Kanni Raasi


Kanni Raasi is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Muthukumaran and produced by Shameem Ibraham. The film stars Vimal and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, with Pandiarajan, Yogi Babu, Kaali Venkat and Robo Shankar amongst others in supporting roles.

Plot

The film is about the protagonist's aversion to a love marriage, that is not shared by the heroine, his neighbour.

Production

In November 2015, it was reported that actor Jiiva would work with newcomer Muthukumar for a romantic comedy film titled Gemini Ganesan. P. T. Selvakumar and Shibu Thameens were announced as the film's producers, but the project was later dropped.
The film was revived with a new producer in June 2017 and Vimal was cast to play the male lead, and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar was signed on to play the female lead. The makers reportedly chose to change the films title to Kadhal Mannan, In January 2018, after a major portion of the shoot was completed, the team announced the film was titled Kanni Raasi.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar.

Critical reception

The Times of India wrote "Kanni Rasi is an example of how an incoherent screenplay could test the patience of viewers despite having an unusual plot which had enough scope to entertain audiences." Cinema Express wrote "With films like Kanni Raasi, you don’t even need to wait for the intermission to get your snack. You can do this even during the film, and not miss much."