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{{short description|2002 film by S. S. Stanley}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = April Maadhathil
| image = April Maadhathil.jpg
| director = [[S. S. Stanley]]
| writer = S. S. Stanley
| starring = [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]]<br />[[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]<br />[[Gayatri Jayaraman]]<br />[[Venkat Prabhu]]<br />[[Karunas]]
| producer = V. Gnanavelu<br />V. Jayaprakash
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cinematography = [[M. V. Panneerselvam]]
| editing = [[Anil Malnad]]
| studio = G. J. Cinema
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2002|11|29|df=y}}
| runtime = 153 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''April Maadhathil''''' ({{trans|In the month of April}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] written and directed by newcomer [[S. S. Stanley]]. It stars [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]] and [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] in the lead roles, with [[Gayatri Jayaraman]], [[Venkat Prabhu]], Devan and [[Karunas]] among others in the supporting cast. The film, which had music scored by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] and cinematography handled by M. V. Panneerselvam, released on 29 November 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=11149797&cid=2408|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315043554/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=11149797&cid=2408|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-15|title=Srikanth|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=2009-05-19}}</ref> The film was later dubbed into Hindi as ''Mr. Rangeela'' and in Telugu as ''Vaallidharu'' and released in 2004. The film's title is inspired by a song from ''[[Vaalee (1999 film)|Vaali]]''.

==Plot==
It's a story of friendship among eight girls and boys. Kathir is an intelligent guy who grew up in a poor family. His younger brother stopped his education for Kathir. In college, Kathir meets a girl named Shwetha and over time they become friends. Many guys are interested in her, but she finds something different about Kathir. The friends then decide to visit each others homes for their vacation. At Shwetha's home, they learn that Shwetha's father is thinking of getting her married the next year. At graduation, they cut their names on a tree since it is their final year. Though Kathir and Shwetha love each other, they are unable to express it. The rest of the story is about how they get together.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]] as Kathir
* [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] as Shwetha
* [[Gayatri Jayaraman]] as Nirmala ("Nimmi")
* [[Venkat Prabhu]] as Venkat ("Venky")
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Shwetha's father
* [[Karunas]] as Cycle Jackson
* Kamala Krishnaswamy as Kathir's mother
* [[Daniel Balaji]] as Suresh
* [[Mayilsamy]]
* Lakshmanan
* Anju Mahendran
* [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] as himself
* [[Ramakrishnan (actor)|Ramakrishnan]] as Jackson's assistant (uncredited)
{{Colend}}
* [[Allu Arjun]] as a side singer (uncredited)

==Production==
[[S. S. Stanley]] who had apprenticed with directors Mahendran and Sasi made his directorial debut with this film. It was Srikanth's second film after ''Rojakoottam''.

The film was mostly shot at the [[YMCA College of Physical Education]] in [[Chennai]], since a large part of the film plays in a [[campus]], filming was held at locations in Chennai, Bangalore, Mysore, Ooty and Visakhapatnam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/09/06/stories/2002090601240300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030908045608/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/09/06/stories/2002090601240300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 September 2003|title=Romance on campus|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-05-19|location=Chennai, India|date=6 September 2002}}</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020911201120/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/april.asp</ref>

==Release==
After the success, [[S. S. Stanley]] and Srikanth again collaborated with films like ''[[Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai]]'' and ''[[Mercury Pookal]]'' which failed to replicate the success of their first collaboration.

===Critical reception===
The Hindu wrote: "Stanley who heads [sic] direction, deserves special mention for a very decent handling of romance."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070201.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003183639/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601070201.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 October 2003 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=April Madhathil | date=6 December 2002}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album|
| name = April Maadhathil
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">6 October 2002 (India)</div>
| recorded = 2002
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 27:40
| label = The Best Audio
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Kadhal Samrajyam]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Bala (2002 film)|Bala]]
| next_year = 2002
}}

The soundtrack, which released on 6 October 2002, was composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], who himself had sung one of the songs. Opera singer Shekhina Shawn Jazeel sang one song under the name Prasanna.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/vocal-score/article3283962.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Divya | last=Kumar | title=Vocal Score | date=5 April 2012}}</ref> The soundtrack features 6 songs with lyrics written by five different lyricists, Pazhani Bharathi, [[Pa. Vijay]], [[Thamarai]], [[Na. Muthukumar]] and Snehan. The song "Bailomo Bailomo" originally composed for this film was used in [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]] starrer ''[[Bala (2002 film)|Bala]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/11/19/stories/2005111900510100.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322225538/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/11/19/stories/2005111900510100.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 March 2006 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Success guaranteed | date=19 November 2005}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable tracklist"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Lyricist!! Notes
|-
|1 || "Yeh Nenje" || [[Harish Raghavendra]], [[Sadhana Sargam]] || 5:11 || [[Thamarai]] ||
|-
|2 || "Azhagaana Aangal" || Prasanna || 4:27 || Pazhani Bharathi ||
|-
|3 || "Kanavugal Pookkum" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Pop Shalini]] || 4:32 || [[Na. Muthukumar]] ||
|-
|4 || "Manasae Manasae" || Karthik || 4:58 || [[Pa. Vijay]] ||
|-
|5 || "Poi Solla Manasukku" || [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] || 5:05 || [[Snehan]] ||
|-
|6 || "Sight Adippom" || [[Silambarasan]], Karthik || 4:27 || Pa. Vijay ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt1621767}}

[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:2002 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
[[Category:Films set in universities and colleges]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mysore]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:Films shot in Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Films about friendship]]
[[Category:2000s coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:2002 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. S. Stanley]]

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