Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)

Original title

கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டாள்

Directed by

Mani Ratnam

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 16m

Rated

14A

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 52 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A girl adopted by Indian parents learns she was born to Sri Lankan Tamil parents. She sets out to find her biological mother during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

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What happens

Kannathil Muthamittal (also released internationally as A Peck on the Cheek) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language musical war film written, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. It was based on a short story, "Amuthavum Avanum" by Sujatha. The film stars R. Madhavan, Simran and P. S. Keerthana with Nandita Das, J. D. Chakravarthy, Prakash Raj and Pasupathy portraying other pivotal characters. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, while Ravi K. Chandran handled the cinematography. Mani Ratnam presents the story of a child of Sri Lankan Tamil parentage adopted by Indian parents, whose desire is to meet her biological mother in the midst of the Sri Lankan Civil War. It was released on 14 February 2002. The film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival and was additionally screened at the 2003 San Francisco International Film Festival. The film received high critical acclaim upon release and went on to win six National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards South, six Cinema Express Awards, seven Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and Best Film awards at six international film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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