Kaadhal Kondein

I Fell In Love) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic psychological thriller film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, credited as his directorial debut.

The film stars his brother Dhanush and newcomers Sonia Agarwal and Sudeep Sarangi, while Nagesh and Daniel Balaji play supporting roles.

Kaadhal Kondein was remade in Telugu into 2004 as Nenu, into Bangladeshi in 2004 as Onno Manush and into Kannada in 2009 as Ravana.

One day, Vinod tries to inform the cruelty the children are exposed, to an officer who later accepts a bribe and leaves.

They manage to vandalise the place and escape, following which the government takes over the plant, and all children are admitted into an orphanage run by Father Rozario.

Forcing them out of their hideout, he manages to evade the police inspector and Aadhi and successfully brings Divya back to their original place of stay.

While Divya clutches a tree bark tightly, Vinod and Aadhi slip out and barely manage to hold either of her hands.

In the late 1990s, Selvaraghavan had written a script and had first narrated the story to his brother Dhanush in their shared bedroom at home, before asking him to play the lead role of Vinod.

[3] The film, later titled Kaadhal Kondein, became Selvaraghavan's official directorial debut after he wrote and "ghost-directed" Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002).

[4] Abhinay, who was a part of Thulluvadho Ilamai, was to play one of the lead roles but was replaced by newcomer Sudeep from Mumbai.

The soundtrack of Kaadhal Kondein was released on 20 March 2003, featuring seven tracks with lyrics written by Palani Bharathi and Na.

All music is composed by Yuvan Shankar RajaThe film opened in July 2003 to critical acclaim and commercial success.

[10] A reviewer from The Hindu noted, "[Selvaraghavan's] story, screenplay, dialogue and direction are focused and hit the bull's eye straightway — hardly missing the mark.

"[11] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "The film-maker willing to experiment with lesser explored subjects needs to be commended for taking 'the road not taken', and for his efforts to give a different fare to the audience.

[12] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the acting of Dhanush and Sonia Agarwal, Yuvan Shankar Raja's music and the cinematography.