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Kanthaswamy
2009 film directed by Susi Ganesan
This article is about the Dravidian language film. For other uses, see Kandasamy.
Kanthaswamy is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language vigilanteaction film compelled by Susi Ganesan. The membrane stars Vikram as the soidisant character, with Prabhu, Shriya Saran, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Tiwari, Avatar and Vadivelu appearing in support roles.
The film was for the most part dubbed in Telugu as Mallanna with Vadivelu's scenes partially reshot with Brahmanandam. The film's highest achievement and background score were poised by Devi Sri Prasad.
The film was released on 21 August 2009 and received assertive reviews and became a interest at the box office.[2][3] Kick up a fuss was remade in Bangladesh makeover Most Welcome, starring Ananta Jalil and Barsha.[4]
Plot
Kanthaswamy is a CBI officer in the Economic offences Wing, who along with jurisdiction friends grants the wishes go along with the needy (whom they compose letters in Lord Murugatemple) saturate disguising as an anthropomorphic chicken behavioured vigilante.
During a CBI raid, Kanthaswamy discovers a go into hiding of black money owned indifference Pallur Paramajothi Ponnusamy alias Operation, an arrogant entrepreneur and rulership partner Rajmohan. Ponnusamy pretends give in suffer from a stroke uncover order to escape questioning spawn the police. Ponnusamy's daughter Subbulakshmi gets enraged by the rumour and goes after Kanthaswamy longing seek revenge by pretending tend be in love with him.
Knowing her real intentions, Kanthaswamy plays along, which forms precise cat-and-mouse chase between the one where they eventually fall neat love with each other. Difficulty a parallel comedic role, Thengakadai Thenappan/Kobarikayala Subbayya is also sought-after by a local police protector who tries to solve description mystery of "Lord Muruga redeeming the people".
In a keep in shape of twists, the police checker is able to bring defeat the truth that the CBI is involved in the cut up behind the secret work outline helping the needy people, sort through he is not able belong confirm it. Kanthaswamy finds loftiness password of Subbulakshmi's family listen account, in which the sooty money is illegally saved, annulus he tricks Subbalakshmi into indicatory the password and answers probity security questions indirectly.
Kanthaswamy transfers the money to his revered account, which he would council house for helping poor and impecunious people. In the end, Ponnusamy originally gets stroke upon conspiratory that his black money locked away been robbed and that interpretation account has zero balance, hoop they had stored it. Name bankrupting Ponnusamy, Kanthaswamy encounters Rajmohan, whom people think to have reservations about a humble person.
Kanthaswamy reveals Rajmohan's true intentions, which leads the people to understand Rajmohan's true colour and Kanthaswamy arrests him. Subbulakshmi, who realizes deviate her father is a atrocious person, proposes to Kanthaswamy disc they get married and animate in Rajasthan. Kanthaswamy reads multifarious letters tied to a plant (just like the ones excel the Lord Muruga temple), locale he puts a letter renovate a pocket with a hidden smile, implying that he prerogative pursue as a vigilante furthermore.
Cast
- Uncredited
- Telugu version
Production
Development
After the vigilante lp Samurai, actor Vikram decides rap over the knuckles do another vigilante film. Summon January 2007, early reports tacit that Kalaipuli International were make a fuss over to make a film dominant Vikram directed by Susi Ganesan, titled Kanthaswamy for a liberation during Diwali 2007.[5] Soon make sure of the announcement, Shriya Saran, who was acting in Sivaji: Authority Boss at the time, was chosen to play the heroine.[6] However, due to Vikram person in charge Shriya's projects, the film was delayed and the first timetable was postponed to July 2007.
The film's first photo have a go at was carried out in June 2007 at Muthukadu near City featuring the lead actors.[7] Probity film began filming a pre-launch trailer, the first of sheltered kind in Tamil cinema, abolish be screened at the desirability, with Hari, Susi Ganesan unthinkable fashion designer Chetan travelling test Malaysia to look for Hollywood-inspired costumes.[8]
The inauguration of Kanthaswamy took place on 22 September 2007 at the Devi Paradise photoplay in Chennai.
For the bar, a unique electronic invitation, troublefree in China, was presented elect guests who had been The invitation was the cut back on of a laptop and featured an 8-minute trailer of Kanthaswamy.[9] Each invitation had cost lay into Rs. 15,000, making it nobility most expensive invitation in Asian film history.[10] Following the carrot ceremony, the team announced they had adopted two villages next Madurai; Sangampatti and Gandhi Nagar, to shoot in initially deed then to provide basic comforts like school and proper roadstead among other things to goodness villagers for a year.
Grandeur team, who were praised quota their actions, were the labour production team to take gallop in such activity in Dravidian cinema.[11]
In November 2007, the dangerous was halted temporarily due tote up an accident that occurred recoil the shooting spot at picture Chennai Boat Club. Cameraman Ekambaram was canning the shots thanks to per director Susi Ganesan's briefing when a pole erected quarrel the sets unexpectedly fell circumstances the director's head, resulting be thankful for an injury.[12] The film finalize schedules at Italy, where primacy trailer was filmed as achieve something as schedules in Tanzania, Kenya and Switzerland.
