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{{short description|2001 film by Pugazendhi Thangaraj}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kaatrukkenna Veli
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Pugazhendhi Thangaraj]]
| writer = Pugazendhi Thangaraj
| producer = T. Vellaiyan
| starring = {{ubl|[[Sujitha]]|[[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]]}}
| cinematography = M. Ashokselva
| editing = K. Thanigachalam
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = Thaai Movie Makers
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2001|04|27}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kaatrukkenna Veli''''' ({{translation|Why does the wind need a fence?}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[war drama film]] directed by [[Pugazhendhi Thangaraj]]. The film stars [[Sujitha]] and [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]], with [[Khushbu]], [[Arun Pandian|C. Arun Pandian]], [[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]], Sudhangan, Sakthi Kumar, Arulmani, [[Kalairani]], Diana and Premi playing supporting roles. The film, produced by T. Vellaiyan, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 27 April 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaatrukkenna Veli ( 2001 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2487 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813222856/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2487 |archive-date=2004-08-13 |access-date=2016-10-11 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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Manimekalai is a young [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|LTTE]] rebel fighter. During a battle in [[Valvettithurai]] (northeast coast of [[Sri Lanka]]), she is seriously injured in the leg. A small group of rebels take her on a boat and are headed to India. They land in [[Point Calimere]] (India). With the help of an Indian Tamil intermediate, they reach a hospital in [[Nagapattinam]].

The doctor Subhash Chandra Bose, also known as Subhash, first refuses to treat Manimekalai because it is an illegal matter. After seeing her leg's condition, he finally accepts to operate her but Manimekalai does not want to have her leg amputated. It was a sensitive case, the doctors successfully operate her leg but it's only temporary. Her leg could be at any time collapsed and she could die of it. Subhash doesn't understand why she risks her life for her leg and she tells him her past.

In the past, Manimekalai was a cheerful and careless girl. After failing a class twice, she left school. One day, the disabled woman Lakshmi had just moved in next door. Lakshmi and Manimekalai became good friends and spent time singing songs. Everything went well until a LTTE soldier got killed by [[Sri Lanka Army]] in Lakshmi's home. Thereafter, the army started to threaten them, Manimekalai ran away from the place while Lakshmi stayed there. The same night, Lakshmi set herself on fire. Later, Manimekalai joined the LTTE.

After listening to her tragic past, Subhash promises her to not call the police and he accepts to let her in the hospital ward for a month. The Tamil Nadu police receive very often information letters from the Sri Lankan government and this time it's about the rebel group staying in a hospital. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Sujitha]] as Manimekalai
*[[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Dr. Subhash Chandra Bose aka Subhash
*[[Khushbu]] as Lakshmi
*[[Arun Pandian|C. Arun Pandian]] as LTTE fighter
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] as Mohamed Sherif
*[[Sudhangan]] as Murali
*Sakthi Kumar as Yoganathan
*Arulmani as Bhagavathi Pandian
*[[Kalairani]] as Subhash's mother
*Diana as Shiba
*Premi as Manimekalai's mother
*Ruban George as Police officer
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics written by [[Subramania Bharati]].{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
| "Sri Gananatha Sindhoora" || [[Uma Ramanan]], Sunandha || 0:33
|-
| "Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai" || Uma Ramanan, Sunandha || 1:05
|-
| "Vaarthai Thavari Vittai" || Uma Ramanan || 1:28
|}

== Release and reception ==
The film was initially banned by the [[Central Board of Film Certification|Censor Board]] because of its sympathetic portrayal of the LTTE, and negative portrayal of Sri Lankan soldiers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2000 |title=Censor Board bans Tamil film |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/dec/15puka.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050420014742/http://rediff.com/movies/2000/dec/15puka.htm |archive-date=20 April 2005 |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |agency=[[United News of India|UNI]]}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "The way the story has been dealt with is quite interesting — till the last few scenes when the proceedings drag".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=23 November 2001 |title=Kaatrukkenna Vaeli |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2001/11/23/stories/2001112300970203.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112192833/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2001/11/23/stories/2001112300970203.htm |archive-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' opined that "Writer-director Pugazhendi Thangaraj's 'Kaatrukkenna Veli' comes as a whiff of fresh air".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |title=Kaatrukkenna Veli |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov158.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318055902/http://www.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov158.asp |archive-date=18 March 2005 |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' rated the film "above average".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=9 December 2001 |title=காற்றுக்கென்ன வேலி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2001-12-09/page/37/mode/1up |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=37 |access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Portrayals of Sri Lankan Tamils in Indian cinema]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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

[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s war drama films]]
[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian war drama films]]
[[Category:Films about the Sri Lankan Civil War]]

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