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{{short description|2015 film directed by R. K. Parasuram}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kalai Vendhan
| image =
| caption =
| director = R. K. Parasuram
| producer = S. Kamalakannan
| writer = R. K. Parasuram
| starring = {{ubl|Ajay|[[Sanam Shetty]]|[[Kalabhavan Mani]]}}
| music = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| cinematography = S. Karthik
| editing = Sasikumar
| studio = SK Films International
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|08|07|ref1=}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Kalai Vendhan''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language action drama film written and directed by R. K. Parasuram. The film stars Ajay and [[Sanam Shetty]] in the lead roles. It was released on 7 August 2015.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/1537/Kalai-Vendhan/|title=கலை வேந்தன் - முன்னோட்டம்|website=cinema.dinamalar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/album/cinema/178-.html|title=கலை வேந்தன்|website=Hindu Tamil Thisai|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:_2upSYwATTcJ:kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=5568&id1=41&issue=20150803+&cd=46&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk|title=காதல் சண்டை! - Kungumam Tamil Weekly Magazine|website=webcache.googleusercontent.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Kalai (Ajay) becomes a teacher of the martial art form, [[vovinam]], under training of his guru ([[Thalaivasal Vijay]]) at a martial arts school. Malar ([[Sanam Shetty]]) visits the school to meet her friend, and became acquainted with Kalai. Over time, the pair fall in love.

Malar's mother is against her daughter's choice of boyfriend. It is later revealed that Malar has been kidnapped, which Kalai sets out to resolve.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* Ajay as Kalai
* [[Sanam Shetty]] as Malar
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]]
* [[Manobala]]
* [[T. P. Gajendran]]
* [[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]]
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]]
* [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]
* [[Yuvarani]]
* [[Aarthi (actress)|Aarthi]]
* Manju
* S. Kamalakannan
* [[Sampath Ram]]
* [[Dhandapani]]
* [[Kadhal Sukumar]]
* [[Nellai Siva]]
* [[Ambani Shankar]]
{{colend}}

== Production ==
The core theme of the film was based on the Vietnamese martial art called [[Vovinam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iflicks.in/preview/2015/07/31144452/kalai-vendhan.vpf|title=Kalai Vendhan || Kalai Vendhan|date=31 July 2015|website=Iflicks}}</ref> [[Sanam Shetty]] signed up to play dual roles in the film - that of a traditional girl from the 1970s and a modern-day college student. Sanam appeared in action scenes for the first time in her career and performed stunts without a stunt double. The action scenes in the film was shot in the forests surrounding [[Madurai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/2014/nov/06/கலை-வேந்தன்-படத்திற்காக-போட-1007696.html|title=கலை வேந்தன் படத்திற்காக போடப்பட்ட செட்டை பார்த்து வியந்த நடிகர், நடிகைகள்!|website=Dinamani}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/enjoyed-performing-stunts-for-kalaivendhan-sanam-shetty_1495902.html|title=Enjoyed performing stunts for 'Kalaivendhan': Sanam Shetty|date=8 November 2014|website=Zee News}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Srikanth Deva]].

{{Track listing
|extra_column = Singer(s)
|all_lyrics =
|title1= Aariraro Aariraro
|extra1= Janaki Iyer
|length1=
|title2= Jolly Jollyda Nanba
|extra2= [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
|length2=
|title3= Aedho Ondru Nenjukulla
|extra3= [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Chinmayi]]
|note3=
|length3=
|title4= Enge Enge
|extra4= [[Harish Raghavendra]]
|length4=
}}

== Release and reception ==
The film was released on 7 August 2015.<ref name="auto"/> A reviewer from [[Maalai Malar]] gave the film a negative review, criticising most aspects of the film-making.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2015/08/08173228/Kalai-vendhan-movie-review.vpf|title=கலை வேந்தன்|date=8 August 2015|website=maalaimalar.com}}</ref> A critic from the entertainment portal Iflicks.in gave the film a positive review, noting the director "has made efforts to make a complete entertainer with a story that focuses on self-defense martial arts."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2015/08/10125218/Kalai-Vendan.vpf|title=Kalai Vendan|date=10 August 2015|website=Iflicks}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2015 romance films]]

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