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Created by | Raghava Lawrence |
Original work | Muni (2007) |
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Years | 2007–present |
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Budget | est.₹49 crore (4 films) |
Box office | est.₹361 crore (4 films) (See more details |
Kanchana [1] [2] [3] [4] also known as Muni, is an Indian Tamil-language horror masala film series created and directed by Raghava Lawrence, consisting of Muni (2007), Kanchana (2011), Kanchana 2 (2015) and Kanchana 3 (2019). Kanchana 4 is in production. All films were successful at the box office and is currently the third highest grossing Tamil film franchise.
Kanchana was remade in Kannada as Kalpana (2012). [5] In 2016 the Sri Lankan remake Maya was released. [6] It was unofficially remade in Burmese as Tar Tay Gyi (2017). [7] In 2017, the Bengali language remake was released, titled Mayabini. [8] Lawrence himself directed the Hindi remake titled Laxmii (2020). [9] Kanchana 2 was remade in Kannada as Kalpana 2 (2016).
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film | Release date | Director | Cast | Producer(s) |
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Muni | 9 March 2007 | Raghava Lawrence | Raghava Lawrence, Rajkiran, Vedika | Saran |
Kanchana | 22 July 2011 | Raghava Lawrence, R. Sarathkumar, Lakshmi Rai | Raghava Lawrence | |
Kanchana 2 | 17 April 2015 | Raghava Lawrence, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen | ||
Kanchana 3 | 19 April 2019 | Raghava Lawrence, Oviya, Vedika, Nikki Tamboli | Kalanithi Maran, Raghava Lawrence | |
Kanchana 4 † | TBA | Raghava Lawrence, Pooja Hegde, Nora Fatehi | Manish Shah |
The first installment of the series, based on fictional incidents. A young man, along with his wife and his parents, migrates to Chennai where he gets possessed by the spirit of a kind-hearted person who was murdered by an ambitious and corrupt political leader. Muni was released on 9 March 2007 and gained positive response. [10] It earned ₹15 crore against a budget of ₹4 crore. [11]
After the success of Muni Raghava and Sarala Re-unite once again for sequel. The film was titled as Kanchana and also second installment in this series. [12] The film was released on 22 July 2011 worldwide. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman. [13] Kanchana opened to mostly positive reviews. [14] The film grossed ₹108 crore worldwide becoming the second highest grossing Tamil film of 2011. [15]
A stand-alone sequel, Kanchana 2, was commissioned after the success of the previous films and was also directed by Raghava. [16] It stars Raghava Lawrence, Taapsee Pannu and Kovai Sarala in lead roles. [17] And also the third installment in this series. It was released on 17 April 2015 in around 750 screens worldwide alongside Mani Ratnam's O Kadhal Kanmani . The Telugu version titled Ganga [18] was released later on 1 May 2015 in around 550 screens. [19] [20] Film received positive response from audience. [21] Proving to be similarly successful to the first entry in the series, the film emerged as a huge box office success, becoming the third highest grossing Tamil film of 2015. [22]
The fourth installment in this series, written and directed by Raghava. [23] The film was titled as Naga, [24] then changed to Kanchana 3, produced by Sun Pictures. [25] The film stars Raghava in a dual role with Oviya, Vedhika, Nikki Tamboli, [26] Keerthi Pandian and Ri Djavi Alexandra. While Kovai Sarala, Soori, Tarun Arora, and Kabir Duhan Singh play supporting roles. Kanchana 3 was released on Good Friday in 2019. [27] The film received mixed reviews from audiences, comparisons of Kanchana 1 and 2. [28] [29] It earned ₹130 crore worldwide against a budget of ₹20 crore, becoming one of the fourth highest grossing Tamil film of 2019. [30]
