Kadhal Kottai
| Kadhal Kottai | |
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| Directed by | Agathiyan |
| Written by | Agathiyan |
| Produced by | Sivasakthi Pandian |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Devayani |
| Cinematography | Thangar Bachan |
| Edited by | Lancy–Mohan |
| Music by | Deva |
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Release date |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kadhal Kottai (transl. The Fort of Love) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Agathiyan, and produced by Sivasakthi Movie Makers. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Devayani in the lead roles, with Heera, Thalaivaasal Vijay, and Karan in supporting roles. It revolves around two people who develop a romance anonymously.
Kadhal Kottai was released on 12 July 1996 and ran for over 250 days at the box office, becoming a silver-jubilee film. It was one of Ajith's successful films at the early time of his career. The film won the National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film, the National Film Award for Best Direction and the National Film Award for Best Screenplay (Agathiyan). In 1997, it was dubbed and released in Telugu as Premalekha. It was remade in Kannada as Yaare Neenu Cheluve (1998), in Bengali as Hothat Brishti (1998) and in Hindi as Sirf Tum (1999) by the same director.