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| name =Kannaki |
| name = Kannaki |
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| director = [[Jayaraj]] |
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| based_on = ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' |
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| producer = Mahesh Raj |
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| writer = Sajeev Kilikulam |
| writer = Sajeev Kilikulam |
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| starring = [[Lal (actor)|Lal]]<br>[[Nandita Das]]<br>[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]<br>[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]]<br>[[Geetu Mohandas]]<br>[[Manoj K. Jayan]]<br>[[Cochin Hanifa]] |
| starring = [[Lal (actor)|Lal]]<br>[[Nandita Das]]<br>[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]<br>[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]]<br>[[Geetu Mohandas]]<br>[[Manoj K. Jayan]]<br>[[Cochin Hanifa]] |
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| music = [[Kaithapram Vishwanathan Nambudiri]] |
| music = [[Kaithapram Vishwanathan Nambudiri]] |
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| cinematography = [[M. J. Radhakrishnan]] |
| cinematography = [[M. J. Radhakrishnan]] |
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| editing = N.P. Sathish |
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| studio = Neelambari Films |
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| released = {{Film date|2001|12|07|df=y}} |
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| language = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] |
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'''''Kannaki ''''' is a [[Malayalam language]] film |
'''''Kannaki '''''(English: The Eye) is a 2002 Indian [[Malayalam language|Malayalam-language]] [[tragedy]] film directed by [[Jayaraj]] and written by Sanjeev Kilikulam. It stars [[Nandita Das]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]], [[Geetu Mohandas|Geethu Mohandas]] and [[Manoj K. Jayan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kannaki (2002) |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3475 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref> It is an [[Film adaptation|adaptation]] of [[William Shakespeare]]'s play [[Antony & Cleopatra|''Antony and Cleopatra'']]. This is Jayaraj's second film adaptation of a Shakespeare play, the first being ''[[Kaliyattam]]'' (1997)''.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/ |publisher=Malayalam Movie Database |access-date=11 March 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217033756/http://malayalasangeetham.info/ |archive-date=17 December 2010 |title=MalayalaSangeetham.Info (MSI) Malayalam Songs from Movies, Audios, Videos - Comprehensive Malalayalam Music }}</ref> Lal plays Manickam, the equivalent to [[Mark Antony|Antony]]. Nandita Das plays Kannaki, the equivalent to [[Cleopatra]] and Manoj K. Jayan plays Gounder, [[Augustus|Octavius Caesar]]'s role. Nandita Das' role as Kannaki was critically acclaimed and is considered one of her finest acting performances in her career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=കണ്ണകി |url=https://m3db.com/film/kannaki |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=M3DB.COM |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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{{Long plot|date=May 2021}} |
{{Long plot|date=May 2021}} |
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Manickam and Choman are best friends in a local village. Manickam excels in the local game of [[cockfighting]] and has acquired the mastery of the game and of the bird. Manickam is actually fighting for Choman in his regular cockfights against the Gounder. |
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Kannaki likes Manickam and |
Kannaki likes Manickam and Choman's sister Kumudam admires him. Kannaki and Manickam become very close and he takes a decision to marry her. When Choman learns of this, he is furious. He wants Manickam to marry his sister and goes to the extent of announcing their wedding at a public function. Manickam meets Kumudam and explains to her that he has a brotherly affection to her and not of that of a lover. Kumudam is heart-broken, but maintains a level of loyalty in hope that, Manickam will realize her love. Choman is angered by all this and feels betrayed by his best friend. Choman and the Gounder has a falling-out with Kannaki. |
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Kannaki meanwhile, out of love, tries to get Manickam out of the local game and enviously out of the clutches of Kumudam. A local fortune teller Kanakamma |
Kannaki meanwhile, out of love, tries to get Manickam out of the local game and enviously out of the clutches of Kumudam. A local fortune teller Kanakamma keeps feeding ideas and false news into Kannaki's ears about Manickam. On her idea, Kannaki provides an untrained cock on the pretense that she had trained the cock to fight, to Manickam. Manickam takes the cock to fight, against Choman's cock. Manickam loses the fight and comes home to say Kannaki has cheated him. There she tells him she did this to have Manickam all to herself and away from Choman and the Gounder. |
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Choman and Gounder pair up to defeat Manickam at a local festival. They know that Manickam will come to the cock fight. When Kumudam |
Choman and Gounder pair up to defeat Manickam at a local festival. They know that Manickam will come to the cock fight. When Kumudam learns of Choman and Gounder's plan, she pleads to her brother to not fight against Manickam, to which the Gounder says if she wants Manickam, they have to separate Kannaki from him. And their separation is only possible if this fight takes place. |
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Later, Kanakamma comes to Manickam and says Kumudam wants to meet him in private. After he goes to speak to Kumudam, Kanakamma goes inside and tell Kannaki that Manickam is cheating on her, and as proof she can go outside and see Manickam and Kumudam speaking. Meanwhile, at a distance Manickam is telling Kumudam that he still sees her as a sister, and nothing else. Kumudam says she still loves him, and they depart. Kannaki then approaches Kumudam and says, Kumudam shouldn't meet Manickam again. Kumudam lies to her that she cannot stop herself from seeing her child's father who is Manickam, and that they have met like this many times before. Kannaki is shocked and asks Kumudam what she should do, to which Kumudam says she should let Manickam come back to her. |
Later, Kanakamma comes to Manickam and says Kumudam wants to meet him in private. After he goes to speak to Kumudam, Kanakamma goes inside and tell Kannaki that Manickam is cheating on her, and as proof she can go outside and see Manickam and Kumudam speaking. Meanwhile, at a distance Manickam is telling Kumudam that he still sees her as a sister, and nothing else. Kumudam says she still loves him, and they depart. Kannaki then approaches Kumudam and says, Kumudam shouldn't meet Manickam again. Kumudam lies to her that she cannot stop herself from seeing her child's father who is Manickam, and that they have met like this many times before. Kannaki is shocked and asks Kumudam what she should do, to which Kumudam says she should let Manickam come back to her. |
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Kannaki then sees a local snake seller, and gets the most poisonous snake from him. Later Manickam is seen gifting Kannaki with a wedding saree to wear for their wedding. He says they will marry right after the game, which he is sure to win. Kannaki dresses up as a bride, and wishes Manickam the best for the game. As soon as he leaves, she tells Ravunni to tell Manickam after the game that she left from that place, and that Manickam should forget her and marry Kumudam. He also tells Ravunni that she will be in the inside the [[Sarpa Kavu]], waiting for Ravunni's skill in convincing Manickam, and until he tells her that Manickam left to stay with Kumudam, she will not come out. |
Kannaki then sees a local snake seller, and gets the most poisonous snake from him. Later Manickam is seen gifting Kannaki with a wedding saree to wear for their wedding. He says they will marry right after the game, which he is sure to win. Kannaki dresses up as a bride, and wishes Manickam the best for the game. As soon as he leaves, she tells Ravunni to tell Manickam after the game that she left from that place, and that Manickam should forget her and marry Kumudam. He also tells Ravunni that she will be in the inside the [[Sarpa Kavu]], waiting for Ravunni's skill in convincing Manickam, and until he tells her that Manickam left to stay with Kumudam, she will not come out. |
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Manickam wins the game, seriously injuring Choman's cock, and a fight erupts. Gounder runs away, and at the end of the fight, Manickam and Choman finds their friendship stronger than ever. Manickam returns home with the winning cock announcing his victory, but when Ravunni delivers Kannaki's message to him, he is grief-stricken and shocked as to why Kannaki did this to him. He locks the house, and attempts to fight with the cock. He lets the cock wound and scratch him, and continues till the cock pecks at his [[jugular vein]] on the neck. Meanwhile Ravunni unsuccessfully tries to stop Manickam from outside the house, and runs to Kannaki. Initially, she does not come out, but when Ravunni tells her what Manickam did to himself, she comes out and goes to stop him from going crazy. Manickam dies before Kannaki reaches him. When she finds him dead, she lets out a deep wail and cry. She then |
Manickam wins the game, seriously injuring Choman's cock, and a fight erupts. Gounder runs away, and at the end of the fight, Manickam and Choman finds their friendship stronger than ever. Manickam returns home with the winning cock announcing his victory, but when Ravunni delivers Kannaki's message to him, he is grief-stricken and shocked as to why Kannaki did this to him. He locks the house, and attempts to fight with the cock. He lets the cock wound and scratch him, and continues till the cock pecks at his [[jugular vein]] on the neck. Meanwhile, Ravunni unsuccessfully tries to stop Manickam from outside the house, and runs to Kannaki. Initially, she does not come out, but when Ravunni tells her what Manickam did to himself, she comes out and goes to stop him from going crazy. Manickam dies before Kannaki reaches him. When she finds him dead, she lets out a deep wail and cry. She then removes the snake she bought earlier, and lets it bite her. She dies beside Manickam. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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*[[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Gounder |
