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'''''Kannadi Pookal''''' (English: ''Glass Flowers'') is a 2005 Indian Tamil film released in 28 January 2005 directed by K. Shahjahan who | '''''Kannadi Pookal''''' (English: ''Glass Flowers'') is a 2005 Indian Tamil film released in 28 January 2005. It was directed by K. Shahjahan, who previously directed ''[[Punnagai Desam]]''. The film was a remake of Malayalam film ''[[Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum]],'' which in turn was inspired by a real-life incident in Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kp.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040223045512/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kp.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2004|title=Kannadi Pookkal|date=23 February 2004|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/News/3-2-05/parthi_female.htm|title=Behindwoods : Femme-fatale Parthiban|website=Behindwoods.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> The film received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/tamil|title=Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.bizhat.com/review_kannadi_pookkal.php|title=BizHat.com - Kannadi Pookkal Review. Partibhan, Kaveri, Master Ashwin, Sarath Babu, Ponnambalam, Anandraj|website=Movies.bizhat.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Meera marries her | Meera marries her neighbor Sakthivel, after Sakthivel's wife dies giving birth to Vasu. Meera decides not to have children and raises Vasu as her own son, and the trio leads a very happy life. But, Meera's widowed father Natraj is unhappy as his lineage will die out and his wealth will get depleted, with Meera caring for someone else's child. When Vasu reaches the age of 9, Meera accidentally becomes pregnant. This changes the focus of the entire family to the unborn child, deeply hurting Vasu. He is often belittled for his attention-seeking actions, and ignored more when the baby boy is born. Within weeks, Vasu is pushed to the limits, and he kills the baby using bug spray. Due to a complaint filed by Natraj, Vasu is arrested and put in a government-run juvenile prison. His family is devastated, but they forgive him wholeheartedly. | ||
Slowly, | Slowly, Vasu regrets his actions, spirals into depression and his health worsens. The family doctor advises Sakthivel that the only way to save Vasu from depression is for them to have another baby, and make Vasu raise that baby. That way, he will get over the guilt of his mistake. The couple agrees. Slowly, he begins to get along well with other children and wants to move back to his family. Eventually, Meera is pregnant, but the doctor tells Sakthivel to not tell Vasu until his release day. On the day he's released, Vasu meets his former schoolmates at an interschool event and realizes that society will always see him as a murderer. Vasu refuses to return home after the competition. But the family manages to console him, and Vasu returns home to his waiting family. He sees his baby brother in the crib, is overjoyed and picks him up. Everything ends well with the family altogether. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Parthiban]] as Sakthivel | * [[Parthiban]] as Sakthivel | ||
* [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]] as Meera | * [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]] as Meera | ||
* Master Ashwin as Vasu | * [[Master Ashwin]] as Vasu | ||
* [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Rajkapoor]] | * [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Rajkapoor]] | ||
*[[M N Nambiar|M. N. Nambiar]] | *[[M N Nambiar|M. N. Nambiar]] | ||
* [[Fathima Babu]] | * [[Fathima Babu]] | ||
* [[Pyramid Natarajan|Pyramid Natrajan]] | * [[Pyramid Natarajan|Pyramid Natrajan]] as Meera's Father | ||
* [[Sarath Babu]] | * [[Sarath Babu]] as child psychiatrist | ||
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] | * [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as jail warden | ||
*[[Anandaraj]] | *[[Anandaraj]] | ||
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] | *[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] | ||
Revision as of 05:07, 10 October 2021
| Kannadi Pookal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Shajahan |
| Produced by | Howly P., Joy C., Joy N. |
| Story by | Bobby-Sanjay |
| Based on | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (Malayalam) |
| Starring | Parthiban Kaveri Sarath Babu Anand Raj Nizhalgal Ravi |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
| Cinematography | Arthur Wilson |
| Edited by | V. Jaishankar |
Production company | Teamwork Productions |
Release date | 28 January 2005 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kannadi Pookal (English: Glass Flowers) is a 2005 Indian Tamil film released in 28 January 2005. It was directed by K. Shahjahan, who previously directed Punnagai Desam. The film was a remake of Malayalam film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum, which in turn was inspired by a real-life incident in Kerala.[1][2] The film received positive reviews from critics.[3][4]
Plot
Meera marries her neighbor Sakthivel, after Sakthivel's wife dies giving birth to Vasu. Meera decides not to have children and raises Vasu as her own son, and the trio leads a very happy life. But, Meera's widowed father Natraj is unhappy as his lineage will die out and his wealth will get depleted, with Meera caring for someone else's child. When Vasu reaches the age of 9, Meera accidentally becomes pregnant. This changes the focus of the entire family to the unborn child, deeply hurting Vasu. He is often belittled for his attention-seeking actions, and ignored more when the baby boy is born. Within weeks, Vasu is pushed to the limits, and he kills the baby using bug spray. Due to a complaint filed by Natraj, Vasu is arrested and put in a government-run juvenile prison. His family is devastated, but they forgive him wholeheartedly.
Slowly, Vasu regrets his actions, spirals into depression and his health worsens. The family doctor advises Sakthivel that the only way to save Vasu from depression is for them to have another baby, and make Vasu raise that baby. That way, he will get over the guilt of his mistake. The couple agrees. Slowly, he begins to get along well with other children and wants to move back to his family. Eventually, Meera is pregnant, but the doctor tells Sakthivel to not tell Vasu until his release day. On the day he's released, Vasu meets his former schoolmates at an interschool event and realizes that society will always see him as a murderer. Vasu refuses to return home after the competition. But the family manages to console him, and Vasu returns home to his waiting family. He sees his baby brother in the crib, is overjoyed and picks him up. Everything ends well with the family altogether.
Cast
- Parthiban as Sakthivel
- Kaveri as Meera
- Master Ashwin as Vasu
- Rajkapoor
- M. N. Nambiar
- Fathima Babu
- Pyramid Natrajan as Meera's Father
- Sarath Babu as child psychiatrist
- Ponnambalam as jail warden
- Anandaraj
- Nizhalgal Ravi
- Thalaivasal Vijay
- Mayilsamy
- Paravai Muniyamma
Soundtrack
| Kannadi Pookal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 27:54 | |||
| Label | Anak Audio | |||
| Producer | S. A. Rajkumar | |||
| S. A. Rajkumar chronology | ||||
| ||||
The Music was composed by S.A. Rajkumar and Released on Anak Audio.[5]
| Track-List | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Hey Silu Silu" | Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram, Nithyasree Mahadevan | 3:54 | ||||||
| 2. | "Konjam Aasai" | Karthik | 4:58 | ||||||
| 3. | "Chinna Chinna" | Srinivas | 4:45 | ||||||
| 4. | "Koothu Pattra" | Manikka Vinayagam, S. A. Rajkumar, Srilekha Parthasarathy | 4:35 | ||||||
| 5. | "Dey Vasu" | Parthiban, Deepika, Kanmani, Paravai Muniyamma | 4:59 | ||||||
| 6. | "Chinna Chinna" (Female) | Chinmayi | 4:43 | ||||||
Total length: |
27:54 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Kannadi Pookkal". 23 February 2004. Archived from the original on 23 February 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Behindwoods : Femme-fatale Parthiban". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "BizHat.com - Kannadi Pookkal Review. Partibhan, Kaveri, Master Ashwin, Sarath Babu, Ponnambalam, Anandraj". Movies.bizhat.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "S. A. Rajkumar: Kannadi Pookal - Music Streaming - Listen on Deezer". Deezer.com. 15 February 2014.
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