Kadhal 2 Kalyanam
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Kadhal 2 Kalyanam is an upcoming Tamil-language romantic comedy film
directed by newcomer Milind Rau that stars debutante Sathya
, brother of Tamil actor Arya
, and Divya Spandana in the lead roles, whilst, Jayashree, Nagendra Prasad
, Kasthuri and Anuja Iyer
play pivotal roles. Noted film critic Baradwaj Rangan had written the dialogues, while Yuvan Shankar Raja
composed the film's score and soundtrack. Pre-production works began by mid-2008, while the filming continued for over one year, being completed by July 2010 only. The film, jointly produced by Mirchi Movies and East Coast Entertainment, is expected to release in November 2011.
and Sathya
went through many scripts before selecting the script of Kadhal 2 Kalyanam, in which Sathya would be essaying the role of a radio jockey
. Sathya, after being assigned for the role, had visited Bollywood actor Anupam Kher
's acting school in Mumbai
to "hone his acting skills", before starting to shoot, besides sitting with and observing professional radio jockeys at a radio station. Divya Spandana signed the film in October 2008, shortly after completing her third Tamil film Vaaranam Aayiram, describing her character as a "career-oriented, independent woman in the corporate world." Further more, former lead actress Jayashree was signed in November 2008 for a significant role, which would mark her comeback to feature films after a decade. In December 2008, Kasthuri was roped in to appear in a supporting role and play the wife to the character essayed by Nagendra Prasad
, while John Vijay accepted to play a drunkard in the film. The film's shooting, however, got stalled midway in 2009 due to unknown reasons and was resumed in 2010 only.
Since a large part of the film would take place at a radio station, art director Rajeevan
erected a radio jockey booth in Chennai. The film notably became the first film after 40 years to be shot at all the six most important shrines of the Hindu deity Muruga, the Arupadaiveedu
("Six abodes"), in Tamil Nadu
, with a specially designed bus being used for the tour. One of the songs, "Vellai Kodi", was shot in Thiruchendur
, one of the six towns of Murugan's abodes, with Nagendra Prasad
choreographing the song, besides appearing himself in it, while "Thedi Varuven" was shot in Pondicherry. In July 2010, two songs were canned; a "bachelor song" ("Naa Vetta Pora Aadu"), choreographed by Robert, was filmed at a farmhouse
near Red Hills, in which Sathya and Divya, along with junior artists
, took part, following which the last song ("Idhu Kadhalai Irunthidumo") was shot. Rajeevan had erected a special "jungle set" at AVM Studios for the song, which was choreographed under the direction of Dinesh. With the completion of the song, the shooting was eventually finished after one-and-a-half years.
. The songs were composed and recorded in 2009 and 2010, with Chinmayi
during the release time stating that she had recorded her song more than two years back, and Yuvan Shankar citing that he had handed over the Master recording
in September 2010. However, due to the long delay in the making of the film, the soundtrack album was released in March 2011 only, after several postponements. Though Sony Music released the album in a "soft audio launch" directly to stores on 18 March, a special launch was later held on Radio Mirchi
where all songs were unveiled and airplayed, with Arya
, Sathya and Milind participating.
The album features six songs overall, with Yuvan Shankar Raja himself, who stated on Twitter that the songs would be "young and fresh", having lent his voice for one of the songs. The album also features singer-composer Toshi Sabri
's first song in Tamil, which was his second collaboration with Yuvan Shankar after the song "Seheri" in Oy!. Telugu singer-actor Anuj Gurwara
was also supposed to have to sung one song in the film, which however, was not featured in the soundtrack album. The song "Naa Vetta Pora Aadu" was co-sung by Ragini Sri, a participant in the second season
of the reality-based singing competition Airtel Super Singer
, however, she was falsely credited as Roshini in the first batch of CDs.
Romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
directed by newcomer Milind Rau that stars debutante Sathya
Sathya (actor)
Sathya is a Tamil film actor who will debut in the Tamil film, Kadhal 2 Kalyanam in the lead role. His elder brother is the prominent actor, Arya. Sathya has numbers of films to release.-Personal life:...
, brother of Tamil actor Arya
Arya (actor)
Arya is an Indian film actor who mainly appears in Tamil films. He is best known for his roles in the films Pattiyal , Naan Kadavul , Madrasapattinam , and Boss Engira Bhaskaran.-Personal life:...
