Kannukkul Nilavu(2000)
Kannukkul Nilavu is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romantic psychological thriller film written and directed by Fazil. The film stars Vijay, Shalini, and Kaveri in lead roles, with Raghuvaran, Srividya, and Ponvannan in supporting roles. The story follows Gautham Prabhakar, a musicologist who suffers from partial retrograde amnesia and delusions after a head injury. He believes a woman named Gayathri is his lover and searches for her in Pondicherry. A kind woman named Hema and her psychiatrist father try to help him recover. The film is notable for its suspenseful narrative and Vijay's dual portrayal of a gentle amnesiac and a violent revenge-seeker. It was released on 14 January 2000 to positive reviews and was a decent commercial success.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 14 January 2000
- Director
- Fazil
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rating
- 5.8/10
Storyline
A man with a head injury wakes up with no real memory of his past. He believes a woman named Gayathri is his lover and searches for her desperately. A kind woman and her psychiatrist father try to help him. But when his true memories return, he becomes a violent revenge-seeker. The truth about Gayathri is the only thing that can save him.
“Love is the only cure for a broken mind”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Kannukkul Nilavu
Cast reunions in this film: Charlie & Charle (102 films together), Ilayaraja & Charlie (59 films together), Ilayaraja & Srividya (33 films together), Ilayaraja & Charle (26 films together), Thalaivasal Vijay & Ilayaraja (19 films together), and Ilayaraja & Raghuvaran (18 films together).
Trivia
- The film was a remake of the director Fazil's own 1999 Malayalam film 'Life Is Beautiful', which starred Jayaram and Kunchacko Boban.
- This was the first Tamil film for actress Reema Sen, who played Gayathri, after her debut in the Malayalam movie 'Oru Cheru Punchiri'.
- The movie's soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who was known for his work in many successful Tamil films of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- Actor Murali, who played the lead role of Gautham, was a popular romantic hero in Tamil cinema during the 1990s.
- The film's title 'Kannukkul Nilavu' translates to 'Moonlight in the Eye', a poetic phrase common in Tamil romantic songs.
- A key plot device involves hypnosis therapy, which was a somewhat unusual narrative element for a mainstream Tamil romance at the time.
- The movie was shot in scenic locations, including Ooty, a hill station frequently used for romantic sequences in Indian films.