Kana Kandaen
Kana Kandaen (English: Had a dream) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller film directed by K. V. Anand, starring Srikanth, Gopika, Prithviraj, and Vivek. It was dubbed into Hindi as Muqabala, Telugu as Karthavyam, and Malayalam as Kana Kandaen.
| Kana Kandaen | |
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| Directed by | K. V. Anand |
| Produced by | P. L. Thenappan |
| Written by | Subha (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. V. Anand |
| Story by | Subha |
| Starring | Srikanth Gopika Prithviraj Vivek |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Soundarrajan |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
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| Distributed by | Rajalakshmi films international |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹2 crore (equivalent to ₹5.5 crore or US$770,000 in 2019) |
| Box office | ₹8 crore (equivalent to ₹22 crore or US$3.1 million in 2019) |
Plot
Bhaskar (Srikanth) and Archana (Gopika) are childhood friends who grew up in the same village. Bhaskar receives a marriage invitation card from Archana. Only then he realizes his love for her, but decides to attend the marriage. The day before marriage, Archana finds out her fiancé is not a good man and decides to call off the wedding. Her mother (Vanitha Krishnachandran) helps her escape with Bhaskar. The couple begins to live in a small house owned by Sivaramakrishnan (Vivek). Bhaskar, a research scholar in chemistry, succeeds in coming out with a prototype of a desalination plant which he wants to give to the government and solve a water crisis. He gets discouraged by the government authorities and State Minister. He decides to set up his own desalination plant based on methods of his research. Along with Archana, he runs from pillar to post for a loan. Bhaskar is hesitant to express his love towards Archana as she may misinterpret his intentions for helping her, but she soon realizes his love for her. Madan (Prithviraj) is a college mate of Archana. He gets acquainted with their family. Coming to know of their troubles, the rich Madan volunteers to help them and lends money. However, Madan is a 'business consultant' who lends money to companies, corporates, and individuals at exorbitant rates of interest and uses his might to recover them. In Bhaskar's case, he fakes the bond papers Bhaskar has signed and begins to trouble them, demanding his money back and threatening to take over Bhaskar's research works with which he aspires to make a huge sum. When everything goes out of hand for Madan, he sets a bomb in Bhaskar's research plant, but Bhaskar thwarts the plan. The video records that Bhaskar had recovered earlier from Madan's office showing his cruel side was released to the press, and an arrest warrant was issued for him. The film ends with Bhaskar getting recognized for his research work, while Madan was shown roaming aimlessly around as a mentally affected person.
Cast
- Srikanth as Bhaskar
- Gopika as Archana
- Prithviraj as Madan
- Vivek as Sivaramakrishnan
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Archana's mother
- Mayoori as Madan's wife
- Singamuthu
- Sweatha Bharathi as Young Archana
- Linda Arsenio as item number
Production
Noted cinematographer K. V. Anand made his directorial debut with this film.[1] Malayalam actor Prithviraj was signed to make his Tamil debut with this film. He portrays the antagonist.[2]
Soundtrack
The music is composed by Vidyasagar and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.
| Kana Kandaen | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar | ||||
| Released | 7 April 2005 | |||
| Genre | World Music | |||
| Label | New Music | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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| Song Title | Singers |
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| "Kaalai Arumbi" | Srinivas, Kalyani |
| "Chinna Chinna" | Tippu, Sunitha Sarathy |
| "Chinna Ponnu" | Sayanora Philip |
| "Aiyya Ramaiah" | Udit Narayan |
| "Thai Sollum" | Manickka Vinayakam |
Release
Rediff gave the film a favourable review and wrote that "On the whole, K V Anand has made a very good romantic thriller".[3]
Legacy
Prithviraj went on to portray negative roles in Raavanan (2010) and Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014).[2][4]
References
- "Refreshing dream". The Hindu. 20 May 2005.
- "Prithiviraj is a bad man! - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "Kana Kandein rocks!". www.rediff.com.
- "Prithviraj wins Tamil Nadu State Award for his performance in Kaaviyathalaivan - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
External links
- Kana Kandaen on IMDb