Mahaan Kanakku (transl. Saint's calculations) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Sampath Arumugam, an assistant to Sasi.[1] The film stars Ramana and newcomer Reecha Sinha. The music was composed by A. K. Rishal Sai.
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| Directed by | Sampath Arumugam |
| Written by | Sampath Arumugam |
| Produced by | G. P. S. |
| Starring | Ramana Reecha Sinha |
| Cinematography | Karthik |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | A K Rishal Sai |
Production company | Pooja Film International |
| Distributed by | Ayngaran International |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film released on 30 December 2011. Devadarshini won the at the Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress.[2]
Cast
edit- Ramana as Jeeva
- Reecha Sinha as Anjali
- Srinath as Professor Varadharajan
- Devadarshini as Janaki
- Saravana Subbiah as Auditor
- Sathish as Mandotharan, Jeeva's friend
- TSK as Jeeva's friend
- Lollu Sabha Jeeva as Gopi
- Manobala as Traffic Police Officer
- S. N. Lakshmi as Orphanage Caretaker
- A. Venkatesh as Math Teacher
- Suresh Urs as CEO Suresh
- Sabitha Anand
- Charmila
- Neethiyin Kural C. R. Bhaskaran as Jeeva's lawyer
- Karthik as Opposition Lawyer
- Neelu
- Muthukaalai
- Caroline Ritika as Janaki and Varadharajan's daughter
- Anna Hazare (archival footage)
Production
editThe film began production under the title Gandhi Kanakku.[3] The name was later changed to Mahaan Kanakku after a case was filed against the name.[4] Editor Suresh Urs forayed into acting through this film.[5]
Reception
editBehindwoods gave this film two out of five stars stating that "While movies like Ethan briefly touched upon the banking problem, Mahaan Kanakku goes for the throat and gets it".[6] A critic from Filmibeat wrote that "Although there are minor flaws, they need not be overstated as this film should be taken as a valid awareness effort".[7] A critic from Maalai Malar wrote that "Borrowing lakhs of lakhs from beggars is an interesting activity. It is a trademark to hold revenge films with a smile on the face of a hurt heart. For the eyes bored of love stories, the social problem was portrayed in a compelling screen story".[8]
References
edit- ^ V. Laskhmi (7 October 2010). "Debutant director Sampath says his Gandhi Kanakku is a film". Times of India.
- ^ Raghavi (30 April 2012). "Norway Tamil Film Festival Award 2012". Norway Tamil Film Festival.
- ^ "'Gandhi Kanakku? Where did that come from?'". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Title change for Gandhi Kanakku". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019.
- ^ Kumar, S. R Ashok (23 December 2011). "Showbitz". The Hindu.
- ^ "MAHAAN KANAKKU REVIEW - MAHAAN KANAKKU MOVIE REVIEW". www.behindwoods.com.
- ^ Shankar (3 January 2012). "மகான் கணக்கு - விமர்சனம்". Filmibeat (in Tamil).
- ^ "மகான் கணக்கு [Mahaan Kanakku]". Maalai Malar. 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022.