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{{short description|2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film by T. N. Santhosh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kanithan
| image = Kanithan poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Poster
| director = T. N. Santosh
| producer = [[S. Thanu|Kalaippuli S. Thanu]]
| writer = T. N. Santosh
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Atharvaa]]
* [[Catherine Tresa]]
* [[Tarun Arora]]
}}
| music = [[Drums Sivamani]]
| cinematography = [[Arvind Krishna]]
| editing = [[Bhuvan Srinivasan]]
| distributor = V Creations
| released = {{Film date|2016|02|26|df=y}}
| runtime = 137 minutes <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/kanithan-film | title=''KANITHAN'' (15) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=25 February 2016 | accessdate=26 February 2016}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Kanithan''''' ({{trans|The Mathematician}}) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language [[action thriller]] film written and directed by T. N. Santhosh and produced by [[S. Thanu]]. The film features [[Atharvaa]] and [[Catherine Tresa]] in the lead roles. [[Sivamani]] composed the film's music. Having begun production in 2013, the film was released in February 2016. The film was remade in Kannada as ''[[Athiratha]]'' (2017) and in Telugu as ''[[Arjun Suravaram]]'' (2019). It was dubbed in [[Hindi]] as the same Title by Goldmines Telefilms on 3 January 2020.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3NLcfILy6k</ref>

==Plot==
Gowtham Ramalingam ([[Atharvaa]]) is an intelligent TV [[journalism|journalist]] who works in a small channel. For generations, his family has had close links with the media. His father Ramalingam ([[Aadukalam Naren]]) is a news presenter working in [[Doordarshan]]. His grandfather was a newsreader in [[All India Radio]]. Despite being an academically brilliant [[engineering]] graduate, Gowtham prefers working as a TV journalist and yearns to join the [[BBC]]. One day, while reporting for his channel, he stumbles across Anu ([[Catherine Tresa]]) and falls head over heels in love with her at first sight. Anu turns out to be his colleague in the same TV channel he is working at and reciprocates his attempts, and romance ensues.

Gowtham receives an offer letter from BBC, and despite initially struggling, performs well in the interview and gets selected. He is congratulated by his friends at the TV channel office, including Anu. While all goes well, Gowtham suddenly gets arrested on charges of cheating banks (to the tune of several lakhs) of rupees by producing fake documents and degree certificates. Gowtham's degree certificates, along with those of the other affected students, get invalidated. While he is being taken to prison, a fellow graduate seated beside him commits suicide by falling off the police van and getting run over by a truck. Gowtham realizes that he (along with the other graduates) have been made a pawn in a huge scandal. His neighbour ([[K. Bhagyaraj]]) who works in the police department and his friend Balaji ([[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]]), a lawyer, Senthil ([[Sunder Ramu]]), his friend and colleague and Anu manage to get him out of prison. Gowtham's job at BBC gets rejected due to his certificate being labelled as forged. Gowtham then decides to infiltrate and expose the fake certificate scam with the help of his neighbour, Balaji, Senthil and Anu.

Gowtham recalls the scene at the police station about the fake documents, that were used to obtain loans from the banks; they carried the same photograph as the one present in his degree certificate. He deduces that he had used the certificate in a consultancy firm in [[Anna Nagar]]. When he, his neighbour, Senthil, and Balaji reach the place to find it locked, they break the lock and get inside. They search for the fake degree certificate in his name and find out that all the fake degree certificates, in the blueprints of [[Anna University]], [[University of Madras]], [[Madras Christian College]], and several other major universities, are hidden in the ceiling. Gowtham and his team confiscate the fake certificates and convey a message to other TV channels, including his own channel, to list out the names of the fake degree certificate holders on-air. The consultancy firms are closed down, and it worries Thura Sarkar ([[Tarun Arora]]), the kingpin in the fake certificate scam, and his sons. Gowtham infiltrates and records the scammers in his mobile phone while posing as an applicant for a fake certificate. This news is spread further, and Thura's plans are thwarted. He reaches Gowtham's office and holds Senthil and the others hostage; Gowtham calls him on his phone and saves Senthil by revealing his whereabouts. Anu gets kidnapped by Thura's son and his gang when Gowtham overpowers them all and kills Thura's son.

Thura then decides to seek revenge by brutally murdering Balaji and Gowtham's neighbour. Gowtham becomes infuriated at this and decides to end this once and for all. He sends one of his colleagues in the guise of a fake certificate applicant to Thura's place while recording the events via microcamera-enabled spectacles. Gowtham and Senthil then broadcast the entire video on-air. Thura reaches the channel office, fights Gowtham, and destroys the transmission terminal. However, the transmission gets re-enabled, and the video goes on-air. Gowtham lands a kick to Thura's chest, causing him to hit his head on screws in the destroyed terminal and fall unconscious. The scam is finally exposed. Gowtham is lauded for his efforts and reunites with Anu and others. All things return to normal.

