Kana Kaanum Kaalangal

Kana Kaanum Kaalangal
Genre Soap Opera
Written by Bramma
Sheeba Prabhu
Ramani Girivasan
Directed by R. Prabhu Kanna
Ravi Raja
G. Anbazhagan
Starring Hemalatha
Irfan
Shiva
Theme music composer Vijay Antony (Title Song)
C. K. Ganesh (Background Score)
Opening theme Kanavugal kaanum vayasuachu
Thenmozhi Das (Lyrics)
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Tamil
No. of episodes 500+
Production
Producer(s) Raghavesh Asthana
R. Rajeshwari
Editor(s) A. R. Bennyraj
Cinematography E. Martin Joe
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time Approx. 20 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel STAR Vijay
Chronology
Followed by Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Oru Kallooriyin Kadhai
Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kalloori Salai
External links
Production website

Kana Kaanum Kaalangal is a Tamil drama soap opera on weekdays on STAR Vijay.It is first Serial in Indian and Tamil Television to focus solely on adolescence and school life and became a trend setter and topped the TRP for Tamil serials. A sequel to the serial called Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kallooriyin Kadhai has been made.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Vijay TV conducted a talent search and students between 14 and 22 years were shortlisted and selected for the serial except Hemalatha and Ligeswaran who had prior acting experience all others were students who were acting for the first time with an emphasis to make as natural as possible with real life emphasis with actors using there natural language, slangs and make it very close to real school life.[9][10]

Cast

Season 1

  • Hemalatha as Raghavi
  • Rishikesh (Shiva) as Bala
  • Irfan as Vineeth
  • Ligeswaran as Pandi
  • Hariharan (Hari) as Krishna (Krish)
  • Madhu as Pachaiyappan (Pachai)
  • Stalin as Rishi
  • Balaji as Joseph (Joe)
  • Iyappan as Unni Menon (Unni)
  • Monisha as Sanghavi
  • Preethi as Saraswathi
  • Sri Ram (Sri) as Sri Ram (Sri)
  • Kiran as Madan
  • Dinesh as Rakesh (Rocky)
  • Priya as Priya
  • Raghavendran as Pulikesi (Puli/Sullan/Puli Gates)
  • Poornima as Karthika (Karthi)
  • Haritha as Mintu
  • Vaishnavi as Mano
  • Bhanu Chander as Rajendran, Raghavi & Sanghavi's father
  • Rekha as Lakshmi, Raghavi & Sanghavi's mother
  • Meera Krishnan as Raghavi's mother
  • Naren as Chidambaram, correspondent
  • Anbazhagan (Anbu) as P. T. Peeli Sivam
  • Jeeva as Jeeva
  • Kalpana Sri as Madhavi, principal
  • Raviraj as Gabriel Arokyaraj, Joseph's father
  • Saakshi Siva as Vineeth's father
  • Brindha Das as Vineeth's mother
  • Peeli Sivam as Moorthy
  • Kuyili as Jeeva's mother
  • Raji as Krishna's mother
  • Rathnaraj as Police Inspector
  • Chelladurai as Pandi's father
  • Theni Murugan as Pachaiyappan's father
  • Pasi Sathya as Pandi's aunt
  • Minnal Deepa as P. T. Peeli Sivam's wife
  • Suchithra as Raghavi's sister
  • Udhayaraj as Mechanic (special appearance)
  • Sivakarthikeyan as Himself (special appearance)
  • Cheran as Himself (special appearance)
  • Deepak Dinkar as Himself (special appearance)
  • Venkat as Himself (special appearance)
  • Divyadharshini as Herself (special appearance)
  • Nisha Venkat as Herself (special appearance)
  • Swaminathan as Himself (special appearance)

Season 2

  • Sri Ram (Sri) as Sri Ram (Sri)
  • Vignesh Kumar (Vicky) as Vignesh (Vicky)
  • Kiran as Madan
  • Dinesh as Rakesh (Rocky)
  • Priya as Priya
  • Shabnam as Bavya
  • Michael as Michael Thangaraj
  • Prabhu as Prabhu
  • R. Raveendran (R. Ravi) as Sri Ram & Vignesh's father
  • Y. M. Subaramaniam as Correspondent
  • Ligeswaran as Pandi
  • Madhu as Pachaiyappan (Pachai)
  • Stalin as Rishi
  • Iyappan as Unni Menon (Unni)
  • Anbazhagan (Anbu) as P. T. Peeli Sivam
  • Kamalahasan as English Teacher
  • Raviraj as Gabriel Arokyaraj, principal
  • Rathnaraj as Police Inspector
  • Chelladurai as Pandi's father
  • Theni Murugan as Murugan, Pachaiyappan's father
  • Pattukkottai Sivanarayana Moorthy as Pulikesi's grandfather
  • Suryakanth as Pandi's uncle
  • Larawin as Larawin
  • Shree Kumar (Shree) as Himself (special appearance)
  • Dev Anand as Himself (special appearance)
  • Tinku as Himself (special appearance)
  • Dhivyadharshini as Herself (special appearance)
  • Gauthami as Herself (special appearance)

References

  1. ↑ "Stories from a classroom". The Hindu. April 28, 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "A new talent hunt". The Hindu. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Teens rule on Tamil TV channels". M Suganth. The Times of India. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "A dream come true". Rinku Gupta. The New Indian Express. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Time to dream". The Hindu. January 10, 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Targeting the youth". The Hindu. December 1, 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "The sequel begins". The Hindu. May 1, 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Time to dream and enjoy humour". The Hindu. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "A rare Chance". May 4, 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "The Sivaji of Television". www.behindwoods.com. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.