{{short description|2019 film by KC Sundaram}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = July Kaatril | image = July Kaatril.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = KC Sundaram | producer = Saravanan Palaniappan | writer = KC Sundaram<br />Deepthi Govindarajan | starring = Ananth Nag<br />Anju Kurian<br />Samyuktha Menon | music = Joshua Sridhar | cinematography = Demel Xavier Edwards | editing = Anucharan | studio = Kaviya Entertainments | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|03|15}} | runtime = 138 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''July Kaatril''''' ({{Translation|In the wind of July}}) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by KC Sundaram on his directorial debut.<ref>{{Cite web |title='July Kaatrile' explores relationships on celluloid |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/july-kaatrile-explores-relationships-on-celluloid/articleshow/65228839.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216053623/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/july-kaatrile-explores-relationships-on-celluloid/articleshow/65228839.cms |archive-date=16 February 2019 |access-date=19 September 2020 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> The film stars Ananth Nag, Anju Kurian and Samyuktha Menon and Sathish and model Paloma Monnappa in supporting roles. Joshua Sridhar composed music for the film and Demel Xavier Edwards handled cinematography.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=July Kaatril, is a film on relationships with a difference |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/july-kaatril-is-a-film-on-relationships-with-a-difference/articleshow/61754018.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707064813/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/july-kaatril-is-a-film-on-relationships-with-a-difference/articleshow/61754018.cms |archive-date=7 July 2021 |access-date=11 March 2019 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
== Plot == This is the story of three people: Rajeev, Shreya and Revathi. Rajeev dates Shreya for sometime without being deeply in love but eventually gets engaged to her. Just before their wedding, he meets Revathi and finds her as the love of his life, and so he breaks up the engagement. Rajeev is now passionately in love with Revathi. Revathi, being an independent and no-nonsense woman who needs her space, finds Rajeev over-imposing him on her. She feels suffocated and breaks up with him. Now with all the three having had break-ups, the film is about how they move on.
== Cast == {{Colbegin}} * Ananth Nag as Rajeev * Anju Kurian as Shreya * Samyuktha as Revathi * Sathish as Murali * Paloma Monnappa as Athena * Sruthi Sai as Poorni * Muthuraman as Subramaniam, Rajeev's father * Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan as Shreya's yoga classmate * Pavani Reddy as Natasha * R. Raja as Gautham * Priya as Rajeev's mother * Krishnakumar as Ravichandran, Shreya's father * Nirmala Krishnakumar as Shreya's mother * Subhashree Radhakrishnan as Shreya's sister * Vinod Krishnan as Revathi's father * Vinod Paranthaman as Rajeev's boss * V. G. Balasubramaniam as Revathi's ex-boyfriend * Surya Thangaraj as Vikram * Karthik as Rajeev's colleague * Gokul Raj as Rajeev's friend * Mippu as Restaurant waiter * Raja as Restaurant waiter * Deepan Chakravarthi as Andrew * Shreya Deshpande (special appearance in the song "Kangalin Oramai") {{Colend}}
== Production == The project was announced in around late 2017 as the maiden directorial venture by debutant KC Sundaram, who previously served as an assistant to the late director and cinematographer Jeeva who was known for his works in Tamil including the critically acclaimed 2007 film ''Unnale Unnale''.<ref name=":0" /> KC Sundaram who worked as co-director along with Jeeva (until his death in 2007) in ''Unnale Unnale'' film which was initially suggested to be titled as ''July Kaatril'', revealed the film title as ''July Kaatril'' for this project as a tribute to the late director Jeeva who died in 2007. The portions of the film were mostly shot and set in Chennai, Goa and Kodaikanal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manikandan |first=Rajeshwari |date=5 March 2019 |title='July Kaatril' Audio Launch: Producer Saravanan Donates 1 Lakh Each To Families of CRPF Troops |url=https://silverscreen.in/news/july-kaatril-audio-launch-producer-saravanan-donates-1-lakh-each-to-families-of-crpf-troops/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707064819/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/july-kaatril-audio-launch-producer-saravanan-donates-1-lakh-each-to-families-of-crpf-troops/ |archive-date=7 July 2021 |access-date=11 March 2019 |website=Silverscreen.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
Popular emerging Malayalam actress Samyuktha Menon was roped into play the second female lead in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samyuktha Menon makes a bold debut in Tamil cinema with 'July Kaatril' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/samyuktha-menon-makes-a-bold-debut-in-tamil-cinema-with-july-kaatril/articleshow/68270240.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309174724/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/samyuktha-menon-makes-a-bold-debut-in-tamil-cinema-with-july-kaatril/articleshow/68270240.cms |archive-date=9 March 2019 |access-date=11 March 2019 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
== Soundtrack ==
The album is composed by Joshua Sridhar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music Review: July Kaatril |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/music-review-july-kaatril/articleshow/68426133.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092317/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/music-review-july-kaatril/articleshow/68426133.cms |archive-date=23 March 2019 |access-date=19 September 2020 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = | extra_column = Singer(s) | all_writing = | all_lyrics = | all_music = | title_width = | writing_width = | music_width = | lyrics_width = | extra_width = | title1 = Merkilae Merkilae | lyrics1 = Na. Muthukumar | extra1 = Sathyaprakash D | length1 = 4:08 | title2 = Kayathe Kanagathae | lyrics2 = Kabilan Vairamuthu | extra2 = Syed Subahan, Pragathiguruprasad, Mc Chetan | length2 = 3:22 | title3 = Kangalin Oramai | lyrics3 = Na. Muthukumar, Soundararajan K | extra3 = Suzanne D’Mello | length3 = 4:55 | title4 = Kaatrae Kaatrae | lyrics4 = Rohini | extra4 = Sharanya Srinivas | length4 = 4:02 | title5 = Vaa Alaipol | lyrics5 = SoundaraRajan K | extra5 = Haricharan, VarshiniMuralikrishnan | length5 = 3:35 | total_length = }}
== Release == A critic from ''Sify'' noted that "Overall, ''July Kaatril'' is a feel-good, breezy romantic film on urban relationships".<ref>{{Cite web |title=July Kaatril review: A Feel-good, breezy movie on urban relationships |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/july-kaatril-review-a-feel-good-breezy-movie-on-urban-relationships-review-tamil-tdpvIvjecdhfh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811133427/https://www.sify.com/movies/july-kaatril-review-a-feel-good-breezy-movie-on-urban-relationships-review-tamil-tdpvIvjecdhfh.html |archive-date=11 August 2020 |access-date=19 September 2020 |website=Sify}}</ref> On the contrary, Thinkal Menon of ''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of two-and-half out of five stars and stated that "The various romantic relationships lack the required energy and one feels exhausted after a certain point".<ref>{{Cite web |title=July Kaatril Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of July Kaatril by Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/july-kaatril/movie-review/68432131.cms}}</ref>
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Category:2019 films Category:Indian romantic comedy films Category:2019 romantic comedy films Category:Films shot in Chennai Category:Films set in Chennai Category:Films shot in Goa Category:Films set in Goa Category:Films shot in Kodaikanal Category:2019 directorial debut films Category:Films scored by Joshua Sridhar