Kaivantha Kalai

<p>Kannan is in league with his father in duping the people in his village. He comes across Kausalya (Sruthi), a timid, schoolgoing girl and falls for her immediately. From his grandfather, he learns that Kausalya’s mother is his father’s sister and becomes even more determined to wed her. Kausalya begins to like him too but asks him to mend his ways before they can get married. Music is composed by . Malini Mannath of opined that “With scenes and situations a little different from the routine ones, ‘Kai Vantha Kalai’ is a fairly engaging and a neatly packaged wholesome family entertainer”. On the contrary, S. Sudha of wrote that “In short, far from a comeback or launch pad, this is just a big bore”. wrote “Compared to the films of today, `Kai … ‘ is so decently made that at points you feel Pandiarajan is caught in a time warp. But that’s also where the success of the maker lies; you wonder why he was in hibernation for so many years”. wrote “Supposedly a sequel to his yesteryear hit Aan Pavam, Pandiarajan has thrown out a simple and a straight forward film without many twists and turns that’s worth a watch. Amidst all action-packed films of the day, Kai Vandhai Kalai is a movie with a simple narration and little characters”. A critic from wrote that “Pandiarajan has proved again that we are old hands at making a comedy of the screenplay”.</p>