Kanni Theevu

Not to be confused with Kannitheevu.

Kanni Theevu
Title card
Directed byT. R. Ramanna
Screenplay byKanagashunmugam
StarringJaishankar
Radhika
CinematographyJ. G. Vijayam Jothi
Edited byV. Rajagopal
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Sri Ayvar Arts Films
Release date
  • 10 April 1981 (1981-04-10)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kanni Theevu (transl. Virgo Island) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film, directed by T. R. Ramanna and produced by Sri Ayvar Arts films. The film stars Jaishankar, Radhika, C. L. Anandan, and Seema. It was released on 10 April 1981.[1]

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs were written by Panchu Arunachalam and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2]

Title Singer(s) Duration
"Hey Onna Rendaa" Malaysia Vasudevan, Saibaba, S. P. Sailaja 4:32
"Ithu Oru Pudhu Vitha" S. Janaki 4:23
"Kandane Kandane Kaatil" Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja 4:22
"Ponnana Neram Raja" S. Janaki 4:05

Reception

Nalini Sastry of Kalki called the film an unhealthy child with a mixture of Vitthalacharya style and Hollywood science fiction.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Kanni Theevu (1981)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Kannitheevu". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ சாஸ்திரி, நளினி (7 June 1981). "கன்னித்தீவு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 61. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.