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	'''''Kinar''''' (Well in [[Malayalam]]), titled '''''Keni''''' ({{trans\|Well in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]}}) in, is a 2018 Indian drama film co-written and [[film director\|directed]] by [[M. A. Nishad]]. It was produced by the studio of Fragrant Nature Film Creations, and was made simultaneously in [[Malayalam language\|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]. Focusing on the issue of [[water scarcity]] in a town between [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], the film stars [[Jayaprada]] and [[Revathi]] in the lead roles, with different sets of ensemble cast for the two versions. [[M. Jayachandran]] and [[Bijibal]] composed the [[soundtrack]] and score. Noushad Sherif was [[director of photography]] and Sreekumar Nair [[film editor\|edited]] the film. Both versions were released worldwide on 23 February 2018 to negative and were [[box-office bomb]]s.		'''''Kinar''''' (Well in [[Malayalam]]), titled '''''Keni''''' ({{trans\|Well in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]}}) in, is a 2018 Indian drama film co-written and [[film director\|directed]] by [[M. A. Nishad]]. It was produced by the studio of Fragrant Nature Film Creations, and was made simultaneously in [[Malayalam language\|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]. Focusing on the issue of [[water scarcity]] in a town between [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], the film stars [[Jayaprada]] and [[Revathi]] in the lead roles, with different sets of ensemble cast for the two versions. [[M. Jayachandran]] and [[Bijibal]] composed the [[soundtrack]] and score. Noushad Sherif was [[director of photography]] and Sreekumar Nair [[film editor\|edited]] the film. Both versions were released worldwide on 23 February 2018 to negative reviews and were [[box-office bomb]]s.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==

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{{short description|2018 film by M. A. Nishad}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kinar / Keni
| image = Kinar - Movie Poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[M. A. Nishad]]
| producer = Sajeev P. K. Anne Sajeev
| writer =Dass Rambala (Tamil dialogues), Aju K. Narayanan (Malayalam dialogues)
| screenplay = Anwar Abdulla Aju K. Narayanan
| starring = [[Jayaprada]] [[Revathi]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[M. Jayachandran]] '''BGM:''' [[Sam C. S.]] (Tamil), [[Bijibal]] (Malayalam)
| cinematography = Noushad Sherif
| editing = Sreekumar Nair
| studio = Fragrant Nature Film Creations
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|2|23}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| budget = 
| gross =
}}
'''''Kinar''''' (Well in [[Malayalam]]), titled '''''Keni''''' ({{trans|Well in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]}}) in, is a 2018 Indian drama film co-written and [[film director|directed]] by [[M. A. Nishad]]. It was produced by the studio of Fragrant Nature Film Creations, and was made simultaneously in [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. Focusing on the issue of [[water scarcity]] in a town between [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], the film stars [[Jayaprada]] and [[Revathi]] in the lead roles, with different sets of ensemble cast for the two versions. [[M. Jayachandran]] and [[Bijibal]] composed the [[soundtrack]] and score. Noushad Sherif was [[director of photography]] and Sreekumar Nair [[film editor|edited]] the film. Both versions were released worldwide on 23 February 2018 to negative and were [[box-office bomb]]s.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Jayaprada]] as Indira
* [[Revathi]] as Aruna, District Collector
* [[Pasupathy]] as Sakthivel
* [[Parvathy Nambiar]] as Razeena
* [[Archana (actress)|Archana]] as Suganthi
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Politician
* [[M. S. Bhaskar]]
* [[Chaams]]
* [[Joy Mathew]] Hariharan
* [[Seema (actress)|Seema]] Matu Thomas, Kerala High Court Judge
* [[Renji Panicker]] Advocate Cheriyan Koshy
* [[Indrans]] Khadar Uppapa
* [[Sunil Sagara]] as Lazar Kunnamkulam
* [[Kailash (actor)|Kailash]] Samir
* [[Bhagath Manuel]] as Nanda Kumar
* [[Venu Kumar]]
{{colend}}

