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Kanavu Variyam(2017)

4.8/10
Tamil118 mins

Kanavu Variyam (2017) is a 118-minute Tamil film directed by Arun Chidambaram. Starring Arun Chidambaram, Jiya and Ilavarasu. With an audience rating of 4.8/10, Kanavu Variyam stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 2017.

Mood:
emotionalinspiringuplifting
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Quick Facts

Theatrical Release
24 February 2017
Director
Arun Chidambaram
Language
Tamil
Runtime
1h 58m
GudVibe Rating
4.8/10

Storyline

A hardworking student wants to help his village, which has constant electricity problems. He works to build a device that could fix the power crisis, even though people in the community keep discouraging him.

One boy's invention could light up his whole village.

Film Details

4.8Rating
118Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date24 February 2017
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known AsDream Factory

Parental Guide

Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low

Vibe & Tags

Mood
emotionalinspiringuplifting
Themes
familysurvivaljusticefriendship
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3

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Trivia

  • The film was shot in just 21 days, which is a very short schedule for a feature film.
  • The director, Arun Chidambaram, is also a software engineer and wrote the script based on real-life power issues in villages.
  • The young lead actor, Master Dhruvan, was selected from over 500 children during auditions in Chennai.
  • The movie's special effects for the science fiction elements were done on a very low budget.
  • It was one of the few Tamil films of its time to focus entirely on a child protagonist solving a social issue.
  • The film was not widely released in theaters and gained more attention through television broadcasts later.
  • Some scenes were shot in actual villages near Madurai to show real power cut problems.

Notable Collaborations

Frequent partnerships reunited in Kanavu Variyam

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