Minsaara Kanavu
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| Directed by | Rajiv Menon |
| Produced by | M. Balasubramaniam M. Saravanan M. S. Guhan |
| Starring | Arvind Swamy Prabhu Deva Kajol Devgan S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Nassar Girish Karnad |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
| Release date(s) | 1997 |
| Running time | 153 mins |
| Language | Tamil |
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Minsaara Kanavu (1997) is a Tamil film musical directed by Rajiv Menon. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman.
It stars Arvind Swamy, Prabhu Deva, and Kajol Devgan. Kajol Devgan plays a young woman who wishes to become a nun, whilst at the same time being torn between two competing suitors, played by the two lead actors.
The film was noted for its musical-like quality and choreography. The film's music composer A. R. Rahman earned the Best Music Director award for the second time at the National Film Awards for his work on the score and soundtrack (his first win was for his debut work on the film Roja).
Originally produced in Tamil, it went on to be dubbed in Telugu under the title Merupu Kalalu owing to its popularity and in Hindi as Sapnay.
The movie concerns a love triangle between characters played by Kajol, Arvind swamy and Prabhu deva.
[edit] Awards
The film has won the following awards since its release:
1997 National Film Awards (India)
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Music Direction - A. R. Rahman
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Choreography - Prabhu Deva
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Male Playback Singer - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Female Playback Singer - K. S. Chitra
1997 Filmfare Awards South (India)
- Won - Best Actress Award - Kajol
- Won - Best Music Director - A. R. Rahman
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.
- Vennilavae - Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
- Poo Pookum Osai - Sujatha, Malaysia Vasudevan
- Manna Madurai - Unni Menon, K. S. Chitra, Srinivas
- Thanga Thamarai - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Strawberry Kannae - Krishnakumar, Sadhana Sargam
- Anbendra - Anuradha Sriram
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