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{{Infobox film
| image = Idi Minnal Kadhal.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Balaji Madhavan
| writer = Balaji Madhavan
| producer = {{ubl|Jayachander Pinnamneni|Balaji Madhavan}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ciby Bhuvana Chandran]]|[[Bhavya Trikha]]|[[Yasmin Ponnappa]]|Jay Adithya|[[Jagan (actor)|Jagan]]|[[Radha Ravi]]||[[Balaji Sakthivel]]}}
| cinematography = Jayachander Pinnamneni
| editing = [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]]
| music = [[Sam CS]]
| studio = Pavaki Entertainment
| distributor = [[Dream Warrior Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2024|03|29}}
| country = India
| runtime = 131 minutes
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Idi Minnal Kadhal''''' ({{translation|Thunder, lightning, love}}) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language [[suspense thriller film]] written and directed by debutant Balaji Madhavan and produced by Pavaki Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |date=2024-03-12 |title=Idi Minnal Kadhal: Love, thunder, fight sequence and shooting experiences |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2024/Mar/12/idi-minnal-kadhal-love-thunder-fight-sequence-and-shooting-experiences |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324064157/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2024/Mar/12/idi-minnal-kadhal-love-thunder-fight-sequence-and-shooting-experiences |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> It stars [[Ciby Bhuvana Chandran]], [[Bhavya Trikha]], [[Yasmin Ponnappa]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=dt |title=Read all Latest Updates on and about இடி மின்னல் காதல் |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/tags/%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324064159/https://www.dailythanthi.com/tags/%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=www.dailythanthi.com |language=ta}}</ref> Jay Adithya, [[Jagan (actor)|Jagan]], [[Radha Ravi]] and [[Balaji Sakthivel]] in central roles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-03-10 |title=Ciby-starrer Idi Minnal Kadhal teaser out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Mar/10/ciby-starrer-idi-minnal-kadhal-teaser-out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322011436/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Mar/10/ciby-starrer-idi-minnal-kadhal-teaser-out |archive-date=22 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MellowPlex |title=Teaser for Ciby movie 'Idi Minnal Kadhal' released |url=https://www.mellowplex.io/stories/14838-teaser-for-ciby-movie-idi-minnal-kadhal-released |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324064157/https://www.mellowplex.io/stories/14838-teaser-for-ciby-movie-idi-minnal-kadhal-released |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=MellowPlex |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Idi Minnal Kadhal - Official Teaser {{!}} Tamil Movie News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/tamil/idi-minnal-kadhal-official-teaser/videoshow/108610673.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324064157/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/tamil/idi-minnal-kadhal-official-teaser/videoshow/108610673.cms |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

The film began its production in March 2022 with filming primarily taking place in [[Chennai]] and [[Yelagiri]]. Following a three-month rigorous schedule, the film completed its shoot in July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=jyothika |date=2024-03-08 |title=Idi Minnal Kadhal Official Teaser, Balaji Madhavan, Ciby, Sam C.S, Jayachander Pinnamneni, Tamil Cinema, Idi Minnal Kadhal |url=https://kalakkalcinema.com/idi-minnal-kadhal-official-teaser/245622/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324064157/https://kalakkalcinema.com/idi-minnal-kadhal-official-teaser/245622/ |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Kalakkal Cinema |language=en-US}}</ref>

The film released theatrically on 29 March 2024. The Tamil Nadu theatrical release rights of the film were acquired by [[Dream Warrior Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Idi Minnal Kadhal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/idi-minnal-kadhal/movieshow/108616174.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324064157/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/idi-minnal-kadhal/movieshow/108616174.cms |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Characters undo the wrongs that they have done against each other in the aftermath of an accident.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Ciby Bhuvana Chandran]] as Haran
* [[Bhavya Trikha]] as Janani
* [[Yasmin Ponnappa]] as Anjali
* [[Radha Ravi]] as Father Edwin
* [[Balaji Sakthivel]] as Govindraj
* Jay Adithya as Abhishek Jain
* [[Jagan (actor)|Jagan]] as Raja
* Vincent Nagul as Arul Pandian
* Manoj Mullath as Ritesh Jain
* Mona Bedre as Soniya
* [[Aruldoss]] as Saami
}}

