April Maadhathil

Synopsis

April Maadhathil is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer S. S. Stanley. It stars Srikanth and Sneha in the lead roles, with Gayatri Jayaraman, Venkat Prabhu, Devan and Karunas among others in the supporting cast. The film, which had music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by M. V. Panneerselvam, released on 29 November 2002. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Mr. Rangeela and in Telugu as Vaallidharu and released in 2004. The film’s title is inspired by a song from Vaali.

It’s a story of friendship among eight girls and boys. Kathir is an intelligent guy who grew up in a poor family. His younger brother stopped his education for Kathir. In college, Kathir meets a girl named Shwetha and over time they become friends. Many guys are interested in her, but she finds something different about Kathir. The friends then decide to visit each others homes for their vacation. At Shwetha’s home, they learn that Shwetha’s father is thinking of getting her married the next year. At graduation, they cut their names on a tree since it is their final year. Though Kathir and Shwetha love each other, they are unable to express it. The rest of the story is about how they get together.

• Srikanth as Kathir
• Sneha as Shwetha
• Gayatri Jayaraman as Nirmala (“Nimmi”)
• Venkat Prabhu as Venkat (“Venky”)
• Devan as Shwetha’s father
• Karunas as Cycle Jackson
• Kamala Krishnaswamy as Kathir’s mother
• Daniel Balaji as Suresh
• Mayilsamy
• Lakshmanan
• Anju Mahendran
• S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as himself
• Ramakrishnan as Jackson’s assistant (uncredited)