Underplayed Gems

Kadhal Kottai (1996)

Kadhal Kottai poster
Original title
காதல் கோட்டை
Directed by
Agathiyan
Genre
romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 47m
Rated
U
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film is about two people who develop a romantic connection without ever seeing each other. The story follows their anonymous relationship as they fall in love through letters.

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What happens

Kadhal Kottai (transl. The Fort of Love) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Agathiyan, and produced by Sivasakthi Movie Makers. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Devayani in the lead roles, with Heera, Thalaivasal Vijay, and Karan in supporting roles. It revolves around two people who develop a romance anonymously. Kadhal Kottai was released on 12 July 1996 and ran for over 275 days at the Tamil Nadu box office, becoming a silver-jubilee film. It was one of Ajith's highly successful films at the early time of his career. The film won the National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film, the National Film Award for Best Direction and the National Film Award for Best Screenplay (Agathiyan). In 1997, it was dubbed and released in Telugu as Premalekha. It was remade in Kannada as Yaare Neenu Cheluve (1998), in Bengali as Hothat Brishti (1998) and in Hindi as Sirf Tum (1999) by the same director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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