Kandaen
| Kanden | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | A. C. Mugil |
| Produced by | TCS |
| Written by | A. C. Mugil |
| Starring |
Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj Rashmi Gautam Santhanam |
| Music by | Vijay Ebenezer |
| Cinematography | Prashanth D'Misale |
| Edited by | Ruben |
Production company |
Sri Sivaselvanayakiamman Movies |
Release dates |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kandaen (Tamil: கண்டேன்; English: I Saw) is an Indian Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by Mugil, and produced by TCS. It stars Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj and Rashmi Gautam in lead along with Santhanam in a pivotal role. The film, which was launched in May 2010, created curiosity after noted film-maker Gautham Menon's newly launched audio label selected the film's soundtrack to be its first release.[1] It was released on 20 May 2011 to average reviews from critics and was performed averagely at the box office, but Shanthnu's and Santhanam's comedy was appreciated.[2][3]
Plot
Vasanth (Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj) is an engineer who comes from Chennai her wants to see the girl as soon as possible, and Vasanth returns to Chennai.
Vasanth falls in love with a pretty girl named Narmada (Rashmi Gautam) at first sight. He acts blind and she eventually falls for him, too. They date and Narmadha's father (Ashish Vidyarthi), a police commissioner, gets to know abets, on the other hand, manages to tell Narmada the truth and she comes to know about Vasanth's blindness. They reconcile, and as the movie comes to an end, Vasanth has a successful operation and they return to India happily to get married.
Cast
- Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj as Vasanth
- Rashmi Gautam as Narmada
- Santhanam as Saami
- Vijayakumar as Vasanth's grand father
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Narmadha's father
- Nirmala Shrimal as second lead actress playing Air hostess
Release
The satellite rights of the film were secured by STAR Vijay. The film was given a "U" certificate by the Indian Censor Board.
Reception
The film received mixed reviews. Rashmi Gautam was praised for her acting and glam quotient. Behindwoods quoted that "she was the film's glam quotient and showed streaks of brilliance."[4] Indiaglitz also praised her that "she is a welcome addition to the list of Tamil heroines and that she emoted well and interestingly after a long gap one got to see a heroine hogging major share in a movie."[5] Rohit Ramachandran of nowrunning.com rated it 2.5/5 stating that "Kandaen is a romantic comedy without a heartbeat but enough pulse to crack you up."[6]
Soundtrack
| Kanden | |
|---|---|
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| Soundtrack album to Kanden by Vijay Ebenezer | |
| Released | 9 December 2010 |
| Recorded | 2010 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Tamil |
| Label | Photon Kathaas Music |
| Producer | Vijay Ebenezer |
Film score and soundtrack of Kanden are composed by noted evangelical composer, Vijay Ebenezer, who made his debut into film music with the project. The audio rights of Kanden, were bought by Gautham Menon after Singer Krish and Vijay had given a copy to Menon following the recommendation of actress Sangeetha and producer Sebastian. Menon impressed, wanted to release the audio under his newly launched label, Photon Kathaas Music. The music garnered positive reviews. Behindwoods quoted that the "It was a pretty decent effort composed by a newcomer. "[7]
The launch of Menon's banner and the film's album was held on 9 December 2010 at a ceremony featuring several chief guests including Suriya, K. Bhagyaraj and prominent composers Yuvan Shankar Raja and Harris Jayaraj.[8] The following a day, a promotional event was held at Odyssey in Chennai, with live renditions from the album. The event featured performances from Chinmayi, Suchitra and Krish whilst Gautham Menon, Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj and Karthik Kumar were also in attendance.[9]
| Track listing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Enge En Idhayam" | Thamarai | Dr. Burn, Krish, Prashanthini | |
| 2. | "Oru Paaravai" | Krish | Krish, Gurupriya | |
| 3. | "Narmada" | Krish | Haricharan, Suchitra | |
| 4. | "Ninaivugal" | Ravindran | Devan Ekambaram | |
| 5. | "Aa Hah" | Thamarai | Krish, Ujjayinee | |
| 6. | "Yavarakum Thalaivan" | Vaali | Chinmayi, Senthil Das | |
| 7. | "Cassanova" | Ravindran | Rahul Nambiar, Samcy, Sheeba | |
References
- ↑ "Audio rights of Kandaen snapped by Menon". The Times of India. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "Kandaen movie review". GetCinemas.com.
- ↑ "Kanden movie review". Indiaglitz.com.
- ↑ "Kanden Review - Kanden Movie Review". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "Kanden Tamil Movie Review - cinema preview stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes". IndiaGlitz. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "Kanden Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran". Nowrunning.com. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "KANDEN MUSIC REVIEW - KANDEN MP3 DOWNLOAD - TAMIL MOVIE KANDEN MUSIC REVIEW - TAMIL SONGS DOWNLOAD - TAMIL FILM MUSIC - KANDEN MP3 - KANDEN SONGS". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "Events - Launch Of ‘Kanden’ Audio & Photon Kathaas". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "Kanden Songs Promo At Odyssey event gallery - kalakkal|cinema|tamil movie|stills|actor stills|actress pix|spicy pix|hot|flix|glamour stills|trailers|events|wallpapers|news|gosips|synopsis|Videos|Praviews|Reviews". kalakkalcinema. 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2012-01-09.