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{{short description|2010 film by A. Sarkunam}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kalavani
| image = Kalavani movie poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = [[A. Sarkunam]]
| producer = Nazir
| writer = A. Sarkunam
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]]|[[Oviya]]|[[Saranya Ponvannan]]|[[Ganja Karuppu]]|[[Ilavarasu]]|[[Antony]]}}
| music = [[S. S. Kumaran]]
| cinematography = [[Om Prakash (cinematographer)|Om Prakash]]
| editing = [[Raja Mohammad]]
| studio = Sherali Films
| distributor = [[Ayngaran International]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|06|25}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = {{INRConvert|1.5|c|year=2010}}<ref name="88db">{{Cite web |url=http://reviews.in.88db.com/index.php/movie/gossips/1321-kalavani-another-low-budget-film-a-hit |title=Kalavani another low budget film a hit? |access-date=27 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715102028/http://reviews.in.88db.com/index.php/movie/gossips/1321-kalavani-another-low-budget-film-a-hit |archive-date=15 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| gross = {{INRConvert|5|c|year=2010}}<ref name="sify.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924202154/http://www.sify.com/movies/sify-top-10-kollywood-hits-of-2010-imagegallery-0-kollywood-km4s6peahae.html sify.com]</ref>
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'''''Kalavani''''' ({{trans|Thief}}) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by newcomer [[A. Sarkunam]]. It stars [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] and debutante [[Oviya]] in the lead with [[Saranya Ponvannan]], [[Ganja Karuppu]] and [[Ilavarasu]] in supporting roles. The film was made on a shoe-string budget, and released on 25 June 2010.<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/11473.html IndiaGlitz – Kalavani Tamil Movie Review]</ref><ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/reviews/2010/kalavani-movie-review-290610.html Kalavani – Movie Review]</ref> and became a [[sleeper hit]] of 2010. Later the movie was remade in Kannada as ''[[Kirataka]]'' with Oviya reprising her role.<ref name="sify.com" /><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-19/news-interviews/28314602_1_film-critics-first-film-tamil-cinema | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915014623/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-19/news-interviews/28314602_1_film-critics-first-film-tamil-cinema | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-09-15 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Sarkunam's movie succeed at box office}}</ref>

==Plot==

Two villages in [[Thanjavur]] area are always at loggerheads with each other, and it spills even to [[Twenty20|T20]] [[cricket]] match between kids from both villages. Arivazhagan aka Arikki ([[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]]) is a wayward son of Lakshmi ([[Saranya Ponvannan]]), who is in awe but at the same time fears him. Her husband Ramasamy ([[Ilavarasu]]) is away in [[Dubai]], and a large part of the money he sends home is taken away by Arikki using extortionist methods, such as threatening to break the TV set at home. He is yet to pass his 12th standard. Arikki spends time in [[pub|bars]] with friends, teases girls, asks them to profess their love for him, and gets into brawls after conning others. He meets Maheshwari ([[Oviya]]) and wants her to declare her love for him, which she finally confesses. He abducts her, and they eventually marry. Her brother Ilango ([[Thirumurugan (actor)|Thirumurugan]]) is a tough guy who has an axe to grind against Arikki and his gang, which leads to the twist in the climax. Ilango, fuming with rage, is out to slice him into pieces. Does he do that? If he did not, then how did Arikki manage to avert that? All this is answered in an interesting climax that is pleasantly humorous.

