Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai
Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai (transl. Once Again a Love Story) is a 2016 Tamil-language musical romance film directed by Mithran R. Jawahar, starring Walter Philips and Isha Talwar. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu.[1]
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| Directed by | Mithran R. Jawahar |
| Written by | Vineeth Sreenivasan |
| Based on | Thattathin Marayathu by Vineeth Sreenivasan |
| Produced by | Sangili Murugan |
| Starring | Walter Phillips Isha Talwar |
| Cinematography | Vishnu Sarma |
| Edited by | M. Thiyagarajan |
| Music by | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
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| Distributed by | Kalaippuli Films International |
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Running time | 144 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The film is the story of Vinod (Walter Philips) and Aisha (Isha Talwar), belonging to Hinduism and Islam respectively, falling in love, and the conflict arising out between them.
Cast
- Walter Phillips as Vinod
- Isha Talwar as Aisha
- Nassar as Abdul Kader
- Som Shekar as Musthafa
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Abdul Rahman
- Manoj K. Jayan as S.I.
- Arjunan as Abdul Razak (Abu)
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Vinod's mother
- Durga Premjith as Asma, the teacher's kid
- Shan as Imran
- Venkatesh Harinathan as Altaf
- Vidyullekha Raman as Hamzah
- Singamuthu as Police
- Sangili Murugan
- Dhivya as Aisha's sister
- Roxanne as Nasreen
- Harish Ram as Manoj
- Kovai Ajith
- John Samuel
- Walter Leeks
- Thiriyuvan
- Gayathri
Production
It was reported in 2015 that Mithran Jawahar would direct the Tamil remake of Malayalam film Thattathin Marayathu. Newcomer Walter Philips and Isha Talwar was selected to reprise her role from original.[2] The film's motion poster was released in February 2015.[3]
Soundtrack
G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the songs, while Na. Muthukumar and Thamarai wrote the lyrics. The music was released on 8 April 2016 by Sony Music India.
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| Released | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 43:01 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
| Producer | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |||
| G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mai Pottu" | Arunraja Kamaraj | Ranjith, Velmurugan | 05:08 |
| 2. | "Hey Pennae" | Na. Muthukumar | G. V. Prakash Kumar, Ranina Reddy | 05:49 |
| 3. | "Mohini" | Thamarai | D. Sathyaprakash | 05:16 |
| 4. | "Yedhedho Penne" | Na. Muthukumar | Ajeesh, Harini | 04:37 |
| 5. | "Yen Nenjam Sidharudhu" | Na. Muthukumar | D. Sathyaprakash | 04:31 |
| 6. | "An Autumn Evening (Theme)" | NA | Ranina Reddy, Nadisha Thomas | 03:05 |
| 7. | "Kuthala Kathaga" | Ekadesi | Vednath | 04:11 |
| 8. | "Mai Pottu (Karoke)" | 05:08 | ||
| 9. | "Mohini (Karoke)" | 05:16 | ||
| Total length: | 43:01 | |||
Release
The first look (motion Picture) was released on 13 February 2015, The Teaser with runtime of 48 Seconds released on 19 April 2016. Theatrical Trailer with running length of 99 seconds released on 30 July 2016. The film, was first planned to release on 5 August 2016 later it was pushed to 26 August 2016.
References
- "Thattathin Marayathu Tamil remake gets a title". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- Sidhardhan, Sanjith (5 January 2016). "Isha thrilled about being Aisha all over again". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- "'Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai' is a breezy love story". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015.