Meanwhile, Thura is in a [[Persistent vegetative state|vegetative state]] and is placed under tight police security in due apprehension for his crimes once he is cured. The lead doctor advises his assistant to monitor Thura's state. The assistant doctor turns out to be a fake; he unknowingly injects the wrong medicine in Thura's [[glucose]] stream, and his pulse begins to deteriorate. The lead doctor scolds the assistant by saying, "Did you become a doctor by studying or by using a fake certificate?", while Thura dies, an irony of how a fake certificate holder that he helped becomes his ultimate downfall.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Atharvaa]] as Gowtham Ramalingam, a TV journalist
* [[Catherine Tresa]] as Anu, Gowtham's colleague and love interest
* [[Tarun Arora]] as Thura Sarkar, the fake certificate scam kingpin
* [[Aadukalam Naren]] as Ramalingam, Gowtham's father
* [[Manobala]] as Madhan, Anu's father and head of the TV channel where Gowtham works
* [[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]] as Balaji, Gowtham's friend
* [[Sunder Ramu]] as Senthil, Gowtham's colleague
* [[K. Bhagyaraj]] as Gowtham's neighbour
* [[Ashwin Raja]] as Thirupathi
* [[Anil Murali]] as Inspector Jerald
* [[Y. G. Mahendra]]
* [[R. S. Shivaji]] as Lawyer
* [[Sai Dheena]] as Bhai
* Nanjil Vijayan as Salim
* Aadhira
* Mathew Varghese as BBC journalist
{{colend}}

==Production==
The project materialised in October 2013, with producer [[S. Thanu|S Thanu]] revealing that [[Atharvaa]] and [[Catherine Tresa]] were signed on by his production house to feature in a film directed by T.N. Santhosh, an erstwhile assistant of [[AR Murugadoss|A.R. Murugadoss]]. The film will have music by [[Sivamani]] of ''[[Arima Nambi]]'' fame and camera work by ace cinematographer, [[Arvind Krishna]].<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-20/news-interviews/43220373_1_atharvaa-catherine-tresa-film|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024014052/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-20/news-interviews/43220373_1_atharvaa-catherine-tresa-film|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Catherine Tresa to pair with Atharvaa|accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref> The shoot began progressing in December 2013, with a first look poster being revealed the following month.<ref name="deccanchronicle">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131221/entertainment-kollywood/article/atharva%E2%80%99s-eeti-full-swing|title=Atharva's 'Eeti' is in full swing – Deccan Chronicle|publisher=deccanchronicle.com|accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref> In April 2014, it was reported that [[Jackie Shroff]] plays the villain in the film, though he was later replaced by [[Tarun Arora]].<ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Jackie-Shroff-plays-baddie-in-Tamil-film/articleshow/33182870.cms|title=Jackie Shroff plays baddie in Tamil film|work=The Times of India|accessdate=2014-04-04}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kanithan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Sivamani|Drums Sivamani]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 27 January 2016
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 23:11
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Think Music India]]
| producer = [[Sivamani|Drums Sivamani]]
| prev_title = [[Arima Nambi]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

Music has been composed by [[Sivamani]]. And there are total five songs in this film.<ref name="movietetmoviesongsreview">{{cite web | url=http://movietet.com/movie-review/m/kanithan | title=Kanithan movie songs Review | publisher=MovieTet | accessdate=30 January 2016}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Yappa Chappa
| extra1 = [[Anirudh Ravichander]], [[Kalpana Raghavendar]]
| title2 = Maiyal Maiyal
| extra2 = [[Haricharan]], [[Shweta Mohan]]
| title3 = I Viralgal
| extra3 = MC AK, Adhrija, [[Ishaan Dev]]
| title4 = Modern Ponnatha
| extra4 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Runa Sivamani, [[Blaaze]]
| title5 = Che Guevara
| extra5 = [[S P Balasubrahmanyam]]
|lyrics_credits=|music_credits=|note1=|length1=|writer1=|note2=|length2=|writer2=|note3=|length3=|writer3=|note4=|writer4=|total_length=}}

==Reception==
''Behindwoods'' wrote, "What could have been an intelligent crackerjack suspense entertainer ends up being a medially engaging product due to few lacklustre moments and some sluggish screenplay in the second half. Despite its flaws, this savvy thriller is worth watching once mainly for some exhilarating action sequences, Atharvaa’s top class performance<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chennaivision.com/tamil-movies/kanithan-tamil-movie-review-chennaivision/|title=Kanithan Tamil Movie Review by Chennaivision — Chennaivision|date=2016-02-27|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-14}}</ref> and a few adrenaline-pumping moments."<ref>http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kanithan/kanithan-review.html</ref> ''Hindustan Times'' wrote "Like so many Tamil films, Kanithan begins with a fantastic idea and story, but Santosh lets these spin out of control -- till the script sinks beyond salvation."<ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/kanithan-review-fantastic-plot-enslaved-by-a-silly-script/story-pckfVRkJRwldcurZM8VQGN.html</ref> ''Rediff'' wrote, "Despite the compelling plot, Kanithan is an uninspired action thriller that has little to offer."<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-kanithan-is-uninspiring/20160228.htm</ref> ''Times of India'' wrote "Kanithan feels less than the sum of its parts. The chief reason is the scenes that act as a filler between the action, which are either banal or overlong or both. The film takes a while to get going and almost the first 30 minutes are wasted through clichéd scenes in the name of setting up the hero's character and his romance."<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Kanithan/movie-review/51164435.cms</ref> ''Sify'' wrote "Overall, Kanithan tries hard to satisfy multiple agendas that telling an interesting story becomes secondary to everything else".<ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/kanithan-review-run-of-the-mill-review--qc0jNSfhgejgg.html</ref> ''Silverscreen'' wrote, "Kanithan is ambitious in scope and inept in execution."<ref>http://silverscreen.in/tamil/reviews/kanithan-review-tedious-thriller/</ref> Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu wrote, ".. we see an increasingly tense cat-and-mouse game between well-matched (and brainy) adversaries. Kanithan is a two-sided procedural...there are some tense moments. The editor (Bhuvan Srinivasan) really goes for the jugular."<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/kanithan-movie-review/article8287055.ece</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|5500416}}

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