tamil Balaji Mohan Nominated
Best Debutant Director – Telugu Nominated

Legacy

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Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi and Pizza became trendsetters and sparked a short-lived boom of short film directors making their feature debut in Tamil cinema.[39] Furthermore, the film's success with other contemporaneous Tamil films: Marina, Oru Kal Oru Kannadi and Kalakalappu, initiated a short-lived trend of comedy films becoming successful. Trade analyst Sreedhar Pillai noted a shift of revenge dramas to comedy films, as it was found to be more commercially viable.[40] Siddharth's Telugu film Oh My Friend (2011) was dubbed in Tamil as Sridhar and had a wide release in Tamil Nadu in May 2012.[41] Trade attributed it to the success of Siddharth and Hansika's Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi.[41]

Notes

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  1. ^ Awards, festivals and organisations are in alphabetical order.
  2. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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