Kannedhirey Thondrinal(1998)
Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998) is a 153-minute Tamil film directed by Ravichandran . Starring Prashanth, Simran and Karan . With an audience rating of 6.5/10, Kannedhirey Thondrinal stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 1998.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 11 September 1998
- Director
- Ravichandran
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
The film talks about two friends Vasanth (Prashanth) and Shankar (Karan) from the same college.. They start out as enemies and then become best friends. Vasanth loves Priya (Simran) without knowing she is Shankar’s sister, which he comes to know later. When Shankar tells Vasanth about his past, that his other sister eloped with one of his best friend (Vignesh). On hearing this horrifying news, then Vasanth makes up his mind to sacrifice his love without hurting Shankar and their true friendship. Later Priya tries for a suicide attempt. Through Vasanth’s servant Gopal (Chinni Jayanth) Shankar comes to know about Vasanth’s love with his sister Priya, and Vasanth’s readiness to sacrifice his love for their friendship. Shankar blissfully accept their love.
“When love finds you, will you be ready?”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 45 days, an unusually short schedule for a major production at the time.
- The famous song 'Kannodu Kanbathellam' was filmed in Mysore Palace, a location rarely used in Tamil cinema then.
- Director Ravichandran initially considered a different actress but cast Simran after seeing her in a test shoot with Prashanth.
- The film's success directly inspired the Hindi remake 'Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein' starring R. Madhavan and Diya Mirza.
- Composer Deva recorded the song 'Kadhal Vandhuchu' with singer Sujatha in a single take, as per popular accounts from the recording.
- The title is a phrase from a classic Tamil poem by Subramania Bharati, linking it to literary tradition.
- Despite being a hit, the film faced some criticism for similarities to the Hollywood movie 'While You Were Sleeping'.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Kannedhirey Thondrinal
