Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi

Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBalaji Mohan
Written byBalaji Mohan
Based onKadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (short)
by Balaji Mohan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNirav Shah
Edited byT. S. Suresh
Music byThaman S
Production
companies
Distributed byEtaki Entertainment
Release date
  • 17 February 2012 (2012-02-17)
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Tamil
  • Telugu

Kadhilil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (transl.How to mess up in love) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed Balaji Mohan in his feature debut and produced by S. Sashikanth, Nirav Shah and Siddharth under YNOT Studios and Etaki Entertainment, respectively. Based on Balaji's short film of the same name, it stars Siddharth and Amala Paul. The film revolves around the romantic relationship between Arun (Siddharth) and Parvathy (Amala Paul) during their college days.

The film was shot in Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore within 35 working days. The film features music composed by Thaman S, cinematography is handled by Nirav Shah and editing done by T. S. Suresh. It was partially reshot in Telugu as Love Failure, owing to Siddharth's popularity in Telugu cinema.

Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi and Love Failure were released worldwide on 17 February 2012 during the Valentine's Day week and were critically and commercially successful. The film received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for Amala Paul, and three nominations at the South Indian International Movie Awards.