Onne Onnu Kanne Kannu

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Onne Onnu Kanne Kannu
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Directed by Ra. Sankaran
Screenplay byRa. Sankaran
Story by D. V. Narasa Raju
Produced byV. C. Ganesan
Starring Sivakumar
Jayachitra
CinematographyK. S. Bhaskar Rao
Edited byM. Umanath
M. Mani
Music by V. Kumar
Production
company
Sudarsan Enterprises
Release date
  • 24 May 1974 (1974-05-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Onne Onnu Kanne Kannu is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Ra. Sankaran in his debut. The film stars Sivakumar and Jayachitra, with Cho, Manorama, Srikanth, Suruli Rajan and V. S. Raghavan in supporting roles. It was released on 24 May 1974. [1]

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Plot

Cast

Production

Onne Onnu Kanne Kannu is the directorial debut of Sankaran, previously an associate director under Puttanna Kanagal. [2] [3] Sivakumar revealed he accepted to do this film during the time of Ponnukku Thanga Manasu (1973) whose success encouraged him to decide to take up only lead roles. [4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar, with lyrics by Vaali. [5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kannellam"Swarna, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam  
2."Sambonnu"Rajesh, Manorama  

Critical reception

Navamani praised the acting of cast, humour and dialogues. [6] Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of cast, humour and cinematography and noted since director Sankaran tried to do a full-length comedy film, the plot can be forgiven and film is not that worthy to appreciate, it becomes one amongst the list of films. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Onne Onnu Kanne Kannu (1974)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Shivpprasadh, S. (14 June 2012). "Father figure". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Thoondil Meen director Ra Sankaran passes away". Cinema Express . 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "சிவகுமார் 101 | 51–60". Kalki (in Tamil). 12 August 1979. pp. 52–53. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024– via Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ "Onne Onnu Kanne Kannu Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by V Kumar". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "ஒண்ணே ஒண்ணு கண்ணே கண்ணு". Navamani (in Tamil). 4 June 1974. p. 4. Archived from the original on 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024– via Endangered Archives Programme.
  7. ↑ காந்தன் (16 June 1974). "ஒண்ணே ஒண்ணு கண்ணே கண்ணு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 29. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2024– via Internet Archive.
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