Kannum Kannum


Kannum Kannum is a 2008 Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by G. Marimuthu. Prasanna plays the leading role, and Udhayathara pairs with him, while Vadivelu, Santhanam, and Vijayakumar play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Dhina, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. It was released on 21 March 2008.

Plot

Sathyamoorthy, an orphan, vents his feelings in a poem but does not submit it to a magazine. Surprisingly, he reads a poem penned by a girl in a magazine that is quite similar to what he has written. He is amused and sets off to find the girl. He finds that she is a college student and living in Kutralam. He writes a letter and gets a reply. The friendship develops, and it gradually evolves into love. One fine day, Sathyamoorthy goes to Kutralam to meet the girl and stays in his friend's house. The girl is away on a college tour. Ironically, she is the sister of his friend Shiva. In the second half, Shiva dies in a mishap accidentally caused by Sathyamoorthy. Wishing to atone for his fault, he takes on Shiva's responsibilities and considers Shiva's sisters as his own. When the girl comes back, she finds a new brother, who is supposed to be her lover. She is opposed to Sathyamoorthy since she thought it was totally his fault until she realises why he has come to Kutralam. This is followed by an emotional resolution of their love.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Dhina, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.
SongSingers
"Anbey Anbey"Dhina
"Ennaiyum Unnaiyum"Karthik, Chinmayi
"Ennannu Puriyalaiye"Nabarun Ghosh
"Kutralaam Kutralaam"Harish Raghavendra, Malathy
"Pathinettu Vayasu"Suchitra

Release and reception

The film was released on 21 March 2008, Good Friday alongside Singakutty, Sandai and Inba. Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff.com wrote "Stories are often touted in Kollywood as 'different', 'blowing your mind,' and tons of other catchphrases but, more often than not, they fail to live up to expectations. M R Mohan Radha's Kannum Kannum, directed by G Marimuthu, offers to be a story 'that might happen to anyone' and actually does manage to fulfill that promise." Sify wrote "Marimuthu's beautifully crafted touching love story laced with family sentiments, continue to haunt you long after the film is over. It's a triumph of his script writing methods and packaging that makes the film work big time". The Hindu wrote "Well-made and sensitive, but let down by an unsatisfactory conclusion." Muthu of Kalki praised acting, music, cinematography and dialogues and noted the film becomes less interesting due to screenplay having little lag nevertheless the climax is different, and director succeeded in narrating an quality story.