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{{Infobox film
| name = Kannamoochi Yenada
| image = Kannamoochi yenada.jpg
| director = [[V. Priya]]
| writer = [[V. Priya]] [[Siva Ananth]]
| producer = [[Raadhika]] Zarine Screwvala P. S. Saminathan
| starring = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]] [[Sathyaraj]] [[Raadhika|Raadhika Sarathkumar]] [[Sripriya]] [[Radha Ravi]] [[Manobala]]
| cinematography = [[Preetha Jayaraman]]
| studio = Raadan Media Works [[UTV Motion Pictures]] [[Pyramid Saimira]]
| distributor = Raadan Media Works [[UTV Motion Pictures]] [[Pyramid Saimira]]
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| editing = [[Sathish Suriya]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| country = India
| released = {{Film date|2007|11|08|df=y}}
| runtime = 133 minutes
}}
'''''Kannamoochi Yenada?''''' ({{translation|Why Hide and Seek?}}) is a 2007, [[Tamil film|Tamil]] [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by [[V. Priya]]. The film stars [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]], [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]], [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Raadhika|Raadhika Sarathkumar]] in the lead roles and [[Sripriya]], [[Radha Ravi]] and [[Manobala]] in supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]. The film, a remake of the 2005 American film ''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]'', which is itself a remake of the 1967 American film ''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'', was jointly produced and distributed by Raadan Media Works, [[UTV Motion Pictures|UTV]], and [[Pyramid Saimira]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250090300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104095128/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250090300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-11-04|title=Kannamoochi Yenada|access-date=2009-08-02|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2007-11-02}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] with cinematography by [[Preetha Jayaraman]] and editing by [[Sathish Suriya]]. It released on 8 November 2007 during [[Diwali|Deepavali]]. The film's title was inspired from a song from ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]''.

==Plot==
Harish Venkatraman ([[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]), a software architect by profession who lives in Malaysia, is the millionaire nephew of Maheswaran Iyer ([[Radha Ravi]]). Having lost his parents early in life, he runs his uncle's business with impressive results. He stumbles upon the psychiatry student Devasena ([[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]]) in the most cinematic manner and falls for her that very instant. Deva is the daughter of Commissioner Arumugam Gounder ([[Sathyaraj]]) and Dhamayanthi ([[Raadhika]]) in Chennai. As the plot progresses, Deva is being summoned by her parents for their silver jubilee wedding anniversary back home. Notwithstanding the fact he has a flourishing business to attend to and much to the wrath of his uncle - who arranges for his wedding with his business partner’s daughter - Harish takes the next flight to Chennai to accompany Deva. He is subjected to a warm welcome by Dhamayanthi and cold shoulder by Arumugam. To make matters worse, Maheswaran's vicious character assassination – in the name of a complaint he sends to the police commissioner’s office – doesn’t help Harish in the task of gaining enough confidence among his girlfriend’s parents. Will Harish win his love back, now that his chance of impressing Deva’s parents are doomed?

==Cast==
*[[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] as Harish Venkatraman
*[[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]] as Devasena Arumugam Gounder
*[[Sathyaraj]] as Commissioner Arumugam Gounder
*[[Raadhika|Raadhika Sarathkumar]] as Dhamayanthi Arumugam Gounder
*[[Sripriya]] as Seetha
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Maheswaran Iyer
*[[Manobala]] as Senthilkannu
*[[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]] as Arumugam Gounder's father
*Mahanadhi Shankar as Vellaichamy (cameo role)
*[[Mayilsamy]] in a cameo role

