| Bambara Kannaley | |
|---|---|
| File:Bambara Kannaley.jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | Parthe Bhaskar |
| Produced by | Senthil-Ganesh |
| Written by | Parthe Bhaskar |
| Starring | Srikanth Aarthi Agarwal Namitha |
| Music by | Srikanth Deva |
| Cinematography | S. Saravanan |
| Edited by | G. Sasikumar |
Production company | Annamalai Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Bambara Kannaley (transl. With the eyes like spinning top; spelt onscreen as Bambharakannaley) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy[1] film directed by Parthi Bhaskar. The film stars Srikanth, Aarthi Agarwal and Namitha. Its title is based on a song from Manamagan Thevai (1957).
Plot[edit | edit source]
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Arumugam comes to Ooty for a job and falls in love with Pooja. However, Pooja already has a fiancé Gautham, who isn't as good as he appears to be. What happens to Arumugam's love is the rest of the film.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Srikanth as Arumugam
- Aarthi Agarwal as Pooja
- Namitha as Mynaa
- Vadivelu as Kadalai Muthu
- Vikramadithya as Gautham
- Shreekumar as Gunasekar
- Ganja Karuppu
- Singamuthu
- Crane Manohar
- Madhan Bob
- Karate Raja
- Bava Lakshmanan
- Nellai Siva
- Cool Suresh
- Prema Priya
Production[edit | edit source]
This was Aarthi Agarwal's first and only film in Tamil.[2][3]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by Srikanth Deva and released by Star Music.[4]
All lyrics are written by Kabilan.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bambhara Kaanaley" | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam | 5:30 |
| 2. | "En Kaadhalum" | Mukesh Mohamed, Reshmi | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Korukupettai" | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:23 |
| 4. | "Mana Magale" | Mukesh Mohamed, Sriram Parthasarathy, Roshini | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Om Muruga" | Ranjith | 5:39 |
| 6. | "Om Muruga" (version 2) | Srinivas | 5:39 |
| 7. | "Thakadhimi Thakadimi" | Sunitha Sarathy | 3:21 |
| Total length: | 33:12 | ||
Critical reception[edit | edit source]
Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "Bambara Kannaley" is a love story without much love. Romance is the basis for everything that happens in the film but the romance itself occupies very little of its running time. That by itself is not a bad thing. But the rest of the running time is occupied by things that range from the uninteresting to the outright bad".[5] Lajjavathi of Kalki wrote looking at the fresh approach in several scenes, we can expect aesthetic films from Parthi Bhaskar but panned the climax for wasting reels around 15 minutes.[6] G. Ulaganathan of Deccan Herald wrote, "The director is confused whether he should make it a romantic film or a comedy film. He slips in between the two".[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Saravanan, T. (26 November 2005). "Success guaranteed". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (7 June 2015). "I was shocked to hear the news: Shrikanth". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "Bambara Kannaley actress passes away". The Times of India. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ↑ "Bambara Kannalae (2006)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ↑ Mannath, Malini (15 November 2005). "Bambhara Kannaale". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ↑ லஜ்ஜாவதி (27 November 2005). "பம்பரக் கண்ணாலே". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Ulaganathan, G. (27 November 2005). "Bambara Kannaley". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2025.