Chellakannu
| Chellakannu | |
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| Directed by | N. Rathnam |
| Screenplay by | N. Rathnam |
| Story by | Jayram |
| Produced by | R. V. Mahalingam Vijaya Panneer Selvam |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | M. Chandramouli |
| Edited by | Rajan - Kittan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Poornima Shankar Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Chellakannu is a 1995 Tamil romantic drama film directed by N. Rathnam. The film features Vignesh and Yuvarani in lead roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 12 May 1995. It completed hundred days of theatrical run.[1][2][3]
Plot
Chellakannu (Vignesh) and Chandra (Yuvarani) are cousins, they loved each other since their childhood. Chandra leaves the village for studying and Chellakannu cannot forget her. When she is back, their family tries to marry them.
Dhandapani (Radha Ravi), Chellakannu's father, is the village Panchayat headman. One day, he punishes Rajavel (Babloo Prithviraj for his bad behaviour towards a woman. Rajavel and his father Kailasam (Vijay Krishnaraj) decide to take revenge and to create a conflict between Dhandapani and Thangavel (Livingston), Chandra's father. At the village Panchayat, Thangavel is punished by Dhandapani for a crime he did not commit. Kailasam and Rajavel succeed their plan.
Being humiliated, Thangavel cancels his daughter's marriage. Thangavel becomes friend with Kailasam and Thangavel registers with the Panchayat headman's election. Dhandapani wins the election. Thangavel arranges his daughter Chandra's marriage with Rajavel.
Thangavel realizes that Rajavel is a womaniser and cancels the marriage with Dhandapani's help. The rest of the story is what happens to Chellakannu and Chandra.
Cast
- Vignesh as Chellakannu
- Yuvarani as Chandra
- Radha Ravi as Dhandapani, Chellakannu's father
- Livingston as Thangavel, Chandra's father
- R. Sundarrajan as Nagarajan
- Manorama as Kaliyamurthy
- Vadivelu
- Vijay Krishnaraj as Kailasam
- Babloo Prithviraj as Rajavel
- Meesai Murugesh
- Kavitha as Kamalamba, Chellakannu's mother
- Vaiyapuri
- Shankar as Chellakannu (child)
- Monica as Chandra (child)
Soundtrack
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan.[4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Bookampama' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:41 |
| 2 | 'Chinna Kurivi' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:55 |
| 3 | 'Chinna Kurivi' | Kalyan, Sangeetha | 5:02 |
| 4 | 'Kallu Kuriya' | Deva, Manorama | 3:17 |
| 5 | 'Rakku Muthu' | Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha | 4:14 |
| 6 | 'Sikki Gichchi' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kalyan | 4:48 |
| 7 | 'Vandiyile' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | 5:00 |
References
- ^ "Filmography of chellakannu". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Chellakannu (1995)". en.600024.com. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Tamil Movie News--1995 Review". groups.google.com. 1996-01-09. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Download Chella Kannu by Deva on Nokia Music". music.ovi.com. Retrieved 2012-12-26.