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Karnan

  • 20212021
  • 2h 38m
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8.1/10
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Lal, Gouri Kishan, Dhanush, Yogi Babu, and Rajisha Vijayan in Karnan (2021)
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Karnan, a fearless village youth, must fight for the rights of the conservative people of his village, due to the torture given by a police officer.Karnan, a fearless village youth, must fight for the rights of the conservative people of his village, due to the torture given by a police officer.Karnan, a fearless village youth, must fight for the rights of the conservative people of his village, due to the torture given by a police officer.
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21K
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  • Director
    • Mari Selvaraj
  • Writer
    • Mari Selvaraj
  • Stars
    • Dhanush
    • Lal
    • Rajisha Vijayan
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mari Selvaraj
  • Writer
    • Mari Selvaraj
  • Stars
    • Dhanush
    • Lal
    • Rajisha Vijayan
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    • 364User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Dhanush in Karnan (2021)
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    Rajisha Vijayan in Karnan (2021)
    Dhanush in Karnan (2021)
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    Lal and Dhanush in Karnan (2021)
    Dhanush in Karnan (2021)
    Mari Selvaraj and Rajisha Vijayan in Karnan (2021)
    Dhanush and Mari Selvaraj in Karnan (2021)
    Lal, Dhanush, and Rajisha Vijayan in Karnan (2021)

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    Dhanush
    Dhanush
    • Karnanas Karnan
    Lal
    Lal
    • Yemanas Yeman
    Rajisha Vijayan
    Rajisha Vijayan
    • Draupathias Draupathi
    Yogi Babu
    Yogi Babu
    • Vadamalaiyaanas Vadamalaiyaan
    Nataraja Subramanian
    • Kannapiranas Kannapiran
    Gouri Kishan
    Gouri Kishan
    • Kokilaas Kokila
    Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
    Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
    • Padminias Padmini
    G.M. Kumar
    • Dhuriyodhananas Dhuriyodhanan
    Shanmugha Rajan
    • Abhimanyuas Abhimanyu
    'Poo' Ram
    • Karnan's fatheras Karnan's father
    Subatra
    • Karnan's motheras Karnan's mother
    Azhagam Perumal
    Azhagam Perumal
    • Evil villageras Evil villager
    Akila
    • Village Femaleas Village Female
    Deepa Baskar
    • Village Femaleas Village Female
    Madhan Kumar Dhakshinamoorthy
    Dharshini
    • Village Femaleas Village Female
    Md Ariful Islam
    Janaki
    • Director
      • Mari Selvaraj
    • Writer
      • Mari Selvaraj
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The old lady who was paired against Lal, the boy who owns the horse and few other Oldman in the police station scenes are not professional artists. They're actually the villagers from where the movie was shot.
    • Connections
      Remade as Karnan

    User reviews364

    Review
    Top review
    Masterpiece
    As Usual Mr. D Dhanush Sir Nailed to the Core. Each one of the cast and crew members had given their Best. Mari Selvaraj another Gem for Kollywood. Not a Commercial Content But Worked Well for Experimental Content. Worth to Watch.
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    • Apr 9, 2021

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    • Release date
      • April 9, 2021 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Amazon Prime
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Карнан
    • Production companies
      • V. Creations
      • Vvproduction
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,817,585
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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