Kandukondain Kandukondain
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kandukondain Kandukondain |
| Country of production | India |
| original language | Tamil |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 150 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Rajiv Menon |
| script | Rajiv Menon |
| production |
Kalaipuli S. Dhanu (Telugu version) AM Rathnam (Tamil version) |
| music | AR Rahman |
| camera |
Ravi K. Chandran Rajiv Menon |
| cut | Suresh Urs |
| occupation | |
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Kandukondain Kandukondain ( Tamil : கண்டுகொண்டேன் கண்டுகொண்டேன்) is a 2000 Tamil film directed by Rajiv Menon . The film was also dubbed in Telugu (under the title Priyuraalu Pilichindi ). The film transfers the plot of the novel Mind and Feel by Jane Austen to contemporary India. However, this is not mentioned in the credits and is only limited to the constellation of the sometimes opposing characters and their (romantic) relationships.
action
The film processes the classic story of a widowed mother and her three daughters against the backdrop of modern India. Sowmya and Meenakshi (aka Elinor and Marianne Dashwood) are grown up and attractive, Kamla (aka Margaret Dashwood) is still in school. They live with their sick grandfather in his large country house. He dies before he can change his will according to his wishes. The inheritance falls completely to his son Sam and his common wife. The four women, who looked after their grandfather / father for years, are thrown out of their home by Sam and his wife and are forced to move to Madras.
Shortly before this stroke of fate, both older sisters fell in love: The more pragmatic Sowmya in Manohar, an aspiring filmmaker who has just returned from America and wants to make a name for himself in Tamil film; the romantic, dreamy Meenakshi in Srikanth, a young businessman embroiled in some dubious speculation.
Meenakshi has another admirer in the invalid major Bala, who is friends with the family. Bala was a commanding officer in the Indian army. The first scene shows how he loses his leg in an explosion. He drinks too much and feels sorry for himself. Meenakshi empathizes with him and persuades him to stop drinking by promising to learn the tampura and sing.
After moving to Madras, Sowmya only gets a job as a telephone operator, despite being a skilled computer programmer. Major Bala helps Meenakshi go to music school. Manohar delves into the production of his film and Sowmya thinks he forgot about it. So when she was promoted to programmer, she accepted a job in America. Meenakshi's musical career is developing well, but she finds out that Srikanth is marrying someone else to help solve his financial problems. In the monsoons, it wanders through a flooded road and falls into a drainage shaft, from which it is rescued by Bala. Slowly she realizes her love for Bala, but he thinks that she feels sorry for him because of his disability.
Still, there is a happy ending: Manohar's film is a great success and he can convince Sowmya that he still loves her and Bala realizes that Meenakshi loves him not out of pity, but because she sees "his inner beauty".
music
The score was composed by AR Rahman . The choreography comes from Farah Khan , Brinda and Raju Sundaram , the music texts from Vairamuthu .
Pieces
- “Yenna Solla Pogirai” sung by Shankar Mahadevan
- “Smaiyai Smaiyai” sung by Devan , Clinton Cerejo and Dominique Cerejo
- "Kanamoochchi" sung by KS Chitra and KJ Yesudas
- "Suttum Vizhi" sung by Hariharan
- “Konjum Mainakkale” sung by Sadhana Sargam
- "Kandukondain Kandukondain" sung by Hariharan and Mahalakshmi Iyer
- “Yengae Enathu Kavithai” sung by KS Chitra and Srinivas
Reviews
“Rajiv Menon's second directorial venture Kandukondain Kandukondain, premiered on May 4th at Devi theater in Chennai, succeeds in both style and substance. Engrossing stuff and for the most part well told. "
“Rajiv Menon's second directorial work, Kandukondain Kandukondain, premiered on May 4th [2000] at the Devi Theater in Chennai, is a success in both style and content. Captivating topic and for the most part well told. "
“Rajeev Menon's new film assumes and presents itself as being utterly self-confident of its content and screenplay, so much so that we can feel the film ripping apart at its seams, about a half an hour into its initial narration. Yet Kandukondain seems to have its audience in its grip for a reason or two: impeccable acting by Mammooty, Tabu & Ajeethkumar (in portions), a true to the heart climax [...] and ARRahman working long hours to perfect some tunes which will stay in memory, at least for a short while. "
“Rajeev Menon's [Rajiv Menon's] new film implies and presents such utter confidence in its content and script that we can feel the film burst at the seams in the first half hour of narrative flow. Still, Kandukondain captivates his audience for one or two reasons: Impeccable acting from Mammooty, Tabu & Ajeethkumar [Ajith] (in parts), a heart-touching climax [...] and AR Rahman, who spent hours perfecting some melodies that will be remembered - at least for a short while. "
Awards
Shankar Mahadevan won the 2001 Silver Lotus Award for best playback singer for the song "Yenna Solla Pogirai".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Review available in Tamil Star Online ( Memento of the original from August 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Retrieved July 18, 2008.)
- ↑ Review on Indolink by Sandya Krishna available online ( memento of the original from June 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Retrieved July 18, 2008.)
Web links
- Kandukondain Kandukondain in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- British Film Institute [1]