*[[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Gounder |
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*[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Kanakamma |
*[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Kanakamma |
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*Sajan as |
*Sajan Palluruthi as Manickam's friend |
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==Soundtrack== |
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Film had notable songs composed by [[Kaithapram Vishwanathan Nambudiri]] and lyrics penned by [[Kaithapram]]. |
Film had notable songs composed by [[Kaithapram Vishwanathan Nambudiri]], who debuted through this film, and lyrics penned by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]]. |
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| "Angu Vadakku" || Kaithapram || Kuttappan, Chorus || |
| "Angu Vadakku" || Kaithapram || Kuttappan, Chorus || |
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| "Ennu Varum Nee" || Kaithapram || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[ |
| "Ennu Varum Nee" || Kaithapram || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Sankarabharanam (raga)|Sankarabharanam]] |
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| "Ennum Varuum" || Kaithapram || [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Harikambhoji]] |
| "Ennum Varuum" || Kaithapram || [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Harikambhoji]] |
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== Reception == |
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A critic from ''Cinesouth'' wrote that "Ours is a culture famous for its epics. Our people have a taste of such stories that came into existence ages ago. ''Kannagi'' is just another proof of it".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20021023005634/http://malayalam.cinesouth.com/english/scopes/reviews/kannagi.shtml {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Indian films]] |
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[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]] |
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]] |
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[[Category:Cockfighting in film]] |
[[Category:Cockfighting in film]] |
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[[Category:Films based on Antony and Cleopatra]] |
[[Category:Films based on Antony and Cleopatra]] |
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[[Category:Films directed by Jayaraj]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 28 August 2024
| Kannaki | |
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| Directed by | Jayaraj |
| Written by | Sajeev Kilikulam |
| Based on | Antony and Cleopatra |
| Produced by | Mahesh Raj |
| Starring | Lal Nandita Das Siddique Kalpana Geetu Mohandas Manoj K. Jayan Cochin Hanifa |
| Cinematography | M. J. Radhakrishnan |
| Edited by | N.P. Sathish |
| Music by | Kaithapram Vishwanathan Nambudiri |
Production company | Neelambari Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kannaki (English: The Eye) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language tragedy film directed by Jayaraj and written by Sanjeev Kilikulam. It stars Nandita Das, Lal, Siddique, Kalpana, Geethu Mohandas and Manoj K. Jayan.[1] It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra. This is Jayaraj's second film adaptation of a Shakespeare play, the first being Kaliyattam (1997).[2] Lal plays Manickam, the equivalent to Antony. Nandita Das plays Kannaki, the equivalent to Cleopatra and Manoj K. Jayan plays Gounder, Octavius Caesar's role. Nandita Das' role as Kannaki was critically acclaimed and is considered one of her finest acting performances in her career.[3]
Plot
[edit] | This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (May 2021) |
Manickam and Choman are best friends in a local village. Manickam excels in the local game of cockfighting and has acquired the mastery of the game and of the bird. Manickam is actually fighting for Choman in his regular cockfights against the Gounder.
Kannaki likes Manickam and Choman's sister Kumudam admires him. Kannaki and Manickam become very close and he takes a decision to marry her. When Choman learns of this, he is furious. He wants Manickam to marry his sister and goes to the extent of announcing their wedding at a public function. Manickam meets Kumudam and explains to her that he has a brotherly affection to her and not of that of a lover. Kumudam is heart-broken, but maintains a level of loyalty in hope that, Manickam will realize her love. Choman is angered by all this and feels betrayed by his best friend. Choman and the Gounder has a falling-out with Kannaki.
Kannaki meanwhile, out of love, tries to get Manickam out of the local game and enviously out of the clutches of Kumudam. A local fortune teller Kanakamma keeps feeding ideas and false news into Kannaki's ears about Manickam. On her idea, Kannaki provides an untrained cock on the pretense that she had trained the cock to fight, to Manickam. Manickam takes the cock to fight, against Choman's cock. Manickam loses the fight and comes home to say Kannaki has cheated him. There she tells him she did this to have Manickam all to herself and away from Choman and the Gounder.
