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<div>{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kattradhu Kalavu<br />
| image = Kattradhu Kalavu.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = Balaji Devi Prasad<br />
| writer =<br />
| starring = [[Krishna Sekhar|Kreshna]]<br>[[Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan|Vijayalakshmi]]<br>[[Kalyan (choreographer)|Kalyan]]<br/>[[Cochin Hanifa]]<br/>[[Santhana Bharathi]]<br/>[[Sampath Raj]]<br/>[[Ganja Karuppu]]<br />
| producer = Pattiyal Sekhar<br />
| music = Paul Jacob<br />
| editing = Mu. Kasivishwanathan<br />
| cinematography = [[Nirav Shah]]<br />
| screenplay = [[Elango Kumaravel|Kumaravel]]<br />
| studio = Talking Times<br />
| released = 28 May 2010<br />
| runtime =<br />
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kattradhu Kalavu''''' ({{lang-en|Learned thievery}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] written and directed by Balaji Devi Prasad, an erstwhile advertisement filmmaker. It stars [[Krishna Sekhar|Kreshna]] of ''[[Alibhabha]]'' fame and [[Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan|Vijayalakshmi]] in the lead roles, while choreographer [[Kalyan (choreographer)|Kalyan]], [[Cochin Hanifa]], [[Sampath Raj]], [[Santhana Bharathi]], and [[Ganja Karuppu]] play supporting roles. The music was composed by Paul Jacob with editing by Mu. Kasivishwanathan and cinematography by [[Nirav Shah]]. The film released on 28 May 2010.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/The-meesai-is-back-and-how/articleshow/4355120.cms</ref><ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2010/jun/04/kattradhu-kalavu-120849.html</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Singam ([[Krishna Sekhar|Kreshna]]) gets cheated out of an original idea of his by a prominent person in the society. He decides to stop pleading and start threatening. He begins with a plan to corner the big shot. He meets Krishnaveni ([[Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan|Vijayalakshmi]]), who has left home and needs fast money. With a common purpose, they soon become partners and work out a plan. They blackmail the big shot with videotapes that they threaten to release all over the media if he refused to pay up. Buoyed by the success of their maiden outing, they decide to become con artists. They are successful in various ventures and finally end up blackmailing a minister. The minister, after initially caving in to their threats, decides to settle scores. What happens next forms the rest of the story.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Krishna Sekhar|Kreshna]] as Singam<br />
* [[Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan|Vijayalakshmi]] as Krishnaveni<br />
* [[Kalyan (choreographer)|Kalyan]] as Stanley Deva Sahayam<br />
* [[Cochin Hanifa]] as Vaikavardhan<br />
* [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Vaikavardhan<br />
* [[Sampath Raj]] as Ramanathan<br />
* [[Sai Dheena]] as Pottu<br />
* [[Ganja Karuppu]]<br />
* [[Chinni Jayanth]]<br />
* [[Manobala]]<br />
* [[Nellai Siva]]<br />
* [[Mumaith Khan]] in an [[item number]]<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by Paul Jacob and released by [[Sony Music India]].<br />
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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Kattradhu Kalavu<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = Paul Jacob<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 2010<br />
| recorded = 2010<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 20:19<br />
| label = [[Sony Music India]]<br />
| producer = Paul Jacob<br />
| prev_title = [[Kathai (film)|Kathai]]<br />
| prev_year = 2010<br />
}}<br />
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{{tracklist<br />
| headline = Track list<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 20:19<br />
| title1 = Kattradhu Kalavu<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Blaaze]], [[Dinesh Kanagaratnam]]<br />
| extra1 = [[Blaaze]], [[Dinesh Kanagaratnam]]<br />
| length1 = 3:43<br />
| title2 = Indha Vaanam Indha Bhoomi<br />
| lyrics2 = [[Yugabharathi]]<br />
| extra2 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]<br />
| length2 = 4:47<br />
| title3 = Sudandhiram Sudandhiram<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Yugabharathi]]<br />
| extra3 = [[Shakthisree Gopalan]]<br />
| length3 = 4:39<br />
| title4 = Dhevaaram<br />
| lyrics4 = Paul. J<br />
| extra4 = Yogeshwaran Maanickam, Puniyavathi Elangovan<br />
| length4 = 2:57<br />
| title5 = Azhagana Ponnuthaan<br />
| lyrics5 = [[A. Maruthakasi]]<br />
| extra5 = Sunandita<br />
| length5 = 4:13<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=4316134}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2010 films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]<br />
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