Laden with laughs, this romantic comedy follows the fluctuating fortunes of two friends, both with the name of Lingam, as they create a comedy of errors and consequent chaos with their girlfriends and their families.
Cast: Kamal Haasan, Prabhu Dheva, Rambha, Soundarya Raghu
Crew: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (Director), S Tirru (Director of Photography), Karthik Raja (Music Director)
Release Dates: 10 Apr 1998 (India)
Tamil Name: காதலா காதலா
Did you know? The film was initially expected to be directed by KS Ravikumar who directed the successful "Avvai Shanmughi" with Kamal Haasan in the lead earlier, but he was later replaced by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao after he refused to sign the film until the FEFSI strike of 1997 had stopped. Read More
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as Ramalingam
as Sundaralingam
as Janaki
as Sundari
as Mohan
as Chokkalingam
as Williamson
as Varadachaari
as Vikadananda
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
as Paramasivam/Janaki's Father
as Balamurugan
as Noorjahan
as Parvathy/Janaki's Mother
as Singaram
Supporting Actor
Direction
Director
Distribution
Distributor
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Lyricist
Editorial
Editor
Visual Effects
Digital Compositor
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
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Trivia:
In 2010, the producer of the film PL Thenappan threatened legal action against the makers of the Hindi film, 'Housefull' for remaking scenes from the film without permission.
PL Thenappan revealed he had dubbed the film into Hindi in the late 1990s as "Mirchi Masala", but the version did not release.
The film was initially expected to be directed by KS Ravikumar who directed the successful "Avvai Shanmughi" with Kamal Haasan in the lead earlier, but he was later replaced by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao after he refused to sign the film until the FEFSI strike of 1997 had stopped.
Actresses Meena and Simran's unavailability led to Rambha being cast in a lead role. Nagma also opted against signing the film fearing that a potential clash may arise with actress Rambha, after the pair's alleged fall out on the sets of "Janakiraman".
After Soundarya's death in 2004, Kamal Haasan paid tribute by revealing that "she came forward to do the movie, when the rest of the industry was unwilling to work with me (Kamal Haasan)".
PL Thenappan revealed he had dubbed the film into Hindi in the late 1990s as "Mirchi Masala", but the version did not release.
The film was initially expected to be directed by KS Ravikumar who directed the successful "Avvai Shanmughi" with Kamal Haasan in the lead earlier, but he was later replaced by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao after he refused to sign the film until the FEFSI strike of 1997 had stopped.
Actresses Meena and Simran's unavailability led to Rambha being cast in a lead role. Nagma also opted against signing the film fearing that a potential clash may arise with actress Rambha, after the pair's alleged fall out on the sets of "Janakiraman".
After Soundarya's death in 2004, Kamal Haasan paid tribute by revealing that "she came forward to do the movie, when the rest of the industry was unwilling to work with me (Kamal Haasan)".
