Kanden Kadhalai is an adaptation to Tamil Cultures and is based on Hindi Blockbuster film “Jab We Met”, which went about creating several box office records in addition to winning several awards for the lead artiste, music director, director and others.
What is Kanden Kadhalai is all about ? A Synopsis…
Shakthi (Bharath), a defeated industrialist, is even more broken as the girl he loves is getting married. Unable to muster up the courage to return home, he drifts out of the gathering and aimlessly boards a train, bounding away into the night. As destiny would have it, on the train he meets Anjali (Tamannah) – a beautiful but annoyingly talkative girl who is leaving Chennai to go her hometown – Theni.
Later, she has plans of eloping her boyfriend. Anjali irritates Shakthi to the point of getting him to leave the train. As she tries to get him back on the train, she ends up missing it and the two find themselves stranded on a desolate station with no luggage or money.
Begins the idyllic journey through the exuberant South Indian heartland in which this odd couple will make their way through buses and taxis and bullock-carts, crossing Higways, meeting all kinds of people, to reach her house in Theni. On arrival, Anjali`s family mistakes the two for lovers. Before this misconception can be cleared, Anjali escapes to her boyfriend in Ooty. Shakthi leaves with her, confirming the suspicion that they are lovers.
In Ooty, Shakthi feels empowered to return to Chennai and resurrect his ailing business.
Life takes a positive turn and Shakthi begins to do well. One day Anjal's family who think that she is with him confronts Shakthi. He is shocked to learn that Anjali has not returned home. He takes I upon himself to find her. He finally tracks her down an begins another journey to reach Theni and flow into the colors and conceptions of a loud and happy South Indian family!
How their separate journeys become one, forms the storyline of Kanden Kadhalai, a beautiful and captivating the made-for-each-other-love.
The film is a complete family entertainer which is sure to be thoroughly engaging and entertaining to the audience. Santhanam, who plays the role of Raju (Anjali`s maternal uncle) is a laugh riot and ensures that every bone is shaken through his comedy scenes. Musical, amusing and packed with mischievous contrivances – this breezy fun-filled romantic comedy set in cultural South India, is ready to create the magic.
Lead Artiste and their characters in the film
Bharat – As Shakthivel
Tamannah – As Anjali
Santhanam – as Mokka Rasu
Munna as Gautham
Nizhalgal Ravi as Anjali`s father
Sapan Saram as Roja (Anjali`s sister)
Azhagaam Perumal as Anjali`s uncle
Ravichandran as Anjali`s Grandfather
Key Technicians of the film
Costumes – Kajal, Marketing & Publicity – EM&C
Art – Rembon, Editing, - Kola Bhaskar
Music – “Melody King” Vidyasagar
Lyrics - Na. Muthukumar, Yugabharati & Kaargi
Camera – P.G. Muthiah, Story – Imthiaz Ali
Dialogues – Puttukottai Prabhakar
Screenplay & Direction – R. Kannan
Production Team
Production Manager – N.Nagarajan
Marketing Co-Ordinator – S.Saravanan
Production Controller – Prabhu
Producer – V.M.Lalitha of Blue Ocean Entertainment
Presenter – G.Dhananjayan of Moser Baer Entertainment
The Journey of the Film
It was interesting and enjoyable journey for the Cast, Crew & the Production team for this film. The team was put together in the month of Oct`08. The pre-production work lasted fo r6 months, which included day-wise planning for the shooting schedule.
Since the 1st day of shoot which commenced on the 11th March till the last day of the final schedule, we have had a very memorable journey. All in all we wrapped up the entire film`s shoot within a span of 60 days.
The most adventurous part was when we had to shoot the film in a number of locations in Tamil Nadu, from Chennai, to Chengleput, Virudhachalam, Pollachi, Theni, Udamalpet, Palani, OOty, Kodaikanal, Sengottai, Madurai, Tanjore and a few other locations before wrapping up the shoot at Chennai`s famous beaches.
It was a fantastic teamwork by the entire Crew, which ensured the timely completion of the film, with no compromise on the quality of visuals and production, despite the long journey.
Music of the Film – Major Highlight of KK
The Music of the Hindi original, Jab We Met, was a roaring hit and is played regularly even after two years in all the TV channels and radio stations. The challenge to the team was to re-create the magic by bringing out some outstanding tracks so that they can be converted visually in the film also beautifully.
After much discussion we decided on “Melody King” Vidyasagar, who had shown keen interest to do the music for this film, as he loved the original and wanted to show his mantle by giving the music for the Tamil version. He is without doubt one of Tamil industry`s most versatile Music Directors.
The 6 songs are extremely unique and everyone who has listened to it has been enthralled by its melody and high quality of music. Enthused by such a response, Moser Baer Entertainment has decided to released the music in its own label in order to market it better and ensure wider reach of this wonderful music album.
The lyrics were penned by Na Muthukumar, Yuga Bharathi and Kaargi and each one of them so soothing and interesting to listen to. The singers were chosen carefully by Vidyasagar to ensure quality songs. From Hariharan to Udit Narayan to Suresh Wadker to Rahul nambiar to Thippu & Lavanya, all have done justice to the songs.
Kanden Kadhalai's music is sure to live in the hearts of the people
The Lead Pair & their Involvement
The biggest contribution to the successful completion of the film came from Bharath & Tamannah, who despite being busy in three projects each, have shown total involveme3nt in the project right from the day one. Their involvement in the dialogues, screenplay, costumes, shooting and post production etc., were excellent and ever seen before in films. So much so, both of them have seen the edited version of the film after the first schedule, and have worked out plans individually on how to improvise their performance further, which greatly helped during the shooting.
Both Bharath & Tamannah lived the roles of Shakthi & Anjali and were fully prepared for each of the scenes and dialogues. The Direction team has conducted a screnplay-dailogues workshop for two days before commencing the shooting, which helped them to understand the requirements and be prepared.
It is the first time, in our experience, the lead artiste have shown tremendous involvement in every aspect of the film, which finally shows on the screen. Their excellent on-screen chemistry has made the film a visual beauty to watch
Comedy – Beautifully integrated in the film
The biggest addition in the film, apart from change in the cultural tone of the film was the comedy scenes by Santhanam, Manobala, Singamuthu, Mayilsamy, Pandu and others. Santhanam has once again proved his mantle in the film how he can bring in great relief to the audience by making them laugh even in serious situations. He played the role of Anjali's maternal uncle (Mokkai Rasu) and has made everyone laugh even during the shooting. His scenes were totally integrated with the film through a good screenplay and cannot be stated as a separate track by any means. The audience is going to enjoy his comedy scenes as much as they will enjoy the lead pair`s antics and the beautiful songs in the film.
What you can look forward to in Kanden Kadhalai?
· A heartwarming script, which makes you laugh, cry, enjoy & feel delighted at the end
· Laugh riot comedy scenes from Santhanam & Team
· Excellent on-screen chemistry and acting by lead pair Bharat & Tamannah
· Beautiful Art from Rembon, which captured the scenic beauty of several locations
· Visual beauty from P.G. Muthiah, who shot the entire film in Super 35 camera
· Crispy & enjoyable dialogues from Pattukottai Prabhakar
· Sharp & interesting editing from Kola Bhaskar
· Excellent music – Songs & Background score from Vidyasagar
· An interesting and memorable screenplay and direction from R.Kannan
· Overall, a total family & youthful entertainer for 135 minutes
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