{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Kadhal Palli | director = Pavithran | writer = Pavithran | producer = N. R. Dhanapalan | starring = {{ubl|Vignesh|Suvaluxmi|Vaiyapuri|Sukran|Jawahar}} | cinematography = P. N. Mothi | editing = B. Lenin<br />V. T. Vijayan | music = Deva | studio = NRD Film Circuit | released = {{Film date|df=y|1997|08|15}} | runtime = 115 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Kadhal Palli''''' ({{translation|School of love}}) is a 1997 Indian Tamil language comedy drama film directed by Pavithran. The film stars Vignesh, Suvaluxmi, Vaiyapuri, Sukran and Jawahar, with Bhaskar Raj, Vichithra, Vinu Chakravarthy and Kumarimuthu playing supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A-Z Continued... |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-3.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927193802/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-3.htm |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=15 December 2017 |website=Indolink}}</ref> It was released on 15 August 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kadhal Palli ( 1997 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com:80/cgi-bin/filmography/filmography.cgi?name=kadhal%20palli |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612062432/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/filmography.cgi?name=kadhal%20palli |archive-date=12 June 2004 |access-date=15 December 2017 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref>
== Plot == {{more plot|date=May 2023}} Balu, Palli, Gold, and Kandhan are small-time crooks in Ooty. They pose as tour guides and proceed to rob tourists. They are aided by the village belle, Mynaa, who gave them money and food. Balu finds the young women Uma in a container lorry. Uma is unfamiliar with the city, so she asks Balu to bring her to the restaurant and the hotel. His three friends then follow them and they are all removed from the restaurant and the hotel by the staff. The five eventually eat at a wedding function and subsequently sleep in the street. Afterwards, Uma seduces each of the four friends individually and promises them that she will marry them. The five spend time together and sleep in the same room. The police are looking for Uma. Uma faints and the doctor informs her that she is pregnant. The four friends pretend to be the father of the baby, but Uma is in denial.
== Cast == {{cast listing| *Vignesh as Balu *Suvaluxmi as Uma *Vaiyapuri as Palli *Sukran as Gold *Jawahar as Kandhan *Bhaskar Raj as Sanjay *Vichithra as Mynaa *Vinu Chakravarthy *Kumarimuthu as Kirupakaran *Prathapachandran *Junior Balaiah *Pasi Narayanan *Vimalraj as Vimal *Rani }}
== Production == Laila opted out of the film and was replaced by Suvaluxmi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/with-karthis-sardar-actor-laila-to-make-comeback-in-kollywood-after-16-years-4927526.html|title=With Karthi's Sardar, Actor Laila to Make Comeback in Kollywood After 16 Years|date=1 April 2022|work=News18|access-date=30 December 2023|archive-date=13 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713104413/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/with-karthis-sardar-actor-laila-to-make-comeback-in-kollywood-after-16-years-4927526.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by Deva.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 August 2014 |title=Kadhal Palli |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kadhal-palli/gfjcpJxLHJM_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316093011/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kadhal-palli/gfjcpJxLHJM_ |archive-date=16 March 2022 |access-date=22 May 2023 |website=JioSaavn}}</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = 23:25 | title1 = Achani | lyrics1 = Vaasan | extra1 = S. Janaki | length1 = 4:31 | title2 = Moru Moru | lyrics2 = Vairamuthu | extra2 = Anuradha Sriram | length2 = 4:17 | title3 = Kadhali | lyrics3 = Vairamuthu | extra3 = P. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chithra | length3 = 5:14 | title4 = Mesopattomiya | lyrics4 = Vaasan | extra4 = Mano | length4 = 5:49 | title5 = Vollan Gothiya | lyrics5 = Vairamuthu | extra5 = Mano, Swarnalatha | length5 = 4:34 }}
== Release and reception == Ji of ''Kalki'' wrote Pavithran messed up in script and direction and panned double meaning dialogues and the way Vichitra's character was treated but praised Vaiyapuri's humour and Suvalaxmi's natural acting and concluded saying many of the audience are going towards English films due to these kind of films coming out.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜி |date=24 August 1997 |title=காதல் பள்ளி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1997-08-24/page/n81/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230522141949/https://archive.org/details/kalki1997-08-24/page/n81/mode/2up |archive-date=22 May 2023 |access-date=22 May 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=80 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> The film failed both commercially and critically with the director Pavithran stating, "My only intention was to give the producer some profit. But finally I could satisfy nobody, both the producer and my fans".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandra |first=Tha. |title=An interview with Director Pavithran |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/pavithran.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031021114354/http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/pavithran.asp |archive-date=21 October 2003 |access-date=15 December 2017 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{IMDb title}} {{Pavithran}}
Category:1997 Indian films Category:1997 Tamil-language films Category:1997 comedy-drama films Category:1997 films Category:Films directed by Pavithran (Tamil film director) Category:Films scored by Deva (composer) Category:Indian comedy-drama films Category:Tamil-language comedy-drama films Category:Tamil-language Indian films