Choman and Gounder pair up to defeat Manickam at a local festival. They know that Manickam will come to the cock fight. When Kumudam learns of Choman and Gounder's plan, she pleads to her brother to not fight against Manickam, to which the Gounder says if she wants Manickam, they have to separate Kannaki from him. And their separation is only possible if this fight takes place.
Later, Kanakamma comes to Manickam and says Kumudam wants to meet him in private. After he goes to speak to Kumudam, Kanakamma goes inside and tell Kannaki that Manickam is cheating on her, and as proof she can go outside and see Manickam and Kumudam speaking. Meanwhile, at a distance Manickam is telling Kumudam that he still sees her as a sister, and nothing else. Kumudam says she still loves him, and they depart. Kannaki then approaches Kumudam and says, Kumudam shouldn't meet Manickam again. Kumudam lies to her that she cannot stop herself from seeing her child's father who is Manickam, and that they have met like this many times before. Kannaki is shocked and asks Kumudam what she should do, to which Kumudam says she should let Manickam come back to her.
Kannaki then sees a local snake seller, and gets the most poisonous snake from him. Later Manickam is seen gifting Kannaki with a wedding saree to wear for their wedding. He says they will marry right after the game, which he is sure to win. Kannaki dresses up as a bride, and wishes Manickam the best for the game. As soon as he leaves, she tells Ravunni to tell Manickam after the game that she left from that place, and that Manickam should forget her and marry Kumudam. He also tells Ravunni that she will be in the inside the Sarpa Kavu, waiting for Ravunni's skill in convincing Manickam, and until he tells her that Manickam left to stay with Kumudam, she will not come out.
Manickam wins the game, seriously injuring Choman's cock, and a fight erupts. Gounder runs away, and at the end of the fight, Manickam and Choman finds their friendship stronger than ever. Manickam returns home with the winning cock announcing his victory, but when Ravunni delivers Kannaki's message to him, he is grief-stricken and shocked as to why Kannaki did this to him. He locks the house, and attempts to fight with the cock. He lets the cock wound and scratch him, and continues till the cock pecks at his jugular vein on the neck. Meanwhile, Ravunni unsuccessfully tries to stop Manickam from outside the house, and runs to Kannaki. Initially, she does not come out, but when Ravunni tells her what Manickam did to himself, she comes out and goes to stop him from going crazy. Manickam dies before Kannaki reaches him. When she finds him dead, she lets out a deep wail and cry. She then removes the snake she bought earlier, and lets it bite her. She dies beside Manickam.
Cast
[edit]- Nandita Das as Kannaki
- Lal as Manickam
- Geetu Mohandas as Kumudam
- Siddique as Choman
- Cochin Haneefa as Ravunni
- Manoj K. Jayan as Gounder
- Kalpana as Kanakamma
- Sajan Palluruthi as Manickam's friend
Soundtrack
[edit]Film had notable songs composed by Kaithapram Vishwanathan Nambudiri, who debuted through this film, and lyrics penned by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.
| Song | Lyrics | Artist | Raga(s) |
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| "Angu Vadakku" | Kaithapram | Kuttappan, Chorus | |
| "Ennu Varum Nee" | Kaithapram | K. J. Yesudas | Sankarabharanam |
| "Ennum Varuum" | Kaithapram | K. S. Chithra | Harikambhoji |
| "Iniyoru Janmamundengil" | Kaithapram | K. J. Yesudas | Harikambhoji |
| "Karineelakkannazhaki" | Kaithapram | M. G. Sreekumar | Shuddha Dhanyasi |
| "Karineelakkannazhaki Kannaki" (F) | Kaithapram | K. S. Chithra | Shuddha Dhanyasi |
| "Kodungalooramme" | Kaithapram | M. G. Sreekumar | |
| "Pooparikkaan" | Kaithapram | K. J. Yesudas | Kapi |
Reception
[edit]A critic from Cinesouth wrote that "Ours is a culture famous for its epics. Our people have a taste of such stories that came into existence ages ago. Kannagi is just another proof of it".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kannaki (2002)". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "MalayalaSangeetham.Info (MSI) Malayalam Songs from Movies, Audios, Videos - Comprehensive Malalayalam Music". Malayalam Movie Database. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "കണ്ണകി". M3DB.COM. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20021023005634/http://malayalam.cinesouth.com/english/scopes/reviews/kannagi.shtml [bare URL]