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kannamoochi Yenada
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 23 August 2007 (India)
| recorded = 2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Big Music]] [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Thottal Poo Malarum]]
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = [[Kattradhu Thamizh]]
| next_year = 2007
}}{{Album reviews
| rev1 = ''Behindwoods''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-06/kannaamoochi-enadaa-music-review.html |title=Kannaamoochi enadaa music review music director yuvan shankar raja audio release |publisher=Behindwoods |date=2006-11-26 |access-date=2011-06-15}}</ref>
}}
The music was scored by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], teaming up with director [[V. Priya]] again after ''[[Kanda Naal Mudhal]]'' (2005). The soundtrack was released on 23 August 2007 by [[Vivek Oberoi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/13039.html|title=Vivek Oberoi Releases Kannamoochi Yaenada Audio|publisher=IndiaGlitz|access-date=2009-08-02}}</ref> It features 5 tracks, including a retune of the yesteryear hit song "Andru Vandhadhum" from the [[M. G. Ramachandran|M. G. R.]]-starrer ''[[Periya Idathu Penn]]'', being just the second song to be retuned after [[A. R. Rahman|A. R. Rahman's]] "Thottal Poo Malarum" from the film ''[[New (film)|New]]''. Noticeably, singer [[Shankar Mahadevan]] lent his voice for three songs. Lyrics were provided by [[Thamarai]].

Yuvan Shankar Raja won accolades for creating an "interesting" and "thoroughly enjoyable" album, which was cited to be "an absolute treat to listen to".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/06sskanna.htm|title=Kannamoochi Enada has interesting music|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=2009-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2007/08/26/kannamoochi-yenada-tamil-yuvan-shankar-raja/|title=Kannamoochi Yenada (Tamil — Yuvan Shankar Raja)|publisher=milliblog.com|access-date=2009-08-02}}</ref><ref name="Behindreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-06/kannaamoochi-enadaa-music-review.html|title=Kannaamoochi Enadaa — Music Review|publisher=Behindwoods|access-date=2009-08-02}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'', which described the song "Kannamoochi" as "this year’s one of the most enjoyable songs" and the song "Sanjaram" as a "masterpiece", said, that the Yuvan-Priya duo had even bettered their previous venture ''Kanda Naal Mudhal'', giving the album four out of five stars.<ref name="Behindreview"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration (min:sec) !! Notes
|-
|1 || "Megam Megam" || [[Haricharan]], [[Shweta Mohan]] || 5:05 ||
|-
|2 || "Kannammoochi Aattam" || Palghat Sriram, [[Saindhavi]], Prasanna, Dr. Narayanan || 3:55 || Incorporates elements of the Carnatic traditional wedding song "Kannoonjal Aadi"
|-
|3 || "Andru Vandhadhum" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Haricharan]], [[Shweta Mohan]] || 3:48 || Retune from the 1963 Tamil film ''[[Periya Idathu Penn]]'', written by [[Kannadasan]]
|-
|4 || "Putham Pudhu" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Vijay Yesudas]] || 3:56 ||
|-
|5 || "Sanjaram Seiyyum" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Madhushree]] || 4:54 ||
|}

==Critical reception==
''Sify'' wrote "On the whole, the first half wins you over with its simple charm, its immensely likeable characters, and the intrinsic humour in the writing. But the latter half is too long, contrived and predictable to the extent of being seriously boring. In the final analysis, however, these are a few wrong turns in an otherwise entertaining film that'll bring a smile to your face".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kannamoochi Yenada|language=en|work=Sify|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kannamoochi-yenada-review-tamil-pclwyUedicbih.html|access-date=2020-09-26}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' wrote "To sum it all up, V. Priya's effort is noteworthy, if her first movie was like a morning cup of coffee for the youth, this time she serves well for the whole family".<ref>{{Cite web|title=KANNAMOOCHI ENADAA MOVIE REVIEW cast crew SATHYARAJ RADHIKA SARATHKUMAR PRITHVIRAJ SANDHYA SRIPRIYA Direction PRIYA V Music YUVAN SHANKAR RAJA Production RADAAN MEDIAWORKS LTD UTV MOTION PICTURES movie wallpapers hot stills picture image gallery|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-07/kannaamoochi-enadaa-review.html|access-date=2020-09-26|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1509809}}
{{UTV Movies}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2007 films]]
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[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:UTV Motion Pictures films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]

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