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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kadal Kuthiraigal<br />
| image = Kadal Kuthiraigal.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Pugazhendhi Thangaraj]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = <br />
| story = <br />
| screenplay = <br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Thalaivasal Vijay]] <br />
*[[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] <br />
*[[Sreedhanya]] <br />
*[[Bose Venkat]] <br />
}}<br />
| music = <br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Global Media Invest<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|2018|8|3|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Kadal Kuthiraigal''''' ({{translation|[[Seahorses]]}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Pugazhendhi Thangaraj]]. The film stars [[Thalaivasal Vijay]], [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]], [[Sreedhanya]], and [[Bose Venkat]].<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Thalaivasal Vijay]] an activist who is against the installation of a nuclear plant<ref name="A">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kadal-kuthiraigal/movie-review/65270167.cms|title=Kadal Kuthiraigal Movie Review {0.5/5}|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 August 2018|first=Thinkal|last=Menon|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref><br />
*[[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] as a Tamil refugee<ref name="A"/> <br />
*[[Sreedhanya]] as a dedicated school teacher<ref name="A"/> <br />
*[[Bose Venkat]] as Sathya, a swimming coach who fights against several odds<ref name="A"/> <br />
*Prashanthi as a girl inflicted by the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vikatan.com/social-affairs/politics/director-pugazhendhi-thangaraj-writes-an-emotional-letter-to-prashanthi|title='ஈழத்து மகளே எங்கிருக்கிறாய்?'- காணாமல்போன கதாநாயகிக்கு இயக்குநரின் கண்ணீர்க் கடிதம்!|website=[[Ananda Vikatan]]|language=ta}}</ref><br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film is about the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|Eelam]] crisis in Sri Lanka and the [[Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant|Kudankulam protests]] in India.<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kadal-kuthiraigal-a-film-fighting-two-battles/article24591369.ece|title='Kadal Kuthiraigal': A film fighting two battles|date=3 August 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Malayalam actress [[Sreedhanya]] made her Tamil debut with this film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/Sreedhanya-is-back-on-television-as-an-anchor/article17392405.ece|title='I won't take sides as an anchor'|first=Athira|last=M|date=2 March 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The film faced trouble ahead of its release with police offices tearing down posters of the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vikatan.com/social-affairs/politics/132718-director-pugazhendhi-thangaraj-slams-police-department-on-his-movie-release-dispute|title="போஸ்டர் கிழிப்பதுதான் காவல்துறையின் வேலையா?" - 'கடல்குதிரைகள்' இயக்குநர் புகழேந்தி தங்கராஜ்|website=[[Ananda Vikatan]]|language=ta}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film was scheduled to release in March before being pushed back to 20 July after the Tamil Nadu Film Producers' Council went on strike.<ref name="B" /> The film was postponed to 3 August due to the release of ''[[Ghajinikanth]]''; however, ''Ghajinikanth'' ended up releasing on 3 August.<ref name="B" /> The film released along with [[List of Tamil films of 2018|eight other films]] on 3 August.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/its-a-logjam-at-the-box-office/article24586392.ece|title=It's a logjam at the box office|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/010818/12-tamil-movies-releasing-this-friday.html|title=12 Tamil movies releasing this Friday!|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=1 August 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/a-record-no-of-12-tamil-release-on-august-3/articleshow/65186793.cms|title=சாதனை படைக்கும் தமிழ் சினிமா: ஒரே நாளில் 12 படங்கள் வெளியீடு!|website=[[The Times of India|Samayam Tamil]]|language=ta}}</ref><br />
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=== Reception ===<br />
''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of one-half out of five stars and wrote that "However, the making is quite sloppy and lacks even the basic cinematic quality needed to hold the attention of the viewers. The inclusion of sub-plots and performances that feel forced make it a tedious watch".<ref name="A" /><br />
==References ==<br />
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[[Category: Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category: 2018 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Sri Lankan Civil War in film]]<br />
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