==Cast==
* [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] as Arivazhagan (Arikki)
* [[Oviya]] as Maheshwari (Mahesh)
* [[Saranya Ponvannan]] as Lakshmi
* [[Ganja Karuppu]] as Panchayathu
* [[Ilavarasu]] as Ramasamy
* [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as Manikandan
* [[Sujatha Sivakumar]] as Rajee
* [[Thirumurugan (actor)|Thirumurugan]] as Ilango
* [[Antony]] as Arikki's friend
* Kannan as Florist
* Kalaiarasan as supporting comedian
*Mu Ramaswamy as Maheshwari's Elder Paternal Uncle
Mu Ramaswamy as Maheshwari's Cousin

==Soundtrack==
The film score and soundtrack for Kalavani was composed by [[S. S. Kumaran]]. The album consists of seven tracks featuring lyrics penned by [[Na. Muthukumar]]. The song "Oru Murai" was well received and was retained in the Kannada remake.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox album
| name = Kalavani
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[S. S. Kumaran]]
| cover =
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| released = 2010
| recorded = 2010
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| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
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| producer = S. S. Kumaran
| prev_title = [[Poo (film)|Poo]]
| prev_year = 2008
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}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:35%;"
|-
! Song Title !! Singers
|-
| "Oru Murai Iru Murai" || [[Harish Raghavendra]], [[Srimathumitha]]
|-
| "Pada Pada Padavena" || Yash Golcha
|-
| "Peancha Mazhai" || A. Devendran
|-
| "Sinthaiyiley" || Prasanna
|-
| "Dubaikku" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], Uma
|-
| "Ooradangum Samathiley" || Senthilvelan
|-
| "Edakku Madakku" || S.S.Kumaran
|}

==Release==

===Critical reception===
''Kalavani'' generally opened to positive reviews. Bhamadevi Ravi from [[The Times of India]] gave 4/5 and calling it "a complete entertainer."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/tamil/Kalavani/movie-review/6094360.cms |title=Kalavani movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |work=The Times of India|access-date=5 August 2012}}</ref> [[Sify]] rated the movie 4 out of 5 and stated that "Kalavani is a knockout entertainer set in a rural milieu."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kalavani-review-tamil-14947041.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628023215/http://www.sify.com/movies/kalavani-review-tamil-14947041.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2013 |title=Movie Review:Kalavani|publisher=Sify |access-date=5 August 2012}}</ref> A critic from ''Top10Cinema'' wrote that "Kalavani is a blatant revision of Bharathiraja's yesteryear films based on villager's conflicts and guy-gal falling in love."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.top10cinema.com/review/5265/kalavani |title=Kalavani | Movie Review |publisher=Top 10 Cinema |date=29 June 2010 |access-date=5 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703014752/http://www.top10cinema.com/review/5265/kalavani |archive-date=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gautaman Bhaskaran of [[Hindustan Times]] gave it 3/5 and wrote that "Kalavani is a canvas of delightful rural romance."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/RegionalFlavours/Gautaman-Bhaskaran-s-Review-Kalavani/Article1-564674.aspx |title=Gautaman Bhaskaran's Review: Kalavani |work=Hindustan Times|date=29 June 2010 |access-date=5 August 2012}}</ref>

===Remakes===
Following the film's success, director [[Gautham Menon]]'s [[Photon Kathaas]] has acquired the film's rights to remake it other languages.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-22/news-interviews/28293166_1_kalavani-veppam-places | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811090658/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-22/news-interviews/28293166_1_kalavani-veppam-places | url-status=dead | archive-date=2011-08-11 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Kalavani goes places}}</ref> It was remade in Kannada as ''[[Kirataka]]'' with [[Oviya]] being retained as the female lead.

===Litigation===
Seven years after the film's release, the Chennai branch of the Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) was recently served a notice by the High Court after a minor pregnant girl told the court that she obtained inspiration from the film ''Kalavani''. The girl's parents claimed that the censor board had acted negligently in giving the film a "U" certificate.<ref>http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/040417/censor-board-in-trouble-for-passing-kalavani.html</ref>

==Sequel==
A sequel, ''[[Kalavani 2]]'', was announced in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/vemal-and-sarkunam-to-team-up-for-kalavani-2-shoot-to-start-in-february-2018-tamil-news-172190 |title='Kalavani 2' plans getting firmed up !!! |website=indiaglitz.com |date=2016-11-16 |access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=1815775}}

{{A. Sarkunam}}

[[Category:2010 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2010 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
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[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2010 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. Sarkunam]]

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