''Kolanji'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language

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film co-written and directed by Dhanaram Saravanan, produced by

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, and starring Kirubakaran,

Samuthirakani Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the N ...

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(in her comeback film after taking a 11-year hiatus from the industry itself), Rajaj, and Naina Sarwar. The film features cinematography by Vijayan Munusamy, editing by Athiyappan Siva, and music composed by Natarajan Sankaran. The film released on 26 July 2019.

Plot

The film opens with a playful Kolanji (Kirubakaran) getting a few whacks from his father Appasamy (

), who is an atheist. Kolanji's playfulness and unruly behaviour lands him in trouble at all times with his father, who keeps scolding and beating him. This forms a hatred for his father in Kolanji, but he seems to be happy when he is with his uncle Gemini (Rajaj), and he helps him in his love for his cousin sister Poongoodi (Naina Sarwar). The story revolves around Kolanji and his feelings towards his father, and takes a drastic turn after an incident involving his younger brother. How Kolanji realises his father's affection when he lands in trouble with a fellow villager's son forms the rest of the story.

Cast

* Kirubakaran as Kolanji *

as Appasamy *

as Appasamy's wife * Rajaj as Gemini * Naina Sarwar as Poongoodi * A. Govindamoorthy * Nasath * Rajin * Rujil Krishna *

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* Rekha Suresh * Aadhira

Production

In February 2015, it was reported that director

, who made his debut in ''

Moodar Koodam ''Moodar Koodam'' () is a 2013 Tamil language black comedy film written, produced and directed by Naveen. The film stars the director himself alongside Sendrayan, Kuberan, and Rajaj in lead roles. Oviya, Anupama Kumar, Jayaprakash, Five Star Kri ...

'' (2013), was working on his second film titled ''Kolanji'' for producer Nehru Nagar Nandhu, who had earlier produced the

Vidharth Vidharth is an Indian actor, appearing in Tamil films. He started his career in 2001 doing uncredited roles. His first major role was in ''Mynaa'' (2010), which became a huge success. He has also done a film for AVM Productions titled ''Mudhal ...

-starrer '' Kaadu'' (2014). Actors

, Rajaj, and Naina Sarwar were selected to portray the lead roles, with production beginning in mid-2015. Samuthirakani had agreed to work on the film after being impressed by Naveen's previous film, while Sanghavi made a comeback to acting after a 10-year sabbatical. Soon after production was completed in August 2015, Naveen clarified that he had taken over as the producer of the film and that his assistant, Dhanaram Saravanan was the director and a co-writer for the project. Naveen revealed that ''Kolanji'' was the tale of a 12-year-old boy who wants to live life on his own terms, while his father wants to raise his children in a highly disciplined manner. The film was primarily shot in rural places including Rasipuram and Kokkarayan Pettai. The film's promotion campaign began in mid-2016, but the venture was delayed owing to the presence of several other bigger budget films at the box office. Cinematographer

P. C. Sriram P. C. Sreeram ISC (born 26 January 1956) is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works in Indian films. He is also the president of Qube Cinemas, a digital cinema technology company. He is an alumnus of the Madras Film Institute. A ...

released the film's motion poster in June 2016, while actor

Silambarasan Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar, nicknamed as Simbu or his initials S. T. R., is an Indian actor, filmmaker and musician in Tamil cinema. He began his acting career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father T. Rajendar, b ...

released a teaser for the film during the same month.

Soundtrack

The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Natarajan Sankaran. The album was released on 9 February 2017.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 6567428 2010s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films set in Tamil Nadu Films shot in Tamil Nadu 2019 films 2019 drama films