Minsara Kanavu
| Minsaara Kanavu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rajiv Menon |
| Written by | Rajiv Menon |
| Produced by | M. Balasubramaniam M. Saravanan M.S. Guhan |
| Starring | Arvind Swamy Prabhu Deva Kajol Devgan S. P. Balasubrahmanyam V.K. Ramaswamy |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release date | 1997 |
Running time | 153 mins. |
| Language | Tamil |
Minsaara Kanavu (1997) is a Tamil film directed by Rajiv Menon. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman.
It stars Arvind Swamy, Prabhu Deva, and Kajol Devgan. Kajol Devgan plays a young woman who wishes to become a nun, whilst at the same time being torn between two competing suitors, played by the two lead actors.
The film was noted for its brilliant, energetic choreography, and the film's music composer A. R. Rahman earned the Best Music Director award for the second time at the National Film Awards for his work on the score and soundtrack (his first win was for his work on the film Roja).
Originally produced in Tamil, it went on to be dubbed in Telugu under the title Merupu Kalalu owing to its popularity. It was also remade in Hindi as Sapnay.
Awards
The film has won the following awards since its release:
1997 National Film Awards (India)
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Music Direction - A. R. Rahman
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Choreography - Prabhu Deva
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Male Playback Singer - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Female Playback Singer - K. S. Chitra
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Veeturi Sundara Ramamurthy.
- Vennilavae - Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
- Poo Pookum Osai - Sujatha, Malaysia Vasudevan
- Manna Madurai - Unni Menon, K. S. Chitra, Srinivas
- Thanga Thamarai - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Strawberry Kannae - Krishnakumar, Sadhana Sargam
- Anbendra - Anuradha Sriram