Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam (transl. This is the age of love) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age film directed by Kasthuri Raja. The film stars several newcomers including Harish and Lakshmi Priya alongside Kiran Rathod. It chronicles 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 | K. Karthika Devi |
| Starring | Harish Lakshmi Priya |
| Cinematography | Rajarajan R.Tamilvanan |
| Edited by | G. Sasikumar |
| Music by | Kasthuri Raja |
Production company | R. K. Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editSurya, 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
edit- Arish Kumar as Surya
- Lakshmi Priya as Swarna
- Kiran Rathod as Manasi
- Baba Bhaskar as Ajees
- Karunas
- Preethi Bhutani
Production
editThe songs are shot in different places, including Rameswaram, Kumbakkarai, Visakhapatnam, Kodaikkanal, Manjalaru Anai and Theni.[1]
Soundtrack
editKasthuri Raja made his debut as music composer with this film and also wrote lyrics for all songs.[1][2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yugam Yugamai" | Aishwarya Kishore | |
| 2. | "Sollamal Mudivatha" | Prasanna | |
| 3. | "15 Vayasu" | Nitish Gopalan, Lavanya | |
| 4. | "Paada Paduthum" | Jayadev, Padmalatha | |
| 5. | "Kanja Adikalada" | Jayadev | |
| 6. | "Kadhal Kadhal" | Nitish Gopalan, Anuradha Sriram |
Reception
editMalini Mannath 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!"[3] A critic from BizHat wrote that "Alas Ithu Kathal Varum Paruvam isn’t sinfully enticing enough".[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Kumar, S.R. Ashok (4 August 2006). "All about adolescence". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam (2006)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (20 December 2006). "Ithu Kadhal Varum Paruvam". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 20 January 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Ithu Kathal Varum Paruvam". BizHat.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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