''Kanni Raasi'' () is a 2020 Indian

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film directed by Muthukumaran and produced by Shameem Ibraham. The film stars Vimal and

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, with

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and

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amongst others in supporting roles.

Plot

The film is about the protagonist's aversion to a love marriage, that is not shared by the heroine, his neighbour.

Cast

* Vimal as Gemini Ganesan *

as Anjali *

as Thiruvengadam *

as Vairamani *

as Manmadhan *

as Jaishankar * Chaams as Ambur Ram Iyer *Bava Lakshmanan as Head Constable *Valavan as Sengottai Perumal *

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as Swamy *P. V. Chandramouli as DSP Ukkira Pandian. Anjali's father *

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as Lakshmi *

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as Chechi *Porali Dileepan as Sathasivam **Bhanumathi as Fathima Sathasivam *Jayachandran as Saravanan **Sowmiya as Rosy Saravanan *Arputhan Vijayan as Shanmugam **Prithvi as Shanmugam's wife *Sabbita Roi as Sumathi *Lakshmi Priya Menon as Anjali's mother *

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as Marriage Broker Ramadoss *Kadhal Saravanan as Dhobi *Nanjil Vijayan as Vairamani's sidekick *Anisha Seena as a bride *

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in a special appearance ** Shouryadan Reddy Gadhe in a special appearance

Production

In November 2015, it was reported that actor

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would work with newcomer Muthukumar for a romantic comedy film titled ''Gemini Ganesan''. P. T. Selvakumar and Shibu Thameens were announced as the film's producers, and they cast

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, Lissy and

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amongst others in pivotal roles.

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was first choice to play the lead actress, but her unavailability meant that Lakshmi Menon replaced her. However, the failure of the producers' '' Puli'' (2015) and their collaboration with Jiiva in '' Pokkiri Raja'', meant that they chose to drop the project. The film was revived with a new producer in June 2017 and Vimal was cast to play the male lead, and

was signed on to play the female lead. The makers also chose to change the films title from ''Gemini Ganesan'' to ''Kadhal Mannan'' (), a moniker often associated with the actor Gemini Ganesan. In January 2018, after a major portion of the shoot was completed, the team renamed the film to ''Kanni Raasi''.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar. *Un Kitta Ennamo Irukku - Sathya Prakash & Kalyaninair *Kannane -

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*Kutti Kutti Chellam Master - Velu & Dhivya pbs

Critical reception

''The Times of India'' wrote "Kanni Rasi is an example of how an incoherent screenplay could test the patience of viewers despite having an unusual plot which had enough scope to entertain audiences." ''The Indian Express'' wrote "With films like Kanni Raasi, you don’t even need to wait for the intermission to get your snack. You can do this even during the film, and not miss much."

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 8042286 2020 films 2020s Tamil-language films Indian romantic comedy films 2020 romantic comedy films