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{{Infobox film
| name = Kana Kandaen
| image = Kana Kandaen.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[K. V. Anand]]
| writer = [[Subha (writers)|Subha]] '''({{small|Dialogues}})'''
| screenplay = K. V. Anand
| story = Subha
| based_on =
| starring = [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]]<br />[[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]<br />[[Gopika]]<br />[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]
| producer = [[P. L. Thenappan]]
| narrator =
| music = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| cinematography = [[Soundararajan (cinematographer)|Soundarrajan]]
| editing = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio = Rajalakshmi Films International
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|05|13}}
| runtime =
| language = Tamil
| country = India
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Kana Kandaen''''' ({{trans|I had a dream}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by debutant [[K. V. Anand]] and produced by [[P. L. Thenappan]]. The film stars [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]], [[Gopika]], and [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] in the lead roles. The music was composed by [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]] with cinematography by [[Soundararajan (cinematographer)|Soundarrajan]] and editing by [[V. T. Vijayan]]. It was dubbed into [[Hindi language|Hindi]] as ''Muqabala'', [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Karthavyam'', and [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] as ''Kana Kandaen''. The film released on 13 May 2005.

The film marks Prithviraj's Tamil debut, and he played the antagonist.

==Plot==
Bhaskar ([[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]]) and Archana ([[Gopika]]) are childhood friends who grew up in the same village. Bhaskar receives a marriage invitation card from Archana. Only then does he realizes his love for her, but he still decides to attend the marriage. The day before the marriage, Archana finds out that her fiancé is not a good man and decides to call off the wedding. Her mother ([[Vanitha Krishnachandran]]) helps her escape with Bhaskar. The couple begins to live in a small house owned by Sivaramakrishnan ([[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]). Bhaskar, a research scholar in chemistry, succeeds in coming out with a prototype of a desalination plant which he wants to give to the government and solve a water crisis. He gets discouraged by the government authorities and State Minister. Because of this, he decides to set up his own desalination plant based on methods of his research. Along with Archana, he runs from pillar to post for a loan. Bhaskar is hesitant to express his love towards Archana as she may misinterpret his intentions for helping her, but she soon realizes his love for her.

Madhan ([[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]) is a college mate of Archana. He gets acquainted with their family. Coming to know of their troubles, the rich Madhan volunteers to help them and lends money. However, Madhan is a '"business consultant" who lends money to companies, corporates, and individuals at exorbitant rates of interest and uses his might to recover them. In Bhaskar's case, he fakes the bond papers that Bhaskar has signed and begins to trouble them, demanding his money back and threatening to take over Bhaskar's research works with which he aspires to make a huge sum. When everything goes out of hand for Madhan, he sets a bomb in Bhaskar's research plant, but Bhaskar thwarts the plan. The video records that Bhaskar had recovered earlier from Madhan's office showing his cruel side was released to the press, and an arrest warrant was issued for him. The film ends with Bhaskar getting recognized for his research work, while Madhan was shown roaming aimlessly around as a mentally affected person.

==Cast==
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]] as Bhaskar
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] as Madhan
* [[Gopika]] as Archana
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Sivaramakrishnan
* [[Vanitha Krishnachandran]] as Archana's mother
* [[Mayoori (actress)|Mayoori]] as Madhan's wife
* [[Singamuthu]]
* Sweatha Bharathi as Young Archana
* [[Linda Arsenio]] as [[item number]]

== Production ==
Noted cinematographer [[K. V. Anand]] made his directorial debut with this film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/refreshing-dream/article28582979.ece|title=Refreshing dream|date=20 May 2005|website=The Hindu}}</ref> Malayalam actor Prithviraj was signed to make his Tamil debut with this film. He portrays the antagonist.<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Prithiviraj-is-a-bad-man/articleshow/3255279.cms|title=Prithiviraj is a bad man! - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music is composed by [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]] and lyrics were written by [[Vairamuthu]].
{{Infobox album
| name = Kana Kandaen
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 7 April 2005
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[World Music]]
| length =
| label = New Music
| producer = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| prev_title = [[Chandramukhi]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Sivappathigaram]]
| next_year = 2006
}}
{|class="wikitable" width="50%"
! Song Title !! Singers
|-
| "Kaalai Arumbi" || [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Kalyani Nair|Kalyani]]
|-
| "Chinna Chinna" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Sunitha Sarathy]]
|-
| "Chinna Ponnu" || [[Sayanora Philip]]
|-
| "Aiyya Ramaiah" || [[Udit Narayan]]
|-
| "Thai Sollum" || [[Manikka Vinayagam]]
|-
|}

== Release ==
''Rediff'' gave the film a favourable review and wrote that "On the whole, K. V. Anand has made a very good romantic thriller".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/16kana.htm|title=Kana Kandein rocks!|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Prithviraj went on to portray negative roles in ''[[Raavanan]]'' (2010) and ''[[Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014 film)|Kaaviya Thalaivan]]'' (2014).<ref name="A"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/prithviraj-wins-tamil-nadu-state-award-for-his-performance-in-kaaviyathalaivan/articleshow/59595670.cms|title=Prithviraj wins Tamil Nadu State Award for his performance in Kaaviyathalaivan - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> He also acted in the Telugu movie ''[[Police Police]]'' along with Srikanth. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Kutrappirivu''.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0455578}}
{{K. V. Anand}}

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[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
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[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:2005 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2005 action thriller films]]

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