Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum(2016)
Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film co-directed by Amudeshver, Manickam Baskaran, and Baskaran Manickam. The cast includes Kalidas Jayaram, Santhana Bharathi, M.S. Bhaskar, Pooja Kumar, and Ashna Zaveri, with Kamal Haasan in a special appearance. The story follows Karthik, a young man who wishes for his father Annamalai to stop cooking, only to discover the wish triggers a magical curse that puts his father into a deep sleep. To reverse the curse, Karthik must journey across Southeast Asia to find the secret ingredient that powers the magic clay pot. The film blends fantasy and comedy to explore the emotional bond between a father and son. It was released on November 11, 2016, in India.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 11 November 2016
- Director
- Amudeshwar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
Karthik hates his father Annamalai's fish curry. He makes a wish on a magic clay pot for his father to stop cooking. The wish comes true, but Annamalai falls into a deep sleep. Now Karthik must travel to Malaysia, Indonesia, and Cambodia to find the secret ingredient that can wake his father and heal their broken relationship.
“A magical curry to heal a broken bond.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum
Cast reunions in this film: Kamal Haasan & Santhana Bharathi (10 films together), Prabhu & Santhana Bharathi (6 films together), Urvashi & Kamal Haasan (6 films together), Urvashi & M. S. Bhaskar (6 films together), M. S. Bhaskar & D. Imman (6 films together), and Prabhu & Urvashi (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a playful twist on a famous Tamil proverb about fish and clay pots, hinting at mismatched relationships.
- Director Amudeshwar is also a noted cinematographer, but this was one of his few directorial ventures in a long career.
- The movie was shot extensively in and around Chennai, using real neighborhood locations to create a familiar family setting.
- Actor Raj Kiran, known for 80s hits, made a rare comeback appearance in this film after a long hiatus from acting.
- Despite its family genre, the film had a very limited theatrical release and gained more attention through television broadcasts.
- The plot's 'unusual way' to solve problems involves the characters creating a fictional crisis to force understanding, a less common narrative device in Tamil cinema at the time.
- The soundtrack by composer Ilaiyaraaja's son, Yuvan Shankar Raja, was one of his lesser-known works from that year.
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