Kalatpadai
Kalatpadai is a 2003 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by J. Ramesh, making his directorial debut. The film stars newcomer Jai and Vidhya Venkatesh, with Radha Ravi, J. Livingston, Thalaivasal Vijay, Nithin Sathya, Rajsekhar, Jyothi, Thennavan and Kuyili playing supporting roles. It was released on 15 January 2003.
Plot
Ram is a carefree and jobless young man who mostly hangs out with his seven friends. They spent much of their time smoking cigarettes and teasing everybody, with not much thought about their future. One day, Ram meets his best friend Sridhar in his house and encounters his soft-spoken sister Priya. Thereafter, Ram comes across Priya on multiple occasions, they eventually fall in love with each other and ends up dating. Thus, he distances himself from his friends' outings. He even reveals his love to three of his friends. When Sridhar and his family find out about their love affair, they ask Priya to forget him straight away. Being from an orthodox Hindu Brahmin family, they could not accept because Ram was from another caste. Sridhar then has a fight with Ram for dating his sister and misusing his friendship. The group of friends split up into two groups: the first group supported Ram and knew about his love before, while the second one supported Sridhar and knows about his love just now. Sridhar even beats up his sister at home for dating his friend, and her family starts to be very strict with her. Later, Priya convinces Ram's friends to support their love. Ram and Priya had no other choice but to get married, in a hurry, at the registrar office with the help of Ram's parents and friends. After the secret marriage, Ram's father Janakiraman advises him to first find a job and then they will start their married life. The two families then decide to settle the problem once and for all. The film ends with Ram and Priya getting married as per the customs and with the blessings of both families.Production
After producing Thalaivasal, Amaravathi and Sathi Sanam, producer Chozha Ponnurangam of Chozha Creations took a long sabbatical from films. Chozha Ponnurangam launched his new film titled "Kalatpadai". A youthful story centring round eight friends, J. Ramesh, who had apprenticed under director Selva, was chosen to direct the film. Newcomer Jai, who had completed his pilot's training and was all set to work for an airlines, signed to play the hero. Vidhya Venkatesh, an air hostess, who had already played a role in Panchathantiram, was selected to play the female lead role. The supporting cast has Arun, Vijayganesh, Antony, Livingston, Radha Ravi, Rajsekhar, Kai Thennavan, Jyoti, Thalaivasal Vijay and Kuyili.Soundtrack
The music was composed by Bharadwaj, with lyrics written by Kamakodiyan, Snehan, Newton and J. Ramesh.| Track | Song | Singer | Lyrics | Duration |
| 1 | "Machchaan Machchaan" | Mohan Vaidya, Timothy, Reshmi | J. Ramesh | 4:12 |
| 2 | "Kadhal Indru Theeyai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | J. Ramesh | 4:42 |
| 3 | "Varudhu Varudhu" | Tippu, Timothy, Pop Shalini | Newton | 5:05 |
| 4 | "Maizhayoo Puyaloo" | Srinivas, Pop Shalini, Gopika Poornima | Snehan | 4:58 |
| 5 | "Kagitha Oodam" | Vijay Shankar, Simsomalraj | J. Ramesh | 2:47 |
| 6 | "Imaigalin Oorum" | Bharadwaj, Reshmi | J. Ramesh | 5:05 |
| 7 | "Manitha Manitha" | Krishnaraj | Kamakodiyan | 5:08 |
| 8 | "Penngalai Nambhadhae" | Timothy | J. Ramesh | 2:40 |
| 9 | "Rama Rama" | Reshmi | Bharadwaj | 2:04 |