
Crazy/Beautiful(2001)
At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.


Prabhu, a college student, falls in love with Shruthi, a governor's daughter. On knowing about their love affair, her father imprisons Prabhu and forbids him to meet Shruthi.

Prabhu Deva
Prabhu

Nagma
Shruti

Vadivelu
Vasanth

Raghuvaran
Mallikarjuna

S. P. Balasubramaniam
Kathiresan

Manorama
Shruthi's Grandmother

Girish Karnad
Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy

Allu Ramalingaiah
Shruthi's Grandfather

Ajay Rathnam
Security Officer

Padmapriya
Prabhu's mother
Kaadhalan is a action, drama, romance film released in 1994 exploring themes of forbidden love. Directed by Shankar, it stars Prabhu Deva, Nagma, Vadivelu. Prabhu, a college student, falls in love with Shruthi, a governor's daughter. On knowing about their love affair, her father imprisons Prabhu and forbids him to meet Shruthi.
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