, and Divya Spandana in the lead roles, whilst, Jayashree, Nagendra Prasad
Nagendra Prasad
Nagendra Prasad is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts and choreographs for films. He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine artistes Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram...
, Kasthuri and Anuja Iyer
Anuja Iyer
Anuja Iyer is an Indian actress and model who works in the Tamil film industry. She made her acting debut in the low budget horror flick Sivi and became noted for her performances in Ninaithale Inikkum and Unnaipol Oruvan...
play pivotal roles. Noted film critic Baradwaj Rangan had written the dialogues, while Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
composed the film's score and soundtrack. Pre-production works began by mid-2008, while the filming continued for over one year, being completed by July 2010 only. The film, jointly produced by Mirchi Movies and East Coast Entertainment, is expected to release in November 2011.
Cast
- SathyaSathya (actor)Sathya is a Tamil film actor who will debut in the Tamil film, Kadhal 2 Kalyanam in the lead role. His elder brother is the prominent actor, Arya. Sathya has numbers of films to release.-Personal life:...
as Arul - Divya Spandana as Anitha
- Jayashree
- Nagendra PrasadNagendra PrasadNagendra Prasad is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts and choreographs for films. He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine artistes Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram...
- Kasthuri
- Anuja IyerAnuja IyerAnuja Iyer is an Indian actress and model who works in the Tamil film industry. She made her acting debut in the low budget horror flick Sivi and became noted for her performances in Ninaithale Inikkum and Unnaipol Oruvan...
- John Vijay
- T. S. B. K. Mouli
- DevadarshiniDevadarshiniDevadarshini Neelakandan is an Indian Tamil actress and TV anchor. She has appeared in a few Kollywood films, but her main priority is in television serials.Recently she appeared on Jodi Number One as a contestant.- Personal life :...
- N. S. Lakshmi
- Azhagam PerumalAzhagam Perumal-Directorial:-Acting:-External links:...
Production
Both AryaArya (actor)
Arya is an Indian film actor who mainly appears in Tamil films. He is best known for his roles in the films Pattiyal , Naan Kadavul , Madrasapattinam , and Boss Engira Bhaskaran.-Personal life:...
and Sathya
Sathya (actor)
Sathya is a Tamil film actor who will debut in the Tamil film, Kadhal 2 Kalyanam in the lead role. His elder brother is the prominent actor, Arya. Sathya has numbers of films to release.-Personal life:...
went through many scripts before selecting the script of Kadhal 2 Kalyanam, in which Sathya would be essaying the role of a radio jockey
Radio jockey
A radio jockey is a person who hosts a radio talk show where the RJ selects the music to be played, or topic of discussion, by interacting with the audience; the interaction is often via telephone, but may also be online, or via email....
. Sathya, after being assigned for the role, had visited Bollywood actor Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
's acting school in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
to "hone his acting skills", before starting to shoot, besides sitting with and observing professional radio jockeys at a radio station. Divya Spandana signed the film in October 2008, shortly after completing her third Tamil film Vaaranam Aayiram, describing her character as a "career-oriented, independent woman in the corporate world." Further more, former lead actress Jayashree was signed in November 2008 for a significant role, which would mark her comeback to feature films after a decade. In December 2008, Kasthuri was roped in to appear in a supporting role and play the wife to the character essayed by Nagendra Prasad
Nagendra Prasad
Nagendra Prasad is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts and choreographs for films. He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine artistes Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram...
, while John Vijay accepted to play a drunkard in the film. The film's shooting, however, got stalled midway in 2009 due to unknown reasons and was resumed in 2010 only.
Since a large part of the film would take place at a radio station, art director Rajeevan
Rajeevan
Rajeevan is an art director in South Indian Films. He is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai.- Tamil films:*Mounam Pesiyadhe*Kaaka Kaaka*Parthiban Kanavu*Madhurey*Manmadhan*february 14*Aathi*Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu*Vallavan*Sathurangam...
erected a radio jockey booth in Chennai. The film notably became the first film after 40 years to be shot at all the six most important shrines of the Hindu deity Muruga, the Arupadaiveedu
Arupadaiveedu
The Arupadaiveedu are the most important shrines for the devotees of Muruga in Tamilnadu, India.They are:*Palani Murugan Temple *Swamimalai *Thiruthani...
