Kannaki (2001)

Original title

കണ്ണകി

Directed by

Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair

Country

India

Runtime

2h 07m

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman and a general are locked in a passionate relationship that puts them at odds with political forces. Their love story leads to conflict and tragedy.

tragicemotionalintensedramaticvisually evocativesomberatmosphericslow-paced

What happens

Kannaki (English: The Eye) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language tragedy film directed by Jayaraj and written by Sanjeev Kilikulam. It stars Nandita Das, Lal, Siddique, Kalpana, Geethu Mohandas and Manoj K. Jayan. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra. This is Jayaraj's second film adaptation of a Shakespeare play, the first being Kaliyattam (1997). Lal plays Manickam, the equivalent to Antony. Nandita Das plays Kannaki, the equivalent to Cleopatra and Manoj K. Jayan plays Gounder, Octavius Caesar's role. Nandita Das' role as Kannaki was critically acclaimed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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