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{{Short description|2020 film by Desingh Periyasamy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date = March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date = March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal
| image = Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Desingh Periyasamy
| producer = [[Anto Joseph]] [[Viacom18 Motion Pictures|Viacom 18 Studios]]
| writer = Desingh Periyasamy
| music = '''Score:''' Harshavardhan Rameshwar '''Soundtrack:''' [[Masala Coffee]]
| starring = [[Dulquer Salmaan]] [[Ritu Varma]] [[Rakshan]] [[Niranjani Ahathian]]
| cinematography = [[K. M. Bhaskaran]]
| editing = Praveen Anthony
| studio = Anto Joseph Film Company [[Viacom18 Motion Pictures]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|02|28}}
| runtime = 160 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00oty3mzu|title=Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal|date= 25 February 2020|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] }}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| gross =
}}
'''''Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal''''' ({{Translation|If eyes steal each other}}) is a 2020 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] [[heist film|caper film]] written and directed by Desingh Periyasamy. The film stars [[Dulquer Salmaan]], [[Ritu Varma]], [[Rakshan]] and [[Niranjani Ahathian]] portraying Lead roles, while the latter two were making their acting debuts. The film was released on 28 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dulquers-kannum-kannum-kollayadithal-to-be-out-this-month/articleshow/74040823.cms|title=Dulquer's Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithal to be out this month - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> The film was successful at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-09|title=Dulquer Salmaan on the success of Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal, sequel plans, turning producer and upcoming film Kurup - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/dulquer-salmaan-on-the-success-of-kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-sequel-plans-turning-producer-and-upcoming-film-kurup-8130621.html|access-date=2020-07-28|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{long plot|date=March 2020}}
Siddharth and Kaliswaran Moorthy are two youngsters in Chennai who apparently have no family and are living alone. They are shown as [[Freelancer|freelance techies]] working from home. Siddharth falls for a door-to-door beautician, Meera. He proposes to her and she accepts. Kallis has a crush on Meera's friend, Shreya, a chef. Meera is revealed to be an orphan brought up in an orphanage and Shreya is revealed to be sent away to fend for herself as her family faces trouble from loan sharks back in her hometown. The guys spend their money and soon realise they are running low. This is when it is shown that they are [[con artist]]s, who use [[online shopping]] scams to earn money.

[[Deputy Commissioner of Police|DCP]] Pratap Chakravarthy begins to investigate their scam when his daughter's laptop explodes. He realizes that the scammers use the addresses of abandoned houses and public [[Wi-Fi|Wi-Fi]] to order electronic products on online platforms and return or re-sell them online after replacing original internal parts with old and duplicate ones. As DCP Pratap tries to track down the culprits, Siddharth changes their plan and now the boys loot expensive items from luxury cars by developing a device that hacks into the locking systems of such cars. Pratap almost closes down on them when the boys steal his friend's laptop from his car and try to sell it, but the boys escape successfully. Meera calls Siddharth and informs him that her handbag was snatched. She cries that though only {{INRConvert|3000|}} was stolen, it had been hard-earned money. Siddharth feels guilty and the guys decide to mend their ways.

They decide to settle in [[Goa]] by starting a restaurant with the remaining money from their scams and move to Goa with Meera and Shreya. Pratap tracks down the boys' address only to find the house vacated. He soon follows them to Goa. It is then shown that, though Pratap was investigating the online [[consumer electronics|electronic product]]s scam and the car thefts. He had actually begun tracking Meera and Shreya, who are even bigger con artists than Siddharth and Kallis. He informs them that the girls' motive is to make men fall for them, then loot their money. He had initially identified Meera as one of the con artistes using a distinctive [[necklace]] that had been in the handbag snatched from her, then identified her connection to the guys, following which he had gone to Siddharth and Kallis's former home in Chennai and had eventually traced them to Goa. Siddharth and Kallis find their bag of money missing and are heart-broken to discover that the girls they had truly loved had cheated them.

