Kantha (film)

2013 Indian film

Kantha

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Babu Vishwanath
Produced by| Pazhanivel
Starring| Karan
Mithra Kurian
Cinematography| Sivakumar
Music by| Shakthi R. Selva

Production
company

VP Films

Release date

* 22 March 2013 (2013-03-22)

Country| India
Language| Tamil

Kantha is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Babu Viswanath. It stars Karan and Mithra Kurian in the lead roles. The film was released after a five-year delay, in March 2013.[1]

## Cast

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* Karan as Kantha
* Mithra Kurian
* Rajesh
* Vivek as Thangamagan a.k.a. Kunjumani
* Riyaz Khan
* Kadhal Dhandapani
* Sathyan
* Aarthi
* Cell Murugan as 'Needhi' Nayagam
* A. C. Murali Mohan
* Crane Manohar
* Kili Ramachandran
* Scissor Manohar

## Production

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Viswanath, who had earlier worked as an assistant to director Saran in the films Jay Jay, Attagasam and Vasool Raja MBBS, announced that he would make a film featuring actor Karan and Shakti R. Selva, a keyboard player with A. R. Rahman, made his debut as a music director through the film.[2] Filming began in February 2008 and the team initially announced a release in October 2008, but this was not met. The film was entirely shot in Thanjavur, with scenes shot at the bus stand and at SB Nagar Grounds.[3]

## Soundtrack

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The soundtrack of the film was composed by Shakthi R. Selva.

Track listingNo.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Uyar Thiru Kadhal"| Haricharan, Mahathi| 4:38
2.| "Sathuryam Pesathada"| Suchitra, Shakti R. Selva| 5:09
3.| "Pathu Lorry"| Malathi, Mukesh| 4:36
4.| "Mutham Kaikum"| Ranjith, Megha| 4:00
5.| "Etturu Tarikaa"| Benny Dayal| 4:30
6.| "Aram Konduru"| Shakti R. Selva, Prasanna| 2:26
Total length:| 25:19

## Release

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In March 2012, a City Civil Court suspended the release of the film after a dispute arose of money transaction between the producer and a financier. Petitioner Mohan Kumar, the financier had lent Rs. 25 lakh to assist the producer, Pazhanivel, in the production of the film with a promise that the money should be paid within the stipulated time mentioned in the agreement. But, the producers did not pay the amount in cash instead they produced two cheque leaves to the financier that bounced at the bank for lack of funds in the account. As Mohan Kumar could not get the amount from the producers, he approached the court to stop the film release until the producers pay him the amount.[4][5] The film faced further troubles when actor Karan complained of non-payment of his salary and when Babu Vishwanath walked out of the film to direct another venture titled Theradi Veethi.[6] The film was later released in March 2013 on a small scale, almost five years after production had begun.

### Critical reception

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A critic from Dinamalar wrote that half of the film is attitude and asked the audience what the other half of the film is. A critic from Kumudam called the film okay.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Kandha is ready for release". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
2. ^ "Karans Kandha for Pongal - தமிழ் Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. ^ "Karan and Kandha – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
4. ^ "Release of Karan's 'Kandha' stayed". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
5. ^ "Karan's 'Kantha' in Release Trouble! ~ Cinediary". cinediary.in. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
6. ^ "Kandha to hit the screens after three years – Tamil Cinema News, Movies, TV Serial, TV Shows". tamilomovie.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
7. ^ "கந்தா - விமர்சனம்". Dinamalar, Kumudam (in Tamil) - via Dinamalar.

## External links

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* Kantha at IMDb

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