''Kanne Kalaimaane'' () is a 2019 Indian

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written and directed by

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, and produced by

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. The film stars Udhayanidhi and

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. Filming took place between January and March 2018. The music was composed by

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, cinematography was handled by Jalandhar Vasan and editing by

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. The film was released on 22 February 2019.

Plot

Kamalakannan, an agriculture graduate doing organic farming, meets with the newly appointed bank manager Bharathi regarding unpaid bank loans. She later learns about his aide to the poor village people by obtaining loans for them and comes to appreciate him. The romance opens to a wedding after a meeting between both families. Kannan's father Ramasamy and grandmother Appatha are sceptic about Bharathi as an educated and well-employed woman's integration to their simple rural family. Ramasamy arranges for the couple to live in a separate house to avoid problems between Appatha and Bharathi, as she does not approve that Bharathi continues her work after marriage. Suddenly, Bharathi loses her vision and Kannan takes her to hospital where it is diagnosed that the blindness is heredity related and there is no treatment available to cure it (Bharathi's mother also lost her vision a few years back). Bharathi feels bad and requests Kannan not to inform his family as they might develop even more hatred towards her. Kannan tries hard to get Bharathi cured by taking her to different hospitals. Kannan borrows money from a local moneylender for meeting Bharathi's medical expenses. As Kannan is unable to repay, the moneylender hits him in front of everyone, which shocks Kannan's father and grandmother. Appatha gets furious and repays Kannan's debt to the money lender. She visits Kannan's home and finds the truth about Bharathi's situation. Appatha feels sad for Bharathi and takes her along with her to her home. Kannan, upon knowing this, feels happy that Bharathi is accepted by his family. Bharathi also feels happy about the care shown by Appatha. Kannan gets a phone call from the doctor referring Bharathi to meet a doctor in Delhi who seems to be able to cure her blindness. The movie ends with Kannan and Bharathi travelling to Delhi.

Cast

Production

In December 2017,

announced he would be starring in a film to be directed by

who was the lead actress of the director's '' Dharma Durai'' (2016) was again hired for this film. The film's title was revealed to be ''Kanne Kalaimaane'', after a song from the 1982 film '' Moondram Pirai'' (1982). Jalandhar Vasan was signed to be the cinematographer, and

for editing. Filming started in January 2018 in

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. The film shoot finished in 45 days in a single schedule on 14 March 2018.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

. The first single "Endhan Kangalai" was released on 24 December 2018.

Critical reception

Anjana Shekar of ''

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'' gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "An interesting drama with a few quibbles". Srinivasa Ramanujam of ''

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'' wrote "A well-intentioned, well-performed drama that tries discussing more issues than it ought to" and praised the performances of the cast but criticised the screenplay. ''

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'' gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Kanne Kalaimaane'' feels like an amiable drama about genial characters". Vishal Menon of ''Film Companion'' wrote, "Like previous Seenu Ramasamy films, this too has a lot, in fact too much to say. If only he had developed a moving enough way to say it". Ashameera Aiyappan of ''

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'' wrote, "It isn't that the director has given us a bad story, or characters, for that matter; it is the way this story is narrated".

References

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