I Have Found It (2000)
"Kandukondain Kandukondain" (original title)

An Indian adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" focusing on two sisters of opposing temperaments.

Director:

Rajiv Menon

Writers:

Rajiv Menon, Sujatha (dialogue: Tamil version),

Stars:

Mammootty, Ajith Kumar, Tabu

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mammootty	...	Captain Bala
Ajith Kumar	...	Manohar
Tabu	...	Sowmya
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	...	Meenakshi (as Aishwarya Rai)
Abbas	...	Srikanth
Srividya	...	Mahalakshmi
Shamili
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pooja Batra	...	Nandini Varma
Chandrakala
Aravind Krishna
Lakshmi	...	(as S.N. Lakshmi)
Manivannan	...	Bala's Friend
Dino Morea	...	Vinod
Unnikrishnan Nampoothiri
Raghuvaran	...	Sowmya's Boss

Storyline

Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is transplanted to contemporary Tamil-speaking India. Serious elder sister Sowmya falls in love with aspiring film director Manohar. Passionate younger sister Meenakshi is admired from afar by wounded commando Captain Bala, but her young heart is set on Srikanth, a businessman who shares her fondness for poetry. More complications arise when the sisters' grandfather passes away, and they loose their place in the family home.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

kandukondain.com [in] (English)

Country:

India

Language:

Tamil English

Release Date:

4 May 2000 (India)

Also Known As:

I Have Found It

Filming Locations:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sri Surya Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

151 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vikram and Revathy lent their voices for Abbas and Tabu respectively.

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Connections

Featured in Bollywood for Beginners (2002)

User Reviews

once you get past how odd Indian films can be for Western audiences, this movie was great

Indian movies are unlike any other movies I have ever seen--and I've seen a lot of foreign films! I was initially surprised to see some very odd clichés--even in a drama like this reworking of Jane Austin's Sense and Sensibility the actors periodically break into MTV-like music video songs! The first couple times, this movie really surprised me--as out of no where, groups of dancers magically appeared and the main characters suddenly appeared in such diverse locales as Scotland and Egypt! However, once I got past the oddness of this and the music, I found I actually liked the musical numbers--they were strangely endearing.

But, the best thing about this story was the script. It started off weird--with a group of Indian soldiers being ambushed while on a peace-keeping mission. I certainly did NOT remember that when I read the book!! Try to look past this and the singing and you will find a very vibrant script with characters you really care about and that will touch your heart. I found myself getting quite misty-eyed near the movie's conclusion!