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'{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Minsara Kanna | image = | director = [[K. S. Ravikumar]] | writer = K. S. Ravikumar | story = M. A. Kennedy | starring = [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]<br>[[Monicka (actress)|Monicka]]<br>[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]<br>[[Kushboo]] | producer = [[K. R. Gangadharan]] | editing = K. Thanigachalam | cinematography = Ashok Rajan | music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] | studio = K. R. G Movies International | released = {{Film date|1999|09|09|df=y}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Tamil | budget = }} '''''Minsara Kanna''''' is a 1999 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[film]] directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. The film features [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and Monicka in the lead roles, while an ensemble supporting cast includes [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]], [[Kushboo]], [[Manivannan]] and [[Karan (actor)|Karan]].<ref>[http://www.minsara-kanna.8m.com/ Minsara kanna Tamil Movie<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/filmography.cgi?name=minsara%20kanna Filmography of minsara kanna<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The film's music is composed by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]], and the film opened in September 1999 to average reviews and performed average at box office. ==Plot== Indra Devi (Kushboo), the sister of Ishwarya (Monicka), is very rich and arrogant. Priya (Rambha) is her personal assistant. Kasi (Vijay) is the son of Mani (Mannivannan) and has fallen in love with Monicka in Germany. After hearing the story Indra Devi, Kasi comes to India with all his family. Meanwhile, Indra Devi is challenged by Vedhachalam (Mansur Ali Khan) who has also sent his son (Karan) to study in Germany. Karan also falls in love with Ishwarya. Kasi serves as a body guard for Kushboo, his brother works as a servant boy and Manivannan and his daughter serve as cooks for the Indra Devi 's family. Priya (Ramba) falls in love with Kasi but later gives it to Ishwarya after knowing the truth of Kasi and ishwarya's love and they come to India. Kushboo hates men because his lover cheated her and married her owner's daughter due to her face burned in fire accident. He says that he loved only her beauty and not her from that kushboo hates men. One day she saws her lover who works as a poor slipper man and tells the story. Kasi's family was awaiting for indira devi's permission for her sister's marriage but kushboo plans to marry her sister with vedachalam's son karan but karan realises that ishwarya loves kasi. In the marriage ceremony karan unites kasi and ishwarya from the opposition of her father vedachalam. But vedachalam says he is not a villain but sees like that. Indira devi plans to commit suicide but kasi stops it and says her sister cannot able to live without her. Atlast kasi and her family goes to germany in that hotel Ishwarya, her sister indra devi and his lover were in a hotel and unite kasi and ishwarya. ==Cast== {{colbegin}} *[[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] as Kannan (Kasi) *[[Monicka (actress)|Monicka]] as Ishwarya *[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] as Priya *[[Kushboo Sundar]] as Indra Devi *[[Manivannan]] as Mani *[[Karan (actor)|Karan]] as Ashok *[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as Vedhachalam *[[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]] *[[Manobala]] *[[Madan Bob]] *[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] *[[Mahendran (actor)|Mahendran]] *B. H. Tharun Kumar *[[K. S. Ravikumar]] (guest appearance) {{colend}} ==Production== Following the success of ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999), producer [[K. R. Gangadharan]] signed on [[K. S. Ravikumar]] to direct a film and was insistent that the title should be ''Minsara Kanna'', after the popular song from Ravikumar's earlier film. The story and script of the film was then subsequently worked on by Ravikumar and co-written by M. A. Kennedy, who had previously worked in the film ''[[Pistha]]''.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/02/stories/2004070201930500.htm The Hindu : Waiting for a win<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The film saw the first and only collaboration to date between [[K. S. Ravikumar]] and [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], with the actor mentioning he was delighted with the pace and commitment that the director injected into production.<ref>[http://biphome.spray.se/jeyam/vijai-in.htm dinakaran<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was initially reported that Vijay would play a dual role but this proved to be untrue. Furthermore, [[Isha Koppikar]] and [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] were linked to play a role in the film before [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] was confirmed.<ref>[http://www.starbacks.ca/Broadway/8407/bits.htm Bits news of Vijay<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The team also shot scenes in [[Switzerland]] and [[Germany]], with certain songs and scenes canned in the [[Alps]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article522276.ece The Hindu : Cities / Chennai : Beckoning Indian film-makers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/nov/04spice.htm Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==Release== The film opened to average reviews, with the critic of Indolink.com claiming the film "jogs along easily before becoming enmeshed in sentiments and cinematic cliches which make the last part of the movie all but unwatchable".<ref>[http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Minsaraa_Kanna_16184.html Minsaraa Kanna: Movie Review<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[The New Indian Express]] criticized Vijay's performance claiming "comedy is definitely not his cup of tea", and that "film drags on aimlessly" though praised Deva's soundtrack.<ref>[http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/3D74E60B82C3CC9D65256940006200D5 Film Review - The New Indian Express<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The [[Deccan Herald]] also gave the film a negative review labelling that Vijay "is painful to watch and even worse to listen to", labelling it is "an exercise in how to waste a good movie".<ref>[http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/89CF605EAB5D0BA165256941003DC8C9 Minsara Kanna - Deccan Herald<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album| <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> Name = Minsara Kanna | Type = [[Soundtrack]] | Artist = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] | Cover = | Released = 1999 | Recorded = | Genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | Length = | Label = Bayshore | Producer = | Reviews = | Last album = | This album = '''''Minsara Kanna'''''<br />(1999) | Next album = }} The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]], was well received by the audience. The lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]], Kalaikumar, [[Na. Muthukumar]]. {| border="2" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; " |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ![[Song]] !! [[Singers]] |---- |Oodha Oodha |[[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]] |- |Boy Frienda |[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] |- |Un Per Solla |[[Sujatha Mohan]] |- |Un Per Solla (duet) |[[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] |- |Theemukka |[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]] |- |Oh Uncle |[[Mano (singer)|Mano]] |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{K. S. Ravikumar}} [[Category:1999 films]] [[Category:Indian films]] [[Category:Tamil-language films]] [[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]] [[Category:Film scores by Deva (music director)]] [[Category:Films directed by K. S. Ravikumar]]'