Kanchana (film series)
Kanchana also known as Muni, is an Indian Tamil-language horror masala film series created and directed by Raghava Lawrence, consisting of Muni, Kanchana, Kanchana 2 and Kanchana 3. 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. In 2016 the Sri Lankan remake Maya was released. It was unofficially remade in Burmese as Tar Tay Gyi. In 2017, the Bengali language remake was released, titled Mayabini. Lawrence himself directed the Hindi remake titled Laxmii. Kanchana 2 was remade in Kannada as Kalpana 2.
Films
| Film | Release date | Director | Cast | Producer | Installment | Note |
| Muni | 9 March 2007 | Raghava Lawrence | Raghava Lawrence, Rajkiran, Vedika | Saran | First Installment | Kanchana |
| Muni 2: Kanchana | 22 July 2011 | Raghava Lawrence | Raghava Lawrence, R. Sarathkumar, Lakshmi Rai | Raghava Lawrence | Second Installment | Kanchana |
| Muni 3: Kanchana 2 | 17 April 2015 | Raghava Lawrence | Raghava Lawrence, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen | Raghava Lawrence | Third Installment | Kanchana |
| Muni 4: Kanchana 3 | 19 April 2019 | Raghava Lawrence | Raghava Lawrence, Oviya, Vedika, Nikki Tamboli | Kalanithi Maran, Raghava Lawrence | Fourth Installment | Kanchana |
| TBA | Raghava Lawrence | Raghava Lawrence, Pooja Hegde, Nora Fatehi | Manish Shah | Fifth and Final Installment | Kanchana |
''Muni'' (2007)
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. It earned 15 crore against a budget of 4 crore.''Kanchana''
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. The film was released on 22 July 2011 worldwide. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman. Kanchana opened to mostly positive reviews. The film grossed 108 crore worldwide becoming the second highest grossing Tamil film of 2011.''Kanchana 2''
A stand-alone sequel, Kanchana 2, was commissioned after the success of the previous films and was also directed by Raghava. It stars Raghava Lawrence, Taapsee Pannu and Kovai Sarala in lead roles. 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 was released later on 1 May 2015 in around 550 screens. Film received positive response from audience. 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.''Kanchana 3''
The fourth installment in this series, written and directed by Raghava. The film was titled as Naga, then changed to Kanchana 3, produced by Sun Pictures. The film stars Raghava in a dual role with Oviya, Vedhika, Nikki Tamboli, 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. The film received mixed reviews from audiences, comparisons of Kanchana 1 and 2. It earned 130 crore worldwide against a budget of 20 crore, becoming one of the fourth highest grossing Tamil film of 2019.''Kanchana 4''
The fifth and final installment in this series, written and directed by Raghava, and stars Pooja Hegde and Nora Fatehi in the lead roles is in production.Recurring cast and characters
List indicator- This table lists the main characters who appear in the film series.
- An empty dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence in the film has yet to be announced.
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