Kanna Unnai Thedukiren

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Kanna Unnai Thedukiren
Directed byJeeva Selvaraj
Starring Sathyan
Suvalakshmi
Anju Aravind
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Release date
  • 3 August 2001 (2001-08-03)
CountryIndia
Language Tamil

Kanna Unnai Thedukiren is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by Jeeva Selvaraj. The film stars Sathyan, Suvalakshmi and Anju Aravind with music by Ilaiyaraaja. The film opened to mixed reviews in August 2001, after several delays. It is a remake of the 1996 Malayalam film Ee Puzhayum Kadannu . The film's title is based off a song from Unakkaagave Vaazhgiren (1986).[ citation needed ]

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Cast

Production

The film began production in August 1999 and was revealed to be a remake of the 1996 Malayalam film, Ee Puzhayum Kadannu . [1] The film was briefly retitled as Kannan Varum Neram before the makers reverted to the original title. [2] [3]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja [4] and released as an album during May 2000. [5] Indiainfo wrote "Illayaraja seems to have composed this album with a laid back attitude for most of the numbers in this five-number album remind you of his earlier numbers". [6]

No.SongSingersLyrics
1"Koil Mani Kettanae" Swarnalatha, P. Unnikrishnan Mu. Metha
2"Konjum Kuyil Pattu" Anuradha Sriram, Harini Pulamaipithan
3"Oor Urangum Nerathil" Hariharan Palani Bharathi
4"Oor Urangum Nerathil"Ilaiyaraaja
5"Rasathi Rasathi"Anuradha Sriram, Harini, Arunmozhi Pulamaipithan
6"Vanji Kodi"Hariharan, Bhavatharini Palani Bharathi

Release

The film released in August 2001 to mixed reviews, with a critic noting "the film might have turned into a success provided it has had a good screenplay, but the "film lacks in speed" and "Sathyan, young as he is, is unable to carry the whole film on his shoulders". [7] The film did not perform well at the box office and became Sathyan's final film as a lead actor. He subsequently chose to feature in films as a comedian. [8]

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