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			{{distinguish\|Kannitheevu}}
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	{{Use Indian English\|date=August 2020}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=August 2020}}
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| image =		\| image = Kanni Theevu.jpg
	\| ~~native_name~~ = ~~கன்னித்தீவு~~		\| caption = Title card
	\| director = [[T. R. Ramanna]]		\| director = [[T. R. Ramanna]]
	~~\| producer = Sri Ayvar Arts Films~~
	~~\| writer = Sri Ayvar Arts Films~~
	\| screenplay = Kanagashunmugam		\| screenplay = Kanagashunmugam
	\| starring = [[~~Jai Shankar~~]]<br/>[[~~Raadhika~~]]~~<br/>[[Seema (actress)~~\|~~Seema]]<br/>[[C~~. L. ~~Anandan]]<br/>[[Venniradai Moorthy]]~~		\| starring = [[Jaishankar (actor)\|Jaishankar]]<br />[[Radhika Sarathkumar\|Radhika]]
			\| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam Jothi
			\| editing = V. Rajagopal
	\| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]		\| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
	~~\| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam Jyothi~~
	~~\| editing = V. Rajagopal~~
	\| studio = Sri Ayvar Arts Films		\| studio = Sri Ayvar Arts Films
	\| released = 1981		\| released = {{film date\|1981\|4\|10\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 111 ~~Minutes~~		\| runtime = 111 minutes
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = India
	\| language = ~~[[Tamil language\|~~Tamil]]		\| language = Tamil
	}}		}}

	'''~~Kannitheevu~~''' ({{~~trans~~\|Virgo Island}}) is a ~~[[Tamil films of 1988\|~~1981]] [[Tamil language\|Tamil-language]] [[~~Action film\|~~action~~]]-[[Thriller~~ film~~\|thriller~~]], directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]] and produced by Sri Ayvar Arts films. The film stars [[Jaishankar\|~~Jai Shankar~~]], [[~~Raadhika~~]] , [[C. L. Anandan]], [[Seema (actress)\|Seema]] ~~in lead roles~~. ~~The film had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://~~www.cinestaan~~.com/movies/kanni-theevu~~-17497~~\|~~title=Kanni Theevu (1981)~~ - ~~Review, Star Cast, News, Photos\|website~~=~~Cinestaan~~\|~~access~~-~~date~~=~~2020-03-12}}<~~/~~ref><ref>{{Cite~~ web~~\|url=~~https://~~spicyonion~~.com/~~movie~~/kanni-theevu\|~~title~~=~~Kanni Theevu\|website=Spicyonion.com\|language=en~~\|access-date=~~2020-03-12~~}}</ref>		'''''Kanni Theevu''''' ({{translation\|Virgo Island}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]], directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]] and produced by Sri Ayvar Arts films. The film stars [[Jaishankar (actor)\|Jaishankar]], [[Radhika Sarathkumar\|Radhika]], [[C. L. Anandan]], and [[Seema (actress)\|Seema]]. It was released on 10 April 1981.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kanni Theevu (1981) \|url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/kanni-theevu \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116053458/https://screen4screen.com/movies/kanni-theevu \|archive-date=16 November 2021 \|access-date=16 November 2021 \|website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>

			== Plot ==
			{{No plot\|date=September 2022}}

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
			{{Cast listing\|
	* [[Jaishankar\|~~Jai Shankar~~]] as Pandiyan		* [[Jaishankar (actor)\|Jaishankar]] as Pandiyan
	* [[~~Raadhika~~]] as Selvi		* [[Radhika Sarathkumar\|Radhika]] as Selvi
	* [[Seema (actress)\|Seema]] as Rani		* [[Seema (actress)\|Seema]] as Rani
	* [[C. L. Anandan]] as Albert		* [[C. L. Anandan]] as Albert
	* [[~~Venniradai~~ Moorthy]] as Kannan		* [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Kannan
	* [[Ranjeet]] as Kali		* [[Ranjeet]] as Kali
	* Kumar Raja as Simon		* Kumar Raja as Simon
	*[[R. N. Sudarshan]] as Scientist Arun		* [[R. N. Sudarshan]] as Scientist Arun
	* [[Ennatha Kannaiya]] as Rajarathnam		* [[Ennatha Kannaiya]] as Rajarathnam
	* [[Isari Velan]] as Rathnavel		* [[Isari Velan]] as Rathnavel
	* Vijayachandrika		* Vijayachandrika
	*[[M. B. Shetty\|M.B. Shetty]]		* [[M. B. Shetty\|M.B. Shetty]]
	*[[Jayshree T.~~\|Jayashree T~~]] as Dancer		* [[Jayshree T.]] as Dancer
			}}

