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'{{short description|1999 film by K. S. Ravikumar}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Minsara Kanna | image = Minsaraa Kanna.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[K. S. Ravikumar]] | producer = [[K. R. Gangadharan]]<br>Bhaumik Gondaliya | writer = K. S. Ravikumar | story = K. S Ravikumar | starring = [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]<br>[[Monica Castelino]]<br>[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]<br>[[Khushbu Sundar|Kushboo]] | music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] | cinematography = Ashok Rajan | editing = K. Thanigachalam | studio = K. R. G Movies International | released = 9 September 1999 | runtime = 162 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil | gross = }} '''''Minsara Kanna''''' is a 1999 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[Comedy-drama|comedy-drama film]] written and directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]] (Ravi). The film features [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and [[Monica Castelino]] in the lead roles, while an ensemble supporting cast includes [[Khushbu Sundar|Kushboo]], [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]], [[Manivannan]], [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]], [[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]], [[Karan (actor)|Karan]] and [[Kovai Sarala]]. The film's title was derived from the song of the same name in ''[[Padayappa]]'', which was also directed by Ravi. Kushboo appeared as one of the main lead actress of the film. The story is about how Vijay enters her house and developing his romance towards Monica, Kushboo's sister.<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 music is composed by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]. The film released on 9 September 1999. ''Minsara Kanna'' film was successful in its theatrical run.<ref name="Pardiwalla 2020">{{cite web | last=Pardiwalla | first=Tanzim | title=‘Parasite’s Production House Responds To Plagiarism Claims By ‘Minsara Kanna’ Director | website=Mashable India | date=2020-02-19 | url=https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/11559/parasites-production-house-responds-to-plagiarism-claims-by-minsara-kanna-director | access-date=2020-12-14}}</ref> ==Plot== Indra Devi is a rich and arrogant entrepreneur who lives in [[Udhagamandalam]] (Ooty). She has a hatred for the opposite sex, which is such that she hires only female staff and refuses to allow men into her compound. Among her staff includes her personal assistant Priya. One night, Kasi, while escaping from the police, enters into Indra's compound where he witnesses Indra and Priya cornered by goons who work for Indra's arch-rival Vedhachalam. Kasi subdues the goons and manages to convince Indra to make him as her bodyguard, thus becoming Indra's first male employee. Soon, Priya falls for Kasi, but the feeling is one-sided. One day, Ishwarya, who is Indra's younger sister, arrives from [[Germany]], where she is pursuing her education. Ishwarya and Kasi hate each other and constantly play pranks and try to outsmart one another. Meanwhile, Indra, realising that her hatred for men has left her with no heir, decides to get Ishwarya to get married to Ashok, who is Vedhachalam's son. Vedhachalam agrees, with the intention to acquire all of Indra's wealth and properties. When Ashok goes to meet Ishwarya, he notices, to his shock, she and Kasi sharing a romantic moment. Ishwarya reveals that she had fallen in love with Kasi while in Germany and tells her story. Indra, who used to work in a garment factory, was in love with Indra Kumar, who refused to marry her after her face was disfigured in a fire accident. This incident made her hate men. Since then, she worked hard and became rich, and restored her face through plastic surgery. She also took care of and educated Ishwarya. On reaching adulthood, Ishwarya left for Germany to pursue higher studies, where she met Kasi, whose real name is Kannan, the son of industrialist Devanathan, and soon fell in love with him. In order to somehow convince Indra to get them married, Ishwarya and Kannan, along with Kannan's family, came to India. Kannan, Devanathan, Kannan's younger brother Vetri as well as Kannan's elder brother and younger sister took up work in Indra Devi's estate under the guise of bodyguard, cook, servant boy, security guard and servant maid respectively. Priya, on finding out about Kannan's love for Ishwarya, sacrificed her love and joined with Kannan and his family to help him and Ishwarya unite. In the present day, Ashok, on hearing Ishwarya's story, decides to sacrifice his love. However, Indra is firm on getting Ishwarya and Ashok married. When she finds out the real reason for Kannan's presence in her house, she throws him and his family out and forcibly tries to get Ishwarya married to Ashok. But Ashok calls off the wedding and leaves the place with Vedhachalam, who reluctantly accepts his son's decision. Indra, in a fit of rage, attempts suicide, but is stopped by Kannan, who says that Ishwarya will die of guilt if she loses her for him. Kannan and his family decide to return to Germany, unsuccessful in their mission. However, when Kannan and his family reach their home in Germany, they are in for a surprise; Indra and Ishwarya both are present. Indra, who has had a change of heart, wholeheartedly accepts Kannan's and Ishwarya's relationship and unites them. Indra Kumar too is present next to Indra, implying that Indra has forgiven him and they are both reunited. ==Cast== {{colbegin}} *[[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] as Kannan (Kasi) *[[Monica Castelino]] as Ishwarya *[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] as Priya *[[Khushbu Sundar|Kushboo]] as Indra Devi *[[Manivannan]] as Devanathan *[[Karan (actor)|Karan]] as Ashok *[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as Vedhachalam *[[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]] as Vijay *[[Manobala]] as Vedhachalam's henchman *[[Madhan Bob]] as Vedhachalam's henchman *[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Shiva Kumar *[[Mahendran (actor)|Master Mahendran]] as Vetri *B. H. Tharun Kumar as Indra Kumar *[[Kovai Sarala]] as a flower seller *Bhavana as Kannan’s sister *[[Muthukaalai]] as a bystander *[[K. S. Ravikumar]] as Mahendran (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 was launched in March 1999 at the Kavithalaya Studio, with Rajinikanth, Vijay, Ravikumar and K. Balachandar attending the inaugural event and the filming began in May 1999. 