Kannukkul Nilavu
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Release date January 14, 2000 (2000-01-14) Songs Iravu Pagalai Theda Similar movies Vijay and Shalini Kumar appear in Kannukkul Nilavu and Kadhalukku Mariyadhai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kannukkul Nilavu (Tamil: கண்ணுக்குள் நிலவு; English: The moon in (my) eyes) is a 2000 Tamil psychological thriller film written and directed by Fazil. The film features Vijay and Shalini in the leading roles, while Raghuvaran, Srividya, Kaveri and Ponvannan play other supporting roles. The film opened in January 2000 to positive reviews, and was a Super Hit at the box office. In 2017, the film was dubbed into Hindi as My Duty by WAM India Movies.
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Plot
Gautham Prabhakar (Vijay) meets Dr. Rajasekhar (Raghuvaran), a psychologist, his daughter Hema (Shalini) and her friends, Surya (Charle) & Chandru (Dhamu). He has memories of a girl named Gayathri (Kaveri), whom he met briefly and wishes to find again. After examining his subconscious mind, Dr. Rajasekhar finds out that Gautham is suffering from split personality and has forgotten a lot of things, including the details of Gayathri's disappearance. Dr. Rajasekhar finds out that Gautham is looking for Shanmugam and his two friends, who Gautham feels have killed Gayathri. Hema falls in love with Gautham. Because of the affection and care shown by his mother, Gautham slowly recovers all the missing details about why and how he got to where he is. After attempts at revenge, Gautham starts a new life with Hema gaining the acceptance his mother and her father.
Cast
Production
Mohan Natarajan brought together the team of the successful 1997 film, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai, in director Fazil and leading pair Vijay and Shalini with the venture. Anandakuttan was signed on to handle the camera and Ilaiyaraja to compose the music, while Shekar took charge of the editing, while the art direction was handled by Mani Suchitra. The director shot the film across 75 days across the picturesque sites of Alapuzha, Ernakulam and the hilly area of Vahamam.
Release
The satellite rights of the film were secured by Sun TV. The film was given a "U" certificate by the Indian Censor Board.
The film opened to positive reviews with The Hindu claiming that it was a "tremendous comeback vehicle for Vijay, wherein he portrays an entire gamut of emotions". The reviewer added that the film was "subtle in scenic presentation and characterisation, suspense without melodrama and spontaneity in reactions are plusses", while mentioning that Shalini was "flawless" in her role. Rediff.com described it as a "film worth seeing", labelling that "the highlight of the film is actor Vijay's power-packed performance". The critic described that the "actor has shown laudable skill both in the way he has handled this complicated role and in expressing various shades of Gautham's tormented mind. Especially from the moment he becomes aggressive, with the violent streak predominating and eyes blazing with manic fury."
Cinematographer Ananda Kuttan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer for his work in the film.
Soundtrack
The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilaiyaraaja.