{ "id": "ep70k7b263", "slug": "moondru-per-moondru-kadhal", "title": "Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema", "label": "Indian films (individual works)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.tamil-films-of-the-2010s", "label": "Tamil films of the 2010s", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.tamil-films-of-the-2010s" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.tamil-films-of-the-2010s.tamil-romantic-films-of-the-2010s", "label": "Tamil romantic films of the 2010s", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.tamil-films-of-the-2010s.tamil-romantic-films-of-the-2010s" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.nongeo.t2001", "label": "Non-geographic · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.nongeo.t2001", "path": [ { "id": "geo.nongeo", "label": "Non-geographic", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.nongeo" }, { "id": "geo.nongeo.t2001", "label": "Non-geographic · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.nongeo.t2001" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal (மூன்று பேர் மூன்று காதல்), also MPMK, is a 2013 Tamil romance film directed by Vasanth, starring Arjun Sarja, Cheran, and Vimal in three love stories set in hill, coastal, and plains landscapes, with music by Yuvan Shankar Raja.", "snippet": "Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal (மூன்று பேர் மூன்று காதல்), also MPMK, is a 2013 Tamil romance film directed by Vasanth, starring Arjun Sarja, Cheran, and Vimal in three love stories set in hill, coastal, and plains landscapes, with music by Yuvan Shankar Raja.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.tamil-films-of-the-2010s.tamil-romantic-films-of-the-2010s", "markdown": "# Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal\n\n**Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal** (மூன்று பேர் மூன்று காதல்; \"Three People, Three Loves\") is a 2013 Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Vasanth, released in India on 1 May 2013.[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/moondru-per-moondru-kadal) It tells three love stories set in three different landscapes: a hill station, a coastal town, and the plains.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Release | 1 May 2013 (India), Tamil language[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/moondru-per-moondru-kadal) |\n| Director and writer | Vasanth (story and screenplay)[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/moondru-per-moondru-kadal) |\n| Lead cast | Arjun Sarja, Cheran, Vimal, with Muktha Bhanu, Surveen Chawla, and Lasini[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2187102/) |\n| Music | Yuvan Shankar Raja; six songs with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar[4](https://open.spotify.com/album/2WCBftWuU6u5idKTk8LVDj) |\n| Runtime | Reported as 2h 22m by IMDb and 2h 30m to 2h 31m by other listings[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2187102/) • [2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal) |\n| Audience rating | 5.2/10 on IMDb from 331 votes[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2187102/) |\n| Certification | U (India)[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/moondru-per-moondru-kadal) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and structure\n\nThe film follows three couples whose stories unfold in separate settings. Vimal plays Varun, a chartered accountant whose romance with Anjana (Lasini) is set in a hill station; Cheran plays Gunasekar, a social worker who runs an organization rehabilitating former prisoners, paired with Mallika (Muktha Bhanu) in a coastal town; and [Arjun Sarja](https://www.edgepedia.org/arjun-sarja) plays Paul Harris Rosario, a swimming coach, paired with Divya ([Surveen Chawla](https://www.edgepedia.org/surveen-chawla)) in the plains.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal) • [5](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-moondru-per-moondru-kadhal-is-a-musical-treat/20130502.htm)\n\nThe narrative opens in 2016, with Vimal's character narrating events from the couples' lives going back to 2012, so the film is largely told as a retrospective narration.[6](https://www.ibtimes.co.in/039moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal039-review-roundup-works-in-parts-464059) Vasanth described the film as \"not a love story but a story about love,\" with the three stories illustrating a shared theme of sacrifice rather than functioning as independent romances.[7](https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/2013/apr/30/slide-show-1-moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal-is-not-a-love-story.htm)\n\n## Production and cast\n\nThe film was Vasanth's first feature since *Satham Podathey* (2007), a gap of about six years.[8](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/review/2013/May/08/moondru-per-moondru-kadal-tamil-475467.html) It was produced by Bharath Kumar, Mahendhiran, and Maha Ajay Prasath under the banners Mahendra Talkies and History Moving Forward.[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/moondru-per-moondru-kadal) Filming began on 1 July 2011, with shoots reported in [Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.edgepedia.org/thiruvananthapuram), Nagercoil, and Chennai.[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/moondru-per-moondru-kadal) • [9](https://tamilcine007.blogspot.com/2012/07/blog-post_1051.html?m=0)\n\nThe cast drew attention for combining established names with newcomers. Surveen Chawla and Lasini were both introduced in this film.