Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali

CountryIndiaLanguagesTamil
Telugu^[1]

Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali (transl. A boyfriend and a girlfriend) is a bilingual drama film, written and directed by Selvendran and produced by Sai Rathnam in Tamil and Telugu. The film stars Sarath Chander, Rambha and Lakshmi Rai. Music for the film was composed by Bharani and while the Telugu version, Neeku Naaku (transl. For you, for me) released in October 2006, the Tamil film was released in September 2009.^[2][3]

Cast

Production

The director of the film, Selvendran, who had previously worked with director Shankar, made his directorial debut with the project. The film marked a comeback for actress Rambha after a period away from Tamil films, and she signed on to star in the film in early 2005.^[4] The film was made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil, with few changes in the cast between the versions.^[5]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Bharani, with lyrics written by Kabilan.^[6]

Tamil version

• Galagalagalappa - Mahathi, Tippu
• Maama Maama - Ranjith, Gayatri
• Yei Thagathaga - Suchitra
• Thiruttu Payalae - Saindhavi
• Muddulagumma Maddulagumma - Reshmi

Release

The Telugu version of the film, Neeku Naaku released in October 2006.^[7] Despite beginning production as a medium budget venture, delays meant that the Tamil version of the film had a low key release in September 2009. It released alongside five other Tamil films and went unnoticed at the box office.^[8][9] The film was later dubbed and released in Hindi as Ek Haseen - The Dirty Girl.

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