''Kanneer Pookkal'' () is a 1981 Indian
Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language film written and directed by
Rajasekhar. The film stars
Vijayan Vijayan is a South Indian name and may refer to:
Given name
*Pinarayi Vijayan (born 1944), Indian politician
* Vijayan (actor) (1944–2007), Tamil & Malayalam film actor
*Vijayan (stunt coordinator), action choreographer for South Indian films
*Vi ...
and
Sripriya, with
Anand, Anumanthu,
Vijay Babu
Vijay Babu (born 14 May 1976) is an Indian film producer, actor, and businessman, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the founder of the film production company Friday Film House.
Vijay Babu is best known for producing and starrin ...
,
Manorama,
Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai (1930 – 29 January 2003) was an Indian actress who worked in South Indian cinema, mostly in Kannada cinema during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted as both heroi ...
, Rohini and
Roopa
Roopa (Hindi: रूपा) is a female given name in many languages of India, which means "blessed with beauty". Roopa may refer to:
Notable people named Roopa
* D. Roopa, Indian police officer
*Roopa (actress) (born 1960), South Indian actress. ...
in supporting roles. Based on the novel ''Aayul Thandanai'' () by
Sivasankari, it was released on 10 April 1981.
Plot
Cast
*
Vijayan Vijayan is a South Indian name and may refer to:
Given name
*Pinarayi Vijayan (born 1944), Indian politician
* Vijayan (actor) (1944–2007), Tamil & Malayalam film actor
*Vijayan (stunt coordinator), action choreographer for South Indian films
*Vi ...
*
Sripriya
*
Anand
*Anumanthu
*
Vijay Babu
Vijay Babu (born 14 May 1976) is an Indian film producer, actor, and businessman, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the founder of the film production company Friday Film House.
Vijay Babu is best known for producing and starrin ...
*
Manorama
*
Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai (1930 – 29 January 2003) was an Indian actress who worked in South Indian cinema, mostly in Kannada cinema during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted as both heroi ...
*Rohini
*
Roopa
Roopa (Hindi: रूपा) is a female given name in many languages of India, which means "blessed with beauty". Roopa may refer to:
Notable people named Roopa
* D. Roopa, Indian police officer
*Roopa (actress) (born 1960), South Indian actress. ...
Production
''Kanneer Pookkal'' is not based the novel of the same name by
Mu. Metha
Muhammed Metha (born 5 September 1945) is a Tamil poet and songwriter. He was born in Theni in 1945. He popularised modern poetry (''Pudukavithai'') in the 1970s and has written more than 30 books, including novels, short stories and essays. ...
, but ''Aayul Thandanai'' by
Sivasankari. Cinematography was handled by V. Ranga and editing by M. Vellaichamy.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Shankar–Ganesh
Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies for around 50 years.
Career
They started as assistants to Tamil music composers M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy in 1964 an ...
. The song "Maadi Veettu Mama" attained popularity.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt0371768
1980s Tamil-language films
1981 films
Films based on Indian novels
Films directed by Rajasekhar (director)
Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh