Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer

The plot revolves around two college-going students, Karthik and Shwetha, who fall in love. They hail from upper-middle-class families. Shwetha's friend Genelia is against their relationship and advises her to break up with Karthik and focus on her studies and future. Since Shwetha is equally interested in Karthik, she continues to meet him behind Genni's back. A worried Genni discloses Shwetha's relationship status to the latter's mother, before anyone is ready to open up to their parents. Shwetha handles her mom by blaming Genni's jealousy and lies that she is still single. Karthik and Shwetha continue to see each other in secrecy, and on one such weekend getaway, they have sex. Within a few weeks, Shwetha finds that she has missed her period and suspects that she might be pregnant, which she confides in Karthik and a few common friends.

On their idea, they try to abort the fetus, posing as a married couple. The doctor gets suspicious when they answer irrelevantly and chucks them out. While they try to find other means to perform the abortion, Shwetha's mother, who was already suspicious of her activities since Genni's warning, finds out the truth, and then all hell breaks loose. After the initial commotion and arguments, Shwetha's parents want to get the couple married to avoid further disgrace. However, Karthik's dad is not interested since his reputation will be ruined. The lovers, on the other hand, plan to elope, but Shwetha changes her mind halfway. One argument leads to another, and the rift between the couple and their families continues to widen. Karthik's parents agree to a wedding on the condition that Shwetha aborts the fetus, so that they can focus on their future and well-being. Shwetha is scared that they might change their mind later on and call off the wedding once her abortion is done, so she refuses to abort. To add fuel to the fire, Shwetha's parents are insulted by Karthik's relatives when they try to patch them up and proceed smoothly. Ego clashes and insults rage between the families; at one point, Shwetha and Karthik find they are incompatible, so they break up bitterly.

Finally, a few months later, a baby boy is born, and Shwetha's father leaves him in an orphanage. Two years later, Shwetha happily gets engaged to someone else; Karthik flirts with another girl in a coffee shop; and the little child grows up in the orphanage without parental love and care.

After Rajapattai, which was based on a script by a friend, Suseenthiran went back to new scripts and chose Aadhalaal Kadhal Seiveer. "This is a story that has never been explored before in Tamil cinema. You cannot classify this film as mainstream. The enormous impact of the script will be felt in the film’s second half", he said.^[5] Santhosh, a third year Loyola College student, plays the hero, while Manisha Yadav, who played one of the leads in the critically acclaimed Vazhakku Enn 18/9, the heroine. Some students from both Loyola and MOP Vaishnav colleges have acted in the film. Actor Poornima Bhagyaraj makes a comeback with this film. Apart from her, actors Jayaprakash, Thulasi and Arjun, who played a commendable role in Kadhalil Sodhapuvadhu Eppadi, are the other three familiar faces in the cast. The rest are newcomers. For the film all artistes attended a two-month rehearsal.^[5]

Suseenthiran came up with the script of Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer while chatting with a friend who was talking about one of his relatives, a college girl, who had fallen in love. "As he discussed her story, several issues one would normally not associate with a couple in love emerged. The impact was such that I was prompted to make a movie out of the story," says Suseenthiran.^[5] Suseenthiran has convinced the young music director Yuvan Shankar Raja to appear in a music video for a song from the film.^[6] Unlike most other films, this film's title will not be showcased at the beginning but at the end.^[5]

Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer
Soundtrack album by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released	17 October 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Tamil
Label	Saregama
Producer	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Aadhi Bhagavan (2012) Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer (2012) Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal (2012)

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. There are six songs but only four will be featured in the album as the director feels that the lyrics of the other two songs would give out the plot details. These two songs will only be a part of the film.^[7] The audio launch was held on 17 October at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai.^[8] The first audio CD was released by actor Mohan and received by director-actor K. Bhagyaraj.^[9]

The music was praised by critics. Behindwoods wrote, "Yuvan Shankar Raja proves why he is the 'Little Maestro' in the finale of the movie and the little pathos song sung by Yuvan himself, will surely move you".^[10] The Hindu wrote, "topping the list of other highlights is Yuvan Shankar Raja’s score. The songs have been chartbusters for quite a while. Now you notice his RR beautifully enhancing the mood of the sequences".^[11] The New Indian Express wrote, "Yuvan Shankar Raja’s background score is a key strength to the film".^[12] Rediff wrote, "music by Yuvan Shankar Raja is melodious and pleasing to the ear, particularly the Poovum Poovum number by Vijay Yesudas and Vinaitha".^[13] Sify wrote, "Yuvan Shankar Raja’s music is peppy and the pathos song sung by the music director in the climax and picturised on the child artist is heart-warming and will move you to tears".^[14]