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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kondattam<br />
| image =<br />
| director = [[K. S. Ravikumar]]<br />
| writer = [[K. S. Ravikumar]]<br />
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]<br>[[Simran (actress)|Simran]]<br>[[Mantra (actress)|Mantra]]<br />
| producer = P. Sambasiva Reddy,<br/>K. Jayaraman<br />
| music = [[M. M. Keeravani|Maragatha Mani]]<br />
| editing = K. Thanikachalam<br />
| studio = Sai Lakshmi Movie Makers<br />
| cinematography = K. Prasath<br />
| released = 6 February 1998<br />
| runtime = 158 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kondattam''' ({{translation|Celebration}}) is a 1998 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. It starred [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]].<ref>https://screen4screen.com/movies/kondattam</ref> The film was an average hit at the box office.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Raja ([[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]) is a rich fun-loving guy, whose boat ride with his friends ([[Anand Babu]], [[Chinni Jayanth]], [[Anand (actor)|Anand]]) turns tragic after his friends die in an accident. Raja is heart-broken after his fiancée Lalitha ([[Simran (actress)|Simran]]) holds him responsible for his friends' death. Feeling remorse for his actions, Raja writes off his properties to the families of his deceased friends. He gets a call that Anand's wife ([[Saradha Preetha]]) died after giving birth to a baby boy.<br />
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Raja gives the baby to Anand's family who wants him to stay in their home for some time. Except the older couple ([[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Sowcar Janaki]]), other members initially do not like his presence but he wins their love and affection. Raja discovers that someone is attempting to kill the child. He then gets himself into a situation where he can continue staying in the house and detect the mystery.<br />
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Lalitha who is engaged to be married comes to stay in the same home and still hates Raja. During the naming ceremony of the baby, the family comes to know that Raja killed Anand. Arjun's servant ([[Delhi Ganesh]]) reveals that Anand's property will be inherited by the baby. While getting thrashed by their car driver Pazhani ([[Ramesh Khanna]]), Raja who accidentally sees Pazhani's ring realises he was the one who attempted to kill the baby.<br />
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Pazhani was in love with Purushothaman's daughter ([[Lavanya (actress)|Lavanya]]) and had an eye on the property, after coming to know that child is the heir of the property he tried to kill it. In the end, Raja marries Lalitha and becomes a part of the huge family.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Raja (Ramu)<br />
* [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as Lalitha<br />
* [[Manthra (actress)|Manthra]] as Vidhya<br />
* [[Gemini Ganesan]] as Anand's grandfather<br />
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Purushothaman<br />
* [[Jaiganesh]] as Rajarathnam<br />
* [[Ramesh Khanna]] as Pazhani<br />
* [[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Bhaskaran<br />
* [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Anand's uncle<br />
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Janaki<br />
* [[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]] as Gopikrishna<br />
* [[Sathyapriya]] as Vidya's mother<br />
* [[K. R. Vatsala]] as Bhaskaran's wife<br />
* [[Anand Babu]] as Babu <br />
* [[Anand (actor)|Anand]] as Anand<br />
* [[Chinni Jayanth]] as Siva<br />
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as Raja's servant<br />
* [[Saradha Preetha]] as Saradha<br />
* [[Sheela Kaur]] as Anjali<br />
* [[Subhashini]] as Anand's aunt<br />
* [[Lavanya (actress)|Lavanya]] as Purushothaman's daughter<br />
* [[Idichapuli Selvaraj]] as Watchman<br />
* [[Mahendran (actor)|Mahendran]] as Mahendran<br />
* [[K. S. Ravikumar]] as Cameo appearance<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was developed with the working title of ''Uthama Puthiran'', before the team changed title. [[Sivaji Ganesan]] was initially considered to play the patriarchal head of the family, though his unavailability meant that [[Gemini Ganesan]] was selected instead.<ref>http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/lot/2330/gcnjul.html</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Kondattam<br />
| type = [[soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[M. M. Keeravani|Maragatha Mani]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released =<br />
| recorded = 1998<br />
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length =<br />
| label = Star Music<br />
| producer = Maragatha Mani<br />
| prev_title =<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title =<br />
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}}<br />
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The film soundtrack features score and 6 songs composed by [[M. M. Keeravani|Maragatha Mani]], with lyrics by Kalidasan.<ref name="soundtrack">{{Cite web| title=Kondattam Songs| work=List of Kondattam Songs | url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000863| access-date=22 December 2010}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Ini Sudhandhira Dhiname" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[M. M. Keeravani|Maragatha Mani]], [[Minmini]] || rowspan=6|Kalidasan || 02:40<br />
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| 2 || "Mai Vizhi Un Imaigalile" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || 04:08<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Minnaladikkum Venmai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha || 05:07<br />
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| 4 || "Paeru Nalla Paeru" || T. S. Raghavendra, Maragatha Mani, [[Swarnalatha]], Sujatha, Sangeetha, [[Harish Raghavendra]] || 05:01<br />
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| 5 || "Unnoduthan Kanaavile" (Happy) || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || 04:24<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Unnoduthaan Kanaavile" (Sad) || Maragatha Mani, K. S. Chithra || 04:52<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
''Indolink'' wrote "the movie is alright for family viewing".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19990419202847/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/kondaattam.htm</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{K. S. Ravikumar}}<br />
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[[Category:1998 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. M. Keeravani]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Ravikumar]]</div>
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