Keladi Kannmanii
1990 film by Vasanth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keladi Kannmanii (transl. Listen, sweetheart; also spelt Keladi Kanmani) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film that marked the directorial debut of Vasanth. The film stars S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Radhika, Ramesh Aravind and Anju. It revolves around a terminally ill woman who seeks to make amends for a past mistake before she dies.
Keladi Kannmanii | |
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Directed by | Vasanth |
Screenplay by | Vasanth |
Story by | Ananthu |
Produced by | A. Sundaram |
Starring | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Radhika Ramesh Aravind Anju |
Cinematography | R. Raghunatha Reddy |
Edited by | Ganesh–Kumar |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Vivek Chithra Productions |
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Running time | 140 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Producer A. Sundaram approached Vasanth to make a film for his production company, Vivek Chithra Productions, but Vasanth did not have a story. Ananthu created the story of Keladi Kannmanii, which Vasanth developed into a screenplay. Cinematography was handled by R. Raghunatha Reddy, editing was by the duo Ganesh–Kumar, and Maghi made his debut as art director.
Keladi Kannmanii was released on 27 July 1990 and became a commercial success, running for over 285 days at theatres. It won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (including Second Best Film) and Radhika won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil.