Karnaa

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This article is about the 1995 Tamil film. For the character from the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, see Karna. For other uses, see Karna (disambiguation).

Karnaa
Karnaa DVD cover.jpg
DVD cover
Directed bySelva
Written byJ. Ramesh (dialogues)
Screenplay bySelva
Story byArjun Sarja
Produced byV. Ramesh
StarringArjun Sarja
Ranjitha
Vineetha
CinematographyK. S. Selvaraj
Edited byP. Venkateswara Rao
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Vijaya Madhavi Combines
Release date
14 April 1995
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Karnaa is a 1995 Indian Tamil language psychological thriller film directed by Selva. The film features Arjun Sarja, Ranjitha and Vineetha in lead roles. The film was released on 14 April 1995 and was declared a super hit at the box office.[1][2][3]

Plot[]

Vijay (Arjun), a carefree and frolicsome youth, is sent by his father Deenadayalan (Ravichandran) in Ooty to work and becoming a responsible businessman. There, he falls in love with the college student Anjali (Vineetha). Her brothers (Mohan Raj and ) are dangerous criminals and they are against their love from the fact that Vijay's father is a police officer. Thereafter, Devaraj is sent to jail so his brother appoints the lawyer Karnaa (Arjun), who is disabled and very sensitive.

Later, Karnaa falls in love with the schoolteacher Amudha (Ranjitha), after few quarrels among them. One day, Deenadayalan sees Karnaa at the court who is identical to his son Vijay. In the past, Deenadayalan had twin boys but abandoned one of the twin babies because he was disabled. Karnaa is upset when he learns the truth and is now determined to win the case in front of his father. He ultimately wins the case and Devaraj is eventually released. Thereafter, Deenadayalan discloses the truth to his wife Lakshmi, who wants to bring back her son Karnaa at any cost.

Meanwhile, Vijay is arrested by the police because of Devaraj's conspiracy. Karnaa rejects his parents' pleas and finds it outrageous to abandon a baby due to his handicap. Then, Karnaa promises to help Vijay, but he advises Vijay to escape from the jail. In the meantime, Devaraj shows his secret illegal business to Karnaa and Vijay takes some photos of his factory. Afterwards, Devaraj's goons kidnap their parents, Karnaa's adopted mother and Amudha. Vijay and Karnaa finally save them and send Devaraj to jail.

Cast[]

Production[]

While filming the climactic action sequence, stuntman Sahul wanted to try out a bike stunt in a manner inspired by Jackie Chan. Though the producer was hesitant, Arjun was convinced. Sahul ultimately "pulled off the sequence in a single take".[4]

Soundtrack[]

Karnaa
Soundtrack album by
Vidyasagar
Released1995
Recorded1995
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:41
LabelMagnasound
Vega Music
Sony Music
ProducerVidyasagar

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Vidyasagar. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.[5][6] The song Malare Mounama is set in Darbari Kanada raga.[7][8] "Aai Shabba" is based on the song "Chebba" by Algerian singer Khaled.[9]

Tamil[10]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kannile Kannile"Mano, Sindhu4:06
2."Aye Shabba"Mano, Swarnalatha4:27
3."Malare"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki5:05
4."Aala Maram"Vidyasagar1:15
5."Putham Puthu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki5:30
6."Hello Chellamma"Arjun, Ouseppachan[disambiguation needed], Swarnalatha, Goundamani5:17
Total length:25:41

All lyrics are written by Vennelakanti.

Telugu[11]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Palike Mounama"Mano, S. Janaki4:56
2."Kannula Vennela"Mano, Sindhu3:57
3."Aye Shebba"Mano, Swarnalatha4:18
4."Kommalenno"Vidyasagar1:06
5."Mude Kore Mohama"Mano, S. Janaki5:19
6."Hello Chinnamma"Chetan, Swarnalatha, Anuradha Sriram5:17
Total length:24:47

Reception[]

New Straits Times wrote "Karna turns out to be a neat package of sentiment, love, action and songs".[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Find Tamil Movie Karna". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Filmography of karna". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Tamil Movie News--1995 Review". 9 January 1996. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  4. ^ S, Srivatsan (15 June 2019). "When Sivaji Ganesan said 'MGR does better stunts'". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Karna". hummaa.com. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Karna Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  7. ^ Mani, Charulatha (8 June 2012). "A Raga's Journey — Dynamic Durbarikaanada". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  8. ^ Parthasarathy, Dhanya (18 December 2004). "The walking Google of Tamil film songs". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  9. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6kXi44Coo
  10. ^ "Karna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Karna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. ^ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search".

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