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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2013 Indian film by P. G. Surendran}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Kolagalam.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = P. G. Surendran<br />
| writer = P. G. Surendran<br />
| producer = P. G. Surendran<br />
| starring = Amal<br />[[Saranya Mohan]]<br />
| cinematography = K. S. Selvaraj<br />
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]<br />
| music = [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]]<br />
| studio = PGS Film International<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|12|13}}<br />
| runtime = 139 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Kolagalam''''' ({{Translation|Chaos}}) is a 2013 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film|romantic]] [[comedy drama]] film directed by P. G. Surendran, starring Amal and [[Saranya Mohan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2013 |title=Etcetera: Comedy with a message |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-comedy-with-a-message/article4840555.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131001335/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-comedy-with-a-message/article4840555.ece |archive-date=31 January 2024 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The film was released on 13 December 2013.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
''As per the film's opening credits''<!-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP2njpgJH6s --><br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*Amal as Amal<br />
*[[Saranya Mohan]] as Ramya<br />
*[[Ganja Karuppu]]<br />
*[[Pandiarajan]] as Venkatesh<br />
*[[Manobala]] as Roadside stall owner<br />
*[[Devadarshini]] as Ramya's sister-in-law<br />
*[[Meera Krishnan]] as Ramya's mother<br />
*Lakshmi as Krishu<br />
*[[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]] as Ramya's grandfather<br />
*V. K. R. Rahu<br />
*[[Kabali Vishwanth|Vishwanth]] as Pathmanabhan<br />
*[[Nellai Siva]]<br />
*[[Thalapathy Dinesh]] as Traffic Police Inspector (special appearance)<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music is composed by [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]].<ref name="H">{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=26 August 2013 |title=Audio Beat: Kolagalam – Happy tunes |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-kolagalam-happy-tunes/article5275633.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028235225/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-kolagalam-happy-tunes/article5275633.ece |archive-date=28 October 2013 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Song<br />
! Lyrics<br />
! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
|"Minda Disturb" || Bharani || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]<br />
|-<br />
|"Kannula Unna" || rowspan="3"|[[Viveka]] || [[Sriram Parthasarathy]], Sumithra<br />
|-<br />
| "Sema Sema" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]<br />
|-<br />
|"Yelaea Yelae" || [[Anuradha Sriram]], [[Mukesh Mohamed|Mukesh]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote that "The director probably wanted to highlight women-power, but that hardly registers. ''Kolakalam'' hardly has anything to entice a viewer".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=14 December 2013 |title=Kolakalam is a Stale, Dated Fare |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2013/Dec/14/kolakalam-is-a-stale-dated-fare-551053.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130142309/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2013/dec/14/kolakalam-is-a-stale-dated-fare-551053.html |archive-date=30 November 2024 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Dinakaran]]'' praised the comedy scenes and felt that the music and cinematography were average.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2013 |title=கோலாகலம் |url=https://cinema.dinakaran.com/cine-news-details.aspx?id=11990&id1=13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922093628/https://cinema.dinakaran.com/cine-news-details.aspx?id=11990&id1=13 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=[[Dinakaran]] |language=ta}}</ref> In a more positive review, a critic from ''[[Dinamalar]]'' wrote that "All in all, if the first half had been a blast, ''Kolakalam'' would have been a blast!!"<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 December 2013 |title=கோலாகலம் |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=1231 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131005356/https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=1231 |archive-date=31 January 2024 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[[Category:2013 romantic comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Bharani (composer)]]<br />
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