They hitchhike to Chennai with empty pockets and slowly use their ''criminal'' minds to find the girls. They figure out that the girls are at [[Delhi]], with Meera in the identity of Ishita, a freelance room arrangement consultant, and confront them. Shocked, the girls return the bag of money and ask them to leave, but Siddharth proposes that they team up and share the amount they steal in the next venture. If the girls fall for them in the process, they will remain together. Otherwise, they plan to share the loot and part ways. It is also revealed that Meera's real name is Madhumitha and Shreya's real name is Varsha, and that both of them were orphans in the same orphanage, who had taken to con artists after being fed up of the deceit in society, especially its men. Madhu and Varsha agree to Siddharth's deal. They decide to target a rich, old [[businessman]], Sooraj Mehta, who eyes Madhu (as Ishita) in meditation class. Varsha also befriends Sooraj's wife in gym.

The guys, using their technological brain, slowly break down the security features in Sooraj's car and house. Using a spycam in Madhu's phone and a voice recorder designed as a bracelet, they realize that he is a [[drug dealer]], who has {{USD}}1 million in his house, which is equivalent to {{INR}}71 Crore. When the others decide to play safe by dropping the plan, Siddharth convinces them to stay on, and flee overseas after the heist to avoid Sooraj's wrath. They plan to enter the garage in Sooraj's house by using his [[Rolls-Royce]] and get his fingerprint to enter the locker room using a 3D printer. As per Siddharth's plan, Varsha is to spend the day shopping with Sooraj's wife and Madhu is to spend time with Sooraj, while the guys loot the money using Sooraj's car. They plan to hijack Sooraj's car while it is parked at the [[Hyatt Hotel]] car park, and use it to enter Sooraj's compound, knowing that they will not be seen as the car's windshield and windows are tinted.

However, their plan changes when Sooraj drives to his private guesthouse instead of the Hyatt Hotel, to the surprise of Madhu and the others. Shocked, the guys follow the car to a suburban area. Madhu is inside with Sooraj and the guys have only one hour to complete the heist, instead of the two that they had planned for. Siddharth tells Kallis that Sooraj's car is advanced and can be hacked to do many things. He opens an app he had devised and has the car drive itself out of the guesthouse, with some help from Kallis. They then drive to Sooraj's house and safely enter the garage but finds out that to enter through the second [[security door]] in the garage, a pattern is required. Siddharth asks Madhu to find out Sooraj's phone pattern and the guys successfully enter the garage. With the [[3D Printing|3D printed]] [[fingerprint|thumbprint]], they enter the locker room, open the locker and steal the money. Madhu fakes a fainting and a nosebleed and the guys return the car to the guesthouse, just in time for Sooraj to rush her and an 'unconscious' Madhu to the hospital. When Sooraj goes in to bring out the doctors, Madhu escapes.

Since it would be impossible to take the cash out of the country through an airport without raising suspicion, Siddharth says that they are going to Thailand by road and the pairs set off on their bikes. They encounter Pratap doing vehicle checks at their hotel gate and Siddharth devises a plan quickly. Before the guys leave to confuse Pratap, the girls reveal that they have fallen in love with them. Happily, the guys rush off and tell Pratap that the girls are escaping in a white car. Pratap, following a car that the guys point out, assumes that they are going to the airport. He then assaults a [[security guard]] at the airport and breaches the [[airport security]] to apprehend the girls, and the guys escape. Siddharth and Kallis call Madhu and tell the girls that they have all the money and that the bags in the bikes are empty. They say that it is their revenge and that the police will reach their location in a few minutes.

The girls are left shocked and devastated, and tell themselves that they deserve this for cheating Siddharth and Kallis in the first place. However, when the [[police vehicle]] enters the hideout, Siddarth and Kallis get out of the car and say that they were just messing around and that the money really had been in the bags that the girls had. They say that because the girls didn't try to run away but stayed on feeling they deserved this for cheating Sid and Kallis, they think the girls have really started loving them and both couples reconcile and decide to settle down. In [[Chennai]], Pratap is being questioned by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] for breaching airport security and for abandoning a high-profile match-fixing case that he had been working in Delhi (for which he had been checking vehicles) to go after two girls who are small-scale cheaters.

