Kandharvan

{{Short description|2014 Indian film by Salangai Durai}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Kandharvan | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name =  | director = Salangai Durai | writer = Salangai Durai | screenplay = | story = | based_on =  | producer = S. Duraisamy | starring = Kathir<br />Honey Rose | narrator = | cinematography = Anil K. Sekar | editing = SMV Subbu | music = Alex Paul | studio = South Indian Productions | distributor =  | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|4|11}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Tamil | budget = | gross = }} '''''Kandharvan''''' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Salangai Durai and starring Kathir and Honey Rose.

== Cast == {{Cast listing| *Kathir as Mani *Honey Rose as Meena *Ganja Karuppu *V. A. Andamuthu as Meena's father *Kadhal Dhandapani as Lorry owner *Crane Manohar as Lorry cleaner *Chelladurai *Vellai Subbaiah as Meena's relative *Kovai Senthil as Broker *Nellai Siva as Chicken seller *Kamalesh as Mani's friend }}

== Production == The film began production in 2009. Kathir, who played a lorry driver in Salangai Durai's earlier film ''Kathavarayan'' (2008), was cast in this film as a water tank lorry driver. He practised lorry driving for the film. This was Malayalam actress Honey Rose's second Tamil film after ''Mudhal Kanave'' (2007), but the delay of the film meant that this was her fourth Tamil film after ''Singam Puli'' (2011). The climax was shot in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S.R. |date=2 June 2012 |title=Audio beat: Kantharvan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-kantharvan/article3483047.ece |url-access=subscription |website=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Soundtrack == The music was composed by Malayalam composer Alex Paul in his Tamil debut.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012 |title=Kantharvan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP |url=https://music.apple.com/qa/album/kantharvan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1442383928 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924165035/https://music.apple.com/qa/album/kantharvan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1442383928 |archive-date=2023-09-24 |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> {{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Muthumaniye | lyrics1 = Kavin Sampath | extra1 = Sheela Mani, Renjani Jose, Lizy Francis | length1 = 4:59 | title2 = Lakka Langatika | lyrics2 = Muthu Vijayan | extra2 = Shankar Mahadevan | length2 = 5:14 | title3 = Kadal Kadal | lyrics3 = Valee | extra3 = Srinivasan | length3 = 4:29 | title4 = Nerupai | lyrics4 = Muthu Vijayan | extra4 = Karthik | length4 = 4:40 | title5 = Kadal Oru Pattam Poochi | lyrics5 = Viveka | extra5 = Anita | length5 = 5:23 | total_length = 24:45 }}

== Reception == A critic from ''The New Indian Express'' wrote that "The director’s earlier debut film ''Kathavarayan'' was a far better effort than this one".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=19 April 2014 |title=A Story Without Depth |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2014/apr/19/a-story-without-depth-601848.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809200203/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2014/apr/19/A-Story-Without-Depth-601848.html |archive-date=9 August 2022 |access-date=24 September 2023 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> A critic from ''Dinamalar'' criticised the film for solely relying on the climax.<ref>{{Cite web |title=காந்தர்வன் |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/188/Kantharvan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002013713/http://cinema.dinamalar.com:80/movie-review/188/Kantharvan |archive-date=2 October 2018 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta}}</ref>

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Category:Indian romantic drama films Category:2014 Tamil-language films Category:2014 Indian films