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>{{Cite web |url=http://biphome.spray.se/jeyam/vijai-in.htm |title=dinakaran<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709073540/http://biphome.spray.se/jeyam/vijai-in.htm |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was initially reported that Vijay would play a dual role but this proved to be untrue. For the female lead role, [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] was approached by Vijay, but the actress refused the offer due to the role has not much importance than the second lead and the antagonist which is played by [[Khushbu Sundar|Kushboo]]. [[Priya Gill]] was approached before debutant [[Monica Castelino]] got the opportunity to feature.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041116232028/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/03-05-99/vijai.htm</ref> Furthermore, [[Isha Koppikar]] and [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] were linked to play the second lead in the film before [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] was confirmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starbacks.ca/Broadway/8407/bits.htm |title=Bits news of Vijay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105706/http://www.starbacks.ca/Broadway/8407/bits.htm |date=24 September 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|work=Starbacks}}</ref> Actress Bhawana was signed on to play Vijay's sister in the film.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20011006200631/http://www.screenindia.com/20010713/rtam2.html</ref> Shooting took place in and around [[Ooty]], [[East Coast Road|ECR]] in [[Chennai]],some scenes were shot in [[Germany]] where other few scenes were shot in [[Interlaken]] which is located in [[Switzerland]], with two songs being canned in the [[Alps]] area.<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> ==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Minsara Kanna | type = [[Soundtrack]] | artist = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] | cover = | alt = | released = 1999 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | length = | label = [[Pyramid Saimira|Pyramid]]<br>Bayshore<br>[[Sa Re Ga Ma]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Nenjinile]] | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = [[Kushi (2000 film)|Khushi]] | next_year = 2000 }} 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]]. {| class="wikitable" ![[Song]] !! [[Singers]] !! Lyrics |---- |Oodha Oodha |[[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]] |[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] |- |Boy Frienda |[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] |[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] |- |Un Per Solla |[[Sujatha Mohan]] |Kalaikumar |- |Un Per Solla (duet) |[[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] |Kalaikumar |- |Theemukka |[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]] |[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] |- |Oh Uncle |[[Mano (singer)|Mano]] |[[Na. Muthukumar]] |- |} ==Release== The film was awarded with pure 'U' certificate by the CBFC. The satellite rights of the film were purchased by [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]. 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 watchable".<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 "greatest actor", 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> ''[[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>{{cite web |title=Minsara Kanna (Tamil) |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct10/entrevs.htm |work=Deccan Herald |accessdate=7 November 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991127081718/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct10/entrevs.htm |archivedate=27 November 1999 |date=10 October 1999}}</ref> Post-release, the film garnered attention after video recording equipment was found at Suriyan Theatre in Chennai which had been showing the film. The equipment was found out to be a unit of a group known as Saravanas Video, who had been hired by a TV production company owned by director [[K. Balachander]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000818181527/http://www.tamilstar.com/topnews/minsarak.shtml</ref> Vijay's father [[S. Chandrasekhar]] intervened, seized the equipment and alleged that Balachander was potentially involved in piracy activities. Balachander subsequently stepped down as president from the trade union body [[FEFSI]], complaining that he was being harassed by Chandrasekhar. As a result, members of the film industry threatened to ban Vijay and Chandrasekhar from working on Tamil films.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000818181456/http://www.tamilstar.com/topnews/cover.shtml</ref> During the unofficial ban, actor [[Ajith Kumar]] notably spoke out in favour of Vijay.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000818181421/http://www.tamilstar.com/topnews/ajith3.shtml</ref> The parties later reconciled and Balachander withdrew his resignation.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000818181435/http://www.tamilstar.com/topnews/cover2.shtml</ref> In February 2020, producer [[P. L. Thenappan]], who had bought the film's rights from [[K. R. Gangadharan]], announced plans to sue the makers of the Korean film ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]'' for plagiarism.<ref>https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/why-everyone-is-curiously-watching-tamil-film-minsara-kanna-on-the-back-of-parasites-big-oscar-win/</ref><ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/parasite-plagiarism-row-minsara-kanna-producer-pl-thenappan-sends-intimation-mail-1647884-2020-02-19</ref><ref name="Pardiwalla 2020">{{cite web | last=Pardiwalla | first=Tanzim | title=‘Parasite’s Production House Responds To Plagiarism Claims By ‘Minsara Kanna’ Director | website=Mashable India | date=2020-02-19 | url=https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/11559/parasites-production-house-responds-to-plagiarism-claims-by-minsara-kanna-director | access-date=2020-12-14}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|tt7562630}} {{K. S. Ravikumar}} [[Category:1999 films]] [[Category:Indian films]] [[Category:Tamil-language films]] [[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]] [[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]] [[Category:Films directed by K. S. Ravikumar]] [[Category:Foreign films shot in Switzerland]] [[Category:Films shot in Germany]]'