[7](https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/2013/apr/30/slide-show-1-moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal-is-not-a-love-story.htm) The supporting cast included [Thambi Ramaiah](https://www.edgepedia.org/thambi-ramaiah), Appukutty, John Vijay, Sathyan, Aadukalam Naren, Bosskey, Shanthi Williams, and Ravi Raghavendra.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal) Vasanth's son Ritvik appeared in a cameo, dancing in the \"Stop the Paatu\" number.[10](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/moondru-per-moondru-kadhal/moondru-per-moondru-kadhal-review.html)\n\n## Music\n\n[Yuvan Shankar Raja](https://www.edgepedia.org/yuvan-shankar-raja) composed the soundtrack, his third collaboration with Vasanth after earlier work including *Satham Podathey*.[11](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/dec-12-01/moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal-music-review.html) The album contains six songs, all with lyrics by [Na. Muthukumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/na-muthukumar): \"Aaha Kaadhal Konji Pesudhe\" (Nandini Srikar), \"Kaadhal Endhan Kaadhal\" ([Neha Bhasin](https://www.edgepedia.org/neha-bhasin)), \"Mazhai Mazhai\" (Karthik and Shwetha Mohan), \"Padapadakkudhu Maname\" (Krish and Blaaze), \"Unakkaagave Uyir Vaazhgiren\" (Yuvan Shankar Raja), and \"Stop the Paatu\" (Ramesh Vinayagam).[4](https://open.spotify.com/album/2WCBftWuU6u5idKTk8LVDj)\n\nThe songs were released ahead of the film and became popular before its theatrical run; [Behindwoods](https://www.edgepedia.org/behindwoods) noted that Yuvan was, by its account, the first to bring dubstep into Tamil film music with \"Unakkaagave Uyir Vaazhgiren\".[10](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/moondru-per-moondru-kadhal/moondru-per-moondru-kadhal-review.html) • [11](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/dec-12-01/moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal-music-review.html) Reviewers consistently treated the music as the film's strongest element; Rediff's review called it \"the only saving grace of an otherwise ordinary film\" and singled out Nandini Srikar's vocals on \"Aaha Kaadhal Konji Pesudhe\".[5](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-moondru-per-moondru-kadhal-is-a-musical-treat/20130502.htm)\n\n## Reception\n\nCritical response was mixed. The Behindwoods review board judged that the film \"works in parts,\" praising the music and Bhojan K Dinesh's cinematography while finding the slow pacing a drawback for audiences used to quicker plots; it ranked Arjun's segment as the strongest of the three.[10](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/moondru-per-moondru-kadhal/moondru-per-moondru-kadhal-review.html) Malini Mannath, writing in The New Indian Express, called the film visually appealing and spiritually uplifting but found the screenplay lacking coherence and clarity.[8](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/review/2013/May/08/moondru-per-moondru-kadal-tamil-475467.html) On IMDb the film holds a 5.2/10 rating from 331 votes.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2187102/)\n\n## Availability\n\nThe film is available for streaming on Zee5, free with advertisements, as of March 2026.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal) It was also dubbed into Telugu as *Itlu Prematho*.[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/moondru-per-moondru-kadal)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal on Moviebuff.com](https://www.moviebuff.com/moondru-per-moondru-kadal)\n2. [Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal)\n3. [Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal (2013), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2187102/)\n4. [Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal EP, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2WCBftWuU6u5idKTk8LVDj)\n5. [Review: Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal is a musical treat, Rediff.com](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-moondru-per-moondru-kadhal-is-a-musical-treat/20130502.htm)\n6. ['Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal' Review Roundup: Works in Parts, IBTimes India](https://www.ibtimes.co.in/039moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal039-review-roundup-works-in-parts-464059)\n7. ['Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal is not a love story', Rediff.com Movies](https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/2013/apr/30/slide-show-1-moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal-is-not-a-love-story.htm)\n8. [Moondru Per Moondru Kadal (Tamil), The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/review/2013/May/08/moondru-per-moondru-kadal-tamil-475467.html)\n9. [மூன்று பேர் மூன்று காதல்: மீண்டும் ஒரு புது முயற்சி, Tamil Cine 007](https://tamilcine007.blogspot.com/2012/07/blog-post_1051.html?m=0)\n10. [Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal Movie Review, Behindwoods](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/moondru-per-moondru-kadhal/moondru-per-moondru-kadhal-review.html)\n11. [Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal Music Review, Behindwoods](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/dec-12-01/moondru-per-moondru-kaadhal-music-review.html)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Indian films (individual works) › Tamil films of the 2010s › Tamil romantic films of the 2010s*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/moondru-per-moondru-kadhal", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/moondru-per-moondru-kadhal.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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