("Six abodes"), in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, with a specially designed bus being used for the tour. One of the songs, "Vellai Kodi", was shot in Thiruchendur
Thiruchendur
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Muruga and one of the Arupadaiveedu of Lord Muruga. It is located in the small town of Thiruchendur in the district of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India. It is 55 km south-east of Tirunelveli, 40 km from Tuticorin and 75 km...
, one of the six towns of Murugan's abodes, with Nagendra Prasad
Nagendra Prasad
Nagendra Prasad is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts and choreographs for films. He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine artistes Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram...
choreographing the song, besides appearing himself in it, while "Thedi Varuven" was shot in Pondicherry. In July 2010, two songs were canned; a "bachelor song" ("Naa Vetta Pora Aadu"), choreographed by Robert, was filmed at a farmhouse
Farmhouse
Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a farm. It is a type of building or house which serves a residential purpose in a rural or agricultural setting. Most often, the surrounding environment will be a farm. Many farm houses are shaped like a T...
near Red Hills, in which Sathya and Divya, along with junior artists
Extra (actor)
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking, nonsinging or nondancing capacity, usually in the background...
, took part, following which the last song ("Idhu Kadhalai Irunthidumo") was shot. Rajeevan had erected a special "jungle set" at AVM Studios for the song, which was choreographed under the direction of Dinesh. With the completion of the song, the shooting was eventually finished after one-and-a-half years.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack to the film is composed by Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
. The songs were composed and recorded in 2009 and 2010, with Chinmayi
Chinmayi
Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is also a voice actor in Tamil and Telugu films, and has worked as a television presenter and a radio jockey as well. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant.-Early life and...
during the release time stating that she had recorded her song more than two years back, and Yuvan Shankar citing that he had handed over the Master recording
Master recording
A multitrack recording master tape, disk or computer files on which productions are developed for later mixing, is known as the multi-track master, while the tape, disk or computer files holding a mix is called a mixed master.It is standard practice to make a copy of a master recording, known as...
in September 2010. However, due to the long delay in the making of the film, the soundtrack album was released in March 2011 only, after several postponements. Though Sony Music released the album in a "soft audio launch" directly to stores on 18 March, a special launch was later held on Radio Mirchi
Radio Mirchi
Radio Mirchi is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. It is owned by the Entertainment Network India Ltd , which is one of the subsidiaries of The Times Group....
where all songs were unveiled and airplayed, with Arya
Arya (actor)
Arya is an Indian film actor who mainly appears in Tamil films. He is best known for his roles in the films Pattiyal , Naan Kadavul , Madrasapattinam , and Boss Engira Bhaskaran.-Personal life:...
, Sathya and Milind participating.
The album features six songs overall, with Yuvan Shankar Raja himself, who stated on Twitter that the songs would be "young and fresh", having lent his voice for one of the songs. The album also features singer-composer Toshi Sabri
Toshi Sabri
Muhammad Ovez Sabri , popularly known as Toshi Sabri , is a singer of Rajasthan's Sabri family. Toshi specializes in many genres ranging from Qawwali to Pop. He is also lead playback singer on Raaz 2 in a song titled "Maahi"...
's first song in Tamil, which was his second collaboration with Yuvan Shankar after the song "Seheri" in Oy!. Telugu singer-actor Anuj Gurwara
Anuj gurwara
Anuj Gurwara is a Filmfare Award winning Indian playback singer, radio jockey, actor, voice-over artist and master of ceremonies. He is most popularly known as the singer of the popular song "Panchadara Bomma" from Magadheera....
was also supposed to have to sung one song in the film, which however, was not featured in the soundtrack album. The song "Naa Vetta Pora Aadu" was co-sung by Ragini Sri, a participant in the second season
Airtel Super Singer 2008
The second season of Airtel Super Singer premiered on July 7, 2008. Judges for the show are Sujatha, Unnikrishnan and Srinivas. Chinmayi was the host of the show until January 2009 and was followed by Hemamalini and Yugendran Vasudevan Nair. The voice trainer is Ananth Vaidyanathan.Ajeesh won the...
of the reality-based singing competition Airtel Super Singer
Airtel Super Singer
Airtel Super Singer is a reality-based Indian singing competition in Tamil language that aired on STAR Vijay. The program seeks to discover the best singing talent in Tamil Nadu through a series of statewide auditions. The show is sponsored by the mobile service provider, Airtel. The show debuted...
, however, she was falsely credited as Roshini in the first batch of CDs.