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

Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (transl. How to mess up in love) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Balaji Mohan in his feature debut. Based on Balaji's short film of the same name, it revolves around the romantic relationship between collegemates Arun (Siddharth) and Parvathy (Amala Paul).

Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi was produced by S. Sashikanth under YNOT Studios, and Siddharth and Nirav Shah under Etaki Entertainment. The film was shot in Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore within 35 working days. It features music composed by Thaman S, cinematography is handled by Nirav Shah and editing done by T. S. Suresh. The film was partially reshot in Telugu as Love Failure.

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. Amala Paul received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, and the film received three nominations at the South Indian International Movie Awards.