Kana Kaanum Kaalangal
Kana Kaanum Kaalangal | |
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Genre | Soap Opera |
Written by |
Bramma Sheeba Prabhu Ramana Girivasan |
Directed by |
R. Prabhu Kanna (Season 1) Ravi Raja(Season 1-Season 2) G. Anbazhagan (Season 2, 5 episodes) |
Starring |
Hemalatha Irfan Shiva |
Theme music composer |
Vijay Antony (Title Song) C. K. Ganesh (Background Score) |
Opening theme |
Kanavugal Kaanum Vayasuachu (Vocals) Sathya Maya Thenmozhi Das (Lyrics) |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 500+ |
Production | |
Producer(s) |
Raghavesh Asthana R. Rajeshwari |
Editor(s) | A. R. Bennyraj |
Cinematography | E. Martin Joe |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | Approx. 20 minutes |
Production company(s) | Time Frames |
Release | |
Original network | STAR Vijay |
Original release | 2006 – 2008 |
Chronology | |
Followed by |
Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Oru Kallooriyin Kadhai Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kalloori Saalai |
External links | |
Production website |
Kana Kaanum Kaalangal is a Tamil drama soap opera on weekdays on STAR Vijay. It is first Serial in Indian and Tamil Television to focus solely on adolescence and school life and became a trend setter and topped the TRP for Tamil serials. A sequel to the serial called Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kallooriyin Kadhai has been made.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Later another sequel to the serial called Kana Kaanum Kalangal Kalloori Saalai was made. STAR Vijay conducted a talent search and students between 14 and 22 years were shortlisted and selected for the serial except Hemalatha and Ligeswaran who had prior acting experience all others were students who were acting for the first time with an emphasis to make as natural as possible with real life emphasis with actors using there natural language, slangs and make it very close to real school life.[9][10]
Cast
Season 1
- Hemalatha as Raghavi
- Rishikesh (Shiva) as Bala
- Irfan as Vineeth
- Ligeswaran (Pandi) as Pandi
- Hariharan (Hari) as Krishna "Krish"
- Madhu as Pachaiyappan "Pachai"
- Stalin as Rishi
- Balaji as Joseph "Joe"
- Iyappan as Unni Menon "Unni"
- Monisha as Sanghavi
- Deepa as Deepa
- Ragini as Ragini
- Preethi (Pavithra) as Saraswathi "Sis"
- Sri Ram "Sri" as Sri Ram "Sri"
- Kiran as Madan
- Dinesh as Rakesh "Rocky"
- Krishna Priya "Priya" as Priya
- Raghavendran as Pulikesi "Puli"/(Sullan)/(Puli Gates)
- Gadam Kishan as Ramakrishnan "Kichcha"/(Kishan)
- Poornima as Karthika "Karthi"
- Haritha as Mintu
- Vaishnavi as Mano
- Bhanu Chander as Rajendran, Raghavi & Sanghavi's father
- Rekha as Lakshmi, Raghavi & Sanghavi's mother
- Ilavarasan as Raghavi's father
- Meera Krishnan as Raghavi's mother
- Naren as Chidambaram, correspondent
- Anbazhagan "Anbu" as P. T. Peeli Sivam
- Jeeva as Jeeva
- Kalpana Sri as Madhavi, principal
- Raviraj as Gabriel Arokyaraj, Joseph's father
- Saakshi Siva as Vineeth's father
- Brindha Das as Vineeth's mother
- Nesan as Deepa's uncle
- Sachin as Bala's brother
- Peeli Sivam as Moorthy
- Kuyili as Jeeva's mother
- Shailaja as Krishna's mother
- Engineer Srinivasan as Rajendran's father
- Rathnaraj as Police Inspector
- Chelladurai as Pandi's father
- Theni Murugan as Pachaiyappan's father
- Sumathi Sri as Pachaiyappan's mother
- Pasi Sathya as Pandi's aunt
- Minnal Deepa as P. T. Peeli Sivam's wife
- Suchithra as Raghavi's sister
- Udhayaraj as Mechanic (special appearance)
- Sivakarthikeyan as Himself (special appearance)
- Cheran as Himself (special appearance)
- Deepak Dinkar as Himself (special appearance)
- Venkat as Himself (special appearance)
- Divyadharshini as Herself (special appearance)
- Nisha Venkat as Herself (special appearance)
- Swaminathan as Himself (special appearance)
- Gauthami as Herself (special appearance)
Season 2
- Sri Ram "Sri" as Sri Ram "Sri"
- Vignesh Kumar "Vicky" as Vignesh "Vicky"
- Kiran as Madan
- Dinesh as Rakesh "Rocky"
- Krishna Priya "Priya" as Priya
- Hema as Hema
- Michael as Michael Thangaraj
- Prabhu as Prabhu
- Gadam Kishan as Ramakrishnan "Kichcha"/(Kishan)
- R. Raveendran "R. Ravi"/(Jeeva Ravi) as Sri Ram & Vignesh's father
- Y. M. Subaramaniam as Correspondent
- Deepa Nethran as Vicky's mother & Sri Ram's step mother
- Usha Elizabeth as Sri Ram's mother & Vignesh's step mother
- Ligeswaran (Pandi) as Pandi
- Madhu as Pachaiyappan "Pachai"
- Stalin as Rishi
- Iyappan as Unni Menon "Unni"
- Anbazhagan "Anbu" as P. T. Peeli Sivam
- Kamal Hassan as English Teacher
- Raviraj as Gabriel Arokyaraj, principal
- Rathnaraj as Police Inspector
- Chelladurai as Pandi's father
- Theni Murugan as Murugan, Pachaiyappan's father
- Pattukkottai Sivanarayana Moorthy as Pulikesi's grandfather
- Suryakanth as Pandi's uncle
- Larawin as Larawin
- Sivakarthikeyan as Himself (special appearance)
- Baba Bhaskar as Himself (special appearance)
- Shree Kumar (Shree) as Himself (special appearance)
- Dev Anand as Himself (special appearance)
- Tinku as Himself (special appearance)
- Dhivyadharshini as Herself (special appearance)
Soundtrack
The title song was composed by the music director Vijay Antony and the background score was composed by C. K. Ganesh with lyrics written by Thenmozhi Das
Tracklist | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
1. | "Kanavugal Kaanum Vayasuachu" | Thenmozhi Das | Sathya, Maya | 3:31 |
2. | "Pasumai Niraintha Ninaivugale" | Kannadasan, Thenmozhi Das | 1:55 |
Awards & Honours
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2014 | Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Fiction Series | Kana Kaanum Kaalangal | Nominated |
Favourite Comedian | Pandi | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Stories from a classroom". The Hindu. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "A new talent hunt". The Hindu. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Teens rule on Tamil TV channels". M Suganth. The Times of India. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "A dream come true". Rinku Gupta. The New Indian Express. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Time to dream". The Hindu. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ↑ "Targeting the youth". The Hindu. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "The sequel begins". The Hindu. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Time to dream and enjoy humour". The Hindu. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "A rare Chance". 4 May 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "The Sivaji of Television". www.behindwoods.com. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.