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	The songs were written by [[Panchu Arunachalam]] and music composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~://~~tamilsongslyrics123~~.~~com~~/~~listlyrics~~/~~14288~~\|~~title~~ = ~~Tamil Songs Lyrics~~}}</ref>		The songs were written by [[Panchu Arunachalam]] and music composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kannitheevu \|url=https://avdigital.in/products/kannitheevu \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116053500/https://avdigital.in/products/kannitheevu \|archive-date=16 November 2021 \|access-date=16 November 2021 \|website=AVDigital}}</ref>
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+		\|+
	~~!No~~
	!Title		!Title
	!Singer(s)		!Singer(s)
	!Duration		!Duration
	\|-		\|-
	\|1
	\|"Hey Onna Rendaa"		\|"Hey Onna Rendaa"
	\|[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], Saibaba, [[S. P. Sailaja]]		\|[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], Saibaba, [[S. P. Sailaja]]
	\|4:32		\|4:32
	\|-		\|-
	\|2
	\|"Ithu Oru Pudhu Vitha"		\|"Ithu Oru Pudhu Vitha"
	\|[[S. Janaki]]		\|[[S. Janaki]]
	\|4;23		\|4:23
	\|-		\|-
	\|3
	\|"Kandane Kandane Kaatil"		\|"Kandane Kandane Kaatil"
	\|Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja		\|Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
	\|4:22		\|4:22
	\|-		\|-
	\|4
	\|"Ponnana Neram Raja"		\|"Ponnana Neram Raja"
	\|S. Janaki		\|S. Janaki
	\|4:05		\|4:05
	\|}		\|}

			== Reception ==
			Nalini Sastry of ''[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]]'' called the film an unhealthy child with a mixture of [[B. Vittalacharya\|Vitthalacharya]] style and Hollywood science fiction.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=சாஸ்திரி \|first=நளினி \|date=7 June 1981 \|title=கன்னித்தீவு \|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-06-07/page/n61/mode/2up \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230407142404/https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-06-07/page/n61/mode/2up \|archive-date=7 April 2023 \|access-date=7 April 2023 \|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|page=61 \|language=ta \|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	~~<references />~~		{{Reflist}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==
			* {{IMDb title\|id=0280821}}
	* {{IMDb title~~\|title=Kannitheevu\|id=tt0280821}}~~
	* {{YouTube\|id=~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=981jk1Kxnqo&t=319s\|title=Kannitheevu (1981)~~}}
	{{T. R. Ramanna}}		{{T. R. Ramanna}}

			[[Category:1981 Indian films]]
			[[Category:1980s spy thriller films]]
			[[Category:1981 Tamil-language films]]
			[[Category:1981 action thriller films]]
	[[Category:1981 films]]		[[Category:1981 films]]
	[[Category:~~Tamil-language films]]~~		[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Ramanna]]
	~~[[Category:Indian spy thriller films~~]]
	[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]		[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
	[[Category:Films ~~directed by T. R. Ramanna~~]]		[[Category:Films set on islands]]
	[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]		[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
	[[Category:~~1980s~~ spy thriller films]]		[[Category:Indian spy thriller films]]
	[[Category:~~1981 action thriller~~ films]]		[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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{{short description|1981 Tamil Film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| image =
| native_name = கன்னித்தீவு
| director = [[T. R. Ramanna]]
| producer = Sri Ayvar Arts Films
| writer = Sri Ayvar Arts Films
| screenplay = Kanagashunmugam
| starring = [[Jai Shankar]]<br/>[[Raadhika]]<br/>[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]<br/>[[C. L. Anandan]]<br/>[[Venniradai Moorthy]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam Jyothi
| editing = V. Rajagopal
| studio = Sri Ayvar Arts Films
| released = 1981
| runtime = 111 Minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
}}

'''Kannitheevu''' ({{trans|Virgo Island}}) is a [[Tamil films of 1988|1981]] [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Action film|action]]-[[Thriller film|thriller]], directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]] and produced by Sri Ayvar Arts films. The film stars [[Jaishankar|Jai Shankar]], [[Raadhika]] , [[C. L. Anandan]], [[Seema (actress)|Seema]] in lead roles. The film had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/kanni-theevu-17497|title=Kanni Theevu (1981) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spicyonion.com/movie/kanni-theevu|title=Kanni Theevu|website=Spicyonion.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[Jaishankar|Jai Shankar]] as Pandiyan
* [[Raadhika]] as Selvi
* [[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Rani
* [[C. L. Anandan]] as Albert
* [[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Kannan
* [[Ranjeet]] as Kali
* Kumar Raja as Simon
*[[R. N. Sudarshan]] as Scientist Arun
* [[Ennatha Kannaiya]] as Rajarathnam
* [[Isari Velan]] as Rathnavel
* Vijayachandrika
*[[M. B. Shetty|M.B. Shetty]]
*[[Jayshree T.|Jayashree T]] as Dancer

== Soundtrack ==
The songs were written by [[Panchu Arunachalam]] and music composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/14288|title = Tamil Songs Lyrics}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No
!Title
!Singer(s)
!Duration
|-
|1
|"Hey Onna Rendaa"
|[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], Saibaba, [[S. P. Sailaja]]
|4:32
|-
|2
|"Ithu Oru Pudhu Vitha"
|[[S. Janaki]]
|4;23
|-
|3
|"Kandane Kandane Kaatil"
|Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
|4:22
|-
|4
|"Ponnana Neram Raja"
|S. Janaki
|4:05
|}

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|title=Kannitheevu|id=tt0280821}}
* {{YouTube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=981jk1Kxnqo&t=319s|title=Kannitheevu (1981)}}
{{T. R. Ramanna}}

[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian spy thriller films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Ramanna]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:1980s spy thriller films]]
[[Category:1981 action thriller films]]

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