Kannamma

Kannamma
Directed by	S.S. Baba Vikram
Written by	DMK president M. Karunanidhi
Starring	Meena Venkat Vindhya Prem Kumar Vadivukkarasi Kuyili Chandrasekhar Vaiyapuri
Music by	S.A. Rajkumar
Editing by	Vikram Raja
Release date(s)	Jan 2005
Language	Tamil

Kannamma (Tamil :கண்ணம்மா )(2005) is a Tamil language movie directed by S.S. Baba Vikram. Karunanidhi is famous for his dialogues in "Parasakthi", which saw the rise of Sivaji Ganesan as a Tamil superstar.Kannamma opens with a soliloquy on the people, the nation and the DMK patriarch's hopes for its future. But an inauspicious note is introduced with the mocking recitation of Subramania Bharati's famous lines addressed to "Kannamma".The film is peppered with messages on nationalism, caste and communal harmony. But it lacks the spellbinding effect of certain war films.

Plot

The story is that of a rich medical student, Kannamma - played by Meena - who falls in love with Anandan (Premkumar) after he saves her from an acid attack by her driver, Babu (Karate Raja).

Anandan's friend Madan (Venkat) becomes Kannamma's ever-vigilant sentinel, risking his own marriage with Mala (Vindhya).

Kannamma comes to know of Anandan's martyrdom through TV. Her baby is disputed and she is brought before a village council. These scenes sorely test the viewer's intelligence.

With a new generation gradually taking over the party, octogenarian Karunanidhi's message perhaps lies in the two songs he has written, one of which is addressed to youth. The other song, "Iru vizhi mazhai", is sung by Vani Jayaram.

The film has quite a few item numbers choreographed by John Babu and as many fights. The song likely to top the charts is "Kai kudu, kai kudu, Kannamma" with lyrics by Vairamuthu and music by S.A. Rajkumar.

Cast

Actor	Role
Meena	Kannamma -Heroine
Prem Kumar)	Anandan-Hero
Venkat	Madan
Vindhya	Mala
Vadivukkarasi
Karate Raja	Driver Babu
Kuyili
Chandrasekhar
Vaiyapuri