In a flashback, it is revealed that Pratap was also a victim of Madhu's scams. In a scene mimicking a scene from Gautam Vasudev Menon's romantic film ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'', he had gifted her a rare, expensive necklace to Madhu — the same one that he had used to track her down when her [[handbag]] was stolen in the first half of the movie. Too ashamed to declare that he was also a victim, Pratap hangs his head low and it is indicated that he might face a suspension for abandoning his match-fixing case.
Back at Sooraj's house, Sooraj watches a [[video surveillance|CCTV]] footage of Siddharth and Kallis stealing the money but their face is hidden. The guys have used [[Infrared lamp|infrared flashlights]] on their caps, which have deceived the camera. Sooraj cannot complain to police too as it is illegal money. In the final scene, as they are camping on their way to [[Thailand]], Madhumita sees her name tattooed on Siddarth's forearm and she guiltily tells that it's not her real name, only to get deceived as Siddarth rubs the ink off and Varsha reveals herself as Thenmozhi and ''Madhumita'' asks Siddharth to guess her name, and all four of them squabble on.

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
* [[Dulquer Salmaan]] as Siddharth (Sid)
* [[Rakshan]] as Kallis aka Kaaleeswaramurthy
* [[Ritu Varma]] as Meera / Madhumitha / Ishita / Jessie
* [[Niranjani Ahathian]] as Thenmozhi / Shreya / Varsha
* [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]] as DCP Prathap Chakravarthi
* [[Anish Kuruvilla]] as Sooraj Mehta (Drug Dealer)
*Vikash Rajendran as Amjith (Prathap's assistant)
*Tiger Garden Thangadurai as Two wheeler mechanic
*Ameesha Chowdhary as Mrs Mehta
*[[Uday Mahesh|Udhayabhanu Maheshwaran]] as CBI Higher Official
*Gajaraj as a house owner
*Lakshmi as Mrs Prathap Chakravarthi
*Baby Monika Siva as Prathap's daughter
*Kathir as Prathap's son
*[[Thaenmozhi B.A|Jacqueline]] as Kallis's friend (cameo appearance){{Colend}}

== Production ==
===Development===
[[Dulquer Salmaan]] agreed to collaborate with debutant director Desingh Periyasamy for a Tamil film in February 2017, and chose to make the film before another proposed Tamil film by director Ra. Karthik.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2017 |title=Behindwoods Gold Medals short film winner Desingh Periyasamy to direct Dulquer Salmaan |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/behindwoods-gold-medals-short-film-winner-desingh-periyasamy-to-direct-dulquer-salmaan.html |access-date=2018-02-03 |publisher=Behindwoods.com}}</ref> Desingh revealed that the film would be a "romantic thriller", with Dulquer portraying a "happy-go-lucky" youngster in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-07-03 |title=Dulquer is a happy-go-lucky chap in his next Tamil film |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dulquer-is-a-happy-go-lucky-chap-in-his-next-tamil-film/articleshow/59410624.cms |access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> The film was initially set to begin production in July 2017, but was delayed as the team looked for a suitable lead actress. [[Ritu Varma]] joined the team to play the lead actress during September 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ritu Varma to romance Dulquer Salmaan |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/110917/ritu-varma-to-romance-dulquer-salmaan.html |access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roktim Rajpal |date=2017-09-14 |title=This popular music composer may compose tunes for Dulquer Salmaan's next Tamil film |url=https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/popular-music-composer-may-compose-tunes-dulquer-salmaans-next-tamil-film/ |access-date=2018-02-03 |publisher=Pinkvilla.com}}</ref> Rakshan, a television anchor, was also selected to make his acting debut in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rakshan gets his debut in a major star's movie! |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/rakshan-debut-in-dulquer-salman-kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithal-desingh-periyasamy-ritu-varma-tamil-news-207608 |access-date=1 April 2018 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Rakshan is clear that he will not quit television |work=The Times of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/tamil/rakshan-is-clear-that-he-will-not-quit-television/articleshow/63137621.cms |access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> In November 2017, the film was titled ''Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal'', which was inspired by a song by [[A. R. Rahman]] in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Thiruda Thiruda]]'' (1993).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-11-16 |title=dulquer tamil film: Dulquer's Tamil movie gets a title - Kannum Kannum Kollai Adithaal |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dulquers-tamil-movie-gets-a-title-kannum-kannum-kollai-adithaaldulquers-tamil-movie-gets-a-title-kannum-kannum-kollai-adithaal/articleshow/61674164.cms |access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> A film with the same name had been planned by [[Pandiarajan]] in 2002, but was later shelved.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hotnews! |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/02032002/news02.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031121180938/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/02032002/news02.shtml |archive-date=21 November 2003 |access-date=3 September 2021 |website=cinesouth.com}}</ref>

