Minsaara Kanavu (1997)

This is the story of Priya (Kajol) and her life. She is friendly, outspoken, sensitive, yet percocious and apt to get into trouble, brought up by her dad, Amal Raj (Girish Karnad). In her ... See full summary »

Director:

Rajiv Menon

Writers:

Rajiv Menon (story), Sri Ramakrishna (Telugu dialogue)

Stars:

Arvind Swamy, Prabhu Deva, Kajol

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Arvind Swamy	...	Thomas
Prabhu Deva	...	Deva
Kajol	...	Priya
Nasser	...	Guru
Ramaswamy V.K
Balasubramaniam S.P.	...	Thomas' father
Girish Karnad	...	Amal Raj
Arundathi Nag
Janaki Sabesh	...	Sister

Storyline

This is the story of Priya (Kajol) and her life. She is friendly, outspoken, sensitive, yet percocious and apt to get into trouble, brought up by her dad, Amal Raj (Girish Karnad). In her senior school days, she has an admirer in the name of Thomas (Arvind Swamy). She starts to like Thomas as well, the only problem is that her dad does not like Thomas' dad. How will Priya be able to convince her dad to change his mind? Why does Amal Raj dislike Thomas' dad?

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Plot Keywords:

remake

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Comedy | Musical

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Tamil Telugu Hindi

Release Date:

14 January 1997 (India)

Also Known As:

Merupu Kalalu

Company Credits

Production Co:

A.V.M. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

153 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vikram and Revathi has lent their voices for Prabhudeva and Kajol respectively.

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Quotes

Thomas: Chanda re chanda kabhi to zamin pe aa... O moon come sometime to Earth...

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Connections

References An American in Paris (1951)

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Soundtracks

"Chanda Re"
Performed by Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
Music by A.R. Rahman

User Reviews

beautiful

I have to say this is one of the finest stories in India cinema. The acting is stellar. Kajol is fantastic, and i enjoy her more playing roles that are out of her norm. The one thing i have to say about this movie is that the music is fantastic. The other thing, its a very colorful and hilarious movie and a bit of a tear jerker towards the end. Although one many not recognize the other lead actors, although they are quite famous in the south. I think the ambiguity that these actors bring works in the movies favor. The musical numbers are very well directed, and they transport you into another world. Especially the song "chanda re" it is beautifully choreographed. You will definitely be humming to the movies tune long after you have watched it.