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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kanni Raasi<br />
| image = Kanni Raasi.jpg<br />
| alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --><br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = Muthukumaran<br />
| producer = Shameem Ibraham<br />
| writer = <br />
| starring = [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]]<br>[[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]]<br />
| music = [[Vishal Chandrasekhar]]<br />
| cinematography = S. Selvakumar<br />
| editing = [[Raja Mohammad]]<br />
| studio = King Movie Makers<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|12|04}}<br />
| runtime = 133 min<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <!-- Add with a Reliable source --><br />
| gross = <br />
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'''''Kanni Raasi''''' ({{trans|Virgo}}) is a 2020 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by Muthukumaran and produced by Shameem Ibraham. The film stars [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] and [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]], with [[Pandiarajan]], [[Yogi Babu]], [[Kaali Venkat]] and [[Robo Shankar]] amongst others in supporting roles.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film is about the protagonist's aversion to a love marriage, that is not shared by the heroine, his neighbour.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] as Gemini Ganesan<br />
*[[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]] as Anjali <br />
*[[Pandiarajan]] as Thiruvengadam<br />
*[[Yogi Babu]] as Vairamani<br />
*[[Robo Shankar]] as Manmadhan<br />
*[[Kaali Venkat]] as Jaishankar<br />
*[[Chaams]] as Ambur Ram Iyer<br />
*Bava Lakshmanan as Head Constable<br />
*Valavan as Sengottai Perumal<br />
*[[Lollu Sabha Manohar]] as Swamy<br />
*P. V. Chandramouli as DSP Ukkira Pandian. Anjali's father<br />
*[[Charmila]] as Lakshmi<br />
*[[Shakeela]] as Chechi<br />
*Porali Dileepan as Sathasivam<br />
*Jayachandran as Saravanan<br />
*Arputhan Vijayan as Shanmugam<br />
*Bhanumathi as Fathima Sathasivam<br />
*Sowmiya as Rosy Saravanan<br />
*Prithvi as Shanmugam's wife<br />
*Sabbita Roi as Sumathi<br />
*Lakshmi Priya Menon as Anjali's mother<br />
*[[Scissor Manohar]] as Marriage Broker Ramadoss<br />
*Kadhal Saravanan as Dhobi<br />
*Nanjil Vijayan as Vairamani's sidekick<br />
*Anisha Seena as a bride<br />
*[[Arundhati Nair]] in a special appearance<br />
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==Production==<br />
In November 2015, it was reported that actor [[Jiiva]] would work with newcomer Muthukumar for a romantic comedy film titled ''Gemini Ganesan''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151103/entertainment-kollywood/article/jiiva%E2%80%99s-next-titled-gemini-ganesan|title=Jiiva's next titled Gemini Ganesan!|date=3 November 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/jiivas-next-film-titled-gemini-ganesan/|title=Jiiva's Next Film Titled Gemini Ganesan|date=3 November 2015}}</ref> [[P. T. Selvakumar]] and Shibu Thameens were announced as the film's producers, and they cast [[Sathyaraj]], [[Lissy (Malayalam actress)|Lissy]] and [[Rajendra Prasad]] amongst others in pivotal roles. [[Tamannaah]] was first choice to play the lead actress, but her unavailability meant that [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]] replaced her. However, the failure of the producers' ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]'' (2015) and their collaboration with Jiiva in ''[[Pokkiri Raja (2016 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'', meant that they chose to drop the project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/jiiva-to-romance-lakshmi-menon-in-gemini-ganesan-news-tamil-pl2liPfiicajh.html|title=Jiiva to romance Lakshmi Menon in 'Gemini Ganesan'!|website=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/tamannaah-to-join-hands-with-jiiva-for-gemini-ganesan.html|title=Tamannaah to join hands with Jiiva for Gemini Ganesan|date=12 November 2015|website=Behindwoods}}</ref><br />
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The film was revived with a new producer in June 2017 and [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] was cast to play the male lead, and [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]] was signed on to play the female lead. The makers also chose to change the films title from ''Gemini Ganesan'' to ''Kadhal Mannan'' ({{trans|King of Romance}}), a moniker often associated with the actor Gemini Ganesan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/varalaxmi-vimal-to-act-together-in-gemini-ganesan-directed-by-debutant-muthukumar-tamil-news-188670.html|title=Varalaxmi's next with this young hero - Tamil News|date=28 June 2017|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/290617/varalaxmi-sarathkumars-film-has-an-ajith-connection.html|title=Varalaxmi Sarathkumar's film has an Ajith connection!|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=29 June 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> In January 2018, after a major portion of the shoot was completed, the team renamed the film to ''Kanni Raasi''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/vemal-and-varalaxmis-kadhal-mannan-title-changed-to-kanni-raasi.html|title=Vemal and Varalaxmi's Kadhal Mannan title changed to Kanni Raasi|date=17 January 2018|website=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/jan/17/vemals-next-titled-kanni-rasi-1757014.html|title=Vemal's next titled Kanni Rasi|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
==Soundtrack==<br />
Soundtrack was composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Kanni-Orignal-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B07WW4DT97|title = Kanni Rasi}}</ref><ref>https://gaana.com/album/kanni-rasi</ref><br />
*Un Kitta Ennamo Irukku - Sathya Prakash & Kalyaninair<br />
*Kannane - [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
*Kutti Kutti Chellam Master - Velu & Dhivya pbs<br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
''The Times of India'' wrote "Kanni Rasi is an example of how an incoherent screenplay could test the patience of viewers despite having an unusual plot which had enough scope to entertain audiences."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kanni-rasi/movie-review/79566474.cms|title = Kanni Rasi Movie Review: A joint family convinces youngest member to fall in love}}</ref> ''The Indian Express'' wrote "With films like Kanni Raasi, you don’t even need to wait for the intermission to get your snack. You can do this even during the film, and not miss much."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2020/dec/05/kanni-rasi-movie-review-the-cards-arent-bright-for-this-one-21609.html|title=Kanni Rasi movie review: The stars don't align for this one}}</ref><br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
[[Category:2020 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2020s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:2020 romantic comedy films]]</div>->Citation bot