===Filming===
Production work began in [[Delhi]] on 15 November 2017, with Dulquer joining the shoot three days later, when an official launch ceremony was held.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/dulquer-salmaan-ritu-varma-movie-title-revealed/story-dMgrZMyoF8gNCcCXcmqRCP.html |title=Dulquer Salmaan, Ritu Varma movie title revealed |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> The shoot was however briefly disrupted by the smog in Delhi during the period.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bollywood Life |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/delhi-smog-interrupts-shooting-plan-of-dulquer-salmaan-ritu-varmas-film/ |title=Delhi smog interrupts shooting plan of Dulquer Salmaan, Ritu Varma's film |publisher=Bollywood Life |date=2017-11-17 |access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> In early December, the second schedule began in [[Goa]], with shoots occurring using the backdrop of the beaches.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/dec/04/dulquer-salmaans-kannum-kannum-kollai-adithaal-crew-goes-to-goa-1717698.html |title=Dulquer Salmaan's 'Kannum Kannum Kollai Adithaal' crew goes to Goa |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=2017-12-04 |access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dulquer-s-kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-progressing-in-goa-news-tamil-rmckmihbhebje.html |title=Dulquer's 'Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal' progressing in Goa! |publisher=[[Sify.com]] |access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> The third and final schedule of the film began in Chennai during late January 2018, and progressed for more than a month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/last-schedule-begins-for-dulquer-s-kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-news-tamil-sb3mNMhiafbbg.html |title=Last schedule begins for Dulquer's Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal |publisher=[[Sify.com]] |access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/jan/29/final-schedule-of-kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-commences-4253.html |title=Final schedule of Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal commences |publisher=Cinema Express|date=2018-01-29 |access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> By July 2018, it was revealed that the film was close to being completed, with only five days of shoot remaining.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/masala-coffees-music-for-kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal/articleshow/65038774.cms|title=Masala Coffee's music for Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithal
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Masala Coffee]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 21 February 2020
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 21:00
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]
| producer = [[Masala Coffee]]
| prev_title = [[Mundina Nildana]]
| prev_year = 2019
| year = 2020
| next_title =
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| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|6mMzN-JdM6Q|Official Audio Jukebox}}
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{{Singles
| single1 = Ennai Vittu
| single1date = 14 February 2020
| single2 = Sirikkalam Parakkalam
| single2date = 21 February 2020
}}
}}

The soundtrack is composed by [[Masala Coffee]]. The background score of the film is composed by Harshavardhan Rameshwar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/dulquer-is-back-in-k-town-with-kannum-kannum-kollayadithaal-news-tamil-th3jncahjfifa.html|title=Dulquer is back in K-town with 'Kannum Kannum Kollayadithaal'|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref> The first single track was released on 14 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Adlakha|first=Nidhi|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/what-to-look-forward-to-at-indie-folk-band-masala-coffees-concert-this-week/article30819421.ece|title=Jamming with Masala Coffee|date=2020-02-14|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-02-15|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The album was released on 21 February 2020.

