Kadhal Virus

Kadhal Virus
Audio CD cover
Directed by	Kathir
Produced by	Kathir
Written by	Kathir
Starring	Richard Sridevi Vijayakumar Abbas Manorama Raghuvaran Vivek
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Arjun Jena
Edited by	V. T. Vijayan
Production company	Sound & Light Studios
Release date	22 February 2002 (2002-02-22)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kadhal Virus (The Virus of Love) is a 2002 Indian Tamil romance film directed and produced by Kathir. The film featured Richard and Sridevi Vijayakumar making their acting debuts in the lead role with Abbas in a supporting role. A. R. Rahman composed the music for the film, while Arjun Jena was the cinematographer for the project. The film tells the story of a young director, trying to pursue his dream by overcoming all hurdles. After much delay, the film opened in December 2002 but was ultimately panned by critics and fared poorly at the box office.

Deepak is a budding filmmaker trying to get his first production out. He meets and falls in love with Geetha, and decides to take his relationship with her further once his first film is made. Misunderstandings lead to their separation, and her eventual marriage to Rajiv, a struggling actor who is looking for a role in Deepak's next film.

A sequence in the film features guest appearances from:

Through the 1990s, Kathir developed a reputation of producing successful romantic films with critically acclaimed soundtracks by A. R. Rahman and his work in Kadhal Desam (1996) and Kadhalar Dhinam won commercial and critical acclaim.

In January 2001, Kathir announced that his next film would also be a love story titled Kadhal Virus. Richard, the brother of actresses Shalini and Shamili, was selected to make his debut in the leading role. Abbas, who Kathir introduced with Kadhal Desam, was also signed on to make a special appearance in the film. Early reports suggested that Bhumika Chawla would star in the film but this proved to be untrue. Her role was later handed to Sridevi Vijayakumar, daughter of veteran actor couple Vijayakumar and Manjula, who would make her debut as a leading heroine with the film. The team decided to film a sequence with several prominent directors as a part of the film's launch event.