Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala
Directed byT. Rajendar
Written byT. Rajendar
Produced byT. Rajendar
StarringT. Rajendar
Murali
Roja
Karan
CinematographyT. Rajendar
Edited byP. R. Shanmugam
Music byT. Rajendar
Production
company
Chimbu Cine Arts
Release date
  • 25 May 2001 (2001-05-25)
Running time
180 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala (transl. Is it love simply if one says so?) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written, directed and produced by T. Rajendar, who also composed the music and portrays the main lead role as T. R. alongside Murali, Roja, Karan, Livingston, Swathi and Vadivelu. T. Rajendar's son, Silambarasan, makes a special appearance in 2 songs. The film released on 25 May 2001.

Plot

T. R. (T. Rajendar) investigates a case in which Roja (Roja) is the lead female singer. Roja works in a finance firm and has a big family of three sisters, a brother (Kuralarasan Rajendar), an alcoholic father (Manivannan), and a mother (Vadivukkarasi) to support. Murali (Murali), her office colleague, loves her and makes his intention clear in every opportunity that he gets. However, Roja has no time for him. T. R. has a sister named Saro (Swathi), who is married to a corrupt cop named Inbaraj (Karan). Inbaraj, furious about T. R. exposing him in his newspaper, harasses Saro, egged on by his avaricious mother (Y. Vijaya) and sister (Bhuvaneswari). The burden of taking care of the family becomes a little too much for Roja. Finally T. R., against all odds, advises Roja to accept Murali's love.[1]

Cast

Production

T. Rajender announced that his son Silambarasan would play the lead role in Kadhal Azhivathillai in 2000. After failing to find a suitable lead actress to appear opposite Silambarasan, Rajender postponed the project and started to make Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala.[2] Bobby, actress Rajashri's sister, was cast in a leading role, but the actress opted to work on other Telugu films instead. Subsequently, her role in Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala was shortened, as Rajender continued to shoot without her.[3]

Soundtrack

There are eight songs composed by T. Rajendar.[4]

  1. "Chukkumala Chukkumala" – Silambarasan Rajendar, Tippu
  2. "Kaathalikka Theriyuma" – Krishnaraj, T. Rajendar
  3. "Mullaaga Kuththakoodaathu" – Silambarasan Rajendar
  4. "Rosaappoove" – Balesh, K. J. Yesudas
  5. "Sonnalthaan" – K. S. Chithra, Hariharan
  6. "Sonnalthan" – Hariharan
  7. "Vaada Vaada" -
  8. "Vela Vela" – T. Rajendar, Shankar Mahadevan
Track listing
No.TitleLength

Reception

Visual Dasan of Kalki wrote poignant romance, warm sentiment, menacing sets, these elements make a typical Rajender film. this one is a mixed bag which seems to have mistakenly copied his own style.[5] Although the film was an blockbuster at the box office, the soundtrack was somewhat a success. The film won two separate awards the following year; a Tamil Nadu State Film Award and a Filmfare Award.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Mannath, Malini. "Sonnal thaan kadhala". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Rasika. "Deferred Debut". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Rasika. "Other side is not greener". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 13 January 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sonnal Thaan Kathala (2001)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  5. ↑ தாசன், விஷுவல் (10 June 2001). "சொன்னால் தான் காதலா". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 52–53. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "State Government awards for 2000–2002". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
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