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{{Infobox film
| name = Kalloori Vaasal
| image = Kalloori Vaasal.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]]
| writer = Pavithran [[Ananthu (screenwriter)|Ananthu]] (dialogues)
| producer = N. A. Sudhakaran K. P. Unni Krishnan
| starring = [[Prashanth]] [[Ajith Kumar]] [[Pooja Bhatt]] [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]
| cinematography = S. Muthu Ganesh<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 December 2000 |title=Hit parade from a favourite |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2000/12/31/stories/0431401c.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928044039/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2000/12/31/stories/0431401c.htm |archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref>
| editing = [[B. Lenin]] [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| studio = Aanand Associates
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1996|2|18|ref1=}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kalloori Vaasal''''' ({{translation|''College gate''}}) is a 1996 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Teen film|teen]] [[romantic comedy film]] directed by [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]]. The film stars [[Prashanth]], [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Pooja Bhatt]], and [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]. The film was released on 18 February 1996. This film is the only collaboration of Prashanth and Ajith Kumar and the only Tamil film of Bhatt.

== Plot ==
Sathya and Vasanth are best friends since childhood. Kumaraswamy works under Sathya's mother and wants his daughter Pooja to marry Sathya so that he would be wealthy for the rest of his life. For this, he makes many tricks and pranks to make them walk together alone, to go for a ride, and many more. On Vasanth's birthday, Sathya goes to wish him, but he denies his wish and says his birthday means nothing to him anymore. Simultaneously, Sathya's mother decides that her son is to marry Pooja, and the engagement day arrives. Without informing her, when she enters the house as all the other guests did, Kumaraswamy insists that she wear the engagement saree. Knowing the situation, she leaves the place crying, and Sathya follows her. In the middle of the street, he shouts at her and asks her for the reason why she cannot marry him. She immediately shows her [[mangala sutra]], which she has hidden from everyone and reveals that she is already married.

The flashback begins with Pooja and Nivetha being best friends from school. On the first day of college, Nivetha meets Vasanth and falls in love. Unaware of this, Pooja and Vasanth love each other. When Pooja discovers her friend's love for Vasanth, she decides to sacrifice her love. On Vasanth's birthday, she denied her love for him, and he forcefully married her. Seeing this, Nivetha kills herself before their eyes. Pooja separates from Vasanth, thinking that he was the reason for her friend's death.

After knowing this, Sathya goes on to have a fight with Vasanth. But after knowing the truth, Sathya decides to sacrifice his love for Pooja and decides to unite Vasanth and Pooja. On a cultural day when Sathya, Vasanth, and Pooja give a combined performance, the opposite gang led by Kumaraswamy plots against Vasanth and stabs him. The blame is then put on Sathya, who is jailed. When Pooja sees her husband get hurt, she forgets everything and starts to cry for him. When Vasanth regains consciousness, he and Pooja finally are reunited.

== Cast ==
''Source''{{refn|The actors are not credited in the film. The cast order is based on the ''[[New Straits Times]]'' review.<ref name="N"/>|group=Note}}
{{cast listing|
*[[Prashanth]] as Sathya
*[[Ajith Kumar]] as Vasanth
*[[Pooja Bhatt]] as Pooja
*[[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] as Nivetha
*[[Manivannan]] as Kumarasamy, Pooja's father
*[[Kalyan (choreographer)|Kalyan]] as Milton
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Sathya's mother
*Tiruppur Ramasamy as Ramasamy
}}

== Production ==
During the production of the film, Prashanth was unhappy about the way that his character was depicted and his father [[Thyagarajan]] was involved in a spat with the director over the issue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A-Z Continued... |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-4.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927193804/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-4.htm |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=9 April 2015 |website=Indolink}}</ref> Prashanth sported a ponytail for his role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2011 |title=Prasanth ready with his relaunch |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2011/feb/28/prasanth-ready-with-his-relaunch-231433.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517050913/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2011/feb/28/prasanth-ready-with-his-relaunch-231433.html |archive-date=17 May 2023 |access-date=22 January 2020 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> This was the only Tamil film which Pooja Bhatt had acted so far, and is also the only film where both Ajith Kumar and Prashanth have shared the screen together. In an interview, Ajith mentioned that he became good friends with Bhatt, despite initially finding her "aloof".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajitha |date=4 April 1997 |title=The Star Next Door |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/apr/04ajit.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074534/http://www.rediff.com/movies/apr/04ajit.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=13 July 2011 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Choreographer Kalyan made his acting debut as a college rogue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=7 January 2010 |title=Grill Mill: Interview with actor-choreographer Kalyan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-Interview-with-actor-choreographer-Kalyan/article16836379.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712134312/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-Interview-with-actor-choreographer-Kalyan/article16836379.ece |archive-date=12 July 2023 |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalloori Vaasal (1996) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/kalloori-vaasal-songs-T0000077 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230712134759/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/kalloori-vaasal-songs-T0000077 |archive-date=12 July 2023 |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The track "Loyola College" also features in the 2025 Tamil film ''[[Coolie (2025 film)|Coolie]]''.

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 29:55
| title1 = En Manathai
| extra1 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length1 = 5:20
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| title2 = Kiss Me
| extra2 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length2 = 4:42
| lyrics2 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| title3 = Loyola College
| extra3 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length3 = 4:36
| lyrics3 = Vaali
| title4 = Nilagiri
| extra4 = Mano, [[Swarnalatha]]
| length4 = 4:19
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| title5 = Super Hit
| extra5 = Mano, Anuradha Sriram
| length5 = 5:36
| lyrics5 = Vairamuthu
| title6 = Vanakkiliye
| length6 = 5:00
| lyrics6 = Vaali
| extra6 = [[S. Janaki]]
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Kalloori Vaasal'' was released on 18 February 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalloori Vaasal / கல்லூரி வாசல் |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/kalloori-vaasal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231115191200/https://screen4screen.com/movies/kalloori-vaasal |archive-date=15 November 2023 |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref> D. S. Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "The dances, songs and grudge contests director Pavithran has staked in Anand Associates ''Kalloori Vaasal'', all to catch the eye of the younger audience, have not been matched by a fitting story".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=1 March 1996 |title=Cinema: Kalloori Vaasal/King/Dhesam |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960302/03/0127a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961221085943/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960302/03/0127a.html |archive-date=21 December 1996 |access-date=12 July 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |pages=27}}</ref> K. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' wrote, "The attraction in this movie is not so much the story, which is not all that fantastic. It is the stars. If you like them, you will like the movie".<ref name="N">{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=23 March 1996 |title=Banking mostly on star appeal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ymkWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qB4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6859%2C1446652 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521014102/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ymkWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qB4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6859%2C1446652 |archive-date=21 May 2024 |access-date=26 August 2024 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=Arts 5 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> The film did not perform well at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajitha |date=15 September 1999 |title=Pyar to hona hi tha |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/15ajit.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204004318/https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/15ajit.htm |archive-date=4 December 2022 |access-date=14 June 2019 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

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