Underplayed Gems

Kaathala Kaathala (1998)

Kaathala Kaathala poster
Original title
காதலா! காதலா!
Directed by
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 40m
Rated
U
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two men fall in love with two women. They tell lies to impress their lovers' fathers, and the lies get out of hand.

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What happens

Kaathala Kaathala (transl. Oh love! Oh love!) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and produced by P. L. Thenappan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Prabhu Deva, Soundarya and Rambha. It revolves around two men falling in love with two women, but end up creating a web of lies trying to impress their lovers' fathers. Kaathala Kaathala was initially expected to be directed by K. S. Ravikumar, but he was replaced by Rao after he refused to sign the film until the Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) strike of 1997 had stopped. The film was released on 10 April 1998 and became a commercial success. It was later loosely remade in Hindi as Housefull (2010). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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