Kaadhal Kavithai

Kadhal Kavithai
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Directed by	Agathiyan
Produced by	Murali Manohar
Written by	Agathiyan
Starring	Prashanth Isha Koppikar Kasthuri
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Ravi Yadav
Edited by	Lancy-Mohan
Production company	Metro Film Corporation
Release date	25 December 1998 (1998-12-25)
Running time	145 min.
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kadhal Kavithai (English: Poem of Love) is a 1998 Tamil language romance film directed by Agathiyan and produced by Murali Manohar. The film features Prashanth and Isha Koppikar in the lead roles, while Kasthuri, Manivannan and Srividya play other supporting characters. The film had music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while duo Lancy-Mohan and Ravi Yadav handled the editing and cinematography respectively. After opening in December 1998, the film went on to gain success critically and became a commercially successful venture.

Vishva (Prashanth) spends his time hanging out with Charlie to avoid his mother (Ambika) who always quarrels with his dad (Manivannan). To find peace, he plays tricks on others. Among the victims is Jothi (Isha Koppikar). The story moves to London, where Prasanth visits Princess Diana's grave and leaves a beautiful poem behind. At the same time, Isha too visits the grave and leaves a note after reading the poem. Then begins a warm relationship between Isha Koppikar and Prashanth without seeing each other. Whether Prashanth, Isha Kopikar are united form the rest of the story.

After the success of Shankar's 1998 romantic film Jeans, the co-producer Ashok Amritraj agreed to work with actor Prashanth again in his next film and thus signed on to finance a film to be directed by Agathiyan. The film was initially titled Adhisayam (Wonder) and shooting began in Tamil Nadu in August 1998. The film went through a change of title to Kaadhal Kavithai, reminiscent of Agathiyan's yesteryear film Kadhal Kottai and Amritraj sold the project to Murali Manohar of Cee I TV Limited.