Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen (transl. I will wait forever) is 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijay and Dimple, while R. Sundarrajan, Jaishankar, Srividya, Karan, Manivannan play other pivotal roles. The music for the film was composed by Deva and the film released on 14 January 1997. The film ended as a hit at the box office as it released on Pongal Festival, marking Vijay's favourable success streak with his other film releases on Pongal day.