== Production ==
Balaji Madhavan had previously assisted [[Mysskin]] over a period of four years before joining [[R. Madhavan]] in his directorial debut ''[[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kumudam |date=2024-03-15 |title=போர் நினைவுச் சின்னம் பகுதியில் படமாக்கப்பட்ட முதல் படம்… இடி மின்னல் காதல் உருவான கதை இதுதான்! |url=https://kumudam.com/Idi-Minnal-Kadhal:-Director-Balaji-Madhavan-about-Idi-Minnal-Kadhal-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315162601/https://kumudam.com/Idi-Minnal-Kadhal:-Director-Balaji-Madhavan-about-Idi-Minnal-Kadhal-movie |archive-date=15 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Kumudam |language=en}}</ref> Over the course of this period, Balaji Madhavan came up with the plot for what would soon become Idi Minnal Kadhal. He then pitched the film to Jayachander Pinnamneni, his childhood friend, who is also the cinematographer of the film.<ref name=":1" /> They met up with a few investors and along with them, produced the film. The pre-production took place from March 2022 to May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=சிபி சந்திரன் நடிக்கும் 'இடி மின்னல் காதல்' படத்தின் இசை, முன்னோட்டம் வெளியீடு |url=https://www.virakesari.lk/article/179533 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324064157/https://www.virakesari.lk/article/179533 |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Virakesari.lk |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2022, the central characters were finalised and announced in the film's puja. The cinematography was to be handled by Jayachander Pinnamneni. Music and editing were assigned to award-winners [[Sam C. S.|Sam CS]] and [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]] respectively.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-15 |title=இயக்குநரின் குரல்: மனசாட்சியை உதறினால் 'விபத்து' |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/1215661-accident-if-you-shake-your-conscience.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324064157/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/1215661-accident-if-you-shake-your-conscience.html |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref> Filming took place in Chennai and Yelagiri in three schedules over a span of 27 days.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} All post-production work for the film was carried out in intervals from October 2022 to October 2023.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Idi Minnal Kadhal
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Sam CS]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2024
| recorded = 2022–24
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=14|s=57}}
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label =
| producer = [[Sam CS]]
| prev_title = [[Parking]]
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = [[Siren (2024 film)|Siren]]
| next_year = 2024
| misc =
}}
The music for the film has been composed by Sam CS. The first single "Siragaatchi Poove" was released at the film's audio and trailer launch on 21 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=யுவராஜ் |first=லாவண்யா |date=2024-03-22 |title=Cibi |url=https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/ciby-speech-at-idi-minnal-kadhal-trailer-launch-174316 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324064157/https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/ciby-speech-at-idi-minnal-kadhal-trailer-launch-174316 |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=tamil.abplive.com |language=ta}}</ref> The lyrics were penned by lyricist [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]].

{{Track listing
| headline = ''Idi Minnal Kadhal'' Soundtrack
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Siragaatchi Poove
| length1 = 3:30
| extra1 = Kapil Kapilan, Priyanka NK
| title2 = Aagayam Illaamale
| length2 = 4:02
| extra2 = Madhu Balakrishnan
| title3 = Adikadi Adi
| length3 = 3:50
| extra3 = Maalavika Sundar, Sathya Prakash
| title4 = Netru Kandein
| length4 = 3:35
| extra4 = R.P. Krishaang
| total_length = 14:57
}}

== Release ==
The film is slated for theatrical release on 29 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deccan Chronicle ePaper |url=http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=17903951 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324064158/http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=17903951 |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> The Tamil Nadu theatrical release rights of the film have been acquired by [[Dream Warrior Pictures]].
=== Reception ===
A critic from ''[[Times Now]]'' rated the film three out of five stars and wrote that "''Idi Minnal Kadhal'' may not be a perfect action entertainer but it by no means is boring. In other words, this is a decent attempt at narrating a fresh story that looks to drive home a significant message".<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2024 |title=Idi Minnal Kadhal Review: A Fairly Engaging Entertainer That Could Have Been So Much Better |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/tamil/idi-minnal-kadhal-review-a-fairly-engaging-entertainer-that-could-have-been-so-much-better-review-108799616 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327033213/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/tamil/idi-minnal-kadhal-review-a-fairly-engaging-entertainer-that-could-have-been-so-much-better-review-108799616 |archive-date=27 March 2024 |access-date=27 March 2024 |website=TimesNow}}</ref>

Sreejith Mullappilly of ''[[Cinema Express]]'' stated that “The most interesting character in ''Idi Minnal Kadhal'' is Yasmin Ponnappa’s Anjali”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mullappilly |first=Sreejith |date=2024-03-29 |title=Idi Minnal Kadhal Movie Review: An interesting premise ruined by needless exaggerations |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/Mar/29/idi-minnal-kadhal-movie-review-an-interesting-premise-ruined-by-needless-exaggerations-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329081247/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/Mar/29/idi-minnal-kadhal-movie-review-an-interesting-premise-ruined-by-needless-exaggerations-3 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|31646764}}

[[Category:2024 Indian films]]
[[Category:2024 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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