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Sirikkalam Parakkalam
| music1 = Masala Coffee
| lyrics1 = Desingh Periyasamy, Madurai Souljour
| extra1 = [[Benny Dayal]], Madurai Souljour
| length1 = 3:16
| title2 = Ennai Vittu
| music2 = Masala Coffee
| lyrics2 = [[Vignesh Shivan]]
| extra2 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
| length2 = 3:53
| title3 = Yelo Pullelo
| music3 = Masala Coffee
| lyrics3 = Mani Amudhavan
| extra3 = [[Anirudh Ravichander]]
| length3 = 3:26
| title4 = Kanave Nee Naan
| music4 = Masala Coffee
| lyrics4 = Hafeez Rumi, Desingh Periyasamy
| extra4 = [[Sooraj Santhosh]]
| length4 = 2:05
| title5 = Ennil Nee
| music5 = Harshavardhan Rameshwar
| lyrics5 = Desingh Periyasamy
| extra5 = Janani SV
| length5 = 2:19
| title6 = Assai Illa
| music6 = Harshavardhan Rameshwar
| lyrics6 = Harshavardhan Rameshwar
| extra6 = Harshavardhan Rameshwar
| length6 = 1:19
| title7 = Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal
| music7 = Harshavardhan Rameshwar
| lyrics7 = Gouthami Ashok
| extra7 = Gouthami Ashok
| length7 = 1:08
| title8 = Maaga Maaga
| music8 = Harshavardhan Rameshwar
| lyrics8 = V Lakshmi Priya
| extra8 = Harshavardhan Rameshwar, [[Kavya Ajit]], Janani SV
| length8 = 3:41
| all_writing =
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== Release ==
===Theatrical===
The film was released on 28 February 2020 along with its Telugu dubbed version title ''Kanulu Kanulanu Dochayante.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hooli |first=Shekhar H. |date=2020-02-28 |title=Kanulu Kanulanu Dochayante review: This is what audience say about Dulquer Salmaan film |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kanulu-kanulanu-dochayante-review-this-what-audience-say-about-dulquer-salmaan-film-814155 |website=IB Times}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
The movie was available to be purchased for $1.99 on Simply South on 19 March 2020 for all countries except for India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.simplysouth.tv/watch/tamilmovies/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithal|title=Simply South|website=www.simplysouth.tv|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> The movie was released on [[Netflix]] on 29 March 2020 for all countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81176205|title=Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal {{!}} Netflix|website=www.netflix.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> The Satellite Rights were sold to [[Star Vijay]] which premiered on eve of Tamil New Year on 14 April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/dulquer-salmaan-kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-tamil-new-years-day.html|title=Dulquer Salmaan Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Tamil New Years Day|date=2020-04-13|website=Behindwoods|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>

