Kannathil Muthamittal

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Mani Ratnam

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Kannathil Muthamittal (English: A Peck on the Cheek) is a 2002 Tamil drama film directed and produced by Mani Ratnam. It features P. S. Keerthana, Madhavan and Simran in the leading roles with Nandita Das, J. D. Chakravarthy, Prakash Raj and Pasupathy portraying other pivotal characters. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, while Ravi K. Chandran handled the cinematography. Mani Ratnam presents the story of a child of Sri Lankan Tamil parentage adopted by Indian parents, who desires to meet her biological mother in the midst of the Sri Lankan Civil War. The film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, It also received a strong reception when screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2003. The film received high critical acclaim upon release and went on to win six National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and Best Film awards at six international film festivals.

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Directed by Mani Ratnam

Produced by Mani Ratnam
G. Srinivasan

Written by Sujatha
(dialogue)
Screenplay by Mani Ratnam
Story by Mani Ratnam
Starring P. S. Keerthana
Madhavan
Simran
Prakash Raj
Nandita Das
J. D. Chakravarthy
Pasupathy

Music by A. R. Rahman

Cinematography Ravi K. Chandran

Edited by A. Sreekar Prasad

Distributed by Madras Talkies

Release dates 14 February 2002
Running time 137 mins
Country India
Language Tamil

Kannathil Muthamittal (English: A Peck on the Cheek) is a 2002 Tamil drama film directed and produced by Mani Ratnam. It features P. S. Keerthana, Madhavan and Simran in the leading roles with Nandita Das, J. D. Chakravarthy, Prakash Raj and Pasupathy portraying other pivotal characters. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, while Ravi K. Chandran handled the cinematography. Mani Ratnam presents the story of a child of Sri Lankan Tamil parentage adopted by Indian parents, who desires to meet her biological mother in the midst of the Sri Lankan Civil War.

The film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, It also received a strong reception when screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2003. The film received high critical acclaim upon release and went on to win six National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and Best Film awards at six international film festivals.

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