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{{Short description|2011 Indian Tamil romantic comedy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kanden
| image = Kandenfilm.jpg
| caption =
| director = A. C. Mugil
| producer = TCS
| writer = A. C. Mugil
| starring = [[Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj]]<br />[[Rashmi Gautam]]<br />[[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]<br />[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]
| music = [[Vijay Ebenezer]]
| cinematography = Prashanth D'Misale
| editing = [[Ruben (film editor)|Ruben]]
| studio = Sri Sivaselvanayakiamman Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2011|05|20|df=y}}
| runtime = 132 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 1.5 -cr
| gross = 4.25cr
}}
'''''Kandaen''''' ({{Translation|I Saw}}) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by Mugil, and produced by TCS. It stars [[Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj]] and [[Rashmi Gautam]] in lead along with [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]], [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], and [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] in pivotal roles. The film, which was launched in May 2010, created curiosity after noted film-maker [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]]'s newly launched audio label selected the film's soundtrack to be its first release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-25/news-interviews/28268481_1_gautham-menon-prabhu-deva-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104053351/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-25/news-interviews/28268481_1_gautham-menon-prabhu-deva-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-04 |title=Audio rights of Kandaen snapped by Menon |date= |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref> It was released on 20 May 2011 to average reviews from critics and was performed averagely at the box office, but Shanthnu's and Santhanam's comedy was appreciated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getcinemas.com/kandaen-review|title=Kandaen movie review|publisher=GetCinemas.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/12407.html|title=Kanden movie review|publisher=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Balapam Patti Bhama Odilo'' in 2016.

==Plot==
Vasanth is an engineer who comes from Chennai. He falls in love with Narmada at first sight. He feigns blindness, and she eventually falls for him. They date, and Narmadha's father, a police commissioner, becomes aware of it. He manages to tell Narmada the truth, and she learns about Vasanth's "blindness". They reconcile, and as the movie comes to an end, Vasanth has a successful operation, and they return to India happily to get married.

==Cast==
* [[Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj]] as Vasanth
* [[Rashmi Gautam]] as Narmada
* [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] as Saami
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Narmadha's father
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Vasanth's grandfather
* Nirmala Shrimal as Air Hostess
* [[Nellai Siva]] as Police officer
* [[Muthukaalai]] as Bike stealer
* [[Robert (choreographer)|Robert]] in a special appearance in the song "Narmada"

==Reception==
The film received mixed reviews. Rashmi Gautam was praised for her acting and glam quotient. Behindwoods quoted that "she was the film's glam quotient and showed streaks of brilliance."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/may-11-04/kanden-review.html |title=Kanden Movie Review |publisher=Behindwoods |date= |accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref> Indiaglitz also praised her that "she is a welcome addition to the list of Tamil heroines and that she emoted well and interestingly after a long gap one got to see a heroine hogging major share in a movie."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/12407.html |title=Kanden Tamil Movie Review|publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2011-05-20 |accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref> Rohit Ramachandran of nowrunning.com rated it 2.5/5 stating that "Kandaen is a romantic comedy without a heartbeat but enough pulse to crack you up."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7955/tamil/kanden/3120/review.htm |title=Kanden Review |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=2011-05-24 |accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kanden
| type = soundtrack
| longtype = to Kanden
| artist = [[Vijay Ebenezer]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 9 December 2010
| recorded = 2010
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Photon Kathaas]] Music
| producer = Vijay Ebenezer
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Kalakalappu]]
| next_year = 2012
}}

Film score and soundtrack of ''Kanden'' are composed by noted evangelical composer, [[Vijay Ebenezer]], who made his debut into film music with the project. The audio rights of Kanden, were bought by [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]] after Singer Krish and Vijay had given a copy to Menon following the recommendation of actress [[Sangeetha Krish|Sangeetha]] and producer Sebastian. Menon impressed, wanted to release the audio under his newly launched label, [[Photon Kathaas]] Music. The music garnered positive reviews especially the song "Enge En Idhayam" became popular. Behindwoods quoted that the "It was a pretty decent effort composed by a newcomer. "<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/kanden-music-review.html |title=KANDEN MUSIC REVIEW|publisher=Behindwoods |date= |accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref> Singer Krish made his debut as a lyricist with this film writing two songs.

The launch of Menon's banner and the film's album was held on 9 December 2010 at a ceremony featuring several chief guests including [[Surya Sivakumar|Suriya]], [[K. Bhagyaraj]] and prominent composers [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] and [[Harris Jayaraj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/24716.html |title=Launch Of 'Kanden' Audio & Photon Kathaas |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date= |accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref> The following a day, a promotional event was held at Odyssey in [[Chennai]], with live renditions from the album. The event featured performances from [[Chinmayi]], [[Suchitra]] and [[Krish (singer)|Krish]] whilst Gautham Menon, [[Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj]] and [[Karthik Kumar]] were also in attendance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kalakkalcinema.com/tamil_events_list.php?id=1801 |title=Kanden Songs Promo At Odyssey event gallery |publisher=kalakkalcinema |date=2010-12-10 |accessdate=2012-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215184646/http://www.kalakkalcinema.com/tamil_events_list.php?id=1801 |archive-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Enge En Idhayam
| lyrics1 = [[Thamarai]]
| extra1 = Dr. Burn, [[Krish (singer)|Krish]], [[Prashanthini]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Oru Paaravai
| lyrics2 = Krish
| extra2 = Krish, Gurupriya
| length2 =
| title3 = Narmada
| lyrics3 = Krish
| extra3 = [[Haricharan]], [[Suchitra]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Ninaivugal
| lyrics4 = Ravindran
| extra4 = [[Devan Ekambaram]]
| length4 =
| title5 = Aa Hah
| lyrics5 = [[Thamarai]]
| extra5 = Krish, Ujjayinee
| length5 =
| title6 = Yavarakum Thalaivan
| lyrics6 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra6 = [[Chinmayi]], [[Senthildass Velayutham]]
| length6 =
| title7 = Cassanova
| lyrics7 = Ravindran
| extra7 = [[Rahul Nambiar]], Samcy, Sheeba
| length7 =
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101126195746/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Kanden/22267 Kanden at JointScene.com]

[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films about blind people in India]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2011 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2011 directorial debut films]]

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