Kanchana (2011 film)
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| Directed by | Raghava Lawrence |
| Produced by | Raghava Lawrence |
| Written by | Raghava Lawrence |
| Starring | Raghava Lawrence R. Sarathkumar Lakshmi Rai Kovai Sarala Devadarshini Sriman |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
| Cinematography |
Vetri Krishna Samy |
| Edited by | Kishore Te. |
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Sri Thenandal Films (Tamil) Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions (Telugu) |
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170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹70 million (US$1.1 million) |
| Box office | ₹687 million (US$11 million) |
Muni 2: Kanchana (simply known as Kanchana) is a 2011 Tamil horror comedy film written, produced and directed by Raghava Lawrence as a sequel to his previous venture, Muni (2007) and the second film in the installment of Muni film series. The film features himself in the lead role, with Sarathkumar as the title character, and Lakshmi Rai in other roles.
The film revolves around Raghava, who is scared to venture outside gets possessed by a ghost and starts behaving weirdly. The ghost turns out to be a transgender who wants to take revenge on an MLA who murdered her and her family for land-grabbing. The film's cinematography and editing was handled by Vetri and Kishore Te. respectively. The film's soundtrack was composed by Thaman. The film's distribution rights was bought by Sri Thenandal Films.
The film released on 22 July 2011, while a dubbed same-titled Telugu version was released a week earlier in Andhra Pradesh. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film became a commercial success in both languages. The film was remade in Kannada as Kalpana (2012 film) directed by Ramanarayanan. Was remade also in Sinhala as "Maya" in Sri Lanka and in Bangladesh as Mayabini starring Symon Sadik, Amit Hasan and Airin Sultana
Raghava (Lawrence Raghavendra) is a typical jobless youth who spends his days playing cricket with friends. He suffers from an irrational fear of ghosts, and retreats to the safety of his home after sunset. His fear is so great he prefers to sleep with his mother (Kovai Sarala) and have her accompany him to the bathroom at night. This creates major annoyance in the household, including Raghava's brother (Sriman), sister-in-law (Devadarshini) and their children.
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