==Reception==
=== Critical reception ===
Writing for ''[[Times of India]]'', M Suganth gave 3.5 out of 5 and said that "Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal is a winsome romantic thriller with charming leads and edge-of-the-seat moments. Desingh Periyasamy displays a flair for this material both in his writing and making."<ref>{{cite news |title=Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Movie Review : A winsome romantic thriller with charming leads and edge-of-the-seat moments |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal/movie-review/74381799.cms}}</ref> S Subhakeerthana of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' rated the 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that "The film rides on clever writing and performances. Some of the funniest moments of Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal are those that involve Dulquer Salmaan and Rakshan. It is a performance-driven film, and the script gives both the actors many moments to shine, tapping into their sharp comic timing."<ref>{{cite news |title=Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal movie review: An easy, fun watch |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-review-rating-dulquer-salmaan-6291409/}}</ref>
''[[Sify]]'' gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that "Desingh Periyasamy has delivered an enjoyable romantic entertainer with enough brainy moments that keeps you hooked till the end. Though the film is lengthy compared to the current 120 minutes trend, it manages to keep us engaged."<ref>{{cite news |title=Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal review: An enjoyable fun ride! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal--review-an-enjoyable-fun-ride-review-tamil-uc2kiWdeddhbc.html}}</ref> Writing for ''[[First Post]]'', Sreedhar Pillai gave 3.25 stars out of five and said that "Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal looks fresh, and is an enjoyable rom-com or more appropriately, a rip-roaring con ride, mainly owing to its smart writing."<ref>{{cite news |title=Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal movie review: Dulquer Salmaan's long-delayed Tamil release is a breath of fresh air |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-movie-review-dulquer-salmaans-long-delayed-tamil-release-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air-8096811.html}}</ref> Anupama Subramanian for ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' wrote that, "Debutant director Desingh Periyasamy's Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal is a synthesis of a rom-com and a modern crime caper, without any pretence or preachiness. So it makes for a fun-filled ride."<ref>{{cite news |title=Review: Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal is long like the title but fun to watch |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/290220/review-kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-is-long-like-the-title-but-fun.html}}</ref>''Behindwoods'' rated 2.75 out of 5 stars stating "Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithal works majorly due to the twists and Dulquer's performance. An interesting Gautham Menon moment in the preclimax acts as an icing on the cake".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-review.html|title=KANNUM KANNUM KOLLAIYADITHAAL MOVIE REVIEW|website=Behindwoods|date=2020-02-28|access-date=2020-06-04}}</ref> [[The Hindu]] stated "Director Desingh Periyasamy does a commendable job of putting together a film that lets the script be hero, and keeps you guessing and entertained".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-movie-review-dulquer-salmaans-latest-is-a-pleasant-and-engaging-tale-of-con-artists-in-love/article30943293.ece|title='Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal' movie review: Dulquer Salmaan's latest is a pleasant and engaging tale of con artists in love|website=The Hindu|date=2020-02-28|access-date=2020-06-04|last1=Kumar|first1=Pradeep}}</ref> [[The New Indian Express]] stated "This film also reminded me of a film like Catch Me If You Can, with a serious cop being in pursuit of some impish criminals who are a step ahead all the time".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/feb/29/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithal-review-a-clever-film-that-subverts-expectations-from-start-to-finish-2109916.html|title=Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithal review: A clever film that subverts expectations from start to finish|website=The New Indian Express|date=2020-02-29|access-date=2020-06-04}}</ref> [[India Today]] rated 2 out of 5 stars stating "Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal is interesting in a few places, thanks to the cat-and-mouse game between the lead characters. If you are willing to look past the superficial elements in the film, there's a nice story lying there on the side".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-movie-review-dulquer-and-ritu-s-film-is-absurd-and-weird-1650831-2020-02-28|title=Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Movie Review: Dulquer and Ritu's film is absurd and weird|website=India Today|date=2020-02-28|access-date=2020-06-04}}</ref> [[Film Companion]] stated "It's how the film interprets Gautham Vasudev Menon's character — essentially GVM playing a GVM hero — that becomes a gift that keeps giving".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadhithaal-movie-review-dulquer-does-his-thing-in-a-consistently-amusing-but-middling-rom-con/|title=Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadhithaal Movie Review: Dulquer Does His Thing In A Consistently Amusing, But Middling 'Rom-Con'|website=Film Companion|date=2020-02-28|access-date=2020-06-04}}</ref> [[Deccan Chronicle]] stated "Overall, Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal is a fine outing for a first-timer worth watching".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/290220/review-kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-is-long-like-the-title-but-fun.html#|title=Review: Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal is long like the title but fun to watch|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=2020-02-29|access-date=2020-06-04}}</ref>[[Baradwaj Rangan]] of Film Companion South wrote "I wish this had been a better movie, though. It needed to be shorter, tighter, far better staged. But most importantly, the twisty plotting needed to be much more convincing in taking us from A to G to K to C. But at a generic level (and sometimes, a bit more), it’s not bad at all."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-with-dulquer-salmaan-and-ritu-varma-is-on-netflix-a-rewind-of-this-amoral-tale/|title=Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal, With Dulquer Salmaan And Ritu Varma, Is On Netflix: A Rewind Of This Amoral Tale
|website=FilmCompanion.|date=29 March 2020}}</ref> [[Rajinikanth]] called and appreciated Desingh Periyasamy. He also expressed his interest in doing a film with Desingh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Desingh Periyasamy is elated over Superstar Rajinikanth's appreciation for Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/desingh-periyasamy-is-elated-over-superstar-rajinikanths-appreciation-for-kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal/articleshow/77262215.cms|access-date=2020-07-31|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>Sowmya Rajendran from [[The News Minute]] Wrote that "Despite the lengthy runtime of 2 hours and 40 minutes, Kannum Kannum stays enjoyable for the most part. It may not blow your mind, but it’s good, harmless fun and god knows, the audience needs more of that"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-review-dulquer-ritu-film-fun-crime-comedy-119117|title='Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal' review: Dulquer-Ritu film is a fun crime comedy|date= 28 February 2020|publisher=[[The News Minute]] }}</ref>

== Sequel ==
In an interview, [[Dulquer Salmaan]] told that Desingh Periyasamy planned for the sequel and also narrated the opening 15 minutes to the team.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-09|title=Dulquer Salmaan on the success of Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal, sequel plans, turning producer and upcoming film Kurup - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/dulquer-salmaan-on-the-success-of-kannum-kannum-kollaiyadithaal-sequel-plans-turning-producer-and-upcoming-film-kurup-8130621.html|access-date=2020-07-28|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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