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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kai Vandha Kalai<br />
| image = Kai Vandha Kalai.jpg<br />
| caption = DVD cover<br />
| director = [[Pandiarajan]]<br />
| writer = Pandiarajan<br />
| producer = [[G. Venkateswaran]]<br />
| starring = [[Prithvi Rajan]]<br />Shruthi<br />[[Pandiarajan]]<br />[[Manivannan]]<br />
| music = [[Dhina]]<br />
| studio = [[GV Films]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|06|15}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kai Vandha Kalai''''' ({{Translation|Handcrafted Art}}) is a 2006 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Pandiarajan]]. The film stars his son [[Prithvi Rajan]], whereas Sruthi, [[Manivannan]], and the director himself play other important roles. The film, released on 15 June 2006, is a sequel to ''[[Aan Paavam]]'' (1985).<ref name=hindu>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=9 June 2006 |title=A fairly enjoyable sequel -- Kai Vandha Kalai |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-fairly-enjoyable-sequel-kai-vandha-kalai/article3218418.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623092503/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-fairly-enjoyable-sequel-kai-vandha-kalai/article3218418.ece |archive-date=23 June 2023}}</ref><ref name=ind>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2006 |title=Kai Vandha Kalai Review |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kai-vandha-kalai-review-tamil-movie-8114 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711215835/https://www.indiaglitz.com/kai-vandha-kalai-review-tamil-movie-8114 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |access-date=11 July 2022 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Kannan is in league with his father in duping the people in his village. He comes across Kausalya (Sruthi), a timid, schoolgoing girl and falls for her immediately. From his grandfather, he learns that Kausalya's mother is his father's sister and becomes even more determined to wed her. Kausalya begins to like him too but asks him to mend his ways before they can get married.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
* [[Prithvi Rajan|Prithvi]] as Kannan<br />
* Sruthi as Kausalya<br />
* [[Pandiarajan]] as "Potti" Ganesan<br />
* [[Manivannan]] as Kannan's father<br />
* [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Kausalya's mother <br />
* [[Revathi]] as Mahalakshmi<br />
* [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] as Emcee<br />
* [[Malavika (actress)|Malavika]] in a guest appearance<br />
* [[Pandiyan (actor)|Pandiyan]] as Kausalya's father <br />
* [[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Village Elder<br />
* [[Janagaraj]] as Villager<br />
* [[Senthil]] as "Potti" Ganesan's friend <br />
* [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Villager<br />
* [[G. Gnanasambandam]] as Villager<br />
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Villager<br />
* [[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]] as Office Assistant<br />
* [[Nellai Siva]] as Villager<br />
* [[Bava Lakshmanan]] as Villager<br />
* [[Suruli Manohar]] as Villager<br />
* [[Chelladurai]] as Villager<br />
* [[Bonda Mani]] as Grieving grandson <br />
* [[Kovai Senthil]] as Villager<br />
* [[Balu Anand]] as Villager<br />
* [[Siva Narayana Murthy]] as Inspector Soundarrajan<br />
* [[Benjamin (actor)|Benjamin]] as Villager<br />
* [[Bayilvan Ranganathan]] as Villager<br />
* [[Thideer Kannaiah]] as Office Assistant<br />
* Thadi Balaji as Villager<br />
* [[Theni Kunjarammal]] as Office Assistant (uncredited)<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music is composed by [[Dhina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaivantha Kalai (2006) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/kaivantha-kalai-songs-T0000807 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230818045813/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/kaivantha-kalai-songs-T0000807 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |access-date=28 May 2019 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics<br />
|-<br />
| "Suttipoove" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Sadhana Sargam]] || rowspan=5|[[Vairamuthu]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Veluthukattungada" || [[Jassie Gift]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Yakka Yakka" || Pallavarajan, [[Malathy Lakshman|Malathy]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Kadhal Inikuthappa" || [[Harish Raghavendra]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Thavalai Theme" || Prema Rajan<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' opined that "With scenes and situations a little different from the routine ones, 'Kai Vantha Kalai' is a fairly engaging and a neatly packaged wholesome family entertainer".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |title=Kai Vantha Kalai |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2006/06kvk.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014120233/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2006/06kvk.asp |archive-date=14 October 2006 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> On the contrary, S. Sudha of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote that "In short, far from a comeback or launch pad, this is just a big bore".<ref>{{Cite web |last=S. Sudha |date=12 June 2006 |title=Kai Vanda Kalai: Boring |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jun/12kai.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823070721/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jun/12kai.htm |archive-date=23 August 2022 |access-date=23 August 2022 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' wrote "Compared to the films of today, `Kai ... ' is so decently made that at points you feel Pandiarajan is caught in a time warp. But that's also where the success of the maker lies; you wonder why he was in hibernation for so many years".<ref name=hindu /> ''Indiaglitz'' wrote "Supposedly a sequel to his yesteryear hit Aan Pavam, Pandiarajan has thrown out a simple and a straight forward film without many twists and turns that's worth a watch. Amidst all action-packed films of the day, Kai Vandhai Kalai is a movie with a simple narration and little characters".<ref name=ind /> A critic from ''Cine South'' wrote that "Pandiarajan has proved again that we are old hands at making a comedy of the screenplay".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/kaivandakalai.shtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826050120/http://cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/kaivandakalai.shtml | archive-date=26 August 2006 | title=Tamil Cinema Review - Kai Vandha Kalai }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[[Category:2006 Tamil-language films]]<br />
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[[Category:2006 comedy films]]<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by Pandiarajan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian sequel films]]<br />
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