Kannitheevu
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| Kannitheevu | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Sundar Balu |
| Starring | |
| Music by | R. S. Raj Prathap |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sundar Balu |
| Cinematography | Chitti Babu.K |
| Editor | Lawrence Kishore |
| Production company | Krithika Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | Colors Tamil |
| Release | 8 March 2023 |
Kannitheevu (transl. Virgo Island) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language female buddy drama film directed and produced by Sundar Balu. The film stars Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Subiksha Krishnan, Aishwarya Dutta and Ashna Zaveri in the lead roles, with Rajendran, Super Subbarayan and J. Livingston in supporting roles. The film was released on 8 March 2023, coinciding with International Women's Day, in a direct television premiere via Colors Tamil.
Prior to release, the film was described as a "rare female friendship film" in Tamil cinema.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Madhi
- Subiksha Krishnan as Subiksha
- Aishwarya Dutta as Aishwarya
- Ashna Zaveri as Kani
- Indraneil Varma
- Rajkumar
- Krishna Reddy
- Super Subbarayan
- Aadukalam Naren as Kani's father
- Rajendran
- J. Livingston
- Raja Ravindra
- Prudhvi Raj
- Sana
- Vishnupriya
- Praveen as Manoj
- Shaking Seshu as Doctor
- Lollu Sabha Maaran as Selvam
- Lollu Sabha Seshu
Production
[edit]Production on the film began by January 2019, with Sundar Balu announcing that he would direct and produce his second feature film, after his first project Garjanai became delayed.[2] Featuring an ensemble cast of actresses Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Aishwarya Dutta, Ashna Zaveri and Subiksha Krishnan in the lead role, Balu noted it was a story focussing on four women, who are long-time friends, living in a housing board residence in North Chennai and eventually clashing with corrupt politicians.[3] In early 2019, a fight scene involving a crocodile was conceptualised by stunt director Stun Siva.[4][5]
As a result of the pandemic, the pace of the production and slowed and scenes were eventually finished in 2020 and 2021.[6] Several scenes from the film featuring Telugu actors were shot in Telugu. A teaser for the film was released in September 2021, with a soundtrack release function taking place in May 2022.[7][8]
Soundtrack
[edit]Soundtrack was composed by R. S. Rajprathap.[9]
- Poradi Vaa - R. S. Rajprathap, Subiksha, Aishwarya Dutta
- Yedhedho Ninaivugale - Supraja Sriram
- Yaar Yaar - Sharanya Gopinath
Release
[edit]After remaining unreleased for several years, the film was selected by Colors Tamil for a direct television premiere on 8 March 2023, coinciding with International Women's Day. Director Sundar Balu said noted that he was "thrilled that Kannitheevu would reach the audience directly at their home with the premiere".[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Varalaxmi Sarathkumar's Kannitheevu to premiere directly on TV". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Varalaxmi, Subiksha, Aishwarya and Ashna in Kannitheevu". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Varalaxmi's Kannitheevu to feature four exciting action sequences". Cinema Express. 27 January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "First look of Kanni Theevu is here". Cinema Express. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Varalaxmi Sarathkumar begins shooting for new film titled 'Kannitheevu'". The News Minute. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Location Diaries: The pain of shooting action". Cinema Express. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Teaser of Varalaxmi, Subiksha, Aishwarya and Ashna's Kannitheevu". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Kanni Theevu Audio Launch | OpenMicTamil". 13 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Kannitheevu songs download". JioSaavn. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Kannitheevu to get a direct TV premiere". Cinema Express. 6 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Kannitheevu at IMDb