Kannathil Muthamittal

2002 2h 17m TA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 53

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Synopsis

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A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

P. S. Keerthana
Amudha
R. Madhavan
Thiruchelvan
Simran
Indira
Nandita Das
M.D. Shyama
Delhi Kumar
Ganesan
Suraj
Vinayan
Kethan
Akhilan
Prakash Raj
Harold Wickramsinghe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mani Ratnam
Writers: Mani Ratnam, Mani Ratnam, Sujatha Rangarajan
Languages: Sinhalese, Tamil
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Sinhalese, Tamil.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mani Ratnam, shot by Ravi K. Chandran. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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P. S. Keerthana and R. Madhavan and Simran carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0312859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mani Ratnam directs. Ravi K. Chandran behind the camera. A.R. Rahman scores. Sreekar Prasad cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Sinhalese, Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Sinhalese, Tamil.
3Directed by Mani Ratnam, shot by Ravi K. Chandran. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6P. S. Keerthana and R. Madhavan and Simran carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0312859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.