Kanavu Meippada Vendum
| Kanavu Meippada Vendum | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Janaki Vishwanathan |
| Written by | Janaki Viswanathan |
| Produced by | Ramesh S. Arunachalam[1] Sakthi Rama Arunachalam[1] |
| Starring | Ramya Krishnan Lakshmi Gopalaswamy Asim Sharma Tanu Vidyarthi |
| Cinematography | C. J. Rajkumar |
| Music by | Mahesh Mahadevan |
Production company | Sruthika Foundations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kanavu Meippada Vendum (transl. Dreams should come true) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Janaki Vishwanathan. The film stars Ramya Krishnan, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy with debutants Asim Sharma and Thanu Vidyarthi. The film was released on 14 April 2004.
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (January 2023) |
Cast
[edit]- Ramya Krishnan as Varalakshmi
- Asim Sharma as Mohanasundaram
- Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Hema
- Thanu Vidyarthi as Nandita
- Ganesh Babu as Saravanan
- Senthil Kumar as Karuppaiah
- Hans Kaushik as Warden Sundarapandian
- Karthik Srinivasan as Raju
- Shankar Sundaram as M. L. A. Thangaraj
- B. G. Krishnan as Devanathan
- Kamala Krishnaswamy as Saroja Devanathan
- Bejoy Menon as Arasampatti zamindar
- Roopan as Arumugam
- Mohan Ram as District collector
- Uma Riyaz as Kokila
- Sudharani Raghupathy as Ranganayaki
- J. Rajiv Choudhry as Nandita's boss
- R. S. G. Chelladurai as Patient
Soundtrack
[edit]Soundtrack was composed by Mahesh Mahadevan.[2] This was one of his last projects completed before his death.[3] Ramya Krishnan made her singing debut with this film.[4]
- "Thazham Poove" – Ramya Krishna
- "Adi Adi Paraiadi" – Padaiyappa Sreeram
- "Panja Panam" – Vidya
- "Aagayame Boologame" – Vijay Gopal
- "Vidiyum Vidiyum" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Vazhaigal Kamugu" – Vidya
- "Kadhal Vazhga" – Ragavan Manian
Release and reception
[edit]Kanavu Meippada Vendum was released on 14 April 2004.[5] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote that the film "takes up a socially relevant issue and tackles it with sensitivity".[4] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "It's a matter-of-fact narration and the style is documentary" calling it "a commendable effort from the director whose persistence in making meaningful films on social issues should be appreciated".[6] Sify called it "flawed and to a large extent rather disappointing."[7] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised Janaki for taking a new leap in storytelling for the director who was reinventing her screen language with masterful screenplay, natural visuals without fuss.[8] Cinesouth wrote "There probably is no other director in Tamil who could have dealt with such a sensitive social issue without bringing in anything vulgar in it".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kanavu Maipada Vendum". Sify. 1 April 2004. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Kanavu Meippada Vendum". JioSaavn. 5 April 2004. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Umashanker, Sudha (4 November 2002). "He had a cheerful disposition". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 November 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b Rangarajan, Malathi (16 April 2004). "Kanavu Meippada Vendum". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 July 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "கனவு மெய்ப்பட வேண்டும்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 14 April 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (19 April 2004). "Kanavu Meipada Vendum". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Kanavu Meipada Vendum". Sify. 16 April 2004. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (25 April 2004). "கனவு மெய்ப்பட வேண்டும்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Kanavu Meipada Vendum". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
