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Karnaa
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| Karnaa | |
|---|---|
| File:Karnaa poster.jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | Selva |
| Produced by | V. Ramesh |
| Written by | J. Ramesh (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Selva |
| Story by | Arjun |
| Starring | Arjun Ranjitha Vineetha |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | P. Venkateswara Rao |
Production company | Vijaya Madhavi Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Karnaa is a 1995 Indian Tamil language action film directed by Selva. The film stars Arjun, Ranjitha and Vineetha. It was released on 14 April 1995 and was declared a super hit at the box office.[1][2][3]
Plot[edit]
Vijay (Arjun), a carefree and frolicsome youth, is sent by his father Deenadayalan (Ravichandran) in Ooty to work and becoming a responsible businessman. There, he falls in love with the college student Anjali (Vineetha). Her brothers (Mohan Raj and Vimalraj) are dangerous criminals and they are against their love from the fact that Vijay's father is a police officer. Thereafter, Devaraj is sent to jail so his brother appoints the lawyer Karnaa (Arjun), who is disabled and very sensitive.
Later, Karnaa falls in love with the schoolteacher Amudha (Ranjitha), after few quarrels among them. One day, Deenadayalan sees Karnaa at the court who is identical to his son Vijay. In the past, Deenadayalan had twin boys but abandoned one of the twin babies because he was disabled. Karnaa is upset when he learns the truth and is now determined to win the case in front of his father. He ultimately wins the case and Devaraj is eventually released. Thereafter, Deenadayalan discloses the truth to his wife Lakshmi, who wants to bring back her son Karnaa at any cost.
Meanwhile, Vijay is arrested by the police because of Devaraj's conspiracy. Karnaa rejects his parents' pleas and finds it outrageous to abandon a baby due to his handicap. Then, Karnaa promises to help Vijay, but he advises Vijay to escape from the jail. In the meantime, Devaraj shows his secret illegal business to Karnaa and Vijay takes some photos of his factory. Afterwards, Devaraj's goons kidnap their parents, Karnaa's adopted mother and Amudha. Vijay and Karnaa finally save them and send Devaraj to jail.
Cast[edit]
- Arjun Sarja as Vijay and Karnaa
- Ranjitha as Amudha
- Vineetha as Anjali
- Goundamani as Khalnayak
- Senthil as Driver
- Ravichandran as ACP Deenadhayalan, Vijay and Karnaa's father
- Major Sundararajan as Advocate
- Sujatha as Lakshmi, Vijay and Karnaa's mother
- Sathyapriya as Karnaa's adopted mother
- Mohan Raj as Devaraj
- Vimalraj as Devaraj's brother
- Kitty as Karnaa's foster father
- Chakravarthy
- C. R. Saraswathi as Manikkam's wife
- Vasuki as Vatsala teacher
- Lalitha Kumari as Chellamma
- Lakshmipriya
- Radhabhai
- Kumarimuthu
- Kallapart Natarajan
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Chellamma's father
- Krishnamoorthy as Manikkam
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Pimp
- Prasanna Kumar as Advocate
- Sakthivel as Henchman
- Vijay Ganesh as Henchman
- Yuvarani in a special appearance
- Rani in a special appearance
- Madhusudhan Rao as CBI officer (uncredited)
- Radha in the song ("Aai Shabba")
Production[edit]
While filming the climactic action sequence, stuntman Sahul wanted to try out a bike stunt in a manner inspired by Jackie Chan. Though the producer was hesitant, Arjun was convinced. Sahul ultimately "pulled off the sequence in a single take".[4]
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.[5] The song "Malare Mounama" is set in Darbari Kanada raga.[6][7] "Aai Shabba" is based on the song "Chebba" by Algerian singer Khaled.[8]
| Track listing[9] | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Kannile Kannile" | Mano, Sindhu | 4:06 | ||||||
| 2. | "Aye Shabba" | Mano, Swarnalatha | 4:27 | ||||||
| 3. | "Malare" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 5:05 | ||||||
| 4. | "Aala Maram" | Vidyasagar | 1:15 | ||||||
| 5. | "Putham Puthu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 5:30 | ||||||
| 6. | "Hello Chellamma" | Arjun, Ouseppachan, Swarnalatha, Goundamani | 5:17 | ||||||
Total length: |
25:41 | ||||||||
Reception[edit]
New Straits Times wrote, "Karna turns out to be a neat package of sentiment, love, action and songs".[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "கர்ணா / Karna (1995)". screen4screen (in English and தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ "Karna ( 1995 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ Sitaraman, Sandya (9 January 1996). "Tamil Movie News--1995 Review". Google Groups. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ S, Srivatsan (15 June 2019). "When Sivaji Ganesan said 'MGR does better stunts'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ↑ "Karna (1995)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2001. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ Mani, Charulatha (8 June 2012). "A Raga's Journey – Dynamic Durbarikaanada". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ↑ Parthasarathy, Dhanya (18 December 2004). "The walking Google of Tamil film songs". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ↑ Srinivasan, Karthik. "Tamil [Other Composers]". ItwoFS. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ "Karna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. 20 February 1995. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ↑ Vijiyin, K. (13 May 1995). "Familiar theme given a new twist by Selva". New Straits Times. p. 24. Retrieved 12 March 2022.