Idi Minnal Kadhal

Idi Minnal Kadhal (transl. Thunder, lightning, love) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language suspense thriller film written and directed by debutant Balaji Madhavan and produced by Pavaki Entertainment.^[1] It stars Ciby Bhuvana Chandran, Bhavya Trikha, Yasmin Ponnappa,^[2] Jay Adithya, Jagan, Radha Ravi and Balaji Sakthivel in central roles.^[3][4][5]

Idi Minnal Kadhal
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Balaji Madhavan
Written by	Balaji Madhavan
Produced by	Jayachander Pinnamneni Balaji Madhavan
Starring	Ciby Bhuvana Chandran Bhavya Trikha Yasmin Ponnappa Jay Adithya Jagan Radha Ravi Balaji Sakthivel
Cinematography	Jayachander Pinnamneni
Edited by	Anthony
Music by	Sam CS
Production company	Pavaki Entertainment
Distributed by	Dream Warrior Pictures
Release date	29 March 2024 (2024-03-29)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

The film began its production in March 2022 with filming primarily taking place in Chennai and Yelagiri. Following a three-month rigorous schedule, the film completed its shoot in July 2022.^[6]

The film released theatrically on 29 March 2024. The Tamil Nadu theatrical release rights of the film were acquired by Dream Warrior Pictures.^[7]

Plot

Characters undo the wrongs that they have done against each other in the aftermath of an accident.

Cast

• Ciby Bhuvana Chandran as Haran
• Bhavya Trikha as Janani
• Yasmin Ponnappa as Anjali
• Radha Ravi as Father Edwin
• Balaji Sakthivel as Govindraj
• Jay Adithya as Abhishek Jain
• Jagan as Raja
• Vincent Nagul as Arul Pandian
• Manoj Mullath as Ritesh Jain
• Mona Bedre as Soniya
• Aruldoss as Saami

Production

Balaji Madhavan had previously assisted Mysskin over a period of four years before joining R. Madhavan in his directorial debut Rocketry: The Nambi Effect.^[8] Over the course of this period, Balaji Madhavan came up with the plot for what would soon become Idi Minnal Kadhal. He then pitched the film to Jayachander Pinnamneni, his childhood friend, who is also the cinematographer of the film.^[8] They met up with a few investors and along with them, produced the film. The pre-production took place from March 2022 to May 2022.^[9]

In May 2022, the central characters were finalised and announced in the film's puja. The cinematography was to be handled by Jayachander Pinnamneni. Music and editing were assigned to award-winners Sam CS and Anthony respectively.^[3][10] Filming took place in Chennai and Yelagiri in three schedules over a span of 27 days.^{[citation needed]} All post-production work for the film was carried out in intervals from October 2022 to October 2023.^{[citation needed]}

Soundtrack

Idi Minnal Kadhal
Soundtrack album by Sam CS
Released	2024
Recorded	2022–24
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	14:57
Language	Tamil
Producer	Sam CS
Sam CS chronology
Parking (2023) Idi Minnal Kadhal (2024) Siren (2024)

The music for the film has been composed by Sam CS. The first single "Siragaatchi Poove" was released at the film's audio and trailer launch on 21 March 2024.^[11] The lyrics were penned by lyricist Kabilan.

Idi Minnal Kadhal Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Siragaatchi Poove"	Kapil Kapilan, Priyanka NK	3:30
2.	"Aagayam Illaamale"	Madhu Balakrishnan	4:02
3.	"Adikadi Adi"	Maalavika Sundar, Sathya Prakash	3:50
4.	"Netru Kandein"	R.P. Krishaang	3:35
Total length:			14:57

Release

The film is slated for theatrical release on 29 March 2024.^[12] The Tamil Nadu theatrical release rights of the film have been acquired by Dream Warrior Pictures.

Reception

A critic from Times Now rated the film three out of five stars and wrote that "Idi Minnal Kadhal may not be a perfect action entertainer but it by no means is boring. In other words, this is a decent attempt at narrating a fresh story that looks to drive home a significant message".^[13]

Sreejith Mullappilly of Cinema Express stated that “The most interesting character in Idi Minnal Kadhal is Yasmin Ponnappa’s Anjali”.^[14]