An offbeat, poignant and evocative tale that revolves around an adopted child, who decides to go in search of her biological mother under unsettling conditions of civil war in Sri Lanka, along with her adoptive parents.
Cast: R Madhavan , Simran Bagga
Crew: Mani Ratnam (Director), Ravi K Chandran (Director of Photography), AR Rahman (Music Director)
Rating: U (India)
Release Dates: 14 Feb 2002 (India)
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Telugu
Spoken Languages:
English, Tamil, Sinhala
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Color
Sound Mix:
DTS, DTS Stereo, Stereo
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
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No
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed from: Kannathil Muthamittal (Tamil)
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Trivia:
As most of the cast were non-native Tamil speakers, dubbing artistes were used with actresses Suganya and Deepa Venkat lending their voices for Nandita Das and Simran respectively.
Parts of the film shown to be Colombo in the film were shot in Puducherry, while shooting also took place at exotic locations in the forests of Kerala to depict the base of the LTTE in northern Sri Lanka.
The original title of the Tamil film 'Kannathil Muthammittal' was taken from a famous phrase from a poem written by Subramanya Bharathi.
PS Keerthana, the second daughter of actors Parthiban and Seetha, made her debut into the Tamil film industry as a child artiste in the film, playing a pivotal role.
Nandita Das made her debut in Tamil films with this movie, and in a later interview mentioned that the team shot for nearly thirteen hours a day.
Madhavan and Simran thus shot for two films simultaneously together, as they had also been cast in K. Balachandar's 'Paarthale Paravasam' also as a married couple.
For the role of Indira, Mani Ratnam considered casting either Rani Mukerji, Soundarya or relative newcomer Bhumika Chawla, before finalising Simran to portray the character.
This was actor Madhavan's third straight Mani Ratnam project after 'Alaipayuthey' and the Mani Ratnam production, 'Dumm Dumm Dumm'.
The film was the third in a trilogy of films based on love and peace in the backdrop of war - after 'Roja' and 'Bombay' - with Mani Ratnam choosing to base the film with the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
The film received high critical acclaim upon release and went on to win six National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and Best Film awards at six international film festivals.
This offbeat drama received a strong reception when screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2003.
The film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, and was selected as India's official entry to the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
The movie is inspired by a Time magazine article about an American couple who took their daughter to Philippines to meet her biological mother.
Parts of the film shown to be Colombo in the film were shot in Puducherry, while shooting also took place at exotic locations in the forests of Kerala to depict the base of the LTTE in northern Sri Lanka.
The original title of the Tamil film 'Kannathil Muthammittal' was taken from a famous phrase from a poem written by Subramanya Bharathi.
PS Keerthana, the second daughter of actors Parthiban and Seetha, made her debut into the Tamil film industry as a child artiste in the film, playing a pivotal role.
Nandita Das made her debut in Tamil films with this movie, and in a later interview mentioned that the team shot for nearly thirteen hours a day.
Madhavan and Simran thus shot for two films simultaneously together, as they had also been cast in K. Balachandar's 'Paarthale Paravasam' also as a married couple.
For the role of Indira, Mani Ratnam considered casting either Rani Mukerji, Soundarya or relative newcomer Bhumika Chawla, before finalising Simran to portray the character.
This was actor Madhavan's third straight Mani Ratnam project after 'Alaipayuthey' and the Mani Ratnam production, 'Dumm Dumm Dumm'.
The film was the third in a trilogy of films based on love and peace in the backdrop of war - after 'Roja' and 'Bombay' - with Mani Ratnam choosing to base the film with the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
The film received high critical acclaim upon release and went on to win six National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and Best Film awards at six international film festivals.
This offbeat drama received a strong reception when screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2003.
The film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, and was selected as India's official entry to the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
The movie is inspired by a Time magazine article about an American couple who took their daughter to Philippines to meet her biological mother.