== Production ==
Directed by Malayalam filmmaker [[M. A. Nishad]], the story revolves around a water dispute that crops up between the people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala on account of a well, with the film taking place in 1965 when Kerala was formed as a separate state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jul/12/jaya-prada-returns-to-tamil-cinema-with-keni-1627855.html|title=Jaya Prada returns to Tamil cinema with Keni|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/parthiban-jayaprada-in-a-film-on-water-dispute-between-tn-and-kerala/articleshow/59546457.cms|title=Parthiban, Jayaprada in a film on water dispute between TN and Kerala - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> [[Jayaprada]] revealed that her political experience of seeing people through problems of water scarcity motivated her to sign the film and play the lead role. Portraying the widow of a geologist, who wants to fulfil her husband's desire to make water available to all, she stated the story "fell in the category of ‘meaningful cinema’" and that she was keen to be a part of such attempts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/jaya-prada-back-after-a-decade/article19449854.ece|title=Jaya Prada: back after a decade|first=Subha J.|last=Rao|date=8 August 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> [[Revathy]] was signed to portray a collector of the Tamil Nadu village of Thirunelveli, which faces a water shortage every year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/revathi-to-play-a-collector-in-kinar/articleshow/60985031.cms|title=Revathi to play a collector in Kinar - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> She was selected after the original choice, [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] opted out citing date issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/revathy-replaces-suhasini-in-kinar/articleshow/58870670.cms|title=Revathi replaces Suhasini in MA Nishad's Kinar - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Nishad chose to shoot two versions, one in Malayalam and the other in Tamil, where each party would have the stronger cause.<ref name="indiatimes1"/>

The Malayalam version of the film was shot first during May 2017, with most of the scenes being shot at the Punalur Municipality and Chemmanthur High School premises.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/jayaprada-revathy-in-punalur-for-kinar-shooting-movie-location-travel-1.1976673|title=Jayaprada, Revathy in Punalur for `Kinar' shooting|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> Scenes were also shot in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] during the same month, where a launch ceremony was held.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/after-six-years-jayaprada-returns-to-malayalam-with-movie-kinaru-movies-kerala-1.1933060|title=After six years, Jayaprada returns to Malayalam with movie 'Kinaru'|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/kochi/when-jaya-prada-visited-trivandrum-for-m-a-nishads-film-pooja/articleshow/58790324.cms|title=When Jaya Prada visited Trivandrum for M A Nishad's film pooja - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The film was later shot in Tamil with [[R. Parthiepan|Parthiban]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Anu Hasan]] and [[Rekha (Tamil actress)|Rekha]] amongst others joining the cast.

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Kinar / Keni
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[M. Jayachandran]] & Kallara Gopan
| cover =
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| released = 7 February 2018
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
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The film features a song titled "Ayya Sami", sung by [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] and [[K. J. Yesudas]], who worked together after a break of twenty seven years following ''[[Thalapathi]]'' (1991) for the song "Kaatukkuyilu Manasukkula".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/movies/news/k-j-yesudas-and-sp-balasubramanyam-pitching-their-voice-once-again-with-the-song-ayya-sami/|title=After 27 Years, K.J Yesudas, S.P Balasubrahmanyam Collaborate Again For Bilingual Film ‘Keni’|date=6 February 2018}}</ref> The song's lyrics narrates the celebration of Tamil Nadu and Kerala cultures, and was composed by [[M. Jayachandran]] and written by B. K. Harinarayanan and Palani Bharathi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/k-j-yesudas-spb-song-is-here-and-its-definitely-a-treat-worth-the-wait/articleshow/62815237.cms|title=K J Yesudas – SPB song is here and it’s definitely a treat worth the wait - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The soundtracks were released simultaneously at an event on 7 February 2018, with the lead cast in both languages in attendance.

;Malayalam version
{{Track listing
|extra_column = Singer(s)
|all_lyrics =

|title1= Ayya Sami
|extra1= [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|music1= [[M. Jayachandran]]
|lyrics1 = B. K. Harinarayanan, Palani Bharathi
|length1= 4:43
|title2= Mazhavil Kaavile
|extra2= [[Sithara (singer)|Sithara Krishnakumar]]
|music2= [[M. Jayachandran]]
|lyrics2= [[Prabha Varma]]
|length2= 4:02
|title3= Alakkuvanaakumoo (Male Version)
|extra3= Kallara Gopan
|music3= Kallara Gopan
|lyrics3 = Sheela Paul
|length3= 4:15
|title4= Alakkuvanaakumoo (Female Version)
|extra4= Varsha Haridas
|music5= Kallara Gopan
|lyrics4 = Sheela Paul
|length4= 4:16
}}

;Tamil version
{{Track listing
|extra_column = Singer(s)
|all_lyrics =

|title1= Ayya Sami
|extra1= [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|music1= [[M. Jayachandran]]
|lyrics1 = B. K. Harinarayanan, Palani Bharathi
|length1= 4:43
|title2= Kalayum Meghame
|extra2= [[Sithara (singer)|Sithara Krishnakumar]]
|music2= [[M. Jayachandran]]
|lyrics2= Palani Bharathi
|length2= 3:58
|title3= Vedithidum Bhoomi
|extra3= [[Vijay Yesudas]]
|music3= Kallara Gopan
|lyrics3 = Palani Bharathi
|length3= 4:16
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|8054238}}

[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kollam]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films about water scarcity]]
[[Category:2018 multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. A. Nishad]]

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