Kadhal Kirukkan

Kadhal Kirukkan (transl. Love crazy man) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film, written and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram, starring Parthiban, Richa Pallod and Vineeth. It is a remake of the 2002 Hindi film Deewangee.

Kadhal Kirukkan
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Directed by	Sakthi Chidambaram
Screenplay by	Sakthi Chidambaram
Based on	Deewangee by Anees Bazmee
Produced by	A. Ahamed
Starring	Parthiban Richa Pallod Vineeth
Cinematography	Suresh Devan
Edited by	Kesavan L.
Music by	Deva
Production company	Variety Frames
Release date	19 December 2003 (2003-12-19)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Saravanan and Selvi Maha are childhood friends. Saravanan is so madly in love with Maha that it turns him into a killer. Knifing or gunning down anyone who comes in the way of Maha and himself, is almost child's play for Saravanan. From an old man to a posse of policemen, his victims are many and the mayhem is endless. But listlessness and dejection set in when Maha tells him that she is not in love with him. And then it's time for the denouement.

Cast

• Parthiban as Saravanan (Palani)
• Richa Pallod as Selvi Maha
• Vineeth as Lawyer Gautham
• Vadivelu as Kalyanasundaram
• Sriman as a Police officer
• Thalaivasal Vijay as a Lawyer
• Raj Kapoor as Ravi Varma
• Udaya Prakash as Kavidhangel
• Singamuthu as Marriage broker
• Devadarshini as Doctor
• Manobala as Doctor
• Meera Krishnan as Gautham's mother
• C. Duraipandian as P. Krishnan
• Keerthana as P. Krishnan's wife
• Krishnamoorthy as Astrologer
• Vincent Roy as Saravanan's father
• S. Rajasekar as Selvi Maha's father
• Anjali Devi as Saravanan's mother
• Srividya Shankar as Selvi Maha's mother
• Bonda Mani as Shop owner
• Vijay Ganesh as Shop owner
• Boys Rajan as Music producer
• King Kong as Servant
• Dhadha Muthukumar as Bride's father
• Chelladurai as Bride's father
• Siva Narayana Murthy as Land owner
• Priyanka as Police officer in Mufti
• Ramdoss as Servant (uncredited role)
• Nagendra Prasad in a special appearance
• Junior Silk in a special appearance

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva.^[1]

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
"Paruva Thiruda"	Anitha Chandrashekar	Pa. Vijay	6:36
"Poove Mudhal Poove" (male)	Harish Raghavendra	Kabilan	4:36
"Poove Mudhal Poove" (female)	Chinmayee		4:36
"Yea Penna"	Krishnaraj	Sakthi Chidambaram	5:43
"Onna Naan"	Vadivelu	Snehan	4:36
"Potthu"	Manikka Vinayagam, Malathy	Deva Kumar	4:55

Reception

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "IF THE story borrowed needs to be refurbished, it ought to be done. So when "Deewangee" comes to Tamil as "Kadhal Kirukkan" (from Variety Films) the director could have improved upon the original, instead of just being satisfied with the introduction of a new comedy track. All the same, "Kirukkan" has his bright moments too".^[2] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "Finally, the director’s earlier films ‘Ennamma Kannu’ and ‘Charlie Chaplin’ were light-hearted entertainers. The director should have stuck to the genre he is comfortable in!".^[3] Mister Lee of Kalki wrote the screenplay goes smoothly till the break, then it stumbles and goes off the track, nothing much sticks in the mind including the climax.^[4] Indiainfo wrote, "Director Shakthi Chidambaram who had earlier given us comedy films like CHARLIE CHAPLIN, offers an okay thriller. KHADALA KIRUKKAN, remake of Hindi hit film, DEEWANGEE, solely relies on Parthiban's acting skills and his histrionics. He excels in the role of complex man too. But the film is not developed properly to suit the Tamil audiences except the introduction of comedy track done by Vadivelu".^[5] Deccan Herald wrote "The story is ‘adopted’ from the Hindi film Deewangee. The film moves at a good pace but once the suspense is out that Parthiban was only ‘acting’ as a man with dual personality, the film loses its momentum".^[6]