''Kanavu Meippada Vendum'' () is a 2004 Indian

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written and directed by

Janaki Vishwanathan Janaki Vishwanathan is an Indian film maker best known for her National Award-winning debut film '' Kutty'' (2001) in Tamil, which focuses on the issue of child labour. Her second film, ''Kanavu Meippada Vendum'', deals with the issues faced by ...

. The film stars

Ramya Krishnan Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970), also credited as Ramya Krishna, is an Indian actress predominantly known for her work in Telugu and Tamil films, along with appearances in Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films. Early life Ramya was born ...

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy Lakshmi Gopalaswamy is an Indian actress from Karnataka and a classical dancer, qualified in Bharatanatyam. She has mainly acted in Malayalam films, while also appearing in few Kannada and Tamil films. She won the Karnataka State Film Award f ...

with debutants Asim Sharma and Thanu Vidyarthi. The film was released on 14 April 2004.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by

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. This was one of his last projects completed before his death. Ramya Krishnan made her singing debut with this film. *"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

''Kanavu Meippada Vendum'' was released on 14 April 2004. Malathi Rangarajan of ''

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'' wrote that the film "takes up a socially relevant issue and tackles it with sensitivity". 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". ''

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'' called it "flawed and to a large extent rather disappointing." Visual Dasan of ''

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'' 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. ''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".

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* {{IMDb title 2000s Indian films 2000s Tamil-language films 2004 drama films 2004 films Films scored by Mahesh Mahadevan Indian drama films Tamil-language Indian films