Kanni Raasi
| Kanni Raasi | |
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 Film poster
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| Directed by | Muthukumaran |
| Produced by | Shameem Ibraham |
| Starring |
Vimal Varalaxmi Sarathkumar |
| Cinematography | S. Selvakumar |
| Edited by | Raja Mohammad |
| Music by | Vishal Chandrasekhar |
Production company |
King Movie Makers |
Release date |
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Running time |
133 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kanni Raasi (transl. Virgo) 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.
Cast
- Vimal as Gemini Ganesan
- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Anjali
- Pandiarajan as Thiruvengadam
- Yogi Babu as Vairamani
- Robo Shankar as Manmadhan
- Kaali Venkat as Jaishankar
- Chaams as Ambur Ram Iyer
- Bava Lakshmanan as Head Constable
- Valavan as Sengottai Perumal
- Lollu Sabha Manohar as Swamy
- P. V. Chandramouli as DSP Ukkira Pandian. Anjali's father
- Charmila as Lakshmi
- Shakeela as Chechi
- Porali Dileepan as Sathasivam
- Bhanumathi as Fathima Sathasivam
- Jayachandran as Saravanan
- Sowmiya as Rosy Saravanan
- Arputhan Vijayan as Shanmugam
- Prithvi as Shanmugam's wife
- Sabbita Roi as Sumathi
- Lakshmi Priya Menon as Anjali's mother
- Scissor Manohar as Marriage Broker Ramadoss
- Kadhal Saravanan as Dhobi
- Nanjil Vijayan as Vairamani's sidekick
- Anisha Seena as a bride
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Arundhati Nair in a special appearance
- Shouryadan Reddy Gadhe in a special appearance
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, and they cast Sathyaraj, Lissy and Rajendra Prasad amongst others in pivotal roles. Tamannaah was first choice to play the lead actress, but her unavailability meant that Lakshmi Menon replaced her. However, the failure of the producers' Puli (2015) and their collaboration with Jiiva in Pokkiri Raja, meant that they chose to drop the project.
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 also chose to change the films title from Gemini Ganesan to Kadhal Mannan (transl. King of Romance), a moniker often associated with the actor Gemini Ganesan. In January 2018, after a major portion of the shoot was completed, the team renamed the film to Kanni Raasi.
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar.
- Un Kitta Ennamo Irukku - Sathya Prakash & Kalyaninair
- Kannane - K. S. Chithra
- Kutti Kutti Chellam Master - Velu & Dhivya pbs
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." The Indian 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."