# Kannukku Kannaga

Kannukku Kannaga (transl. An eye for an eye) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. Dhayalan in his debut. It stars Murali, Devayani, Vindhya and Raja. The film was released on 26 October 2000.

## Plot

Dharma and Devi are siblings. Although Devi is in love with Arun, she cannot marry him because an astrologer predicted that a son born to them would result in the Dharma's death, but Dharma still accepts their marriage. A few months later, Devi gives birth to Vijay, which triggers Dharma's death count. To save Dharma, Vijay must die, so Devi and Vijay poison themselves while Dharma is sleeping. Vijay records this on a tape and places it near Dharma, who listens to the tape and searches for them. While looking for Devi and Vijay, Dharma is hit by an arrow. He finds Vijay and Devi and takes them to the hospital to save their lives. Both Vijay and Devi are saved, but Dharma's condition becomes critical. His heart stops, but the doctors manage to resuscitate him with CPR.

## Cast

* Murali as Dharma
* Devayani as Devi
* Raja as Arun
* Vindhya as Selvi
* Vadivelu as Velu
* Charuhasan as the astrologer
* Anu Mohan as Arun's father
* Master Vasanth as Vijay
* Kumarimuthu as Perumal

## Production

Director Dhayalan had earlier worked as an assistant to K. S. Ravikumar, after having been recommended to his team by R. B. Choudary. Producer Henry and Dhayalan initially approached Sathyaraj for the lead role, but the actor cited being tired of village-centric roles. Later Vijayakanth and Sarathkumar refused the film citing date issues. Through cinematographer Thangar Bachan, the team later approached Murali.

## Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva.
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
| "Anandam Anandam" | P. Unni Krishnan, Sujatha, Krishnaraj | Muthulingam | 4:59 |
| "Computer Graphic Pennukullae" | Anuradha Sriram | Vaali | 4:30 |
| "Kaveri Aathangarai Oram" | Deva | Muthulingam | 5:09 |
| "Sama Kulir Adikkuthu" | S. Janaki, Krishnaraj | Kalidasan | 4:17 |
| "Thulli Thulli Mazhaithulli" | Sujatha | Nandalala | 5:20 |

## Reception

Savitha Padmanabhan of The Hindu said, "This domestic drama suffers because of the lack of originality and exaggerated sentiments." Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "Take a few handkerchiefs when you go to see the film [...] Not that the film is a bad one. It has a neatly paced first half". India Info wrote, "In this high voltage melodrama the casualty is the viewers sensibility and once it reaches the crescendo in the climax then the viewers will have to see their horoscope to find out whether they are going through a bad patch and do amends to avoid such trash films in future". The reviewer added, "Devyani gets the cake for giving a high melodrama. Murali with his slur and rustic looks is the same as in any other village films. Deva's music is a washout. Thankar Pachan saves his reputation as cameraman in this film by capturing the charm of countryside". Dinakaran wrote "The story is rich in family sentiments. The astrological warnings sound as an over-threatening affair. The climax which establishes that doctors could overpower the designs of astrology is a satisfying experience".