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{{Infobox film
| name = Kannodu Kanbathellam
| image = Kannodu Kanbathellam.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = [[Prabhu Solomon]]
| screenplay = Prabhu Solomon
| story = M. Ravi
| producer = K. Prabhakar
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]<br />[[Sonali Bendre]]
| cinematography = [[G. Ramesh]]
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| studio = [[Anbalaya Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1999|8|13|ref1=}}
| runtime = 143 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kannodu Kanbathellam''''' ({{IPA|ta|kaɳɳːoːɖu kaːɳbaðellːaːm|pron}} {{Translation|''All that is seen by the eyes''}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic thriller]] film written and directed by [[Prabhu Solomon]] in his directorial debut. The film stars [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] and [[Sonali Bendre]], while [[Suchindra Bali|Suchindra]], [[Ruchita Prasad]], [[Manivannan]], [[Crazy Mohan]], [[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]], [[Kovai Sarala]] and [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] portray supporting roles. Music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]. The film was released on 13 August 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=கண்ணோடு காண்பதெல்லாம் / Kannodu Kanbathellam (1999) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/kannodu-kanbathellam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250310153355/https://screen4screen.com/movies/kannodu-kanbathellam |archive-date=2025-03-10 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Screen4Screen}}</ref> The film's name is based on a song from the Tamil film ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'' (1998).

== Plot ==
{{Section rewrite|the so-called "alternate climax" is actually the replacement climax and the plot should only have that.|date=June 2023}}
Seetharam is a well-respected businessman who lives with his [[Personal assistant|PA]] Muthuswamy in [[Chennai]]. Although short-tempered and tense, Seetharam is good at heart and helps people in need. He soon meets and falls in love with Kalyani. After a couple of meetings she sees his good nature and falls in love with him.

But, Seetharam faces problems in the form of another loving couple, Akash and Akhila due to an argument between Akhila and Akash and Akhila acts as Seetharam's fiancé so that she can get rid of Akash just before he proposes to Kalyani. Kalyani, being innocent and gullible, believes her words and goes away from Seetharam. An enraged and betrayed Seetharam therefore seeks revenge against Akash and Akhila by trying to separate them. But, he fails in all of his attempts. He also attempts to stop the love marriage between Akash and Akhila, which is arranged by Madana Gopal, Akash's father.

Akash and Akhila meet Seetharam and apologises to him, but Seetharam adamantly refuses to forgive them and sends goons to kill them. Seetharam, now a changed man, saves Akash and Akhila from the goons, who had never seen Seetharam in person and is not aware that he was the one who hired them. Seetharam apologises to Akash & Akhila, he tells the couple the incident that made him change his mind. Seetharam met Kalyani at a shopping mall and learns that she is married to a blind man, Rajasheker. She tells him that, after they broke up, she was struggling with crippling depression and Rajasheker was the beacon of light that saved her from this darkness, Akash & Akhila met her & explained what actually happened on that day, Kalyani realised this is what made her misunderstand Seetahram. She says that even though her husband is blind, she is content with her life now. Kalyani's husband tells Seetharam that God gave him a wonderful wife, in place of hos lost eyes. An emotionally distraught Seetharam wishes them "Best of Luck", and they invite Seetharam to their home. Akash & Akhila asks Seetharam whether they could find him a marriage alliance. Seetharam agrees to them, but he reveals them that it was just a prank as he cannot forget Kalyani & leaves them.

'''Alternate climax'''

After sending goons to kill both Akash and Akhila, Seetharam has a change of heart and decides to save them from the goons. After a prolonged fight with the goons, who are unaware that Seetharam was the one who hired them, Seetharam manages to save Akash and Akhila. He tells the couple the incident that made him change his mind. In a surprising turn of events, he met Kalyani at the airport with her blind brother. She told him that Akash and Akhila met her and apologised for their behaviour and revealed the truth behind the incident with Seetharam. Kalyani's brother requests Seetharam to accept his sister to which Seetharam happily accepts. The film ends with Seetharam and Kalyani united.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Seetharam
* [[Sonali Bendre]] as Kalyani
* [[Suchindra Bali]] as Akash
* [[Ruchita Prasad]] as Akhila
* [[Manivannan]] as Madana Gopal, Akash's father
* [[Chinni Jayanth]] as Akash's friend
* [[Crazy Mohan]] as Kalaiselvam, Akhila's father
* [[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]] as Muthuswamy, Seetharam's PA
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Akhila's mother
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Thangarajan
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as DCP Bharathi, a police officer
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Akhila's boss
* [[Halwa Vasu]] as a man who asks Madana Gopal to check whether his currency note is original
* Ravi Shanth as Akash's friend
* Balaji as Akash's friend
* [[Prabhu Solomon]] as a goon
* [[Raju Sundaram]] in a special appearance in the song "Ai Yamma"
}}

