Krishnaveni Panjaalai

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Krishnaveni Panjaalai
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Poster
Directed byDhanapal Padmanabhan
Written byDhanapal Padmanabhan
Starring
CinematographySuresh Bhargav
Adhisayaraj
Edited byMu. Kasivishwanathan
Music by N. R. Raghunanthan
Production
company
Minveli Media Works
Release date
  • 8 June 2012 (2012-06-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Krishnaveni Panjaalai is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by debutant Dhanapal Padmanabhan, the film has Hemachandran, Nandana, M. S. Bhaskar, Rajiv Krishna and Bala Singh among others in lead roles. The film is set in the backdrop of the 1980s and is about the lives of workers in a cotton mill. [1] Music is by N. R. Raghunanthan of Thenmerku Paruvakaatru fame. The movie is released on 8 June 2012. [2]

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Plot

Kadir and Poonkothai are cotton mill workers in Udumalaipettai, Tamil Nadu. Their affection grows into love but once the mill closes down following a strike, life gets hard for them and everyone working along with them.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan.

SongLyricsSinger(s)
"Aalaikari" Vairamuthu Vijay Prakash
"Aathaadi" Chithran Harish Raghavendra, Sithara
"Rojamalaiye"Vairamuthu Jassie Gift
"Un Kankal" Thamarai Raman Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Ranina Reddy
"Un Kankal" IIThamaraiRaman Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Ranina Reddy

Reception

The Times of India gave the film a rating of three-and-a-half out of five stars and stated that "Krishnaveni Panjaalai works in parts and could have been more engaging had its screenplay been more tightly knit." [3] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "It is in the screenplay that Dhanapal falters. Scenes end abruptly and stand as separate strands without cohesion". [4] India Today noted that "The climax of the film is very emotional and touches a chord. However, the screenplay could have been better". [5]

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