Kalatpadai is a 2003 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by J. Ramesh in his directorial debut.
The film stars newcomer Jai and Vidhya Venkatesh, alongside Radha Ravi, J. Livingston, Thalaivasal Vijay, Nithin Sathya, Rajsekhar, Jyothi, Thennavan, and Kuyili in supporting roles.
Ram (Jai) 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 (Arun) in his house and encounters his soft-spoken sister Priya (Vidhya Venkatesh). Thereafter, Ram comes across Priya on multiple occasions, they eventually fall in love with each other and ends up dating.
The film was released on 15 January 2003.