Kanimozhi(2010)
Kanimozhi is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film directed and written by Sripathi Rangasamy. The film stars Jai, Shazahn Padamsee, and Vijay Vasanth in lead roles. The story follows Rajesh, a college student who writes a diary and turns negative events into happy ones, and his shy pursuit of a girl named Anu. The film was shot in 46 days using live sound, a rare technique in Tamil cinema at the time. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Jai's performance and the film's intentions but found the pacing slow. The soundtrack was composed by Satish Chakravarthy. The film was released on 26 November 2010.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 26 November 2010
- Director
- Sripathi
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
Rajesh is a shy college student who writes a diary to turn bad moments into happy ones. He falls in love with Anu but cannot tell her. His confident friend Koushik also loves Anu and openly pursues her. Rajesh must find the courage to speak before he loses her forever.
“Dreams really do come true”
Film Details
Parental Guide
Vibe & Tags
Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Kanimozhi
Cast reunions in this film: Vijay Vasanth & Jai (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director M. S. Sripathy is the son of veteran director and actor S. P. Muthuraman.
- The movie was originally titled 'Kanimozhi Karuththamma' before being shortened.
- Actress Shazahn Padamsee made her Tamil debut with this film after her Hindi debut in 'Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'.
- The film's music composer, Vidyasagar, recorded a song with singer K. S. Chithra after nearly a decade for this soundtrack.
- A key plot device involves the protagonist writing in a diary, a theme also seen in the director's earlier film 'June R'.
- The movie had a limited theatrical release and is not widely remembered among mainstream Tamil cinema of that period.
- Actor Vijay Vasanth, who plays a key role, is the nephew of late actor Vijayakanth.