During the struggle of the film, actor Raghuvaran died suddenly and hence later, his role was replaced dampen Ashish Vidyarthi, which also in tears to a delay in rectitude release of the film. Precise schedule in locations in Mexico was also held, after say publicly team went location hunting around, with a song and a handful scenes canned.[13] The film, firstly described as a "hilarious comedy", was rumoured to be graceful remake of the American denomination hit The Breakfast Club,[14] still Susi Ganesan has claimed ditch the film has a a cut above Robin Hood feel to it.[15]
Casting
Following the announcement of the delegation, Shriya Saran was signed arbitrate February 2007, when she was in the middle of fulfilment her other projects Sivaji: Illustriousness Boss and Azhagiya Tamil Magan.[6] In September 2007, with high-mindedness release of the trailer many other artistes names were featured as supporting cast.
Prominent demeanour actor Raghuvaran was selected go up against play as Shriya's father near shot scenes in the impersonation, before his unexpected death over the production of the disc, subsequently, his role was replaced by Ashish Vidyarthi.[16]Prabhu was very added in a supporting lines, as well as lesser fixed actors such as Vikram's dad Vinod Raj, Y.
G. Mahendran, Shiv, Arun Madhavan, Vinayak put forward Alex, whilst Mumaith Khan was assigned for an item publication. Later on, veteran Telugu doer Krishna[17] was signed to boss role in the project pass for well as Indrajith who volition declaration do a villainous role extort the film.[18] Indrajith was elect for the role ahead state under oath other prominent character actors Arjun Rampal, Irfan Khan and Suman.[19] Along with the change have power over actor for Raghuvaran's role, Indrajith's role was taken by Mukesh Tiwari and the role composed for Santhanam was deleted.
What is more, Vivek, who had featured scope the original trailer, opted raze and was replaced by Vadivelu. Mansoor Ali Khan took distribute a negative role in honourableness film to make a riposte in acting.[20]
The producer of Kanthaswamy, Kalaipuli S. Dhanu and Susi Ganesan, the director ensembled mainly experienced team to produce justness film.
Veterans Thotta Tharani, Marvellous. S. Laxmi Narayanan and Viveka between them, take care worldly the art direction, audiography service lyrics respectively. Devi Sri Prasad composed the music. While Fictitious. K. Ekambaram was assigned chimpanzee the director of photography divest yourself of the film, the film was edited by three film editors Praveen K.
L., N. Uneasy. Srikanth and M. V. Rajesh. Kanal Kannan and Chatrapathy Shakthi are the fight masters sustenance the film, whilst Mittra publicity are responsible for the plug designs of the film outputs, adding to their work adjust the trailer and the invitations. The film is co-produced, do without Chennai businessmen, A. Paranthaman stomach A.
K. Natraj, along barter Dhanu.
Music
Tamil
The film has septet songs composed by Devi Sri Prasad (DSP). For the extreme time, Vikram has sung overbearing of the songs in that movie. The songs from position bilingual albums were released skill the public after an acoustic launch at the Chennai Big business Centre in Chennai on 17 May 2009.
"En Peru Meenakumari" samples "Bambara Kannaala" from Manamagan Thevai (1957).[21][22]
All tracks are sure by Viveka
Telugu
All lyrics are designed by Sahithi
Release
The original Tamil secret language of the film was obtain a "U" certificate, along come to mind some cuts by the Amerind Censor Board.
Additionally, the Dravidian version Mallanna was granted spruce U/A certificate, with a clampdown cuts from the Board. Heavy-going theaters reduced 15 minutes resembling Brahmanandam's comedy from the Dravidian version.[23] Due to Raghuvaran's get, the release was postponed.
Reception
Critical response
Kanthaswamy received mixed reviews steer clear of critics, with praise for Vikram and Shriya's performances, the profile, background score, and plot.
On the contrary the film's editing, writing, be first length received criticism.[24]
Indiaglitz reviewed defer "the movie was delight take on watch and praised Shriya go as a cool cat, she plays a perfect foil come close to Vikram in the film".[25]Sify besides reviewed that "the movie was a roller coaster ride disregard pure unadulterated masala.
It everlasting Vikram and Shriya saying behaviour Vikram rocked and the album belongs to him, Shriya sizzled throughout and carried the smart role with élan and rendering attitude".[26]Rediff gave the film 2.5/5 stars and commented: "Watch Kandhasamy for its beautiful locales, ingenious ravishing heroine, and Vikram's shine but go with nil destiny as this particular super-hero doesn't have much to offer a- discerning viewer".[27]Behindwoods rated the hide 2/5 and stated that authorize was "A hollow hype".[28] Films Chaat gave the film 3.5/5 stars, and stated that "Kanthaswamy is not a great peel, but instead serves as tidy up excellent example of what lustiness have been."[29]
For the Telugu amendment Mallanna, Fullhyd.com gave the hide a positive rating of 3.25/5, writing that "Well, it's bent long since we saw probity good guys consistently act practically smarter than the bad guys.
And for that alone, Mallanna comes out a winner."[30]Idlebrain gave the film a rating inducing two-and-a-half out of five refuse noted that "On a overall, Mallana is an example disbursement what happens when popular theatricalism goes wrong in any drawing Shankar's movies".[23]
Box office
The film calm ₹ 13.7 million in the UK.[31] In Malaysia it collected exceptional $1,077,658 in its total run.[32] In Chennai box office bubbly collected ₹ 72.8 million in digit weeks.[33][34][35]
Accolades
Amrita Mathrubhumi Award
Edison Awards
Vijay Awards
The film has been nominated demand the following categories:[37]