The fifth installment in this series, written and directed by Raghava, and stars Pooja Hegde and Nora Fatehi in the lead roles is in production. [31]
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Actors | Films | ||||
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Muni | Kanchana | Kanchana 2 | Kanchana 3 | Kanchana 4 | |
2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | TBA | |
Introduced in Muni | |||||
Raghava Lawrence | Ganesh | Raghava | Raghava & Shiva (Dual role) | Raghava & Kaali (Dual role) | Raghava |
Kovai Sarala | Sarala | ||||
Vedhika | Priya | Priya | |||
Introduced in Kanchana | |||||
Raai Laxmi | Priya | ||||
Sriman | Prasad | ||||
Devadarshini | Kamakshi | Kamakshi | |||
Introduced in Kanchana 2 | |||||
Taapsee Pannu | Nandini | ||||
Nithya Menen | Ganga | ||||
Introduced in Kanchana 3 | |||||
Oviya | Kavya | ||||
Nikki Tamboli | Divya | ||||
Introduced in Kanchana 4 | |||||
Pooja Hegde | TBA | ||||
Nora Fatehi | TBA | ||||
Occupation | Film | ||||
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Muni | Muni 2: Kanchana | Kanchana 2 | Kanchana 3 | Kanchana 4 | |
2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | TBA | |
Producer(s) | Saran | Raghava Lawrence | Kalanithi Maran Raghava Lawrence | Raghava Lawrence | |
Director | Raghava Lawrence | ||||
Story writer | |||||
Screenplay writer | |||||
Dialogue writer | Ramesh Khanna | Raghava Lawrence | |||
Song composer(s) | Bharadwaj | S. Thaman | S. Thaman C. Sathya Aswamithra Leon James | Doo Paa Doo | TBA |
Background Score | Sangeetharajan | S. Thaman | TBA | ||
Director of photography | K. V. Guhan | Vetri E. Krishnasamy | Rajavel Oliveeran R. B. Gurudev | Vetri Sarvesh Murari | TBA |
Editor(s) | Suresh Urs | Kishore Te. | Ruben | TBA | |
Art Director(s) | Mohana Mahendran | Jana | TBA | ||
Stunt co-ordinator | Super Subbarayan | TBA | |||
Production companies | Gemini Productions | Raghavendra Productions Sri Thenandal Films | Raghavendra Productions | Raghavendra Productions Sun Pictures | Goldmines Telefilms |
Distributing company | Gemini Productions Sri Thenandal Films | Sun Pictures | Sun Pictures Wellborn International (Kerala) | Sun Pictures | TBA |
Running time | 153 minutes | 170 minutes | 164 minutes | 166 minutes | TBA |
Film | Release date | Budget | Box office revenue | Ref. |
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Muni | 9 March 2007 | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) | [32] [33] |
Kanchana | 22 July 2011 | ₹7 crore (US$830,000) | ₹108 crore (US$13 million) | [15] |
Kanchana 2 | 17 April 2015 | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) | ₹108 crore (US$13 million) | [34] |
Kanchana 3 | 19 April 2019 | ₹20 crore (US$2.4 million) | ₹130 crore (US$15 million) | [35] |
Total | ₹49 crore (US$5.8 million) | ₹361 crore (US$43 million) |
Year | Film | Language | Cast | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Kalpana | Kannada | Upendra, Raai Laxmi, Saikumar, Babu Antony | Remake of Kanchana | [36] |
2016 | Maya | Sinhalese | Ranjan Ramanayake, Pubudu Chathuranga, Giriraj Kaushalya, Nilmini Kottegoda and Upeksha Swarnamali | [6] | |
2017 | Tar Tay Gyi | Burmese | Nay Toe and Shwe Thamee | [7] | |
Mayabini | Bengali Bangladesh | Symon Sadik, Airin Sultana, Amit Hasan | [37] | ||
2020 | Laxmii | Hindi | Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Rajesh Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar and Sharad Kelkar | [38] [39] | |
2016 | Kalpana 2 | Kannada | Upendra, Priyamani and Avantika Shetty | Remake of Kanchana 2 | [40] |
Along with Chandramukhi (2005), Muni became a trendsetter for horror comedy films. The success of the film inspired several other horror comedy films including the Aranmanai film series (2014) and Darling (2015). [41] [42] [43]
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