Kannedhirey Thondrinal
| Kannedhirey Thondrinal | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Ravichandran |
| Produced by | Sivasakthi Pandian |
| Written by | Sujatha Rangarajan |
| Starring |
Prashanth Simran Karan Vignesh Vivek Ramji Srividya Chinni Jayanth Vaiyapuri |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | Thangar Bachan |
| Edited by |
B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
Production company |
Sivasakthi Movie Makers |
Release dates | 11 September 1998 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kannedhirey Thondrinal (English: Came before my eyes) is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Ravichandran. The film stars Prashanth and Simran in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Deva.[1] Owing to its success, the film was remade in Telugu as Manasulo Maata (1998), in Kannada as Snehaloka (1999), in Malayalam as Dhosth (2001) and in Bengali as Sangee (2002).
Plot
The film talks about two friends Vasanth (Prashanth) and Shankar (Karan) from the same college.. They start out as enemies and then become best friends. Vasanth loves Priya (Simran) without knowing she is Shankar’s sister, which he comes to know later. When Shankar tells Vasanth about his past, that his other sister eloped with one of his best friend (Vignesh). On hearing this horrifying news, then Vasanth makes up his mind to sacrifice his love without hurting Shankar and their true friendship. Later Priya tries for a suicide attempt. Through Vasanth’s servant Gopal (Chinni Jayanth) Shankar comes to know about Vasanth’s love with his sister Priya, and Vasanth’s readiness to sacrifice his love for their friendship. Shankar blissfully accept their love.
Cast
- Prashanth as Vasanth
- Simran as Priya
- Karan as Shanker
- Vivek
- Vignesh
- Ramji
- Srividya
- Chinni Jayanth
- Vaiyapuri
- Thalapathi Dinesh as Inspector
Songs
| Kannedhirey Thondrinal | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Deva | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Tamil |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The music album, released in 1998, featuring 7 tracks was highly popular.[2]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Chinna Chinna Kiliye' | Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram, Mahanadhi Shobana | Vairamuthu | 05:14 |
| 2 | 'Salomia' | Deva | Deva | 04:38 |
| 3 | 'Eashwara Vanum Mannum' | Udit Narayan | Vairamuthu | 05:07 |
| 4 | 'Chanda o Chanda' | Harini | 05:05 | |
| 5 | 'Kanave Kalaiyadhe' | P. Unni Krishnan, K.S. Chitra | 05:10 | |
| 6 | 'Chinna Chinna Kiliye II' | Krishnaraj, Anuradha Sriram, Mahanadhi Shobana | 05.12 | |
| 7 | 'Kothaal' | Sabesh | Ponniyin Selvan | 05.09 |
Reception
- The film opened with positive critical reception upon release.
- Kannedhirey Thondrinal was a Super hit and one of the most profitable films in 1998. It ran for over 175 days (25 weeks), completing a Silver Jubilee, which was then considered to be one of the measures of success.[3]