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Vasanth protégé G. Marimuthu makes an impressive directorial debut with Kannum Kannum, a film that's impressive on the whole, in spite of having certain shortcomings that can very well be overlooked.
By Thomas T  3 Stars
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2.5 stars Making a meaningful film like "Kannum Kannum" without any commercial ingredients is commendable. Kudos to Marimuthu! - PVS    Sun, 23 Mar 2008
It is a love story narrated with a telling effect. Director Marimuthu is not swayed for a moment by commercial considerations and has followed the well-knit script which depicts love in all its glory .There is no glamour and glitter. Nor is it hurting. The strength of the film is the story which takes love beyond the physical plane. The protagonist sublimates his love for a woman into a form of mission with love as its reward. This genre of films rarely gets the treatment that Marimuthu has given to "Kannum Kannum". It is not one of those run-of-the-mill flicks.

Sathyamoorthy (Prasanna) has grown up in an orphanage. An engineer by profession, he has made it big undergoing struggles and hardships. His hobby is writing poems with human emotions being central to them. He dreams of getting them published. One day, he hands a poem to a friend asking him to mail it to the Tamil magazine 'Kungumam'. But the friend forgets to post it. To the surprise of Sathyamoorthy, a poem similar to the one he has written and given to his friend to post it was published in the same magazine under the pen name of Shenbagavalli. He immediately writes her a letter of appreciation. The woman author promptly replies to him. The correspondence between them becomes regular and this paves the way for their platonic relationship. The two come emotionally closer through the letters. He makes enquiries and finds out that she lives near Kurtallam. He comes to her place where he meets his old college friend Ashok (Harris). He tells Ashok about Shenbagavalli and comes to know that Shenbagavalli is none other than his friend's sister who is a bubbly college student and her real name is Anandhi (Udhayathara). She is the youngest in the family which consists of a caring father (Vijayakumar), three sisters and affectionate brother Ashok. Unaware that Sathyamoorthy is coming to meet her, Anandhi goes on a long all-India educational tour with her collage mates. Sathyamoorthy stays with Ashok and soon wins over the hearts of all the family members. In a quirk of fate Ashok dies in an accident because of Sathyamoorthy's negligence. Sathyamoorthy assumes the responsibility of taking care of the family. Anandhi returns from the tour, but develops hatred for Satyamoorthy as she believes that he is responsible for her borther's death. Unmindful of whatever Anandhi thinks of him, he helps in conducting the marriages of her sisters and also performs the funeral rights of her father. Anandhi and Sathyamoorthy finally discover their real identities.

Prasanna's coming to Kurtallam looking for his soul-mate and finding himself in an unenviable position after the death of his friend and Udhayathara's wrong impression about Prasanna and her hatred for him are portrayed with a touch of pathos. Prasanna's brotherly affection towards her family is succinctly brought out. One gets overwhelmed by sentiment when Prasanna tells "Your sisters should call me Anna". Harris and Prasanna going on a motorbike in a happy mood to settle the alliances for the three sisters and the accident which leaves Harris dead are an unimaginable twist.

It is like walking on the razer's edge when the story takes a turn when the lovers discover their real identities. The emotional battle between the lovers keeps the audience on the tenterhooks. These sequences are pregnant with suspense and surprise. The drama, though made to feel as though it is headed for a tragedy, takes the audience to a joyous climax.

Prasanna, who has lately changed his image as one of villain to action hero, has given a new dimension to the role of Sathyamoorthy. He does the soft-spoken and suave character with understanding and sensitivity. His excellent performance shows he has immense potential.

The character of Anandhi is powerful, and Udhayathara comes out with flying colours. Harris and Neepa and two other sisters fit their roles.

Vijayakumar as father plays the character with vivacity and vigour.

Vadivelu'


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