Kadhalil sodhapuvadu Yeppadi

Directed by Balaji Mohan
Produced by Sashikanth Shivaji
Siddharth
Nirav Shah
Written by Balaji Mohan
Screenplay by Balaji Mohan
Starring Siddharth
Amala Paul
Music by Thaman
Cinematography Nirav Shah
Editing by T. S. Suresh
Studio Y NOT Studios
Etaki Entertainment
Distributed by Dil Raju (Telugu Version)
Country India
Language Tamil
Telugu

Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (or Love Failure) (Tamil: காதலில் சொதப்புவது எப்படி; English: How To Mess Up In Love) is an upcoming Tamil and Telugu bilingual romantic comedy based on a short film directed by debutant Balaji Mohan. Starring Siddharth and Amala Paul in the lead roles, the film is simultaneously produced in both langauges. The trailer of the film was released on January 14, stating the release of film on Valentine's Day..

Cast
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Siddharth as Arun
Amala Paul as Parvathi
Arjun
Vignesh
Suresh
Ravi Raghavendra
Sriranjani
Balaji Mohan in a special appearance


Debutant director Balaji Mohan, who earned recognition through Kalaignar TV’s ‘Naalaya Iyakunar’, has tried his hand in making a full length feature film through ‘Kadhalil Sodhapuvadu Yeppadi’. The movie has Siddharth ( Arun), Amala Paul ( Paarvathi) in the lead roles besides a pool of supporting cast like Ravi Raghavendra, Sriranjani, Suresh etc.

Kadhalil Sodhapuvadu Yeppadi story :
The movie begins with the narration of Siddharth explaining about how he faltered in his love and from there on the lecture starts. Siddharth, an ECE student , who lives an easy life with the support of his good parents falls in love with Amala Paul, who studies in Computer Science department. As usual, the couple face tiffs every now and then and a final outbreak ends in breakup. Losing hope on patching up with Paarvathy, Arun sets off to divert is mind with the help of his friends.

In the meanwhile, Paarvathy’s father (Suresh) and her mother apply for divorce due to mutual concern, and the case falls in the laps of Arun’s father (Ravi Raghavendra). The movie toggles between real life sequences and flashbacks holding Siddharth and Amala Paul’s love sequences and petty quarrels. Despite of Arun’s efforts to patch up with Paarvathy, the couple fail to succeed due to a lot of difference in opinions. Amala Paul, who is shown as the dominating character of the relationship, finally melts down after seeing her parents patching about after a years-long fight and makes her first attempt to patch up. The couple’s reunion, with a list of messages forms the climax.

Kadhalil Sodhapuvadu Yeppadi Review :

The very first thing to be mentioned is debutant director Balaji Mohan’s screenplay which he has tailored in a engaging, rather not boring manner. The director has chosen, apt faces for filling up each and every character, which is one of the main plus of the movie. The happenings seems to be unrealistic in a few sequences, but it is a usual thing in rom-coms.

On the acting front, Siddharth scores well as a charming, lovable college guy, which he is used to and continuing to do in most of his ventures. Amala Paul’s has done her job well. The supporting roles need a special mention, as they are the one who give us some timeout from Arun-Pavathy’s story narration, which at times seems to bore us a bit.

About the technicalities, Nirav Shah has done his best with the lens. The colors and locations shot, right from the college campus to each and every other place in the frame, keeps the freshness alive.

Music director Thaman has done full justice to the movie with his music. ‘Kaadhalithu Sodhappuvom’, ‘Love Love’ and the final songs are filmed in a happening way. The re-recording travels well with the script and adds good feel to the story, especially in the portions where emotional flow is on a high.

The movie can be declared as a perfect release for Valentine’s day weekend for age group between 18 to 40 and above as it holds portions showcasing the love story of a young couple and matured love of their parents as well.

Verdict : On the whole, ‘Kadhalil Sodhapuvadu Yeppadi’ is a 2 and a half hour lecture on how, to and what to do while in love, but interestingly the lecture is not boring.

Rating : 3 / 5