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{{Short description|2012 Indian film by Vyaasan}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kadhal Paathai
| image =
| caption =
| director = Vyaasan
| producer = K. Venkatesh
| writer =
| starring = {{plainlist|
*Vinod Kumar
*Vidhya
}}
| music = [[S. S. Kumaran]]
| cinematography = Ravi Srinivas
| editing = Siva
| studio = Sri Balaji Frames
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|2|24}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Kadhal Paathai''''' ({{translation|Love path}}) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language [[romantic film|romantic]] [[drama film|drama]] film directed by Vyaasan and starring debutante Vinod Kumar and Vidhya.

== Plot ==
In Kodaikanal, a shoemaker (played by Vinod Kumar) lives in the same area as a girl (played by Vidya) from a rich family who is staying at her grandmother's house and studying at a college. The shoemaker falls in love with to girl much to her father's despise. Her father sends goons to attack the shoemaker. Both the shoemaker and the girl flee to Agra.

== Cast ==
*Vinod Kumar
*Vidhya
*[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as a drunkard<ref name="B">{{Cite web |date=March 3, 2012 |title=காதல் பாதை |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/03/03192709/kathal-pathai.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921120057/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/03/03192709/kathal-pathai.vpf |archive-date=21 September 2020 |access-date=8 August 2020 |website=[[Malai Malar]] |language=ta}}</ref>
*[[Thalaivasal Vijay]]
*[[Sanjana Singh]]
*[[Sathyapriya]]
*[[Theepetti Ganesan]]
*[[Suman Shetty]]
* Tarzan
*[[Neelima Rani]]

== Production ==
The film is about a journey across twelve states from Kodaikonal to Agra. Debutante Vinod Kumar and Vidhya play the lead roles in the film.<ref name="A">{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=February 11, 2012 |title=Audio Beat: Kadhal Paathai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-kadhal-paathai/article2882643.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311041852/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-kadhal-paathai/article2882643.ece |archive-date=11 March 2024 |access-date=7 August 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The film is a romantic film and the backdrop of Agra was chosen because the Taj Mahal is a symbol of love.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2012 |title=10 மாநிலங்களில் வளர்ந்த காதல் பாதை! | Kadhal Padhai movie review |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/6469/cinema/Kollywood/Kadhal-Padhai-movie-review.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415021401/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/6469/cinema/Kollywood/Kadhal-Padhai-movie-review.htm |archive-date=15 April 2012 |access-date=7 August 2020 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The songs are composed by [[S. S. Kumaran]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kadhal Paadhai Songs: Kadhal Paadhai MP3 Tamil Songs by Mahathi Online Free on Gaana.com |url=https://gaana.com/album/kadhal-paadhai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311041905/https://gaana.com/album/kadhal-paadhai |archive-date=11 March 2024 |access-date=8 August 2020 |via=gaana.com}}</ref><ref name="A" /> [[FEFSI]] Siva, Srinivas, and Kalaipuli Sekar attended the audio launch.<ref name="A" />
{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics = Murugan Manthiram
| all_music =
| title_width =
| writing_width =
| music_width =
| lyrics_width =
| extra_width =
| title1 = Om Manasula
| extra1 = Koushik
| length1 = 2:45
| title2 = Ennavo Nenjiley
| extra2 = [[Mahathi (singer)|Mahathi]]
| length2 = 3:45
| title3 = Neethan Neethan
| extra3 = Koushik
| length3 = 4:28
| title4 = Om Manasula
| extra4 = Koushik, Sathya Nambirajan
| length4 = 2:46
| total_length = 11:44
}}

== Release ==
A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "''Kaadhal Paadhai'' is a romance-cum-road movie, but the best parts are neither the romance nor the road trip".<ref>{{Cite web |title=KAADHAL PAADHAMI MOVIE REVIEW |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kaadhal-paadhai/movie-review/12036676.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312004538/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kaadhal-paadhai/movie-review/12036676.cms |archive-date=12 March 2023 |access-date=12 March 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Maalai Malar]]'' praised the cinematography and the music.<ref name="B" /> A critic from ''Kungumam'' praised the performance of Mansoor Ali Khan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=காதல் பாதை - Kungumam Tamil Weekly Magazine |url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=1348&id1=45&issue=20120305 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311041849/http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=1348&id1=45&issue=20120305 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |access-date=27 September 2020 |website=www.kungumam.co.in}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links==
*{{IMDb title|12775452}}

[[Category:2012 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2012 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2012 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. S. Kumaran]]

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Annal Ambedkar Makkal Peravai at 03:26, 3 March 2026