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Kanaa (2018)

Kanaa poster
Original title
கனா
Directed by
Arunraja Kamaraj
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
U
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a rural village chases her dream of becoming a cricketer despite social and financial hurdles. Her coach and father support her as she works toward playing for the national team.

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What happens

Kanaa (transl. To dream) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film starring Sathyaraj, Aishwarya Rajesh and Darshan in the lead roles while Sivakarthikeyan appears in an extended cameo appearance. The film is written and directed by Arunraja Kamaraj, in his directorial debut. It was released theatrically on 21 December 2018. The film has music composed by Dhibu Ninan Thomas, cinematography by Dinesh B. Krishnan, editing by Ruben and production by Sivakarthikeyan under his newly established Sivakarthikeyan Productions banner. It was remade in Telugu as Kousalya Krishnamurthy, with Aishwarya Rajesh reprising her role and Sivakarthikeyan and the cricket team's footage reused. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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