== Production ==
[[Anbalaya Films]] offered debutant [[Prabhu Solomon]] an opportunity to direct a film for their production house, after he had helped them complete the post-production works for ''[[Murai Mappillai]]'' (1995) when director [[Sundar C]] walked out. Prabhu Solomon chose to feature [[Raghuvaran]] and [[Bhanupriya]] in the leading roles, though Anbalaya Films were reluctant to cast a character artiste in the lead role. Prabhu revealed he met [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] in [[Tenkasi]] during the making of ''[[Mudhalvan]]'' (1999), at the insistence of his producer and actively tried to make a poor impression. Arjun, nonetheless, was keen and worked on the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Neelima |date=23 December 2014 |title=Prabhu Solomon Interview: The Perfect Wave |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/prabhu-solomon-interview-the-perfect-wave/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517130454/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/prabhu-solomon-interview-the-perfect-wave/ |archive-date=17 May 2023 |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=Silverscreen India}}</ref> Debutant [[Suchindra Bali]] (son of actress [[Vyjayanthimala]]) and [[Ruchita Prasad]], who previously appeared in Kannada films were chosen to portray a young couple in love.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=16 April 1999 |title=Laced with humour |url=http://webpage.com/hindu/daily/990416/09/09160223.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991005031118/http://webpage.com/hindu/daily/990416/09/09160223.htm |archive-date=5 October 1999 |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 February 1999 |title=Kannodu Kanbathellam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/kannodu-kanbathellam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1394057762 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517130443/https://music.apple.com/in/album/kannodu-kanbathellam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1394057762 |archive-date=17 May 2023 |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kannodu Kanbathellam / Barani |url=https://avdigital.in/products/kannodu-kanbathellam-barani |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518073305/https://avdigital.in/products/kannodu-kanbathellam-barani |archive-date=18 May 2023 |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=AVDigital}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| "Ae Kuruvi" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || [[Thamarai]] || 05:29
|-
| "Ai Yamma" || Naveen, [[Swarnalatha]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:57
|-
| "Iruvathu Vayathu" 1 || [[S. Janaki]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] || rowspan=3|Kalaikumar || 05:49
|-
| "Iruvathu Vayathu" 2 || S. Janaki || 05:49
|-
| "Iruvathu Vayathu" 3 || Hariharan || 05:44
|-
| "Mona Mona" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || rowspan=2|Mayil || 05:20
|-
| "Tajmahal Ondru" || Hariharan || 05:45
|}

== Release and reception ==
K. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' felt that the film should have been done by "someone more experienced".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=4 September 1999 |title=Greenhorn director flops |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ihQWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-xQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4392,784310 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316194533/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ihQWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-xQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4392,784310 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |access-date=26 October 2019 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=Arts 4 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> K. P. S. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote that the director who moved the story by giving different touch to love messed up the climax but praised Arjun's acting and Deva's music.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=கே. பி. எஸ். |date=12 September 1999 |title=கண்ணோடு காண்பதெல்லாம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-09-12/page/56/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230517130917/https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-09-12/page/56/mode/2up |archive-date=17 May 2023 |access-date=18 November 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> D. S. Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "`Action King' Arjun pits his experience in full measure to delineate a two-faced personality". He added, "Debutant director Prabhu deals with the new theme of M. Ravi, who has also written the dialogue with panache", and Pravin Bali "makes a fairly impressive debut, while another newcomer Ruchita, proves to be promising", also appreciating the cinematography.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=20 August 1999 |title=Film Reviews: Kannodu Kaanbathellam/Amarkallam |url=http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1999/08/20/stories/09200225.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010604215940/http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1999/08/20/stories/09200225.htm |archive-date=4 June 2001 |access-date=31 July 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Kala Krishnan Ramesh of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' called it "A straightforward old fashioned love story without gimmicks and flourishes".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krishnan Ramesh |first=Kala |date=19 September 1999 |title=Kannodu Kanbathellam |url=http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep19/rev.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000308164934/http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep19/rev.htm |archive-date=8 March 2000 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>

Several days after the film's release, owing to public demand, the climax was changed to show a more optimistic ending where Arjun's character reunites with Sonali Bendre's character.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 1999 |title=''Kannodu Kaanbathellam'' ending changed |url=http://www.newtamilfilms.com/news/archive/september1999.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010306121056/http://www.newtamilfilms.com/news/archive/september1999.html |archive-date=6 March 2001 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=New Tamil Films Online}}</ref>

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