Kattradhu Kalavu (transl. Learned thievery) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Balaji Devi Prasad, an erstwhile advertisement filmmaker. It stars Kreshna of Alibhabha fame and Vijayalakshmi in the lead roles, while choreographer Kalyan, Sampath Raj, Ganja Karuppu, Cochin Hanifa, and Santhana Bharathi play supporting roles. The music was composed by Paul Jacob with editing by Kasi Viswanathan and cinematography by Nirav Shah. The film was released on 28 May 2010.[1][2]

Kattradhu Kalavu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBalaji Devi Prasad
Screenplay byKumaravel
Produced byPattiyal Sekhar
StarringKreshna
Vijayalakshmi
CinematographyNirav Shah
Edited byKasi Viswanathan
Music byPaul Jacob
Production
company
Talking Times
Release date
  • 28 May 2010 (2010-05-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Singam gets cheated out of an original idea of his by a prominent person in the society. He decides to stop pleading and start threatening. He begins with a plan to corner the big shot. He meets Krishnaveni, who has left home and needs money fast. With a common purpose, they soon become partners and work out a plan. They blackmail the big shot with videotapes that they threaten to release all over the media if he refused to pay up. Buoyed by the success of their maiden outing, they decide to become con artists. They are successful in various ventures and finally end up blackmailing a minister. The minister, after initially caving in to their threats, decides to settle scores. What happens next forms the rest of the story.

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Paul Jacob and released by Sony Music India.

Kattradhu Kalavu
Soundtrack album by
Paul Jacob
Released2010
Recorded2010
GenreSoundtrack
Length20:19
LabelSony Music India
ProducerPaul Jacob
Paul Jacob chronology
Kathai
(2010)
Kattradhu Kalavu
(2010)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kattradhu Kalavu"Blaaze, Dinesh KanagaratnamBlaaze, Dinesh Kanagaratnam3:43
2."Indha Vaanam Indha Bhoomi"YugabharathiHariharan, Anuradha Sriram4:47
3."Sudandhiram Sudandhiram"YugabharathiShakthisree Gopalan4:39
4."Dhevaaram"Paul. JYogeshwaran Maanickam, Puniyavathi Elangovan2:57
5."Azhagana Ponnuthaan"A. MaruthakasiSunandita4:13
Total length:20:19

References

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  1. ^ "The meesai is back and how!". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "Kattradhu Kalavu". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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